Helen "Nellie" Lundie[1, 2, 3]
1851 - 1932 (81 years)
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Name Helen "Nellie" Lundie Nickname Nellie Birth 14 Jun 1851 Coupar Angus,County Angus,Scotland., 
Gender Female Death 15 Dec 1932 Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., [4, 5] Person ID I462 My Genealogy Last Modified 14 Apr 2026 | Edit
Father William Hannah Lundie, b. 23 Feb 1822, St Vigeans,Angus,Scotland., d. 21 Jan 1900, Lochwinnoch,Renfrewshire,Scotland., (Age 77 years) Mother Mary Tasker, b. 30 Aug 1825, Coupar Angus,County Angus,Scotland., d. 21 Nov 1910, Ayr,Ayrshire,Scotland., (Age 85 years) Marriage 9 Feb 1849 Coupar Angus,Perthshire,Scotland., [6] Family ID F148 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rev. Thomas Shearer, b. Abt 1846, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., d. 9 May 1909, Portobello,Midlothian,Scotland., (Age 63 years) Marriage 10 Aug 1873 Auchterarder,Perthshire,Scotland., [7, 8] Children 1. William Shearer, b. Abt 1877, ,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 7 Sep 1953, Tighnabruaich,,,Argyll and Bute,Scotland (Age 76 years)2. Mary Shearer, b. 22 Aug 1878, Adelaide,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 9 May 1967, King William's Town,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., (Age 88 years)3. Thomas Shearer, b. Abt 1882, Adelaide,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. 13 Mar 1967, Hillcrest,Natal,South Africa (Age 85 years)4. Agnes Shearer, b. Abt 1883, Auchterarder,Perthshire,Scotland., d. Abt 1963, Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland., (Age 80 years)5. James "Jim" Shearer, b. Abt 1886, ,Cape of Good Hope,South Africa., d. Rio de Janeiro,,Brazil., Family ID F149 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit
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Notes - PRIVATE
- Helen's birth record in the Old Parish Record in Couper Angus says:
"«i»William Lundie, teacher and Mary Tasker had a lawful child born 14 June 1851 named Helen"
«/i»Her name is recorded as "Ellen" in the death certificate of her son, Thomas Shearer.
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«/i»[She]arer- Lundie.- At Auchterarder, on the 10th JgSh „ by v the ***' G- Duthie, U.P. Church, JUnkel, the Rev, Thomas Shearer, missionary to Caffraria, to Helen, eldest daughter of Mr Wm. H. Lundie, teacher, Auchterarder. «i»
Dundee Courier
Mon 13 Oct 1873
From British Newspaper Archive.
«/i»Helen's Death Certificate reads:
Helen Shearer, Widow of Thomas Shearer, minister United Presbyterian Church
[died] Dec 15, 1932, 7 Alvanley Terrace, Edinburgh,
[age] 81 years
[parents] [father] William Hannah Lundie, Schoolmaster, deceased
[mother] Mary Tasker MN Tasker, deceased
[cause of death] myocarditis
[signed by] William Shearer, son, Hillhead Park, Bonnyrigg.
From Phillipa Day"My mother [Stella] did not like Aunt Aggie at all! I quote,"She and Granny were very much alike and their self righteousness was stifling. I think they looked on any form of enjoyment or laughter as bordering on depravity." I think they both matured a bit.
...Mary married a missionary and lived in KingWilliamstown, Her mother [Helen Lundie] visited her several times from Scotland where she lived with the Purveses.
In a letter to his daughter (23 March, )1924, John Lundie mentions that his sister, Hellen "Nelly" was "back in King [Williams Town"]
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Sources - [S304] 1891 Scottish Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 83; Line: 15; Year: 1891. (Reliability: 3).
- [S392] 1871 Scottish Census, Parish: Auchterarder; ED: 8; Line: 3; Year: 1871. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1065] 1891 Scottish Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 83; Line: 15; Year: 1891. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1090] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., MORNINGSIDE EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685 / 07 1160 (Reliability: 3).
- [S352] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., MORNINGSIDE EDINBURGH CITY/MIDLOTHIAN 685 / 07 1160 (Reliability: 3).
- [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, Coupar Angus, PERTH, 279 / 0040 0198 (Reliability: 3).
- [S31] Scotland. Statutory Marriages., 329 /00 0021 (Reliability: 3).
- [S966] Scotland. Statutory Marriages., 329 /00 0021 (Reliability: 3).
- [S304] 1891 Scottish Census, Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 83; Line: 15; Year: 1891. (Reliability: 3).