Elizabeth Rennie
3x Great-grandmother of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #63, MMMMM)
✓ Sourced record
ℹ Added from a recordHer parents' marriage entry (North Leith, 1856) names John Rennie and H. Dixon. It gives the date as 8 April 1856. The tree had 5 April, taken from her own birth certificate, and the marriage entry is the better source for the wedding date.
Born
1864, Leith, Edinburgh
Died
—
Parents
Documents
4 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Marriage, 1856
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — ScotlandsPeople_M1856_692_01_0008Z.pdf
Entry 16. Entry 15 (Joseph Zuick and Mary Fraser) is unrelated.
Birth, 1865
Source: Scotlands people downloads — Elizabeth Rennie 1865 Birth.pdf
Born 11 June 1865 at South Leith, not 1864 as in the GEDCOM. Parents match.
Marriage, 1881
Source: Scotlands people downloads — Colin McKechnie 1881 Marriage.pdf
Birth, 1881
Source: ScotlandsPeople downloads, 29 October 2026 — ScotlandsPeople_B1881_692_01_0139Z.pdf
The page also holds entries 415 and 417, which are unrelated.
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Birth of Elizabeth Young Rennie, 1865
Statutory Births 692/02 0533 · South Leith district, County of Edinburgh, page 178, entry 533
Name
Elizabeth Young Rennie
Born
11 June 1865, about 9:30 pm
Place of birth
16 Queen Street, Leith
Father
John Rennie, Seaman (Mate)
Mother
Helen Rennie, maiden surname Dickson
Parents married
5 April 1856, Leith
Informant
Helen Rennie, mother (her mark)
Registered
30 June 1865, South Leith
⚠ Year differs from the GEDCOMThe GEDCOM has Elizabeth born in 1864. This record is for 1865 and the parents match exactly, so the year in the GEDCOM is likely out by one. A 1864 Edinburgh record for an Elizabeth Rennie (parents William Rennie and Margaret Mills) was a different child and has been removed.
ℹ Age at marriageIn February 1881 she gave her age as 17, which fits a June 1865 birth.
Marriage of Colin McKechnie and Elizabeth Rennie, 1881
Statutory Marriages 692/02 0075 · South Leith district, County of Edinburgh, page 38, entry 75
Married
25 February 1881, St Thomas Manse, South Leith, after publication according to the forms of the Church of Scotland
Groom
Colin McKechnie, 20, Labourer (Iron Shipbuilders), bachelor, 16 Sandport Street, Leith
Groom's parents
Daniel McKechnie, Blacksmith, and Christina McKechnie, maiden surname White (deceased)
Bride
Elizabeth Rennie, 17, spinster, same address
Bride's parents
John Rennie, Seaman (deceased), and Helen Rennie, maiden surname Dickson
ℹ Matches the GEDCOMDate, place and all four parents agree with the tree.
Birth of Helen Dickson McKechnie, 1881
Statutory Births 692/01 0416 · North Leith district, County of Edinburgh, 1881, page 139, entry 416
Born
22 June 1881, 4:30 am, at 20 Sandport Street, Leith
Name and sex
Helen Dickson McKechnie, girl
Father
Colin McKechnie, boilermaker (journeyman)
Mother
Elizabeth McKechnie, maiden surname Rennie
Parents married
25 February 1881, South Leith
Informant
Colin McKechnie, father, present
Registered
29 June 1881, North Leith (registrar signature not legible)
ℹ Born about four months after the weddingHer parents are given as married on 25 February 1881, which matches the date in the tree.
⚠ One Helen or two?The tree has Helen D McKechnie (about 1880) and a Helen McKechnie (about 1882) as separate daughters. This entry is the only Helen born to this couple that has turned up, so the two may be one child entered twice. Check the 1891 and 1901 census households.
ℹ Other entries on the pageEntries 415 (Mary Jane Ross) and 417 (Jane Milne) are unrelated.
Marriage of John Rennie and H. Dixon, 1856
Statutory Marriages 692/01 0016 · North Leith district, County of Edinburgh, 1856, page 8, entry 16
Married
8 April 1856 at North Leith, after banns, according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland
Groom
John Rennie, 27, sailor, bachelor, 15 Dock Street (as read)
Groom's parents
George Rennie, seaman; Marion Rennie, maiden surname Inglis
Bride
H. Dixon (signed with an initial), 26, spinster, 15 Dock Street (as read)
Bride's parents
Andrew Dixon, seaman; Elizabeth Dixon, maiden surname Young
Witnesses
Alexander Davidson, minister of North Leith, officiating; Wm Renton and William Anderson, witnesses (names as read)
Registered
10 April 1856, North Leith, John Wallace, registrar
⚠ Date differs from the treeThe tree had 5 April 1856, taken from Elizabeth Rennie's birth certificate. The marriage entry itself gives 8 April, so the entry is the better source.
ℹ The bride's first nameShe signs as "H. Dixon". The tree calls her Helen Dickson. Helen fits the later family names, but no entry spells it out yet.
ℹ Both grandfathers were seamenGeorge Rennie and Andrew Dixon are both seamen, and the groom was a sailor, so this is a Leith seafaring family on both sides.
ℹ Other entries on the pageEntry 15 (Joseph Zuick and Mary Fraser) is unrelated.
Spouses & children
Spouse — married 25 February 1881, St Thomas Manse, Leith. Edinburgh
Children