Guthrie Family Group 3A – Branch B
James Guthrie c1797SCT – 1863SCT (Bachelor)
of Dundonald and Loans, Ayrshire, Scotland

JAMES GUTHRIE
Parents: William Guthrie c1771SCT-1844SCT and Ann Hunter c1763SCT – 1801SCT
Birth: About 19 October 1797 in Harperland, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Baptism: 19 October 1797 in Harperland, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: Annuitant
Marital Status: Single
Death: 22 April 1863
Death Location: Loans, Ayrshire, Scotland
Burial: Details Unknown

NOTES:
There is little info found for James Guthrie beyond the census records. He lived in Ayrshire, Scotland his entire like and remained single. He was the son of a farmer, yet lived off an annuity of unknown origin.

Annuities may have been received from Friends Societies the individual has paid into, Securities/Life Insurance, inheritance, or a pension.

Baptismal Register for the Parish of Dundonald 1797
James son to William guthrie farmer in Harperland and ann Hunter spouses was baptized there on the ninetieth day of October Seventeen hundred and ninety seven.
(OPR Births 590/ Dundonald, page 214 of 306 – Scotlands People)

The 1841 Census of Loans, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland lists William Guthrie, 70, and his son James Guthrie, 35 (wrong age, he was 44) along with 7 servants: Helen Bell, 35, Tenable T Stewart 35, Hellen Gaudia 20, Margaret Wilson 20, John Dods 25, and David Brown 15. His father died in 1844.

At Struthers, Dundonald, the 1851 lists William Guthrie, Head, 60, annuitant, and James Guthrie, brother, 53, annuitant, both born in Dundonald. These are bachelor brothers. Aksi ub the giyseikd are twi servants Jan Roust and Mary Robertson, both house servants.

In 1861, at Loans, James Guthrie, annuitant, is living in the home of William Black, a joiner, and wife Ann Rodger as a boarder.

James Guthrie, annuitant, single, died 22 April 1863 at 5AM, at Loans, male, 65 years, Parents: William Guthrie, farmer, and Ann Hunter, both decd, COD: Gastritis – 8 weeks. Informant: Rob. Guthrie, brother, Crossburn. Registered 22 April 1863 at Dundonald.
(Statutory Registers Deaths 590/ 25 – Scotlands People)

Primary Sources

These are original or digitized official documents from Scottish civil and church authorities:

1. Old Parish Registers (OPR) – Births/Baptisms Parish of Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland, 1797. Entry: “James son to William Guthrie farmer in Harperland and Ann Hunter spouses was baptized there on the ninetieth day of October Seventeen hundred and ninety seven.” Reference: OPR Births 590/ Dundonald, page 214 of 306. Accessed via ScotlandsPeople (official digital images and indexes). This is the key birth/baptism record confirming parentage, location (Harperland farm), and date (baptized 19 October 1797; birth likely shortly prior).
2. Census of Scotland – 1841 Loans, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. Lists: William Guthrie (age 70) and James Guthrie (age 35; noted as incorrect—actual ~44 based on baptism), along with multiple servants (Helen Bell 35, Tenable T Stewart 35, Hellen Gaudia 20, Margaret Wilson 20, John Dods 25, David Brown 15). Reference: Digital census images via ScotlandsPeople. Shows James living with his father as an adult; age transcription error is common in early censuses.
3. Census of Scotland – 1851 Struthers, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. Lists: William Guthrie (head, age 60, annuitant) and James Guthrie (brother, age 53, annuitant), both born in Dundonald, with servants Jan Roust and Mary Robertson. Reference: Digital census images via ScotlandsPeople. Confirms sibling relationship post-father’s remarriage/widowhood phase; both listed as annuitants (living on independent income, no occupation).
4. Census of Scotland – 1861 Loans, Dundonald (or nearby), Ayrshire, Scotland. James Guthrie (annuitant, single) living as a boarder in the household of William Black (joiner) and Ann Rodger. Reference: Digital census images via ScotlandsPeople. Documents his unmarried status and dependent living arrangement in later life.
5. Statutory Registers – Deaths Registered 22 April 1863 at Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. Entry: James Guthrie, annuitant, single, died 22 April 1863 at 5AM at Loans; male, age 65; parents William Guthrie (farmer, deceased) and Ann Hunter (deceased); cause of death: gastritis (8 weeks); informant: Rob. Guthrie (brother, of Crossburn). Reference: Statutory Registers Deaths 590/ 25. Accessed via ScotlandsPeople. This provides death date/place, age (consistent with ~1797 birth), full parental confirmation, cause, and sibling informant (Robert Guthrie, another brother).