Person dossier · Gold-2231

James Gold

1 January 1755 – 20 May 1791

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Current position

James Gold was baptised at Douglas on 12 January 1755, son of James Gold/Guil and Jean Castles/Cassels. James Guil (Guil-34) is a duplicate of Gold-2231; merge Guil-34 into Gold-2231 before adding parents. The compatible parent profiles are James Guil (Guil-15) and Jean Castles (Castles-359).

Birth1 January 1755 · Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death20 May 1791 · Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

LocalityDouglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Family and relationships

Partner 1Elizabeth Gold Crawford2 May 1756–after 1781

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
Elizabeth Gold Crawford 2 May 1756–after 1781	spouse	Tree relationship	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.

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Conclusion: Current conclusion

James Gold was baptised at Douglas on 12 January 1755, son of James Gold/Guil and Jean Castles/Cassels. James Guil (Guil-34) is a duplicate of Gold-2231; merge Guil-34 into Gold-2231 before adding parents. The compatible parent profiles are James Guil (Guil-15) and Jean Castles (Castles-359).

Original Markdown

James Gold was baptised at Douglas on 12 January 1755, son of **James Gold/Guil
and Jean Castles/Cassels**. [James Guil (Guil-34)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Guil-34)
is a duplicate of `Gold-2231`; merge `Guil-34` into `Gold-2231` before adding
parents. The compatible parent profiles are [James Guil (Guil-15)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Guil-15)
and [Jean Castles (Castles-359)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Castles-359).

Sources: Source findings

FamilySearch baptism XTLV-TQJ: James Gold, baptised 12 January 1755 at Douglas, Lanarkshire; parents James Gold and Jean Castles.
FamilySearch James Gold M1FC-ZQZ aligns the baptism with Elizabeth Crawford and their children.
Gold-2231 and Guil-34 cite the same baptism, attach the same wife, and describe the same circa-1772 marriage. The record spelling and better-connected descendant path support retaining Gold-2231.
Castles-359 has the compatible 1722 Lesmahagow birth and 1758 Douglas death; no other compatible Jean Castles profile was found in the live WikiTree search.
Jean's own 1722 baptism VQ4M-NZY names William Castles and Agnes Weir, extending that side by another record-named generation.

Original Markdown

- [FamilySearch baptism XTLV-TQJ](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTLV-TQJ): James Gold, baptised 12 January 1755 at Douglas, Lanarkshire; parents James Gold and Jean Castles.
- [FamilySearch James Gold M1FC-ZQZ](https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M1FC-ZQZ) aligns the baptism with Elizabeth Crawford and their children.
- `Gold-2231` and `Guil-34` cite the same baptism, attach the same wife, and describe the same circa-1772 marriage. The record spelling and better-connected descendant path support retaining `Gold-2231`.
- `Castles-359` has the compatible 1722 Lesmahagow birth and 1758 Douglas death; no other compatible Jean Castles profile was found in the live WikiTree search.
- Jean's own [1722 baptism VQ4M-NZY](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ4M-NZY) names William Castles and Agnes Weir, extending that side by another record-named generation.

Assessment: Duplicate and parentage assessment

High confidence parent names; merge first. Do not create another James. After the merge, attach Guil-15 and Castles-359, subject to a final source comparison on the parent profiles.

Original Markdown

**High confidence parent names; merge first.** Do not create another James.
After the merge, attach `Guil-15` and `Castles-359`, subject to a final source
comparison on the parent profiles.

Structured dossier and technical data

Machine-readable dossier · Family network

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