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Dr G.M.W.Mann. Baytrees Burnhams Rd, Lt.Bookham Surrey, U.K. KT23 3AU |
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4 David JUSTICE 1791-1860
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m Helen McLEAN 1821
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David JUSTICE was christened on 18Dec1791 in Tibbermore church about 4 miles west of Perth, the son of a blacksmith of Newhouse farm. There is a family story that David was the gatekeeper of Balhousie Castle which is in Perth about 2 miles from Newhouse, but there are no further records of him until the banns of his marriage to Helen MCLEAN were proclaimed in Tibbermore in June 1821 when he was 29. Two children were baptised in Tibbermore, but at least one of them died young. At this time they lived at Ruthvenfield, just across the fields from Newhouse. Ruthvenfield was famed for its bleach works and fields and David worked there as a bleacher and textile printer. David and Helen then moved some 50 miles to Glasgow but David remained a textile printer. Four more children were baptised in the parish of Gorbals. The next move was to Kilpatrick, about 7 miles down the Clyde, but they were there for only 3 or 4 years before moving back to Glasgow. Two children were baptised at Kilpatrick, but at least one of them (David) was actually born in nearby Milngavie. David's brother, John, made all these moves with David, from Tibbermore to Glasgow to Kilpatrick and back to Glasgow. David spent the rest of his life at 15 Commercial Rd in the Glasgow district of Hutchesontown. His occupation was a machine printer of textiles. Two more daughters were born, one of whom died of TB aged 13. David died of pneumonia in 1860 aged 68. Helen outlived him for 12 years, dying of cancer at 94 King St, in the neighbouring district of Calton aged 74. |
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18Dec1791 3Jun1821 29 22 9Jan1822 30 23 7Apr1824 32 25 1827 35 28 20Jul1828
36 29 26Sep1830
38 31 29Jul1832
40 33 20Jul1834
42 35 26Feb1837
45 38 5Apr1840 48 41 6Jun1841 49 42 1842 50 43 23Nov1849
57 50 30Mar1851
59 52 4Aug1855 63 56 15Jul1858
66 59 27Apr1860
68 61 28Apr1860 61 7Apr1861
62 2Apr1871
72 27Dec1872 74 |
David C at Tibbermore, Perth son of James JUSTICE, blacksmith, &
Mary LENOX m Helen McLEAN at Tibbermore, Perth dau Ann C at Tibbermore; David was a bleacher of Ruthvenfield son James C at Tibbermore; David a printer of Ruthvenfield moved to Glasgow dau Mary born at Glasgow dau Amelia born at Tradeston, Glasgow, and C at Gorbals parish church son James C at Gorbals son George C at Gorbals moved to Milngavie, Stirlingshire dau Jean C at New Kilpatrick son David C at New Kilpatrick returned to Glasgow dau Marion C at Gorbals living at 15 Commercial Rd Gorbals with Helen and 6 children; David an
ag lab dau Helen born at 15 Commercial Rd, Govan dau Amelia m at Gorbals living at 15 Commercial Rd Glasgow Gorbals with 6 children; David a
machine printer dau Helen died at 15 Commercial Rd from TB aged 13 son David m Helen DINGWALL of 14 Commercial Rd; David a printer of 15
Commercial Rd David Justice, calico printer, died at 15 Commercial Rd from pneumonia death registered by daughter Mary at Hutchesontown Glasgow Helen living in Commercial Rd with 4 children and a granddaughter census not found Helen died at 94 King St, Calton, Glasgow from a growth |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
Birth David's death certificate identifies
his parents as James JUSTICE and Mary LENOX, born about 1792; the census
suggests he was born at Tibbermore, Perthshire about 1794. The Tibbermore OPR has the following entry:
C 18Dec1791 David s James JUSTICE &
Mary LENOX
The m certificate
of David-3 (marine engineer) identifies his parents as David JUSTICE (a
printer) and Helen McLEAN, and the 1851 census gives his father's place of
birth as Tibermuir. There is a suitable
m at Tibbermore, Perth:
m 10Jun1821 David JUSTICE otp & Helen
MCLEAN otp proclaimed 3,10Jun
From registers of Tibbermore, Perth,
Glasgow, and Kilpatrick; also from census data:
C
9Jan1822 Ann d David JUSTICE,
bleacher & Helen MCLEAN his wife, Ruthvenfield; b 7Jun1822; from Tibbermore
PR
C 7Apr1824
James s David JUSTICE, printer &
Helen MCLEAN his wife, Ruthvenfield; b 4Apr1824; from Tibbermore PR
b
c1827 Mary JUSTICE at Govan (from census)
C 27Jul1828 Amelia d David JUSTICE & Helen MCLEAN in Tradeston b 20Jul1828; from Gorbals PR
C 26Sep1830 James s David JUSTICE & Helen MCLEAN; Gorbals
OPR index
C 29Jul1832 George s David JUSTICE & Helen MCLEAN; Gorbals
OPR index
C 20Jul1834 Jean d David JUSTICE & Helen MCLEAN at Milngavie b 26Jun1834;
from New Kilpatrick PR
C 26Feb1837 David s David JUSTICE & Helen MCLEAN at
Milngavie B 23Jan1837; from New Kilpatrick PR
C
5Apr1840 Marion d David JUSTICE
& Helen MCLEAN; Gorbals OPR index
b
c1842 Helen JUSTICE at 15 Commercial Rd, Govan (from census and death
certificate)
d
4Aug1855 Helen Justice 4.30pm at 15 Commercial Rd Glasgow age 13; cause
phthisis 6 months; born 15 Commercial Rd Glasgow;
buried Southern Necropolis Glasgow; father: David
Justice flat press printer; mother: Helen Justice nee McLean
r
6Aug1855 by brother David Justice at Glasgow
d 27Apr1860 David Justice mar, 4.30pm at
15 Commercial Rd Glasgow age 68, calico printer journeyman; cause pneumonia 12
days
buried Southern Necropolis Glasgow; father: James
Justice dec blacksmith (master); mother: Mary Justice dec nee Lennox
r 28Apr1860 by daughter Mary Justice at
Hutchesontown Glasgow
d 27Dec1872 Helen Justice wid 5.15am at 94
King St Glasgow age 74, cause inward growth in stomach 5 weeks
father: John McLean dec ploughman; mother: Anne McLean
dec nee Bain; husband: David Justice dec calico printer
r 28Dec1872 by daughter Marion Justice at
Calton Glasgow
David
JUSTICE 45 1796
ag lab
n
Helen
JUSTICE 40 1801 n
Ann
JUSTICE 15 1826
cotton carder n
Mary
JUSTICE 15 1826
cotton carder
y
George
JUSTICE 8 1833 y
Jean
JUSTICE 6 1835 n
David
JUSTICE 4 1837 n
Marrion
JUSTICE 1 1840 y
David
JUSTICE he mar 56 1795
machine printer
T..muir PER
Helen
JUSTICE wi mar 52 1798 Fowlis PER
Mary
JUSTICE da unm 23 1827
cotton weaver
Govan LKS
George
JUSTICE so unm 18 1832
tinsmith
Govan LKS
Jean
JUSTICE da unm 16 1834 cotton weaver Kilpatrick
STI
David
JUSTICE so unm 14 1836 Kilpatrick STI
Marion
JUSTICE da unm 11 1839
scholar Govan LKS
Helen
JUSTICE da unm 9 1841
scholar
Govan LKS
Helen
JUSTICE he wid 62 1799 Perthshire
Mary
JUSTICE da unm 34 1827
power loom weaver
Glasgow
George
JUSTICE so unm 28 1833
tinsmith
Glasgow
Jean
JUSTICE da unm 26 1835 power loom
weaver
Glasgow
Marian
JUSTICE da unm 21 1840
power loom weaver
Glasgow
Helan
KAY gd unm 8 1853
scholar [error for HAY?] Glasgow
article published in the Tay valley Family
History Journal
Amelia Justice, Balhousie Castle, and the
Earl of Kinnoul by Dr. Geoffrey Mann
(No 998)
My wife's gr.great aunt Amelia JUSTICE was
"the daughter of the gatekeeper at Balhousie Castle" - so the family
legend claimed - "and married the son of the Earl of Kinnoul!" This fascinating story was not known in my
wife's branch of the family but came to us only after making contact with a
direct descendant of Amelia in Australia.
We treated the story with the usual suspicion given to family legends
because we knew Amelia was born and brought up in the Gorbals of Glasgow. One of a family of ten children, her father,
David JUSTICE, was not a romantic castle gatekeeper, but a calico printer
living in Glasgow's Commercial Rd.
David died in 1860 and his death certificate
gave his parents as James JUSTICE and Mary LENNOX, while the 1851 census showed
he was born in Tibbermore, Perth. The
Tibbermore parish register provided David's baptism in 1791, his marriage to
Helen MCLEAN in 1821, and the baptism of their first two children Ann and James
JUSTICE in 1822 and 1824. Fortunately,
the register also stated that David was a bleacher and printer of Ruthvenfield
while his father was "in Newhouse of Huntingtour". All these places are on the ordnance survey
near Perth, so it was time to visit that fair city.
Newhouse, where David was born, is a farm
some two miles from Perth. David's
father was a blacksmith, and my wife and I wandered around some of the disused
buildings, wondering which might have been the smithy where David's father
worked. Half a mile across the fields
lay the ancient castle of Huntingtower and beyond that the now disused bleach
fields for which Ruthvenfield was once renowned. The neat rows of worker's cottages and the tower of the bleach
works are all that remain. David worked
there for at least two years before moving to Glasgow to continue his trade.
But then the family legend came to life! We found Balhousie Castle in Perth, just two
miles down the hill from Ruthvenfield.
For all we knew previously it could have been anywhere in Scotland, but
to find it so close to David's workplace could not be coincidence. David Justice was 30 years old when he was
working at Ruthvenfield. Did he travel
the two miles to be gatekeeper before he became a bleacher - or did he
moonlight the gatekeeper's job to supplement a bleacher's pay?
Balhousie Castle is now the Museum of the
Black Watch Regiment (see TVFH September 1997). We joined the tourists and spoke to the curator. He showed us a picture of the derelict state
of the Castle in the last century when David may have been the gatekeeper. We also learned that it was owned by the Earl
of Kinnoul - whose son Amelia was supposed to have married! We knew Amelia had married John HAY, so it
was with added surprise that we heard from the curator that HAY is the family
name of the Earls of Kinnoul. Was the
story true after all?
Through the Tay Valley FHS, we have now been
in touch with another descendant of Amelia, Margaret BULMER (nee THOMSON).
Margaret had a photograph of Amelia and had found that she married three times
in Glasgow - to John HAY in 1849, James MCKENZIE in 1862 and Peter WHITELAW in
1871. Her first husband, John HAY, was a woodcarver and pianoframe maker in
Glasgow. He died at an early age and
Amelia must then have had a hard time, because her daughter Helen was brought
up by her grandparents, while her only son William HAY sailed to Australia
without her at the tender age of 11. He went in 1861 with his uncle and aunt,
John & Ann SIMMIE. He did well in Australia and must have treasured the
story about the mother he left behind in Scotland, since it was passed down to
his gr.granddaughter, our Australian correspondent.
So was John HAY a son of the Earl of
Kinnoul? It seems unlikely - but then
so did the story of the castle gatekeeper and that is probably true! The research continues.