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Hi the Cheyne's are my wife's family, and I have not been researching them for several years now. I am looking for Magnus Cheyne of any of his parents or siblings. They were all born in Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland. Any help would be appreciated however small it may be. I live in New Zealand, so it is not just a case of hopping over to Dunrossness to try to do any research, although we are hoping to go over there next year.
Roy Horwell

Scottish records are on Scotlands People. I understand you can search for free but must pay for downloads.
You could also take a look at the Shetland Family History Society.

There are a number of the Cheyne family in other members trees - go to Search/ search all embers trees to find them.

If you google Cheyne family history + Shetland you should find a roots web page with a family tree. The citations on this page are very interesting and well worth looking at.

added:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
https://www.shetland-fhs.org.uk/

Then by 'googling'
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~cheyne/master_index.htm
https://www.bayanne.info/Shetland/

Dates would help…………..

Where have you looked?

FindMyPast has a baptism in 1854 in Walls, Shetland, parents Arthur and Willminna
BUT ,as stated above, look at SP.

FMP has Scottish censuses up to 1901 in addition to many BMD records

Dates? Magnus was born in 1859 as per the heading.

He is on a members tree on here and is listed on the two sites shown.

added for interest. A few years ago a huge y-dna project was started for Shetlanders - this is probably still on going.

Oops…..missed that………holiday mindset!

In that case, he’s on 1861 on FMP with parents Sinclair and Catherine and older sister Isabella

According to the Bayonne website Magnus is also on the 1881 in Northumberland - he was a merchant seaman..

The two site listed have lots of details about the Cheyne families in Shetland. It will take Roy a while to plough through all the info.

Magnus
Father's first name(s) Sinclair
Last name Cheyne
Father's last name Cheyne
Sex Male
Mother's first name(s) Catherine
Birth year 1859
Mother's last name Gaudie
Birth place Dunrossness,Shetland,Scotland
Record set Scotland, Modern And Civil Births 1855-2019
Place Dunrossness
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
County Shetland
Subcategory Civil Births
Country Scotland

1861
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
So Exnoboe, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Sinclair Cheyne Head
Married Male 29 1832 Fisherman & crofter Shetland Islands, Scotland
Catherine Cheyne Wife
Married Female 29 1832 Fishermans wife Shetland Islands, Scotland
Isabella Cheyne Daughter
Unmarried Female 3 1858 - Shetland Islands, Scotland
Magnus Cheyne Son
- Male 1 1860 Fishermans son Shetland Islands, Scotland
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Exnaboe, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Sinclair Cheyne Head
Married Male 50 1831 Crofter & fisherman Shetland Islands, Scotland
Catherine Cheyne Wife
Married Female 50 1831 Fisherman's wife Shetland Islands, Scotland
Isabella Cheyne Daughter
Unmarried Female 23 1858 Worsted shall dresser Shetland Islands, Scotland
Magnus Cheyne Son
Unmarried Male 21 1860 Fisherman Shetland Islands, Scotland
Robert Cheyne Son
Unmarried Male 19 1862 Fisherman Shetland Islands, Scotland
Janet Cheyne Daughter
Unmarried Female 16 1865 Worsted shall knitter Shetland Islands, Scotland
Sinclair Cheyne Son
- Male 11 1870 Scholar Shetland Islands, Scotland
James Cheyne Son
- Male 9 1872 Scholar Shetland Islands, Scotland
Alexander Cheyne Son
- Male 6 1875 Scholar Shetland Islands, Scotland
William Cheyne Son
- Male 3 1878 - Shetland Islands, Scotland

Sinclair
Country Scotland
Last name Cheyne
Spouse's first name(s) Catherine
Marriage year 1856
Spouse's last name Goudie
Marriage date 31 Jan 1856
Record set Scotland, Modern And Civil Marriages 1855-2019
Marriage place Dunrossness,Shetland,Scotland
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Place Dunrossness
Subcategory Civil Marriage & Divorce
County Shetland
Collections from Great Britain, Scotland

From Scotlands People:

Birth:
CHEYNE, MAGNUS
mmn GAUDIE
M
1859
003 / 1 / 27
Dunrossness


The man in Northumberland in 1881, per the Bayonne site, is a different man.


Magnus Cheyne
in the 1881 Scotland Census
Name Magnus Cheyne
Age 21
Estimated Birth Year abt 1860
Relationship Son
Father's Name Sinclar Cheyne
Mother's Name Cathrine Cheyne
Gender Male
Where born Dunrossness, Shetland
Registration Number 3/1
Registration District Dunrossness
Civil parish Dunrossness
County Shetland
Address Exnaboe
Occupation Fisherman
ED 3
Household schedule number 30
Line 17
Roll cssct1881_1
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Sinclar Cheyne 50 Head
Cathrine Cheyne 50 Wife
Isabella Cheyne 23 Daughter
Magnus Cheyne 21 Son
Robert Cheyne 19 Son
Janet Cheyne 16 Daughter
Sinclar Cheyne 11 Son
James Cheyne 9 Son
Alexander Cheyne 6 Son
William Cheyne 3 Son

Lots of siblings for you to research, Roy! All born in Dunrossness.


Magnus is not with the family in later censuses - eg -

Sinclair Cheyne
in the 1891 Scotland Census
Name Sinclair Cheyne
Age 59
Estimated Birth Year abt 1832
Relationship Head
Spouse's Name Catherina Cheyne
Gender Male
Where born Dunrossness, Shetland
Registration Number 3/1
Registration District Dunrossness
Civil parish Dunrossness
County Shetland
Address 2 South Exnuboe
Occupation Crofter
ED 4
Household schedule number 18
Line 17
Roll CSSCT1891_1
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Sinclair Cheyne 59 Head
Catherina Cheyne 59 Wife
Isabella Cheyne 31 Daur (Daughter)
Jessie Cheyne 26 Daur (Daughter)
Alexander Cheyne 16 Son
William Cheyne 14 Son
John Goudie 56 Visitor

Parents' marriage:

CHEYNE, SINCLAIR
GOUDIE, CATHERINE
1856
003 / 1 / 4
Dunrossness


Father's death/burial:

CHEYNE, SINCLAIR
67
mmn GARRIOCK
M
1898
003 / 1 / 14
Dunrossness


Sinclair Cheyne
in the UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
Name Sinclair Cheyne
Birth Date 13 Nov 1830
Birth Place Boddam, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Death Date 16 Nov 1898
Death Place Boddam, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Cemetery Dunrossness Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place Boddam, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Has Bio? Y
Children
Robert Cheyne
Janet Gilbertson

Sinclair
Mother's first name(s) Barbara
Last name Cheyne
Mother's last name Garrick
Sex Male
Place Dunrossness
Birth year 1831
County Shetland
Baptism year 1832
Country Scotland
Baptism date 19 Feb 1832
Record set Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929
Baptism place DUNROSSNESS,SHETLAND,SCOTLAND
Category


1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Exnaboe, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
Sinclair Cheyne Male 50 1791 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Barbara Cheyne Female 50 1791 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Robert Cheyne Male 25 1816 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Margaret Cheyne Female 20 1821 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Andrina Cheyne Female 15 1826 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Janet Cheyne Female 15 1826 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Sinclair Cheyne Male 10 1831 Shetland Islands, Scotland
James Cheyne Male 8 1833 Shetland Islands, Scotland
William Barnson Male 15 1826 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Helen Cheyne Female 55 1786 Shetland Islands, Scotland

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
South Exnaboe, Dunrossness, Voe, Orkney, Scotland
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Sinclair Cheyne Head
Married Male 58 1793 Fisherman & crofter -
Barbara Cheyne Wife
Married Female 58 1793 Wife of fisherman -
Margaret Cheyne Daughter

Catharine
Father's last name Gaudie
Last name Gaudie
Mother's first name(s) Isabell
Birth year 1831
Mother's last name Manson
Birth date 20 Oct 1831
Archive reference OPR 3/3
Baptism year -
Register year range 1820-1854
Residence ?
Record set Scotland, Parish Births & Baptisms 1564-1929
Place Dunrossness, Sandwick, Cunningsburgh, Fair Isle
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
County Shetland
Subcategory Parish Baptisms
Country Scotland
Collections from Great Britain, Scotland
Father's first name(s) William

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Clevigarth, Dunrossness, Voe, Orkney, Scotland
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Isabella Gaudie Head
Married Female 43 1808 Croft sailors wife -
Katherine Gaudie Daughter
Unmarried Female 19 1832 Croft labourer -
John Gaudie Son
Unmarried Male 16 1835 Croft labourer -
Magnus Gaudie Son
Unmarried Male 13 1838 Croft labourer -
Margaret Gaudie Son
Unmarried Male 9 1842 Croft labourer -
Jane Gaudie Daughter
Unmarried Female 5 1846 Scholar -
Robert Gaudie Son
- Male 2 1849 - -
Elizabeth Ridland Servant
Unmarried Female 16 1835 Croft labourer -

William
County Shetland
Last name Gaudie
Country Scotland
Marriage year 1830
Archive reference OPR 3/3
Marriage date 23 Dec 1830
Year range 1820-1854
Residence Treswell
Page -
Spouse's first name Isabel
Record set Scotland, Parish Marriages & Banns 1561-1893
Spouse's last name Marshall
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Spouse's residence Clauiger
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Place Dunrossness, Sandwick, Cunningsburgh, Fair Isle
Collections from Great Britain, Scotland

All the work has been done on the Rootsweb & Bayonne websites listed above, which is why I said it would take Roy time to go through them.

As a sailor it is not surprising that Magnus can’t always be found - except that he emigrated in 1882. All there for Roy to see.

Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Transcript of Magnus's record
First name(s) Magnus
Publication date 12/08/1949
Last name Cheyne
Place Lerwick
Birth year 1857
County Shetland
Age 92
Country Scotland
Death year 1949
Record set Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries
Death date 22 Mar 1949
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Death place USA
Subcategory Parish Burials
Parents late Sinclair and Catherine Cheyne
Collections from Great Britain, Scotland
Publication title The Shetland Times

the one who emigrated


US Census 1910
Kingston, Shoshone, Idaho, United States
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Transcript of Magnus's record
First name(s) Magnus
Father's last name -
Last name Cheyne
Father's birth place Scotland
Relationship Self
Mother's first name(s) -
Marital status Single
Mother's last name -
Gender Male
Mother's birth place Scotland
Age 51
City/township Kingston
Birth year 1859
County Shoshone
Birth place Scotland, United Kingdom
State Idaho
Race White
Record set Us Census 1910
Immigration year 1882
Category Census, land & surveys
Spouse's first name(s) -
Subcategory Census
Spouse's last name -
Collections from Americas, United States
Father's first name(s) -


US Census 1920
Shoshone, Idaho, United States
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Transcript of Magnus's record
First name(s) Magnus
Father's birth place Scotland
Last name Cheyne
Mother's first name(s) -
Relationship Self
Mother's last name -
Marital status Single
Mother's birth place Scotland
Gender Male
Immigration year 1882
Age 61
City/township -
Birth year 1859
County Shoshone
Birth place Scotland
State Idaho
Ethnicity American
Record set Us Census 1920
Race White
Category Census, land & surveys
Father's first name(s) -
Subcategory Census
Father's last name -
Collections from Americas, United States

US Census 1930
Pine Creek, Shoshone, Idaho, United States
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Transcript of Magnus's record
First name(s) Magnus
Mother's birth place Shetland Islands
Last name Cheyne
City/township Pine Creek
Relationship Head
County Shoshone
Sex Male
State Idaho
Race White
NARA series T626
Age 71
NARA roll 403
Birth year 1859
Record set Us Census 1930
Birth place -
Category Census, land & surveys
Marital status Single
Subcategory Census
Immigration year 1882
Collections from Americas, United States
Father's birth place Shetland Islands

HE NEVER CAME BACK
A Dunrossness man who passed away in Idaho some months ago, at the ripe old age of 92, had not seen his native isles since emigrating in 1882. He was Mr Magnus Cheyne. and news of his passing comes from his brother William in New Zealand. Deceased was the eldest son of Sinclair and Catherine Cheyne, and his passing leaves only one of their nine children alive, William, who has been in New Zealand since 1912.
In America Mr Magnus Cheyne pursued the hard life of a miner, prospecting for silver, lead, copper and tin. and found some valuable mines in his time. Like others, however, he strove to better himself by floating a company, but with disappointing results. He never married.
His brother, the youngest of the Cheyne family, is over the allotted span and has four children, all whom are married. Grandchildren number eleven. Mr Wm. Cheyne still follows the business of builder which he took up when he emigrated in 1912,

Published: Friday 12 August 1949
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland