Margaret Anderson (1866 - 1938)

Born 9 Feb 1866 in Rigfoot Farm, Uplawmoor, Neilston Parish, Ayrshire

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Marshall Craig — married 19 Jun 1888 in Eastend Farm, Shutterflat, Beith, Scotland

Descendants

Died 1 Sep 1938 at age 72 in Braefoot, Glengarnock, Ayrshire

Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Death

Death:

Date: 01 SEP 1938

Place: Braefoot, Glengarnock, Ayrshire

Death:

Date: 01 SEP 1938

Place: Aged 72 years

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 01 SEP 1938Array

Event

Event:

Type: Nickname

Place: "Maggie" on marriage certificate and childrens birth certificates

Event:

Type: Comment

Date: 1887

Place: Betty Craig has a land purchase deed from Maggie at this date.

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1887

Place: 38 Eglington Street, Beith

Census

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: 18 Whang Street, Beith, Ayrshire

Census:

Date: 1901

Place: Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Census:

Date: 1911

Place: Braefoot, Glengarnock, Ayrshire

Census:

Date: 1891

Place: 38 Eglington Street, Beith

Census: Dairy Maid

Date: 1881

Place: 38 Whang Street, Beith

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Sources

1. ↑ Anderson-20366 was created by David Craig through the import of CRAIG-2015_2015-07-25_01.ged on Jul 25, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

Notes

Note N12Maggies birthdate, place and parents names are confirmed through the Scots Origins (GRO) database.

Robert and Margaret's marriage certificate also backs up her age, residence and parents names, as well as the marriage details. She was married in 1888, aged 22, when she lived at 38 Eglington Street, Beith. Both her parents are confirmed dead when she married.

Maggies birth certificate also backs up her birth date, place and parents names.

The 1871 census finds Margaret living at 18 Whang Street, Beith. She is listed as Margaret Anderson, aged 5, born in Neilston, Renfrewshire. Living with her were mother Jane Anderson, aged 46, widowed 17 months before, occupation Shopkeeper, and sister Eliza, aged 13, born in Dalry, Ayrshire.

She can also be found in the 1881 census, living with her mother at 38 Whang Street, Beith, occupation Dairy Maid. The census data confirms her age and birthplace.

Maggie is also on the 1891 census, aged 25, living in Beith, with her husband Robert (27) and their son David (1). They then lived at 38 Eglington Street, Beith. Maggies profession is down as a "Retailer of Milk".

Maggie and family are also found on the 1901 census, living at 37 Glengarnock, Dalry parish. The census records above their address the words "beginning of Glengarnock village", so the house must have been on the outskirts. The family listed include Robert (37), Maggie (35), David (11), James (9) and Robert (7). The census data confirms their ages and places of birth. Robert is listed as joiner - employer which presumably means he was self-employed. Maggie is listed as wife so presumably she had stopped working by this point and was looking after the family (NB my grandfather William was to be born 2 months later). The house is described as having 4 rooms with one or more windows.

The 1911 census finds Maggie and her family living at Braefoot, Glengarnock. Maggie is described as wife, aged 45, born in Neilston, Renfrew.

Also in the house are:

Robert Craig, Head of House, aged 48, married, occupation Joiner (and employer), born in Beith, Ayrshire;

David Craig, son, aged 21, single, occupation Engineer's Fitter, born in Beith, Ayrshire;

James A Craig, son, aged 19, single, occupation Joiner, born in Beith, Ayrshire;

Robert Craig, son, aged 17, single, occupation Invoice Clerk, Steelworks, born in Beith, Ayrshire;

William Craig, son, aged 9, scholar, born in Glengarnock, Ayrshire;

Agnes Craig, daughter, aged 1, born in Glengarnock, Ayrshire. (NOTE the age is clearly wrong - should be 8!)

The census also confirms that Robert and Maggie had been married for 22 years and had 6 children, 5 of whom were still alive. The house had 4 rooms with windows.

Maggie was principal executer of her late mothers estate. Her signature is on the inventory or articles left behind by her late mother in the Dairy, Beith.

Fifteen £1 shares of the Dunlop Gas Light Coy were passed to her on her mother's death - we have the original manuscript for the transfer. Signatures of immediate family members are included. Aunt Nancy (Agnes Marshall Craig) left a page from a 1985 "Auld Kirk News" giving details on how Kilbirnie was the first town in Scotland with "Gas Light".

The transfer manuscript reads :

We, Marion Anderson or Lamont, East End of

Shutterflat, Beith, and Elizabeth Anderson or Young,

Station Cottage, Beith, Trustees and Executors

on the Estate of the now deceased Mrs Jane Anderson,

Grocers, Beith in Consideration of the Agreement

Dated 30th August 1898 and signed by the Trustees

Marion Anderson or Lamont & Elizabeth Anderson

or Young do hereby assign convey & transfer to the

said Mrs Robert Craig, Glengarnock her

Executors Administrators and Assignees Fifteen

One Pound shares in Dunlop Gas Light Coy

to hold the said Mrs Robert Craig, Glengarnock,

her Executors Administrators and Assignees

subject to the same rules, orders and restrictions

under which the said Mrs Jane Anderson

held the same and of the said Mrs Robert Craig

do hereby agree to take and accept of the said shares

subject to the same rules, orders, restrictions

and conditions.

In witness whereof these presents witnesses by

James E Wylie, Secty to the said Gas Light

Coy and subscriber at Dunlop this Fifth day of

September Eighteen hundred and ninety eight

Years in presence of these witnesses by

Andrew Robertson, James E Wylie, Robert Young,

John Aitken, John Lamont & Thos W Rush

Andrew Robertson Witness

James E Wylie Witness Mrs Robert Craig

Robert Young Witness

John Aitken Witness Mrs Robert Young

John Lamont Witness

Thos W Rush Mrs John Lamont

NOTE : some background on Gas Light is given in Aunt Nancys Old Parish Newsletter extract dated August 1985

On 13th December 1887, Maggie bought a burial plot, no. 115, in the new burial ground for the Parish of Beith. We have the original paperwork. She was only 21 at the time, and must have been a good forward thinker and planner. Her husband, Robert, bought the adjacent plot, no. 116, on 2nd September 1938. We also have the original paperwork for this. For details of the inscription on the stone, see "notes" for her husband, Robert.

Maggies Gravestone in Beith Churchyard reads :

Erected By

ROBERT CRAIG

Braefoot, Glengarnock

In Loving Memory Of His Wife

MARGARET ANDERSON

Who Died 1st September 1938 Aged 72 Years

Also

Their Daughter JEANNIE Who Died In Infancy

And Their Son WILLIAM

Who Died 25 November 1940 Aged 39 Years

The Above ROBERT CRAIG J.P.

Died 8th September 1943 Aged 80 Years

Their Eldest Son DAVID

Died 17th December 1985 Aged 96 Years

Their daughter AGNES

Died 9th October 1997 Aged 94 Years