LAURENSON, James

1821 - 1896  (75 years)

• Name	LAURENSON, James
  Birth	11 Jun 1821	Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Oct 1896	West Burrafirth, Aisthing, Shetland, Scotland
  Person ID	I20773	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	LAURENSON, Thomas,   b. 1795, Cullingsburgh, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland d. 2 Aug 1883, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	ROBERTSON, Barbara,   b. 27 Mar 1796, Wadbister, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland d. 12 Sep 1849, Gremista, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	2 Sep 1819	Bressay, Shetland, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F7561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DUNCAN, Margaret Halcrow,   b. 4 Oct 1836, Burra, Shetland, Scotland d. 22 Jan 1909, Meal, Burra, Shetland, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1858	Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
  Children	+ 1. LAURENSON, Catherine,   b. 20 Jan 1860, Bressay, Shetland, Scotland d. 16 Aug 1943, Glen, Hamnavoe, Shetland, Scotland (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. LAURENSON, John,   b. 27 May 1862, Burra, Shetland, Scotland d. 20 Dec 1938, Hamnavoe, Burra, Shetland, Scotland (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. LAURENSON, James,   b. 17 Feb 1865, Burra, Shetland, Scotland d. 22 Dec 1939, Hamnavoe, Burra, Shetland, Scotland (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. LAURENSON, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Jun 1868, Shetland, Burra, Shetland, Scotland d. 23 Mar 1954, Glen, Hamnavoe, Burra, Shetland, Scotland (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. LAURENSON, Lawrence,   b. 23 Jan 1873, Burra, Shetland, Scotland d. 6 Aug 1955, Gilbert Bain Hospital, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. LAURENSON, Willamina,   b. 31 Mar 1880, Burra, Shetland, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1950, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Jun 1821 - Bressay, Shetland, Scotland Marriage - 23 Dec 1858 - Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  James Laurenson (Red Jimmy)

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).