Margaret Skirving

1824 - 1905  (81 years)

• Name	Margaret Skirving
  Birth	20 Mar 1824	Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	SKIRVING 1824 Margaret, lawful daughter to William Skirving and Elizabeth Lawson, residing at Bolton, was born on the 20th day of March 1824. (This registration was made this 29th day of December 1855)
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Saughland, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	SKIRVING Margaret, Head, Unm, 33, Haddingtonshire SKIRVING Elizabeth, Dau, 14, Temple Midlothian BUCHAN William, Son, 11, Midlothian SKIRVING Elizabeth, Sister, Unm, 21, Haddington Haddingtonshire
  Census	2 Apr 1871	10 Carnock Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [4]
  	SKIRVING Margaret, Head, Unm, 46, Boarding Mos (?), Bolton Haddingtonshire STRACHAN William, Nephew, 8, Scholar, Crichton, Midlothian
  Census	3 Apr 1881	16 Hope Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [5]
  	SIMPSON John, Head, Mar, 62, Carter, Inverkip Renfrewshire SIMPSON Margaret, Wife, Mar, 54, Bolton, Haddingtonshire
  Census	5 Apr 1891	33 Lynedoch Street, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [6]
  	SIMPSON Margaret, Head, Widow, 65, Bolton Haddingtonshire NICOL Catherine, Boarder, Widow, 75, Montrose Forfarshire
  Census	31 Mar 1901	4 Harlaw Hill, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland   [7]
  	EDMOND Adam, Head, Mar, 53, Coal Miner Hewer, Prestonpans Haddington EDMOND Elizabeth, Wife, Mar, 54, Temple Midlothian EDMOND Thomas, Son, Unm, 22, Coal Miner Hewer, Prestonpans Haddington EDMOND Adam, Son, Unm, 20, Coal Miner Drawer, Prestonpans Haddington EDMOND Peter, Son, 12, Scholar, Prestonpans Haddington EDMOND Robert, Son, 9, Scholar, Prestonpans Haddington SIMPSON Margaret S, Mother in Law, Widow, 77, Bolton Haddington
  Death	24 Mar 1905	4 Harlaw Hill, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland   [2, 8]
  	Cause: Cerabral Apoplexy - 1 Day; Coma - 1 Day
  	Margaret Simpson Widow of John Simpson, Lorryman At 2PM, Aged 70 Parents: William Skirving, Blacksmith (Dec) & Margaret Skirving MS Lawson (Dec) A Edmond, Son in Law, was the informant
  AAA Last Date	16 Nov 2021
  Person ID	I8815	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	William Skirving,   b. 22 Nov 1793, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Between 1852 and 1861, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Lawson,   b. Abt 1795, East Lothian, Scotland d. Bef 1841, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (Age < 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	1. Elizabeth Peden,   b. 19 Jul 1845, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland d. 14 Aug 1906, 4 Harlaw Hill, Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland (Age 61 years)  [Mother: natural]   2. William Buchan,   b. 24 Oct 1849, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6042	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John Simpson,   b. Abt 1819, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 25 Oct 1888, Infirmary, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	15 Sep 1871	5 John Street, Cartsdyke, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [2, 9]
  	After Banns According to the Forms of the Church of Scotland John Simpson Carter, Widower, Aged 52 Res: 5 John Street, Cartsdyke Greenock Parents: Robert Simpson, Mason (Dec) & Elizabeth Simpson MS Marquis (Dec) Margaret Skirving Housekeeper, Spinster, Aged 46 Res: 5 John Street, Cartsdyke, Greenock Parents: William Skirving, County Smith (Dec) & Margaret Skirving MS Lawson (Dec) Witnesses: Robert Pollock & Grace Yates
  Family ID	F6044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 7 Apr 1861 - Saughland, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1823 Bolton East Lothian, 704/ 20 54. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Crichton Midlothian -. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Greenock, East Greenock, Renfrewshire -. [S14] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1881 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 3 April 1881;), 1881 Greenock Middle Renfrewshire; Reg No 564/1 ED 36 Page 6. [S15] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1891 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 5 April 1891;), 1891 Greenock East Renfrewshire, Reg No 564/1 ED 27 Page 7. [S49] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1901 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 31 March 1901;), 1901 Prestonpans Haddingtonshire East Lothion ; Reg No 718 ED 3 Page 23. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1905 Prestonpans Haddington; 718/ 8 - Aged 70. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1871 Greenock Renfrewshire; 564/2 102.