David Liddle’s Family History

David Liddle was the son of a Coal Miner, Thomas Liddle, born in Dalkeith and Janet Burnside or Liddle, born in Liberton, both in the County of Midlothian.

 

Old Parish Records, Cockpen & Newbattle, 1850

The couple were married in Cockpen, Midlothian on 18 June, 1850 after Banns were read in Newbattle[i] and Cockpen[ii].

 

Midlothian was then one of the main Scottish coalfields and around Newtongrange were several mines owned by the Marquess of Lothian.

 

The miners were provided houses in ‘rows’, specially built back-to-back in terraces about 12’ apart with outside water closets and a communal water supply in the village centre[iii]. The ‘rows’ were often not named but simply numbered.

 

The original Lothian Coal Company ‘Row’s (now much modernised), still exit in Newtongrange.

 

Census of Scotland, 1851

The Census of 1851 lists the following living at 85 2^nd Row, Newtongrange:[iv]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Thomas Liddle, (23)	Coal Miner	Dalkeith, Midlothian
Janet Liddle, (24)		Liberton, Midlothian

 

Old Parish Records, Newbattle, 1851

“Liddle, Margaret L.D. of Thomas Liddle, Miner and Janet Burnside was born at Newtongrange 23 June, 1851 and afterwards baptized”. [v]

 

Old Parish Records, Dalkeith, 1854

“Thomas Liddle, Miner, Loanhead and his spouse Janet Burnside had a daughter born 4^th January, 1854 and baptized soon after by Rev. M McFarlane, Dalkeith, named Catherine in the presence of the Congregation”.[vi]

 

Statutory Records of Births, Newbattle, 1856

Janet Liddle, daughter of Thomas Liddle, Miner and Janet Burnside or Liddle, was born at Newtongrange on 30 October, 1856.[vii]

 

Statutory Records of Births, Newbattle, 1859

Thomas Liddle, son of Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner and Janet Burnside or Liddle, was born on 11 November, 1859 at Newtongrange in the Parish of Newbattle in the County of Edinburgh.[viii]

 

Census of Scotland, 1861

The Census of 1861 lists the following living at 25 3rd Row, Newtongrange:[ix]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Thomas Liddle, (43)	Coal Miner	Dalkeith, Midlothian
Janet Liddle, (47)		Liberton, Midlothian
Margaret Liddle, (9)	Scholar	Newtongrange, Midlothian
Catherine Liddle, (7)	Scholar	Loanhead, Midlothian
Janet Liddle, (5)	Scholar	Newtongrange, Midlothian
Thomas Liddle, (1)		Newtongrange, Midlothian

 

Statutory Records of Births, Newbattle, 1862

David Liddle, son of Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner and Janet Burnside or Liddle, was born on 29 August, 1862 at Newtongrange. His father registered his birth.[x]

 

This is the birth of the future Metropolitan Police officer.

 

Census of Scotland, 1871

The Census of Scotland, 1871, lists the following living at 25 3^rd Row, Newtongrange.[xi]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Thomas Liddle, (43)	Coal Miner	Dalkeith, Midlothian
Janet Liddle, (47)		Liberton, Midlothian
Thomas Liddle, (11)		Newtongrange, Midlothian
David Liddle, (8)		Newtongrange, Midlothian

 

Statutory Records of Marriages, Newbattle, 1875

On 30 December, 1874, at Newtongrange, David Smith, (23), Miner of Newtongrange, married Margaret Liddle, (23), a Domestic Servant, also of Newtongrange.

 

David was the son of Alexander Smith, Miner and Agnes Barwick (?) or Smith. Margaret’s parents were Thomas Liddle, Miner and Janet Burnside or Liddle.[xii]

 

The marriage took place in December 1874 but was registered in January, 1875.

 

Statutory Records of Marriages, Newbattle, 1878

On 28 December, 1878 at Newbattle Manse, Midlothian, John Thomson Cunningham, (28), a Carter of 101 High Street, Perth, married Janet Liddle, (22), a Domestic Servant of Newtongrange after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland.[xiii]

 

John was the son of William Cunningham, (deceased) and Mary Thomson or Cunningham. Janet’s parents were Thomas Liddle, Miner and Janet Burnside or Liddle.

 

Statutory Records of Marriages, Newbattle, 1879

On 15 August, 1879 at Newtongrange, William Gardiner, (24), a Fireman at Newbattle Colliery, married Catherine Liddle, (25), a Domestic Servant, after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland.[xiv]

 

William was the son of Alexander Gardiner, (deceased) and Agnes Stoddart or Gardiner.

 

Census of Scotland, 1881

Living at 25 3^rd Row, Newtongrange that night were:[xv]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Thomas Liddle, (53)	Coal Miner	Dalkeith, Midlothian
Janet Liddle, (58)		Liberton, Midlothian
Thomas Liddle, (21)	Coal Miner	Newtongrange, Midlothian
David Liddle, (18)	Pupil Teacher	Newtongrange, Midlothian

 

A ‘Pupil Teacher’ is a student teacher. It is likely that David Liddle was training in the Coal Company School in the village of Newtongrange maintained by the miner’s subscriptions and a contribution from the colliery owners.

 

Statutory Register of Marriages, Dalkeith, 1882

On 21 April, 1882, at Dalkeith, Thomas Liddle, (27), a Coal Miner of Newbattle, married Mary Ann McEwan, (22), a Paper mill Worker of Dalkeith.[xvi]

 

Thomas was the son of Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner and Janet Burnside or Liddle. Mary Ann was the daughter of James McEwan, an Iron Moulder and Mary McGhee or McEwan.

 

Metropolitan Police Orders, Monday 9 July, 1888 (MEPO 7/50)

Page 715 of the orders that day states under ‘Candidates’ that David Liddle was given the Warrant Number 73781[xvii] and appointed as Police Constable 336 F in Paddington Division.[xviii]

 

Census of England, 1891

Recorded living as a Boarder at 9 Norland Road, Hammersmith in London was:[xix]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
David Liddle, (28)	Police Constable	Scotland

 

The Metropolitan Police orders of this time stated that all officers had to reside in approved accommodation with the division in which they worked. This address is within Paddington Division.

 

Census of Scotland, 1891

The Census of Scotland in 1891 recorded the following living at 37 4^th Row, Newtongrange in Midlothian. [xx]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Thomas Liddle, (63)	Coal Miner	Dalkeith, Midlothian
Janet Liddle, (68)		Liberton, Midlothian

 

Later the same year, Janet Burnside or Liddle, PC David Liddle’s mother, died at the same address.

 

Statutory Registers of Death, Newbattle, 1891

On 27 November, 1891, at 37 (4^th Row), Newtongrange, Janet Liddle, Married to Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner, died aged 68 years.

 

Her parents were David Burnside, Coal Miner, Deceased and Margaret Whitelaw or Burnside, Deceased. Her son, Thomas Liddle of 25 Newtongrange, registered her death. [xxi]

 

Kensington & Chelsea Electoral Register, 1894, No. 4 Ladbroke Polling District

PC Liddle was living in the Section House at the Police Station in 69 Ladbroke Road when he was awarded the Queen Victoria Jubilee medal in 1897[xxii].

 

Statutory Registers of Birth, Newbattle, 1894

On 29 June, 1894, David Liddle, the son of Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner and Mary Ann McEwan or Liddle, was born at 25 Newtongrange, Newbattle in Midlothian.[xxiii]

 

Later that year, Thomas Liddle, PC David Liddle’s father died at 37 Newtongrange in Newbattle.

 

Statutory Registers of Death, Newbattle, 1894

On 10 November, 1894, Thomas Liddle, (68), Coal Miner and widower of Janet Burnside, died at 37 Newtongrange in Newbattle. He was the son of Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner, Deceased and Catherine Loch or Liddle, Deceased. [xxiv]

 

Kensington & Chelsea Electoral Register, 187, No. 3 Pembridge Polling District

PC Liddle was still living in the Section House at the Police Station in 69 Ladbroke Road when the Electoral Register that year was compiled. [xxv]

 

Census of England, 1901

By 1901, David Liddle was living at 15 Liverpool Street in the Parish of St Pancras in London. [xxvi]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
David Liddle, (38)	Metropolitan Police Officer	Scotland

 

England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1901

On 5 June, 1901, at the St Pancras Register Office in London, David Liddle, (38), a ‘Police Sergeant, Detective’ of 15 Liverpool Street, St Pancras married Catherine Hogg Fraser, (32), a Spinster of 43 Judd Street, London. [xxvii]

 

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1902

Margaret Jessie Liddle was born in the second quarter of 1902 in the Parish of St George, Hanover Square in the County of London.

 

The entry can be found in Volume 1a, Page 444, Fraser. [xxviii]

England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1904

 

Catherine Fraser Liddle was born in the third quarter of 1904 in the Parish of St Pancras in the County of London. The entry can be found in Volume 1b, Page 109, Fraser. [xxix]

 

Metropolitan Police Orders, Monday 19 March, 1906 (MEPO 7/68)

According to page 247, of the Metropolitan Police Orders of Monday 19 March, 1906, PS (CID) David Liddle had died and pay was stopped on 18 March. [xxx]

 

Metropolitan Police Register of Leavers, 1906(MEPO 4/342

This document starkly states that PS (CID) David Liddle, Warrant Number 73781 left the Metropolitan Police on 19 March, 1906 because he had “Died”.[xxxi]

 

England & Wales, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1906

David Liddle’s death certificate states that he died aged 43 years on 18 March, 1906 at 158 Clarence Buildings, Clarence Road in Kentish Town, London. [xxxii]

 

The entry can be found in the Register for St Pancras, 1906, Volume 1b, Page 79, Liddle.

 

The Daily News, Thursday, 22 March, 1906

The Daily News of Thursday March, 22nd 1906 reported that:

“Detective Sergeant David Liddle stationed at Kentish Town died suddenly on Sunday. At the Inquest yesterday, the evidence showed that death was due to heart failure from diabetes. All the organs were abnormally large, the heart being double its usual size. A verdict of “Natural Causes” was returned”.[xxxiii]

 

Metropolitan Police Orders, Friday 27 April, 1906 (MEPO 7/68)

An entry on 358 of the Metropolitan Police Orders of Friday, 27 April, 1906 states under “Pensions and Gratuities”: [xxxiv]

 

“Pensions and Gratuities (G.O., Pages 47-8, pars. 165 – 167):- Y. The Secretary of State has by letter dated 23rd inst., been pleased to grant A gratuity of £62 8s 10d to the widow of the late P.S. David Liddle, in Accordance with the provisions of the Police Act, 1890.-(A.C.B.)”

 

This gratuity was paid in lieu of a pension as at the date of death, DS Liddle had not qualified for a full pension entitlement.

 

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1906

The above index for 1906 has the following entry:[xxxv]

 

“LIDDLE, David of 158 Clarence Buildings, Clarence Road, Kentish Town Middlesex died 18 March, 1906. Administration London 22 May (1906) to Kate Liddle, widow. Effects £247 19s 4d.”

 

This was the final official record of the death of DS David Liddle although more sad news was to follow as on the date David Liddle died, Catherine Hogg Liddle was pregnant with their third child.

 

It appears that Catherine moved to Leith in Midlothian shortly after David Liddle’s death because their third child was born there in July, 1906.

 

Statutory Register of Births, Leith, Scotland, 1906

On 25 July, 1906, Davina Liddle was born in 8 Trinity Street, Leith. Her parents were listed as:

 “David Liddle, Detective Sergeant Metropolitan Police, Deceased 18 March, 1906 and Catherine Fraser or Liddle.”

 

Her mother registered her birth.[xxxvi]

 

Statutory Register of Deaths, Newbattle, Scotland, 1910

On 11 May, 1910, Mary Ann Liddle, (50), married to Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner, died in Crawley Cottages, Newbattle. Her parents, both deceased, were James McEwan, Iron Moulder and Mary Ann McGann.

 

Her husband registered her death.[xxxvii]

 

Census of Scotland, 1911

The following were recorded living at 24 Henderson Gardens, Leith on the night of the Census:[xxxviii]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Catherine Liddle, (43)	Widow	Cranston, Midlothian
Margaret J. Liddle, (8)		England
Cathie F. Liddle, (6)		England
Davina Liddle, (4)		Leith, Midlothian
Arthur N. Lechles, (21)	Boarder, Engineering Student	Madras, India

 

Census of Scotland, 1911

The following were recorded living at 4 Crawley Cottages, Newtongrange on the night of the Census:[xxxix]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Thomas Liddle, (51)	Coal Miner, Widower	Newbattle, Midlothian
David Liddle, (16)	Coal Miner, Son	Newbattle, Midlothian
Mary L. Barnett, (37)	Servant, Housekeeper	Kirkwall, Orkney

 

Statutory Register of Deaths, Leith, Scotland, 1911

On 11 October, 1911, in 213 Leith Walk, Leith, Catherine Fraser Liddle, 6 years and 11 months old, died. Her parents were David Liddle, Deceased and Catherine Hogg Fraser or Liddle.

 

Her cousin, Thomas Gilchrist (the son of her Aunt Margaret Fraser or Gilchrist), of 77 Henderson Street, Leith, registered her death.[xl]

 

Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith, 1915

The Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith for the year 1915 -1916 records that the Proprietor for 213 Leith Walk is “James Galloway & Son, 20 Leith Walk” and the Tenant is “Catherine Liddle, Widow”.[xli]

 

Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith, 1920

The Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith for the year 1920 - 1921 records that the Proprietor for 213 Leith Walk is “James Galloway & Son, 20 Leith Walk” and the Tenant is “Catherine Liddle, Widow”.[xlii]

 

Statutory Registers of Marriage, George Square, Edinburgh, 1921

On 5 February, 1921, at 34 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, under a Warrant of the Sheriff Substitute of the Lothians and Peebles dated 5 February, 1921, David Liddle, (26), Coal Miner of 93 5^th Street, Newtongrange, married Margaret Mulvey, (27), a Carpet Weaver of 23 4^th Street, Newtongrange, by Declaration before two witnesses.

 

He was the son of Thomas Liddle, Coal Miner and Mary Ann McEwan or Liddle, deceased. She was the daughter of Thomas Mulvey, Maltman and Anne Connerton or Mulvey, both deceased.[xliii]

 

Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith, 1925

The Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith for the year 1925 - 1926 records that the Proprietor for 213 Leith Walk is “S. Hunter’s Trustees, per Misses Hunter, 92 Pilrig Street, per Marshall and Mossman, No. 20.” and the Tenant is “Mrs Catherine Liddle”.[xliv]

 

Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith, 1930

The Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Leith for the year 1930 - 1931 records that the Proprietor for 213 Leith Walk is “S. Hunter’s Trustees, per Misses Hunter, 92 Pilrig Street, per Marshall and Mossman, No. 20.” and the Tenant is “Mrs Catherine Liddle”.[xlv]

 

Statutory Register of Deaths, Morningside, Scotland, 1934

On 10 November, 1934, in the City Hospital, Morningside, Edinburgh, Davina Liddle, (28), a Typist of 213 Leith Walk, Leith, daughter of David Liddle, deceased and Catherine Hogg Fraser or Liddle, died.

 

Her mother registered her death.[xlvi]

 

Statutory Register of Deaths, Leith, Scotland, 1943

On 18 April, 1943, at 213 Leith Walk, Leith, Catherine Hogg Liddle, (75), widow of David Liddle, Detective Sergeant, Metropolitan Police, died.

 

Her death was registered by her last surviving daughter, Margaret Liddle of Kingfisher Lodge, Brambridge, near Eastleigh, Hampshire.[xlvii]

 

England & Wales, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1962

According to her death certificate, Margaret Jessie Liddle, (59), a Retired Housekeeper of 10 Devonshire Close, Marylebone, London died on 23 March, 1962 at 87 Mattock Lane, Ealing in London.

 

The death was registered by J.M. Gammond of 87 Mattock Lane, Ealing W5 and her body was cremated.[xlviii]

 

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills & Administrations), 1962

 

The above index for 1962 has the following entry:[xlix]

 

LIDDLE, Margaret Jessie of 10 Devonshire Close, Marylebone, London W.1 spinster died on 23 March, 1962 at 87 Mattock Lane, Ealing, Middlesex. Administration Norwich 17 September to David Liddle, Retired Miner. Effects £509 7s.

 

Statutory Register of Deaths, Inveresk, Scotland, 1963

On 4 October, 1963, at Eden hall Hospital, Inveresk, David Liddle, (69), a Retired Coal Miner of 2 Galadale, Newtongrange, married to Margaret Mulvey, died.

 

His son Thomas Liddle, registered his death.[l]

 

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Catherine Hogg Fraser, (David Liddle’s wife) Family History

Catherine Hogg Fraser was the youngest child of a Shepherd, George Fraser born in Melrose and Margaret Deans, born in Minto, both in the County of Roxburgh.

 

The couple were married in Minto, Roxburgh on 22 June, 1847 after Banns were read in the Parishes of Wilton, Roxburgh[i] and Crichton, Midlothian. [ii]

 

Old Parish Records, Minto, 1847

“George Fraser, Horsley Hill (Cottage) and Margaret Deans his wife had a daughter born at Horsley Hill on 6^th day of June, 1847 and baptized shortly after named Margaret”.[iii]

 

Old Parish Records, Crichton, 1849

George Fraser, Shepherd, Crichton and his spouse Margaret Deans, had a son born on the 5^th October, 1849 and was baptized and named James”.[iv]

 

Old Parish Records, Crichton, 1851

George Fraser, Shepherd, Crichton and his spouse Margaret Deans, had a son born on the 20^thMay, 1851 and was baptized and named James”.[v]

 

Statutory Registers of Births, Crichton, Scotland, 1854

George Fraser was born in Crichton sometime in this year but I have not yet found the record. (Please see below).

 

Statutory Registers of Births, Crichton, Scotland, 1856

Jessie Fraser, daughter of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser was born at Crichton on 30 March, 1856.[vi]

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, Crichton, Scotland, 1856

George Fraser, (2), son of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser died on 28 June, 1856 at Crichton Village.[vii]

 

Statutory Registers of Births, Crichton, Scotland, 1858

Mary Fraser, daughter of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, was born on 18 April, 1858 at Crichton.[viii]

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, Crichton, Scotland, 1858

Jessie Fraser, (2.5 Years), died on 28 September, 1858 at Crichton in Midlothian. Her father, George Fraser, Shepherd, registered her death and she was buried in the Churchyard at Crichton.[ix]

 

Statutory Registers of Births, Crichton, Scotland, 1860

George Fraser, son of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser was born on 19 July, 1860 at Saughland Farm in the Parish of Crichton in the County of Edinburgh.[x]

 

It was quite common in Scotland at this time to re-use the Christian name of an earlier chid who had died in infancy.

 

Census of Scotland, 1861

The Census of 1861 lists the following living at Saughland Farm in the Parish of Crichton in Midlothian[xi]. (The family name is recorded as ‘Frazer’ rather than ‘Fraser’ in this Census.)

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
George Frazer, (40)	Shepherd	Melrose, Roxburgh
Margaret Frazer, (36)		Minto, Roxburgh
Margaret Frazer, (13)	Scholar	Minto, Roxburgh
James Frazer, (11)	Scholar	Crichton, Midlothian
Robert Frazer, (9)	Scholar	Crichton, Midlothian
Mary Frazer, (2)		Crichton, Midlothian
George Frazer, (8 months)		Crichton, Midlothian

 

Statutory Registers of Births, Crichton, Scotland, 1864

Jessie Fraser, daughter of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, was born on 8 March, 1864 at Saughland Farm, Crichton Parish in Midlothian.[xii]

 

Once again, the family re-used the Christian name of an earlier child who had died in infancy.

 

Statutory Registers of Births, Crichton, Scotland, 1865

Gideon Fraser, son of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, was born on 20 October, 1865 at Saughland Farm, Crichton.[xiii]

 

The next two entries concern the birth of Detective Sergeant David Liddle’s future wife, Catherine Hogg Fraser.

 

Statutory Registers of Births, Crichton, Scotland, 1867

Catherine Hogg Fraser, daughter of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, was born on 23 September, 1867 at Cakemuir in the Parish of Crichton in Midlothian.[xiv] Catherine Fraser was born at 6.00 am on this date.

 

Unfortunately, her mother died short after giving birth to her. This was certainly not uncommon.

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, Crichton, Scotland, 1867

At 3.30 pm on 23 September, 1867, Margaret Deans or Fraser, (43), wife of George Fraser, Shepherd, died in Cakemuir in the Parish of Cranston. Her cause of death was given as “Convulsions after delivery”.

 

Margaret’s parents were Robert Deans, Joiner and Margaret Scott or Deans, both deceased.

 

Her husband registered her death.

 

Census of Scotland, 1871

Living at Cakemuir in the Parish of Crichton in Midlothian in the Census of 1871 were:[xv]

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
George Fraser, (57)	Shepherd	Melrose, Roxburgh
Margaret Fraser, (23)	Daughter	Minto, Roxburgh
Mary Fraser, (12)	Scholar	Crichton, Midlothian
George Fraser, (10)	Scholar	Crichton, Midlothian
Gideon Fraser, (5)		Crichton, Midlothian
Catherine H. Fraser, (3)		Crichton, Midlothian

 

Census of Scotland, 1871

Living at Horsleyhill Cottage in the Parish of Minto in Roxburghshire in the Census of 1871 were:[xvi]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Gideon Deans, (51)	Carpenter employing Apprentices	Minto, Roxburgh
Janet Deans, (51)	Wife	Minto, Roxburgh
Jessie Deans, (47)	Sister	Minto, Roxburgh
Jessie Fraser, (7)	Niece, Scholar	Crichton, Edinburghshire
James Scott, (16)	Carpenter Apprentice	Lilliesleaf, Roxburgh

 

Horsleyhill Cottage was where George Fraser and Margaret Deans were married in 1847 and where their first child, Margaret Fraser was born.

 

Statutory Register of Marriages, Dennistoun, Scotland, 1875

On 15 October, 1875, at 8 Seton Terrace, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Robert Fraser, (24), Joiner Journeyman, son George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, Deceased, married Jessie McLennan, (24), Steam-loom Weaver, daughter of Kenneth McLennan, a Brass Moulder Journeyman and Martha Scot or McLennan.[xvii]

 

Statutory Register of Births, Dennistoun, Scotland, 1876

Martha Scott Fraser, the daughter of Robert Fraser, Joiner Journeyman, and Jessie McLennan or Fraser, was born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire on 10 April, 1876.[xviii]

 

Statutory Register of Marriages, Cranston, Scotland, 1877

On 13 July, 1877, at Cakemuir in the Parish of Cranston in Midlothian, Thomas Gilchrist, (30), a Carter from Inveresk, married Margaret Fraser, (27), a Spinster of Cakemuir after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland.

 

Thomas was the son of Thomas Gilchrist, a Farm Servant and Agnes Beattie or Gilchrist, (deceased). Margaret’s parents were George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans of Fraser, (deceased).[xix]

 

Statutory Register of Births, Inveresk, Scotland, 1878

Thomas Gilchrist, son of Thomas Gilchrist, Farm Servant and Margaret Fraser or Gilchrist, was born on 24 April, 1878 at Smeaton Farm, Dalkeith Park in Inveresk in Midlothian.[xx]

 

Statutory Register of Marriages, Cranston, Scotland, 1878

On 25 November, 1878, at Cakemuir in the Parish of Cranston, George Fraser, (58), a Widowed Shepherd, married Margaret Ponton, (40), a Spinster and Domestic Servant.

 

George was the son of George Fraser, a Gardener, (deceased) and Margaret Wood or Fraser, (deceased). Margaret was the daughter of John Ponton, a General Labourer and Janet Hunter or Ponton.[xxi]

 

Statutory Register of Marriages, Leith, Scotland, 1880

On 4 June, 1880, at the Masonic Hall, 86 Constitution Street, Leith, William Stark, (26), a Porter, married Mary Fraser, (22), a Domestic Servant after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland.[xxii]

 

William was the son of Thomas Stark and Isabella Ritchie or Stark. Mary was the daughter of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, (deceased).

 

Census of Scotland, 1881

Living at Mountmill Farm, Channelkirk [xxiii] in Berwickshire on the night of the Census that year were:

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
George Fraser, (67)	Shepherd	Melrose, Roxburgh
Margaret Fraser, (48)	Shepherd’s Wife	Athelstaneford, East Lothian
Gideon Fraser, (15)	Shepherd’s assistant	Crichton, Midlothian
Catherine H. Fraser, (13)	Scholar	Cranston, Midlothian

 

Census of Scotland, 1881

Living at 12 Abbey Road, Newbattle in Midlothian in the Census that year were: [xxiv]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
James Hay, (38)	Assistant Goods Manager, N.B.R.C.	Edinburgh, Midlothian
Margaret Hay, (32)	Assistant Manager’s Wife	Rothesay, Bute
Jane A. Hay, (10)	Scholar	Edinburgh, Midlothian
Alexander Hay, (9)	Scholar	Edinburgh, Midlothian
Mary B. Hay, (6)	Scholar	Edinburgh, Midlothian
Sarah M. Hay, (4)		Newbattle, Midlothian
Jessie Fraser, (17)	General Servant, Domestic	Crichton, Midlothian

 

Census of England, 1891

The following were listed living at 28 Canfield Gardens, Finchley in the Parish of Hampstead in London:[xxv]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Jas. A. Morris, (34)	Architect	Scotland
Elizabeth Morris, (28)	Architect’s wife	Scotland
Jas. A. Morris, (2)		London, Middlesex
Catherine H. Fraser, (23)	Servant	Scotland
Williamina Deas, (25)	Nurse	Scotland

 

Catherine Hogg Fraser being PC David Liddle’s future wife, now living in London three years after he moved there.

 

Census of Scotland, 1891

Still living at Mountmill Farm near Channelkirk in Berwickshire that year were:[xxvi]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
George Fraser, (70)	Shepherd	Melrose, Roxburgh
Margaret Fraser, (53)	Shepherd’s Wife	Athelstaneford, East Lothian
Gideon Fraser, (25)	Shepherd	Crichton, Midlothian
Martha Fraser, (14)	Grand-daughter	Cranston, Midlothian

 

Census of Scotland, 1891

In the Census of Scotland that year, living at Victoria Buildings, Victoria Road in Cadder in the County of Lanarkshire were: [xxvii]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
James Fraser,(41)	Grocer and Wine Merchant	Crichton, Edinburghshire
Jessie D. Fraser, (26)	Sister, Housekeeper	Crichton, Edinburghshire

 

Census of Scotland, 1901

In the Census of Scotland that year, living at Victoria Buildings, Victoria Road in Cadder in the County of Lanarkshire were: [xxviii]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
James Fraser,(59)	Grocer and Wine Merchant	Crichton, Midlothian
Jessie D. Fraser, (35)	Sister, Housekeeper	Crichton, Midlothian
Kate H. Fraser, (33)	Visitor	Cakemuir, Midlothian
Annie C. Turnbull	Typist	Glasgow, Lanarkshire

 

Catherine Hogg Fraser obviously visited her older brother just shortly before her marriage to PS David Liddle in London.

 

Census of Scotland, 1901

On the night of the Census, 1901, the following were living at Galadean, Legerwood in the County of Berwickshire: [xxix]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
George Fraser, (81)	Retired Shepherd	Melrose, Roxburgh
Margaret Fraser, (62)	Wife	Athelstaneford, East Lothian

 

Census of Scotland, 1901

On the night of the Census, 1901, the following were living at Ewingston Farm Cottage near Bolton in East Lothian: [xxx]

 

Name & Age	Occupation	Place & County of Birth
Gideon Fraser, (35)	Shepherd	Saughland, Midlothian
Annie Fraser, (37)	Wife	Headshaw, Berwickshire
Margaret Fraser, (4)		Channelkirk, Berwickshire
George Fraser, (2)		Bolton, Haddingtonshire
Annie Fraser, (11 months)		Bolton, Haddingtonshire

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, Leith, Scotland, 1901

On 13 September, 1901 at 8 Salamander Street, Leith, Midlothian, Mary Stark, married to William Stark, Dock Labourer, died. She was the daughter of George Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, Deceased. [xxxi]

 

Her son, James Stark, registered her death.

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, Leith, Scotland, 1910

On 1 April, 1910, at Broadwood Shiels in the District of Langshaw in the County of Roxburgh, George Fraser, (90), Retired Shepherd married to Margaret Ponton, died.

 

His parents were George Fraser, Weaver and Margaret Wood or Fraser, both deceased.

 

A neighbour, John Wilkinson of Chapel, North Lodge, Langshaw, registered his death.[xxxii]

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, Leith, Scotland, 1916

On 28 July, 1916, at 77 Henderson Street, Leith, Margaret Gilchrist, (69), married to Thomas Gilchrist, Ploughman, died. Her parents were George Fraser and Margaret Deans or Fraser, both deceased.

Her son, Thomas Gilchrist, registered her death.[xxxiii]

 

Statutory Registers of Marriages, Leith, Scotland, 1918

On 4 February, 1918, at 79 Lochend Road, Leith, Thomas Gilchrist, (39), a Company Porter, 77 Henderson Street, Leith, married Williamina Heriot, (39), of 8 Gardiner Street, Leith.

 

He was the son of Thomas Gilchrist, Farm Servant and Margaret Fraser or Gilchrist. She was the daughter of James Heriot, Porter and Elizabeth Rennie Rankin or Park or Heriot, both deceased.[xxxiv]

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, Pencaitland, Scotland, 1927

On 29 December, 1927, at Wester Pencaitland Farm, Pencaitland in East Lothian, Gideon Fraser, (62), a Shepherd, widower of Anne Ramsay, died.

 

He was the son of Gideon Fraser, Shepherd and Margaret Deans or Fraser, both deceased.

 

His death was registered by his son, George Fraser of 22 Montague Street, Edinburgh.[xxxv]

 

Statutory Registers of Deaths, George Square, Scotland, 1960

On 26 December, 1960, at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Thomas Gilchrist, (72), a Retired Company Porter of 65 Restalrig Road, Leith and widower of Williamina Heriot, died.

 

His friend, J. Acaster, also of 65 Restalrig Road, Leith, registered his death.[xxxvi]

 

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