Cargill Genealogy

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The picture above to the left is of Auchmithie Harbour and to the right is of St Vigeans church which was the place of worship for all of the fisherman of Auchmithie.

Name	Dob	Birthplace	Occupation	Relationship to Author	Died	Married To	Notes
Joseph Napier Cargill	03/11/1887	Arbroath, Angus	Fisherman	Grandfather	1977	Jane Smith	Source Birth Certificate and Gravestone
Adam Cargill	19/12/1848	Arbroath, Angus	Fisherman	Great Grandfather	1916	Helen Smith	Source OPR for Arbroath, marriage and death certificates
Thomas Cargill	1815	Auchmithie, Angus	Fisherman and Pilot	Great x2 Grandfather	1873	Jane Smith	OPR for St Vigeans and Deat Certificate
Robert Cargill	1778	Auchmithie, Angus	Fisherman	Great x3 Grandfather	Unknown	Margaret Smith	Source OPR for St Vigeans
David Cargill	Unknown	Auchmithie, Angus	Fisherman	Great x4 Grandfather	Unknown	Margaret Beattie	Sources OPR for St Vigeans
Isabella Cargill	1784	Auchmithie, Angus	Fishwife	Great x3 Grandmother	Unknown	John Smith	Source OPR for St Vigeans
Isobel Cargill	Unknown	Auchmithie, Angus	Fishwife	Great x4 Grandmother	Unknown	Robert Cargill	None
Robert Cargill	Unknown	Auchmithie, Angus	Fisherman	Great x4 Grandfather	Unknown	Isobel Cargill	None

With Auchmithie being a small fishing village we inevitably have Cargill's marrying Cargill's. Since there was great repetition of surnames by-names were used to differentiate. It was also often the case that a person would be know by their descendancy from another person and so lines were kept like this although often by using by-names.

Thomas Cargill moved the short distance from Auchmithie to Arbroath in the 1830's and quickly gave us his job as a fisherman to be a pilot at Arbroath Harbour. This was a much safer job and would have provided more consistent pay than fishing would have.

Adam Cargill was a skipper in the herring fishing days and over a great period of years owned seven different boats.