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Helen Terras Born Abt 1841 St Vigeans or Inverkeilor, Scotland

clanstepanovic — 2008-09-28 00:11:22Z

Helen Terras Born Abt 1841 St Vigeans or Inverkeilor, Scotland.
Mother of Robert Middleton, Alexander Dunbar, Stewart Bell, Wilhelminia or Jemima Skerit.

Having viewed transcriptions of the 1841, 1851, 1861 Scotland Census I have found that Helen Terras was born Helen Splading, orphaned and taken to live with her Uncle Robert Terras (who at the moment is commonly believed to be her biological father).

This information has been verified by a cousin, George McQueen. George has viewed the original census in Edinburgh on 29 August 2008 and has confirmed my findings.

The 1851 census shows that Helen (born abt 1838) is the orphaned pauper niece of Robert Terras, not his daughter. I believe that Helen Terras is the daughter of one of Margaret Terras' (nee Spalding) brothers.
The 1851 census also shows that Helen Wallace (born about 1774 Stracathro, Forfarshire) is the mother-in-law of Robert Terras ie Margaret Spalding’s mother.
In the 1861 census Helen Wallace is shown as Helen Spalding and Helen Spalding is listed as Helen Terras with her son Robert S. Terras (who is later Robert Middleton).

1841 Helen Spalding, Betty Terres, Margaret Terres, Robert Terres, Helen Wallace

1851 Helen Spalding, Betty Terres, Robert Terres, Robert Terres, Helen Wallace

1861 Helen Spalding, Helen Terres, Robert S Terres

1871 Helen Terres, Robert Middleton, Alexander Dunbar, Stewart Bell, Jemima Skerit

1881 Helen Terras, Robert Middleton, Alexander Dunbar, Stewart Bell, Minia Shirit

1891 Helen Terras, Robert Middleton, Alexander Dunbar, Stewart Bell

1901 Robert Middleton, Helen Terras (Transcribed as Tovice)

Sources:
Census 1841 Scotland, Parish of Inverkeilor, County Angus, page 6
Census 1851 Scotland, Parish of Brechin, County Angus
Census 1861 Scotland, Parish of Dun, County Angus
Census 1871 Scotland, Parish of Montrose Countyy Angus
Census 1881 Scotland, Parish of Montrose Countyy Angus
Census 1891 Scotland, Parish of Montrose Countyy Angus
Census 1901 Scotland, Parish of Montrose Countyy Angus

Feel free to provide feedback.
Jennifer Stepanovic

Re: Terras/Tarras

alecmitch — 2007-01-24 11:14:00Z

David Terras, son of Robert Terras and Christian Hean, was the father of my gggmo, Christian, born at Ceres in 1796. She married Walter Mitchell at Kemback in 1817.
Let me know if you would like more info. I would greatly appreciate any info on the Terras family.

Re: Terras/Tarras

alecmitch — 2007-01-24 10:21:06Z

David Terras, son of Robert and Christian Hean (or Kean), was the father of my gggmo, Christian Terras. She was born at Ceres in 1796 and married Walter Mitchell at Kemback in 1817.

Let me know if you would like more info on this. I would also be very interested in what more you can tell me about the Terras family.

Re: Terras/Tarras

2004-12-04 18:51:33Z

Hi Barbara!

There wasn't a gedcom file attached that I could find - would you be able to send it to my email address? (hughesx4@shaw.ca)

Thanks so much!!

Re: Terras/Tarras

2004-12-03 13:47:23Z

Here are another 2 generations back for you plus others down the tree. My husband's great uncle George Malcolm Terrace emigrated to USA in about 1920 and I'm trying to find more information on that branch.
Eventually when time permits I would like to do an unofficial One-Name Study of the Terrace family which is obviously world-wide.
Hope you can open the attached gedcom file OK and that the information is useful to you.
All for now.
Barbara

Re: Terras/Tarras

2004-12-03 02:54:40Z

Hi Barbara!!

I do have Robert and Christine (Christian?) as Katharine's parents - as well as all 11 siblings of Katharine (and estimated birth dates) - Margaret, Thomas, David, Elspeth, Robert, John, Thomas (?), Euphan, Mary, Andrew and James - all born (with Katharine as the eldest) between 1760 and 1783. I would be more than happy to receive ANY information that you have to add onto this!! Thank you SO much!! If there's anything I may be able to help you with, please, just ask!! (Katharine was my 6th great grandmother).

Talk to you soon!!

Re: Terras/Tarras

2004-12-02 20:01:37Z

Hello Kelly & Ann,
Your Katharine(Catherine) TERRAS is my husband's 4x great aunt. Her parents were Robert TERRAS and Christine HEAN. Katharine was one of 12 children. Do you want any information?
Barbara

Re: Terras/Tarras

2003-09-09 04:55:22Z

Hi Ann!

Catherine Terras is my 6th Great Grandmother!! She married John Bain (b about 1760 - d about 1836) 3 Dec 1784 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. Not sure what other information you need/have. They had 11 children!! Do you have other information on her parents?

Talk to you soon!

Kelly Hughes

Re: Terras/Tarras

2003-09-09 04:54:08Z

TERRES, Charles, Haiti prior to 1811

fredecho2 — 2002-11-29 16:44:11Z

Charles TERRES, I am told, was born in Alsace-Lorraine, France. He married Kate (?) and settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. prior to 1811. One of his grandsons, John Brown TERRES, was U.S. Consul to Haiti 1880-1920. I am trying to determine if Charles came to the United States by way of Haiti. Is anyone researching this surname and can shed light on this matter?

Terras/Tarras

malcairnpg — 2002-07-21 05:46:23Z

One of my greatgmother's brothers married a Margaret Tarras(or Terras) in New Kilpatrick, Dunbarton, in 1858. Her father, John Tarras was born c1812 Fairfly, Dunbarton. His name was Robert Allison, b 1840. The Tarras family was in Duntocher, New Kilpatrick in the 1851 census, parish 501(Old Kilpatrick) enum. dist. # 8.

Re: Terras/Tarras

2001-10-31 07:11:51Z

Sorry, I see no connection.

Re: Terras/Tarras

2001-10-30 23:58:53Z

Do you have a Catherine Terras, born 1760.Ceres Fife, Scotland.
Father Robert Terras, Mother Christian Hean Married 1759, Cameron Fife.

Terres

sal59729 — 2001-06-27 23:47:03Z

I have Terres ancestors-but believe they originally came from France-Had not heard it is possible they were Scotch. Charles Terres was the immigrant,and a son Charles Edward of Philadelphia worked as an engraver for the US Mint there-early 1800's-then moved to Charlotte NC. Have you run across this Terres.?

Terres/Terras/Tarras

2001-04-18 14:39:30Z

Thank you for your response to my message. I went back into my files and find I need the marriage of my George Stevenson to Margaret Terres to discover her father. As the birth and marriage of Margaret seem to have taken place in Wemyess, Fife, I'm not sure there will be a connection, but I think it is worth looking. My Margaret's marriage to George Stevenson took place in 1846 in Wemyess.

Terres Surname - Edinburgh, Scotland

2000-06-13 18:48:45Z

Would be interested in hearing from anyone with the surname Terres from Edinburgh, Scotland.