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Although on his Death Certificate he is recorded as 'single' - this cannot tell the full story. In 1820 he had an illegitimate son Peter, to Jane Gordon (daughter of 'Camlet Joseph') The memorial in Kirkton of Aboyne was raised to remember poor young Peter Ogg who died at the tender age of 13yrs.
Then later in his Testament he talks of another son James Ogg (the informant on his death certificate) who (I quote) "my son James OGG by the said Elizabeth OGG" ...earlier he stated Elizabeth OGG as "Innkeeper at Heughead, Aboyne"
It seems likely that James Ogg WAS married to 'Elizabeth Ogg' but that they had lived apart. He left her to live in Liferent on the Interest of his estate, which on Elizabeth's death was to be given (in total) to his son James (unless he predeceased his mother, in which case it was to be divided amongst a nephew & neice)
1841 census - Living at Cambus O May
District 11 pages 6/7
James Ogg 67 Publican Yes
George Ogg 40 Cattle dealer Yes
John Ogg 25 Farmer Yes
Elizabeth Copland 25 F.S. Yes
Agnes Gordon 14 F.S. Yes
Archibald Archibald 15 Ag lab Yes
Joseph Gordon 85 stockng merchant Yes
Margaret Gordon 69 Yes
Kirkton of Aboyne Tombstone:
"Erected by CHARLES CLARK Birkhall & GEORGE OGG Cammis Omay (sic) in memory of PETER OGG his son d. 5 June 1833 aged 13; MARGARET MASON spouse to JAMES OGG Cammis Omay d. 4 Apr. 1838 aged 63. Their family JAMES d. 1 Jan 1816 aged 16; JANE spouse to CHARLES CLARK d. 14 Feb 1832 aged 25; WILLIAM d. 1 Oct. 1840 aged 26. JAMES OGG Cammis Omay d. 24 Apr 1850 aged 62; GEORGE OGG d. 27 Mar 1858 aged 60; SAMUL OGG d. Austrilea Mar 1854 aged 52." (Spellings as on stone)
Death Certificate: Aboyne
George Ogg
Cattle dealer single
Died: 1858 March 26 11h 0m pm at Burnroot of Glentanner
M 60 years
Parents: James Ogg farmer (deceased) and Margaret Ogg m.s. Masson (deceased)
Cause: Ascites and Hydrothorax (?) 3 years as certified by James Gerrard surgeon who
saw decd 26 March
Interred: Cemetery of Aboyne as certified by James Milne gravedigger
Informant: James Ogg (son) (present)
Registered: 1858 March 30 at Aboyne Andrew Gray, Registrar
Testament of George Ogg - 1858.
At Aberdeen the third day of July the year one thousand Eight hundred and fifty eight, in the presence of Archibald Davidson Esquire Advocate Commissary of the Commissariat of Aberdeen. Compeared James Bryce Advocate in Aberdeen as procura to and fare in the Testament underwritten of the after deigned now deceased GEORGE OGG, and crave that the same might (along) with an Inventory of the said deceased's personal Estate be insert and registered in the Commissary Court Books of Aberdeenshire in terms of the Acts of Parliament: Geo: III, Cap 98, and Geo: III, Cap 149, which request the Commissary foresaid providing reasonable ---- the sum to be --- accordingly and of which Testament the tenor is as follows:
"I George Ogg, Cattle Dealer, lately residing at Cambus O' May and now at Heughhead, Aboyne, being resolved to settle my worldly affairs, Do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint Mr JAMES NEIL, farmer, Wheaton, my sole Executor, with full power to intromit with my whole moveable and personal Estate and Executory which shall belong to me at my Death, to confirm the same and to do everything necessary as my Executor.
And I appoint the said Mr James Neil, after paying my just and lawful debts, death-bed and funeral expenses, to place in a Registered Bank, the clear Balance of Any Effects in name of Mrs Elizabeth Ogg, Innkeeper at Heughhead, Aboyne, and give her the interest thereof in Liferent, and at her death the principal sum to be given to my son James Ogg by the said Mrs Elizabeth Ogg, to be at his free Disposal; or in the event of his death to his children: - whom failing, Andrew Clark, son of Jane Ogg, my late sister, to receive two-thirds of the whole, and Elspet Ogg, daughter of my late brother Samuel Ogg, to receive one third of the whole. This I declare to be my Last Will and Testament, renewing power to alter the same, and recalling any former will. I consent to the registration hereof in the Books of Council and Session for preservation, and for this purpose I constitute:
My Procurators In witness whereof these presents, written on this and the preceding page by the Reverend James Jenkins, Minister of Aboyne and Glentaner in my presence, and read over to me by him, are inscribed by me at Heughhead in presence of George Craigmile Servant at Heughhead and George Neil son of James Neil, Wheaton, on the eighteenth day of March one thousand and Eight hundred and fifty seven years.
Signed:
George Ogg.
George Craigmile, witness
George Neil, witness
---- on these pages by me Commissary Clerk Depute of Aberdeenshire.
James OGG - Innkeeper at Cambus o' May
Birth: c1778
Death: April 24th 1850
Spouse: Margaret MASON (1775 -1838)
Married: June 16, 1797, Tullich
Children:
Elspet (1798-)
George (1798-1858) - Our Burnroot Cattle Dealer
James (~1800-1816)
Samuel (1803-1854)
Jane (~1807-1832)
John (~1810-1867)
William (~1816-1840)
Further Details on selected children of James OGG and Margaret MASON:
i. Elspet Ogg was born on March 24, 1798 in Old Kinord.
ii. George Ogg (1798-1858) See above
iii. James Ogg born approx 1800. James died on January 1st 1816, he was 16.
iv. Samuel Ogg born on April 1st 1803 in Little Kinord. Samuel died in Australia in 1854, he was 50.
v. Jane Ogg (born c1807-1832) Married Charles Clark of Birkhal**l
vi. John Ogg born approx 1810. John died at Cambus O' May on May 25th 1867, he was 57. He was a Vintner, like his father
vii. William Ogg born approx 1816. William died on October 1st 1840, he was 24.
**On November 27, 1829 when Jane OGG was 22, she married Charles CLARK, son of James CLARK & Janet STRACHAN, in Glenmuick. Born on October 3, 1804 in Kincardine o' Neill. Charles died in Australia in 1866, he was 61.
They had one child:
i. Andrew. Born on November 13, 1830 in Deecastle. Occupation: Blacksmith (at Deecastle 1830) Emigrated to Australia with his father.