Selected Families and Individuals

Notes


John Turnbull

From M/C - Foreman iron turner.Widower living at 23 Mains Street,Glasgow.
From Isabella Aitken's D/C - Lavatory attendant.


Isabella Aitken

1871 Census.72 Taylor St,Barony.Living with father.Dressmaker.
1874 - As above.Gave birth to son James Shankland,illegitimate,at 145 Garscube Road,Glasgow.Childs father lived at 35 North St.Mungo Street,Glasgow
From M/C 1877 - Spinster.Dressmaker at 72 Millburn Street,Dennistoun which was her parents address.Her sister Mary was her witness.
1881 Census 29 Gardiner St.,Glasgow. 644/8 2/1.Living with husband,daughters Mary and Primrose and Margaret Turnbull age 30 who may have been her husbands sister.Also in the house Jeanie T.Turnbull age 8 who was probably John Turnbulls daughter by his first wife.
Have photograph taken c.1908 of Isabella,her daughter Mary and her grand-daughter Isobel.


Isabella Turnbull

Registered her mother's death.


John Waugh

Mason.May have died 1Feb1868 New Luce age 35.Parents may be Alexander Waugh and Agnes McCulloch,From gravestone in New Luce Kirkyard.


Alexander Knox

Coal miner.
1851 Census Only two entries found Ayrshire both unmarried not widower.Most likely one in Darvel,Louden Parish age 22.labourer coal keeper.
July 1857 from daughter Margarets D/C - Private 94th.regiment.
From D/C - Pauper,lunatic.Death registered by superintendant of asylum.


Margaret Laird

Cause of death tuberculosis


Margaret Oliphant Knox

Cause of death tuberculosis


James Laird

Schoolmaster


Margaret Oliphant

She registered her grand-daughter Margarets death in 1857.She called herself Margaret Shields.Had she remarried?


James Aitken Shankland

1881 Census 72 Millburn St Townhead.Living with grandfather Alex Aitken.
Scholar.Illegitimate son of Isabella Aitken No evidence so far that his parents married.
From D/C - Usual address 3 Blythswood Street,Glasgow.Occupation hoistman/electric crane driver.


James Aitken Shankland

1881 Census 72 Millburn St Townhead.Living with grandfather Alex Aitken.
Scholar.Illegitimate son of Isabella Aitken No evidence so far that his parents married.
From D/C - Usual address 3 Blythswood Street,Glasgow.Occupation hoistman/electric crane driver.


Elizabeth Henderson

From D/C - Usual address 3 Blythswood Street,Glasgow.Her death was registered by her daughter Agnes Moore,9 Ardenlea Street,Glasgow.