Rev. David Alexander Beattie^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1831 -

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• Name	David Alexander Beattie
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	29 Sep 1831	Arbroath Inverbrothock,Angus,Scotland.,   [6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I16949	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026 | Edit

  
  

  Father	Robert Beattie,   b. Abt 1786, Arbroath,Angus,Scotland., d. Aft 1871 (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Helen Lundie,   b. 12 Apr 1789, Inverarity & Methy,Angus,Scotland., d. 1866, Towie,Aberdeen,Scotland., (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1823	Arbroath Inverbrothock,Angus,Scotland.,   [9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F302713690	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Craig,   b. Abt 1833, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland.,
  Children	1. Elizabeth Scott Beattie,   b. Abt 1863, Towie,Aberdeenshire,   2. Helen A Beattie,   b. Abt 1865, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland.,   3. Jessie MacKay Beattie,   b. Abt 1866, Towie,Aberdeenshire,
  Family ID	F302713695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020 | Edit

  
  

• Notes

  PRIVATE Trying to understand this relationship I have had to work backwards from the «b»1871 Census«/b» when we find David Beattie with his father, Robert Beattie, for the first time. In this record David is a minister of the Garvald Free Church, and his father is listed as a retired merchant. At the previous census in 1861 David (27) was visiting in Edinburgh and was listed as a minister. Now things get interesting for in the 1851 Census a 22-year old David Beattie was working on a farm "the Mains of Auchmithie Bothy" with 4 other young farm workers. [Personal note: I think this is the farm that in 2008 runs right up to the cliffs and which we passed on our cliff path walk to Auchmithie from Arbroath]. In this same census David's father is recorded as a tea merchant living in Arbroath. Was this seasonal farm work, or a permanent occupation? The 1841 census shows David's 55-yr old father working as a flax dresser at the same address (Panmure St) in Arbroath where he is found in 1851, but an 8-year old David Beattie and a 5-yr old Alexander Beattie are found living with a fisher family in nearby Auchmithie {60 yr old Jean Eaton, Elizabeth Spink 30 & John Spink 35 (fisherman)} Most curious. It was the habit when times were tough for family members to take on the children of relatives so one wonders what the circumstances could haveabeen. 1841: Civil parish: St Vigeans County: Angus Address: Village Of Auchmithie 1851:Civil parish: St Vigeans Town: Estate of Ethie County: Angus Address: Mains Of Auchmithie Bothy Occupation: Farm Serv 1861: Visitor to the McRay family in No 3 C Elder St Edinburgh St Andrew, Midlothian. 27 years old. Occupation: Minister 1871:Civil parish: Garvald County: East Lothian Address: Free Church Manse Occupation: Minister Of Garvald Free Church 1891:Civil parish: Garvald County: East Lothian Address: F C Manse Occupation: Minister of Garvald F Assist 1901:Civil parish: Garvald County: East Lothian Address: W F C Manse Occupation: Minister Of United Free Church

  
  

• Sources

  [S392] 1871 Scottish Census, Parish: Garvald; ED: 1; Line: 16; Year: 1871. (Reliability: 3). [S304] 1891 Scottish Census, Parish: Garvald; ED: 1; Line: 1; Year: 1891. (Reliability: 3). [S1065] 1891 Scottish Census, Parish: Garvald; ED: 1; Line: 1; Year: 1891. (Reliability: 3). [S347] 1901 Scottish Census, Parish: Garvald; ED: 1; Line: 2; Year: 1901. (Reliability: 3). [S1086] 1901 Scottish Census, Parish: Garvald; ED: 1; Line: 2; Year: 1901. (Reliability: 3). [S103] IGI, C113194 1820 - 1855 0993506 Film 6903027 Film (Reliability: 3). [S1104] Scotland. Old Parish Records. Births., St Vigeans /Angus 319/ 0040 0146 (Reliability: 3). [S395] Scotland. Old Parish Records. Births., St Vigeans /Angus 319/ 0040 0146 (Reliability: 3). [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, Arbroath/ Angus 272/ 0070 0012 (Reliability: 3). [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, 27 27/06/1823 Lundie Helen Robert Beattie/F St Vigeans/Angus319/ 0040 0362 (Reliability: 3). [S103] IGI, IGI M112725 1820 - 1854 0993332 Film 6902946 (Reliability: 3).