William Hepburn, born in Kinross-shire c.1766. The names of his parents are unknown.
Janet Ruthven‘s place and date of birth and parents’ names are not known.
William and Janet were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Arngask on 4 November 1787.
William is in Tyllerie, Orwell, Kinross-shire on the 1841 Census. His occupation is Cotton Hand Loom Weaver Journeyman.
CHILDREN
John Hepburn, born in Arngask, Fife on 25 October 1788.
John married Christian Adamson (b. Orwell, Kinross-shire c.1791).
John and Christian are at Middleton Farm, Orwell on the 1841 and 1851 Census.
John, now widowed, is at Middleton Farm on the 1861 Census.
Margaret Hepburn, born in Arngask, Fife on 31 December 1790.
Margaret married James Adamson (b. Arngask, Perthshire c.1791).
Margaret and James are in Tillyrie, Orwell, Kinross-shire on the 1841 Census and in Middleton, Orwell on the 1851 and 1861 Census. James’s occupation is Cotton Hand Loom Weaver.
Margaret died in 1874, age 83.
Andrew Hepburn, born in Arngask, Fife on 2 February 1793.
Andrew married Jean Batchelor (b. Abernethy, Perthshire c.1791), daughter of Andrew Batchelor and Ann Webster. They were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Arngask on 7 November 1813.
Andrew and Jean are in Heughend, Orwell on the 1841 and 1851 Census. Andrew’s occupation is Day Labourer, latterly Agricultural Labourer.
Jean died in Heughend on 14 December 1857, age 67.
Andrew, now widowed, is in Heughend on the 1861 Census and in Main Street, Kinross on the 1871 Census.
Andrew died in Milnathort, Kinross-shire on 27 December 1871, age 78.
William Hepburn, born in Arngask, Fife on 15 February 1797.
Laurence Hepburn, born in Arngask, Fife on 29 June 1800.
Laurence married Janet Gordon (b. Perth, Perthshire on 3 October 1801), daughter of John Gordon and Margaret Miller. They were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Arngask on 17 December 1825.
John is in Lidlanet, Orwell, Kinross-shire from 1832 to 1835. According to the 1832 Electoral Register he is a Portioner and Proprietor of the Lands of Lidlanet.
Laurence and Janet are in Scoonie Burn, Perth on the 1841 and 1851 Census. Laurence’s occupation is Agricultural Labourer.
Laurence died in Scoonie Burn on 23 May 1857, age 56.
Janet died in Scoonie Burn on 18 September 1857, age 56.
DEATHS
The death of a William Hepburn is recorded in the parish of Arngask on 21 August 1844.