John William Smith Rosina Ing
JohnWilliam Smith and Rosina Ing were married on 15th March 1869.Details from the certificate are:
Parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey. 15 Mar 1869 No. 392
Husband: John William Smith, bachelor, engineer, St. Ann’s Road,
(father Thomas Smith (deceased), engineer)
Wife: Rosina Ing, spinster, St. Ann’s Road, (father James Ing, builder).
Witnesses: Ed. Powell, Ann Miles.
The banns had been posted on 14 Feb at St. Mary’s ,Lambeth. Simply they stated:
John William Smith, bachelor & Rosina Ing, spinster.1871 census: 10 Walnut Tree Walk, Lambeth
John W Smith, head, married, 30, modeller mechanical, Poplar E.
Rosena Smith, wife, married, 25, Long Crendon, Bucks.This in a house with 11 people in four households
In 1877 a son, Charles Albert was born:Lambeth District, sub district Lambeth Church 2nd, Surrey No. 462. 16 June 1877 10 Walnut Tree Walk.
Child: Charles Albert, boy, father John William Smith, modeller and machinist, mother Rosina Smith, formerly Ing, Informant John William Smith, father, 10 Walnut Tree Walk, Kennington Road, Lambeth.After the birth of their son Charles Albert nothing more can be found about this couple. They cannot be found in the 1981 or 1991 censuses for all of UK (except Ireland where the census records were sent for pulp during the 1914-1918 war), the 1890 US census or the 1981 Canadian census.
For information about Lambeth in 1877:
http://www.barbsweb.co.uk/history/lambeth.htm
http://www.victorianlondon.org/publications/thomson-5.htm
The following extract from ‘Rockdale: The Growth of an American Village in the Early Industrial Revolution by Anthony F.C. Wallace’. (New edition 2005, page 212.) gives some indication of what John William Smith must have done as a modeller and machinist.
The machinist’s practice in the early nineteenth century merged imperceptibly into that of the blacksmith, the ironmaster, the machine maker the engineer, the draughtsman, the inventor, the natural scientist. Established and successful manufacturers and merchants - men of good family - were quite willing to commit their sons as apprentices in machine shops. The trade was an old one and had a sense of community, which encouraged the transmission of technological information by methods of demonstration and practice as well as by the immigration of experienced operatives and the travel of American machinists abroad.
Although some successful mechanicians were manufacturers, the culture of the machinist was fundamentally different from that of the manufacturer: the machinist thought with his hands and eyes, and when he wished to learn or communicate he made a drawing or a model, the manufacturer and manager thought with his larynx, as it were and when he wished to learn or communicate, he did so in words, in conversation or writing. The machinist had dirty hands with working with tools; the manager had cramped hands with writing.For 1890 and present day maps of Lambeth see:
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Joseph Hallahan Vallé Eliza Gladman
Joseph and Eliza were married in 1876 at St Stephens Church, Parish of Spitalfield, Middlesex. The information from the certificate is:
No. 320 March 12th 1876.
Husband: Joseph Hallihan Vallé, 29, bachelor, 47 St.Ann’s Place, Bethnal Green father Joseph John Vallé, cheesemonger.
Wife: Eliza Evans, 30, widow, Princes Road, Hackney Road, father Thomas Gladman, house decorator.
Witnesses George Angus Dyer, Mary Sarah Vallé.(There is a Princes Close near Finsbury Park but there may be others.)
Later in 1876 at Bethnal Green (Hackney Road sub-district), a birth was recorded.
No. 61. 24th September 1876 at 47 Ann’s Place, Bethnal Green.
Child: Edith Elizabeth, father Joseph Hallahan Vallé, cheesemonger, mother Eliza Vallé late Evans, formerly Gladman. Informant: Joseph Hallihan Vallé 47 At Ann’s Place, Bethnal Green.Two more children were born before the 1881 census has at 49 Warrior Road, Lambeth:
Joseph Hallihan Vallé, head, married, 34, warehouseman, Middlesex, City
Eliza Vallé, wife, married, 37, Middlesex, Islington
Edith Elizabeth Vallé, daughter, 4, Middlesex, Bethnel Green
Joseph Vallé, son, 2, Middlesex, Haggerston
Samuel Vallé, son, 4months, Surrey, Lambeth
Frances Eliza Evans, daughter, 11, scholar, Hoxton
Sidney Evans, son, 10, scholar, Middlesex, Bethnal Green
Kate Evans, daughter, 8, scholar, Middlesex, Bethnal Green
The latter three are Eliza’s children from her earlier marriage to Thomas Evans.In the 1891 census we have at St. Saviour, Southwark. Newington St. Mary.
32 Olney St.
Joseph Vallé, head, married, 45, warehouseman at provision merchant, London city
Eliza Vallé, wife, married, 46, London Islington
Frances Evans, step daughter, single, 21, sun shade maker, London Hoxton
Sidney Evans, step son, single, 20, warehouseman, London Hackney
Kate Evans, step daughter, single, 18, worker at a painter, London Hackney
Edith Vallé, daughter, unmarried, 14, dressmaker, London Hackney
Joseph Vallé, son, unmarried, 12, scholar, London Hackney
Samuel Vallé, son, unmarried, 10, scholar, London CamberwellIt has not been possible to locate Olney Street but this link is to Olney Road, which is possibly in the same area.
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The family have not been found in the 1901 census but in the 1911 census at 9 Lorrimore Road Walworth Southwark. Sub-district: Newington South. Dist. 6. Parish St.Mary Newington we have:
Samuel Valli, head, married, 30, butcher, London, Lambeth
Alice Valli, wife, married, 28, (married 4 years),
Samuel Valli, son, 3, London, Peckham
Frances Alice Valli, daughter, 2, London, Wealworth
Edith May Valli, daughter, 4months, London, Lambeth
Joseph Hannahan Valli, father, 66, London, Lambeth.
So Joseph senior is living with his son Samuel and his family. Presumably Eliza has died in the intervening twenty years.In the 1871 census at 5½ Marian Place, Bethnal Green there is what appears to be Eliza with her first husband, who must have died between 1872 and 1876.
Thomas Evans, head, married, 28, copper plate painter, Msex Bethnal Green
Eliza Evans, wife, married, 28, Msex, Islington
Francis Evans, daughter, 2, Msex Shoreditch
Sidney Evans, son, 6months, ditto
The Evans line has not been followed up.The following entries from indexes may record events in the family but certificates have not been purchased to confirm whether they are correct or not.
Possible birth: Eliza Gladman Oct-Dec 1843 Islington 3 254
Poss Marriage: Eliza Gladman to Tom Evans Jul-Sept 1868 Woolwich 1d 1089
Poss marr. of her parents: Thomas Gladman to Julia Cruitenden or Elizabeth Harmer Mar- Jun 1838 Lewes etc. 7 451 (Lewes etc spans Sussex & East Sussex.)
John William Canham Elizabeth Helsdon Fuller
Marriage: October 27th 1866. Both were “of full age” (He was 26 and she 23). He is a bachelor and she a spinster.
Both were living in Coleby, Banningham, Norfolk. His father is recorded as Francis Canham, labourer
and her father as John Fuller, labourer.
They were married in the presence of Thomas Hall, Mary Fuller, Charles Whymer and Hannah Fuller.In the 1871 census at 24 Elizabeth Street there is;
John Canham, head, married, 31, plate layer on railways, Norfolk, Banningham
Elizabeth Canham, wife, married, 28, Norfolk, Colby
William Griddlestone Canham, son, 11, scholar, Norfolk, Colby
Jane Elizabeth Canham , daughter, 2, Surrey, Brixton
Mary Maria Canham, daughter, 5 months, Surrey, BrixtonIn the same house but a different household is:
Francis Crook, head, widow, 71, infant school mistress, Nottingham, Old Lenton.
(This information has been kept in case she is related to the Canhams.)The birth of James John Canham is recorded in the indexes at Jan-Mar 1873 Lambeth 1d 538. He was baptised at St. Jude, East Brixton, Surrey on March 19th. The parents were recorded then as John William and Elizabeth Helsdon (the maiden name was not given.) He was a signalman.
By 1881 at 13 Hinton Road, the family is:
John W Canham, head, married, 39, railway signalman, Norfolk, Banningham
Elizabeth H Canham, wife, married, 39, Norfolk, Colby,
Jane E Canham, daughter, 12, scholar, Surrey, Brixton
John J Canham, son, 8, scholar, Surrey, Herne Hill
Arthur R Canham, son, 1, Surrey, Penge
(Record does say John J. This is not a transcription mistake!)
Mary Marie is missing. Does this mean an infant death?Situation of Hinton Road
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The final census the family has been found in is that of 1891. They are at 52 Philip Road, Camberwell, Peckham.John W Canham, head, married, 50, railway signalman, Banningham, Norfolk
Hinton Road in 1898-99:(opens in a new window) http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=view_booth_and_barth&args=531940,175580,1,large,0
Elizabeth Canham, wife, married, 48, Colby, Norfolk
James J Canham, son, unmarried, 18, labourer, Herne Hill
Arthur R Canham, son, 11, scholar, Penge
Alfred F Canham, son, 8, scholar, Longborough
Banningham & Colby were adjacent parishes.
Panning up on the map shows a Loughborough Junction which would probably have been John’s workplace.
William James Slous married Mary Ann Tite on 9 July 1865 at St. Mary at Lambeth. Both were described as ‘of full age’(He was actually 30 and she 27 ), He a bachelor and she a spinster. His occupation is given as pawnbroker and both were living at High Street, Lambeth. His father was given as William Slous, architect, (deceased) and her father Thomas Tite, government pensioner.
As research continued, the information about William’s father was found to be wrong as his father proved to be James Baumer Selous, a civil engineer. The reason for this error is probably that William’s father had died on 5th September 1836, before William was born and his mother remarried and brought him up under his step father’s name which was Salmon.
The record of a first child to William & Mary Ann is in the Parish of St. Mary, Lambeth, Surrey on 20 May 1866 it reads “Charles Guideon son of William Slous, High Street, pawnbroker and Mary Ann”. This child died before September the same year (1866, Bethnal Green, 1c, 235). (William may not have known much about his father but he obviously knew about his grandfather who was Charles Guideon Slous, a well known artist.)
A daughter, Mary Ann was born at 104 Pownall Road, Shoreditch on 27 April 1868 No. 48 Child: Mary Ann, girl, father William James Slous, pawnbroker, mother Mary Ann Slous, formerly Tite. Informant: Mary Ann Slous mother, 104 Pownall Road Haggerstone.
(When this child married she gave her father’s occupation as “assistant to pawnbroker”).
Then William James Slous was born Apr-June 1867 Bethnal Green 1c page 261
Despite repeated attempts the family has not been found in the 1871 census.
After 1871 there are other births:Frederick Slous Apr-Jun 1871 Pancras 1b 181 Sophia Eliza Slous Apr-Jun 1873 Pancras 1b 182 . These have not been purchased.
Father William James Slous died aged 42 between Jan-Mar 1877 London City 1c 23.
After this the family were in great difficulty. Both William and Frederick were admitted to St Pancras Industrial School Leavensden, Watford on as paupers 13th June 1878.William was discharged from Levensden on 30th March 1880.
In the 1881 census at 17 Raglan Street, London the records show:
Mary A Slows, head, wid, 42, monthly nurse, Lambeth, Surrey
William J Slows, son, ---, 14, M’sex Kentish Town.
Sophia Slows, daughter, ---, 7, M’sex Kentish Town.
(Monthly nurse, a nurse who serves for a month or some short time, especially one who attends women after childbirth.)Location of Raglan Street. (Opens in new window.) http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=view_booth_and_barth&m.l=0&m.d.l=0&m.p.x=6465&m.p.y=3789&m.p.w=500&m.p.h=309&m.p.l=0&m.t.w=128&m.t.h=80&b.p.x=10540&b.p.y=2994&b.p.w=500&b.p.h=309&b.p.l=1&b.p.p.l=2&m.v.x=443&m.v.y=191>
Where is Mary Ann in 1881?
In 1881 at 9 Glebe Place London, Middlesex. In the home of Charles Smith Worssam we have: Mary Slough serv. Un 15 general servant, domestic. Battersea, Surrey.Also in 1881 at St Pancras Industrial School Leavensden, Watford is: Frederick Slous 10 pauper inmate, scholar St. Pancras Middlesex.
Frederick was one of 580 inmates and 28 staff. Records for the school exist at London Metropolitan Archives but have not been consulted.
(<http://www.workhouses.org.uk/StPancras/> has a description of the school.)
Frederick was discharged from Levensden on 7 March 1885.The family couldn’t be found together in the 1891 census but at 22/24 St. Ann’s Tce. St Marleybone, in the home of Thomas Ormandy there is:
Mary A Sloue, servant, single, 22, housemaid/domestic servant, born London St Pancras (The writing is difficult and could just as well be Slous. Remember also that the employer would have given the information to the enumerator and might not have troubled himself too much with accuracy.) Could this be the daughter of William and Mary Ann? Again, the family can’t be found in the 1901 census, possibly because the name Slous is uncommon and was often recorded with some other spelling as occurred in 1911 when, in Camberwell, there is:
William Selous, head, 44, single, house decorator, an employer in the jobbing builder industry, British, born Bethnal Green. Mary Ann Selous, mother, widow, British, born Lambeth.
A possible deaths is Mary Ann Slous (74) Oct-Dec 1911 Camberwell 1d 920. Buying the certificate would not throw much light on the family history.Position of Camberwell. (Opens in new window.)
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/cgi-bin/do.pl?sub=view_booth_and_barth&m.l=3&m.d.l=1&m.p.x=9304&m.p.y=9821&m.p.w=500&m.p.h=309&m.p.l=2&m.p.p.l=3&m.t.w=128&m.t.h=80&b.p.x=15945&b.p.y=14480&b.p.w=500&b.p.h=309&b.p.l=3&m.v.x=138&m.v.y=111>On 2 Feb 1922 a Frederick Slous of the right age left UK on the Remuera for Auckland NZ. Could this be ‘our’ Frederick?
Walter Greenshields and Katherine Hunter were married in Sanquhar in 1840:
14th June 1840, Sanquhar, Dumfries.
This day Walter Greenshields and Katherine Hunter both this parish proclaimed for the first time in order to marriage.A son, William Greenshields was born c1848. His birth has not been found in Scotlands people or anywhere else so it was probably never registered.
Walter, a brother to William, was born on 17 Apr 1858 at Kirkconnel. (1858, Sanquhar, Dumfries no. 10.) The information from the birth certificate is:
Walter Greenshields born 26th February 1858 5.45 am at Bank, Parish of Sanquhar. Father Walter Greenshields, shepherd. Mother Catherine Greenshields, M.S. Hunter. Informant Walter Greenshields, father, present.Walter and Catherine had another son Thomas Milligan G born 6 Oct 1860, Sanquhar. They may also have had a son called Andrew.
Walter, died in 1870:
Walter Greenshields, shepherd, married to Catherine Hunter. Died 1870 March 16th 5.00a.m. Vochan Bank, Sanquhar, 55 years. His parents William Greenshields (deceased) Elizabeth Greenshields M.S. Adamson. Cause of death Hepatitis Informant William Greenshields son.
There is no will recorded for Walter Greenshields (Sen.)In the 1871 census at Euchan? Bank, Sanquhar (848/2 book 5 household 13) are:
Catherin Greenshields, head, 55, born Sanquhar, Dumfries
William Greenshields, son, 23, shepherd, born Sanquhar, Dumfries
Walter Greenshields, son, 13, shepherd, born Sanquhar, Dumfries
Thomas M Greenshields, 10, scholar, born Sanquhar, Dumfries1881 census:
William Greenshields (32) is at Pencloe New Cumnock, shepherd to John Brown, farmer of 1285 acres of which 15 are arable.Also in the 1881 census we find:
Barr Cottages Sanquhar, Dumfries
Hunter, Catherine, head, widow, 67, housekeeper, Sanquhar, Dumfries
Greenshields. Andrew, son, unmarried, 29, ploughman, Sanquhar, Dumfries
Greenshields, Thomas , son, unmarried, 20, joiner, Sanquhar, Dumfries
Hunter, Andrew, brother, unmarried, 68, shepherd, Sanquhar, Dumfries
Catherine has reverted to her maiden name. This was not unusual in Scotland since, legally women retain their maiden names.In the 1891 census (608, book 3 sch 25) at High Linn there are:
Catherine Hunter, head, 76, housekeeper, born Sanquhar Dumfries
Andrew Greenshields, son, 38, farm steward, born Sanquhar Dumfries
Catherine Dickson or Greenshields, granddaughter, (fathers name Andrew) domestic servant, born Sanquhar DumfriesCatherine Greenshields died 1894:
Catherine Greenshields widow of Walter Greenshields, shepherd died 1894 May 28th 8hr p.m. Brandleys Cottage, Sanquhar age 79 years. Father James Hunter, shepherd (deceased) mother Annie Hunter M.S. Broadfoot (deceased) cause of death cardiac disease. Informant Andrew Greenshields, son.
No information has been found about Elizabeth Blackwood’s parents.
42. James Blackwood
James Blackwood Christina Herron
Christina Herron was born around 1828 possibly to John Heron/Herron (b c1798) and Mary Kirkhope (b c1798) who married on 31 Jan 1823 at Auchinleck, Ayrshire (Latter Day Saints information which hasn’t been substantiated.)
James and Christina were married possibly in 1850 in New Cumnock but that is not in accord with the age of the first child. (Latter Day Saints information which hasn’t been substantiated.)
The first accurate information about the couple is in the 1851 census (608 New Cumnock, ED3, p1. address: Monquhill).
Blackwood, James, head, married, 28, shepherd, Kirkconnel, Dumfries
Blackwood, Christina, wife, married, 22, Muirkirk, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Helen, daughter, unmarried, 9, New Cumnock
Blackwood, Janet, daughter, unmarried, 5, New Cumnock
Lammie, George, servant, unmarried, 15, servant, Caerphin, KirkcudbrightThe birth of daughter, Elizabeth was recorded in 1860:
Child: Blackwood, Elizabeth, (f) 1860 March seventeenth 5.30a.m. Carcow, New Cumnock. Father James Blackwood, shepherd Mother Christina Blackwood, M.S. Herron Informant: James Blackwood, father, present.The 1861 census gives the following information: (608 New Cumnock, ED5 p7. address: Munerhill)
Blackwood, James, head, married, 35, shepherd, Kirkconnel, Dumfries
Blackwood, Christina, wife, married, 32, Muirkirk, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Janet, daughter, 15, New Cumnock, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Mary, daughter, 9, New Cumnock, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Isabella, daughter, 7, New Cumnock, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Jane, daughter, 5, New Cumnock, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Christina, daughter, 3, New Cumnock, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Elizabeth, daughter, 1, New Cumnock, AyrshireFinally in 1863, the couple got their only son, James, after having six girls.
By 1871 census some of the older children have left home. (608 New Cumnock, ED5, p30.)
Blackwood, James, head, married, 48, shepherd, Kirkconnel, Dumfries
Blackwood, Christina, wife, married, 48,
Blackwood, Christina, daughter, 13,
Blackwood, Elizabeth, daughter, 11, New Cumnock
Blackwood, James, son, 8, scholar, New Cumnock
Monkithe, James, servant, 5, gen labourer, New CumnockIn 1881 it looks as if the James Monkithe who was described as a five-year-old general labourer in 1871 is actually James Menteith, a grandson of James & Christina. (608 New Cumnock, ED 5, page 2.)
Blackwood, James, head, married, 58, shepherd, Kirkconnel, Dumfries
Blackwood, Christina, wife, married, 52, Muirkirk, Ayrshire
Blackwood, Elizabeth, daughter, u, 21, general domestic servant, New Cumnock
Blackwood, James, son, unmarried, 18, shepherd, New Cumnock
Menteith, James, grandson, unmarried, 15, gen labourer, New Cumnock
Blackwood, John Herron, grandson, 9, scholar, New Cumnock
Blackwood, William Hewet, grandson, 5, scholar, New CumnockAll the children have left home by 1891 but a grandson is present. (dist 577/2, Lugar, Parish of Auchinleck ED6, page2, sch11).
Blackwood, James, head, married, 68, shepherd, Kirkconnel, Dumfries
Blackwood, Christina, wife, married, 62, Muirkirk, Ayrshire
Blackwood, William Hewet, grandson, 15, shepherd, New CumnockTwo years after that census, Christina died on 2 April 1893 at Lugar, Ayrshire. The death certificate has the following information: (Cert: 577/02 0015)
Christina Blackwood married to James Blackwood, shepherd. 2nd April 1893, Springhill farm. Female, 65, father John Heron (deceased) mother Mary Heron M.S. Kirkwood. cancer of pyloric end of stomach (6 months). Informant James Blackwood, husband (present) cert by John G Kerr MBCHB
The final ‘sighting’ of James is in the 1901 census when he is living with his fourth daughter, Jane. (Dist 608, New Cumnock, ED5, page3 sch11)
Turnbull, William, head, married, 40,
Turnbull, Jane, wife, married, 44, New Cumnock
Turnbull, Margaret, daughter, unmarried, 18, New Cumnock
Turnbull, Elizabeth, daughter, unmarried, 11, New Cumnock
Turnbull, James, son, unmarried, 11, New Cumnock
Turnbull, William, son, unmarried, 7, scholar, New Cumnock
Blackwood, James, father-in-law, widower, 78, retired shepherd, Kirkconnel, DumfriesJames died on 22nd February 1906 at Greenhill, New Cumnock.
James Blackwood, 73, shepherd, widower of Christina Heron, previously of Bella Taylor. Father James Blackwood, road surfaceman, (deceased), mother Margaret Blackwood, M.S. Kerr (deceased). Informant: John Blackwood, brother, Afton, Bridgend.
William McLatchie Isabella Milligan
Marriage dist 608 no. 5 New Cumnock
1869, 19th February Church of Scotland.
Husband: William McLatchie, 24, coal miner, bachelor. Usual residence Connel Park, New Cumnock. His father: William McLatchie, coal miner (deceased) .His mother: Mary McLatchie M.S. Ferguson.
Wife: Isabella Milligan (her X mark), 22, domestic servant. Usual residence Markland, New Cumnock. Her father: John Milligan, agricultural labourer. Her mother: Margaret Milligan M.S. Milligan (deceased).
Witnesses: David Frew, Jane McLatchie.Two children have been born by the 1871 census (608 New Cumnock book2 sch 154)
address: Private house.
McLatchie, William, head, married, 25, coal miner, Sanquhar, Dunfries
McLatchie, Isabella, wife, married, 23, Muirkirk, Ayrshire
McLatchie, William, son, 1, Dalmelington, Ayrshire
McLatchie, John, son,1 months, New Cumnock, AyrshireWithin a couple of years after this, the family must have moved south as they are in the 1881 census at Iveston, Durham (4948/47 page 17). Two children have been born in England and then two in Scotland in the intervening years which implies that the family moved back and forward several times.
William McLatchie, head, married, male, 36, born Scotland, coal miner.
Isabella McLatchie, wife, married, female, Scotland,
William McLatchie, son, male, 11, Scotland, scholar
John McLatchie, son, male, 10, Scotland, scholar
Margaret McLatchie, daughter, female, 8, Wylam, Northumberland, England, scholar
James McLatchie, son, male, 6, Wylam, Northumberland, England, scholar
Archibald McLatchie, son, male, 4, Scotland
Mary McLatchie, daughter, female, 1, ScotlandWilliam senr. Died in 1889 in Western Infirmary, Glasgow (dist. 644/9 no. 914 Kelvin, Glasgow). The following information is from the death certificate.
William McLatchie, male, age 45, coal miner married to Isabella Milligan. Died September 3 1889 in Western Infirmary, Glasgow. Usual residence 5 Connel Park, New Cumnock. Father William McLatchie, coal miner (deceased) mother Mary McLatchie M.S. Ferguson (deceased). Informant: Isabella McLatchie.
The cause of death was heart disease (three years).
It would be interesting to know who was paying for his care in Western Infirmary and how Isabella managed to be in Glasgow to report the death to the Registrar the next day.There is some confusion in the 1891 census. Mary, who was born in Scotland and was one year old in the previous census ten years previously is now recorded as being born in England and nine years old. A son, Peter had been born some seven years before, apparently in England.
New Cumnock 608, ED7, p7, sch27 12 Connel Park
McLatchie, Isabella h m 43 Muirkirk,
McLatchie, William s u 21 Benwhat, Ayrshire
McLatchie, John s u 20 New Cumnock
McLatchie, Archibald s u 14 Sanquhar, Dumfries
McLatchie, James s u 16 England
McLatchie, Mary d u 9 England
McLatchie, Peter s u 7 EnglandBenwhat, Ayrshire is 3 miles N of Dalmelington
46. Robert Pollock
Robert Pollock and Elizabeth Carpenter
Robert and Elizabeth were married in 1862.The certificate has the following information:
Marriage 608 no. 8 New Cumnock 13th June at New Cumnock Church of Scotland.
Husband: Robert Pollock, 24, farm servant, bachelor, of Lanemark, New Cumnock. Father Andrew Pollock Ag. Lab. (deceased) mother Elizabeth Pollock, M.S. Dickson (deceased).
Wife: Eilsabeth Carpenter, 19, domestic servant, spinster, of Burn, New Cumnock. Father George Carpenter, bookbinder (deceased) mother Janet Carpenter, M.S. Murray (deceased)
witnesses: William Pollock, James CampbellA son names Andrew was born in New Cumnock on 26 Aug 1864. This child presumably died young as another son, also named Andrew was born on 20 April 1866 in New Cumnock.
Grace Dalglish Pollock was born at Greenhead, New Cumnock, Ayr on 4th April 1870. Cert. No. 46. Father Robert Pollock agricultural labourer, mother Elizabeth Pollock M.S.Carpenter who were married 13th June 1862 at New Cumnock. Informant Robert Pollock.
In the1871 census they are at
608 New Cumnock book 1 sch 16
Greenhead Street, Private House
Pellock, Robert, head, married, 33, coalworker labourer, Newmill, Ayrshire
Pellock, Elisabeth, wife, married, 28, Sanquhar, Dumfries
Pellock, Grace, daughter, 11months, New Cumnock, AyrshireBy the 1881 census the family has grown.
608 New Cumnock book 8 page 8.
26 Blair Street New Cumnock
Pollock, Robert, head, married, 43, pit or coal labourer, Lauder, Ayrshire
Pollock, Elizabeth, wife, married, 38, Sanquhar, Dumfries
Pollock, Grace D, daughter, 11, scholar, New Cumnock, Ayrshire
Pollock, Marion D, daughter, 8, scholar, New Cumnock
Pollock, Robert, son, 5, New Cumnock
Pollock, Alexander, son, 3, New Cumnock
Pollock, John, son, 8 months, New Cumnock
As there does not seem to be a place called Lauder in Ayrshire Robert’s birthplace should probably have been recorded as Loudon, which is near Galston and Newmilns in Ayrshire.In 1891 (608, book 8, sch 69) Robert(53) Grace(21) and Alex(13) are the only ones at Craigbank New Cumnock. Grace is a domestic servant.
Ten years later (608, book 7 sch 187) the address is Bank Glen. Robert (63) is a coal trimmer and Alexander (23) is a coal miner.
Going back before Robert & Elizabeth’s marriage to 1861 we find Elizabeth Carpenter (19) born Sanquhar at Lanes Muir, New Cumnock. She is a domestic servant, living on her own. (608, book 3 sch 60). Ten years before that (1851) in Sanquhar, there is an Elizabeth Carpenter, born Sanquhar, age 8 living with an aunt, Mary Brown and cousins Grace (16) born Sanquhar, an embroiderer of maslin (sic) and Alexander (20) born Grandford, Lanarkshire, an agro. lab.(848, book 2, page 25 sch 152).
A possible entry for Robert in 1861 is a Robert (23), born Loudon, Ayrshire, a ploughman living at Redding, Ayrshire (just north of Galston). He is a servant with a family called Young. (597, book 26, sch 6).
In 1851 there is Robert Pollock, age 14, born in the parish of Loudon and town of Newmilns, Ayrshire. He is with his father Andrew, three brothers, three step-sisters and his fathers wife, Helen. The full detail of this census is: 603, Loudon, Newmilns, Ayrshire, Main Street
Andrew Pollock, head, 40, HLW cotton, born Loudon, Ayrshire
Helen Pollock, wife, 36, born Galston
Robert Pollock, son, 14, wool rover born Loudon, Ayrshire
William Pollock, son, 9, scholar born Loudon, Ayrshire
John Pollock, 7, born Loudon, Ayrshire
Alexander Pollock, 7, born Loudon, Ayrshire
Helen Connel, step-daughter, 15, cotton cloth clipper, born Galston
Janet Kirkland, step-daughter, 9, cotton cloth clipper born Loudon, Ayrshire
Margaret Kirkland, step-daughter, 6, cotton cloth clipper born Loudon, Ayrshire
56. Malcolm Kerr
Nil.
58. Henry Minchen
Nil.
60. William Graham
Nil.
62. James Henderson
The marriage between James & Marion is recorded in two Parishes:
Alloa, Clackmannan 10 January 1853
Marion Cousin of this parish and James Henderson of Innerwick, Proclaimed 8th married 10th January.Marriages Innerwick, 1852.3
Innerwick , 6th January, 1853
James Henderson & Marion Cousin
Booked names in order to marriage, James Henderson in this Parish, and Marion Cousin, in the Parish of Alloa, John Henderson, for thr bridegroom, and George Paxton for the Bride, -cautioners-proclaimed, according to order, and married, on the 11th day of January, 1853Although the date of the marriage is different in the two entries, it is likely that the Alloa one, where the marriage actually took place, is the correct one.