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(CORBET, CORBITT, CORBELL, CARBETT, CARKETT), Murdock Corbett

(CORBET, CORBITT, CORBELL, CARBETT, CARKETT), Murdock Corbett

Male 1805 - 1889  (84 years)

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  • Name (CORBET, CORBITT, CORBELL, CARBETT, CARKETT), Murdock Corbett  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 1805  Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6, 8] 
    • DNA
    Gender Male 
    Arrival 1840  Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    From Sutherlandshire, Scotland 
    Residence 1841  Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1861  Lot 21, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Township 
    Residence 1881  Lot 21, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 11] 
    Marital Status: Married 
    Burial 16 Jun 1889  South Granville, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Buria    		 Buria
    Death 16 Jun 1889  South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 8] 
    Burial South Granville, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I6042  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father CORBETT, John,   b. 1783, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1841, Kinlochbervie, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother MCKAY, Barbara,   b. 9 Feb 1784, Durness, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 6 Jun 1841, Caithness, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Bef 1800  Oldshoremore, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1504  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family MACLEOD, Annie,   b. 1804, Tongue, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1890, South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1829  Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. CORBETT, William Gunn,   b. 15 Aug 1830, Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1904, South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. CORBETT, Donald,   b. 1 Apr 1838, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1914, South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. CORBETT, Willina,   b. Abt 1833, Ullapool, Cromartyshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. CORBETT, Roderick,   b. 20 Dec 1844, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1900, South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. CORBETT, Jesse,   b. 1848, South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1924, South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. CORBETT, John Hector,   b. 3 May 1831, Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1905, South Granville, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. CORBETT, John Robert,   b. 5 Dec 1842, New London, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1926, South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1805 - Sutherland, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsArrival - From Sutherlandshire, Scotland - 1840 - Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Township - 1861 - Lot 21, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Marital Status: Married - 1881 - Lot 21, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Jun 1889 - South Granville, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jun 1889 - South Granville, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - South Granville, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    1881 Census of Canada
    Corbett gravestone
    murdoch-corbett-land
    Buria
    murdoch corbett and annie macleod
    Murdock, Annie & William Corbett
    South Granville PEI Cemetery
    Oldshoremore, Scotland    		Oldshoremore, Scotland
    Oldshoremore Sutherland Scotland    		Oldshoremore Sutherland Scotland

    Documents
    Record Transcription_ Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 _ findmypast.com    		Record Transcription_ Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 _ findmypast.com
    Sutherland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia    		Sutherland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Record Transcription_ 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census _ findmypast.com    		Record Transcription_ 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census _ findmypast.com
    The Descendants of John Corbett    		The Descendants of John Corbett

  • Notes 
    • In his will, William named his beloved wife Ann, his oldest son William, and youngest son Jessie. Another son was Donald; also named, without giving the relationship, were John H. Corbett; John R. Corbett, and Roderick Corbett. Jessie was to inherit most of the estate. The will was presented for probate in February 1891, by John R. Corbett

      South Granville 16th June, Murdock Corbett, age 82, and on 27 December Ann McLeod, his widow, age 87. Both emigrated from Sutherlandshire in 1840 and were for many years consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, and died deeply regretted by a large circle of friends and relations. Island Guardian 20 February 1891, page 3, col. 2 transcribed in From Scotland to Prince Edward Island, by Peter Gallant, PEIGS, 1990, pg 67.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1483] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    2. [S1389] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: Prince Edward Island; Year: 1805-1889; Page Number: 59.

    3. [S18] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Census of Canada, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 21, Queens, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13163; Page: 55; Family No: 221.
      1881 Census of Canada      		 1881 Census of Canada


    4. [S1484] Ancestry.com, Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    5. [S1578] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
      Record for William (Willm.) Gunn CORBETT (CORBET, CORBITT, CORBELL, CARBETT, CARKETT)
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=30553923791&indiv=try

    6. [S2137] Ancestry.com, Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    7. [S1768] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: Prince Edward Island; Year: 1840; Page Number: 6.

    8. [S3005] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;).

    9. [S2660] Ancestry.com, 1841 Scotland Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Parish: Eddrachillis; ED: 7; Page: 4; Line: 700; Year: 1841.

    10. [S1883] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1861 Census of Canada, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: M-897.
      1861 Census of Canada      		 1861 Census of Canada


    11. [S1476] Genealogical Research Library, Ontario, Canada, Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).

    12. [S3353] Findagrave, (Location: South Granville, Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Date: 16 Jun 1889;), Murdock Corbett 16 Jun 1889.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166625050/murdock-corbett
      Buria      		 Buria



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