Margaret (Boyd) Edmondson (1827 - 1895)

Born 15 Aug 1827 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of George Edmondson — married 22 Apr 1853 in Portland, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1895 at age 67 in Wooragee, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1827, the daughter of John Boyd and Mary Gibb. She departed from Scotland aboard John Davies and arrived in Victoria on 9 Nov 1852. ^[1] She married George Edmondson in 1853. ^[2] Margaret passed away in 1895. ^[3]

Residence

Residence: Age: 14

Date: 1841

Place: Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland^[4]

Residence Relationship: Servant.

Residence:

Date: 1851

Place: Paisley Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland. ^[5]

Additional Notes by Unknown

Born 15 Aug 1827 (1828). Erskine Lanarkshire Scotland Attested by Her Brother John 16 Apr 1852 Johnstone.

Christening: Covenenter descendant-Robert Bruce. Baptised by a Dissenting Minister Erskine.

Buried Beechworth

Left Scotland Jul 14 1852 "John Davis" landed Portland Nov 12 1852.

Covenenter descendant-Robert Bruce; claimed descent from a yellow haired Boyd branch of the Bruces.

1

Surname Given names Age Month Year Ship Code Fiche Page.

BOYD MARGT 32 FEB 1852 JOSHUA B 001 002. MARGT 36 AUG 1852 LADY HEAD B 005 002. 1

Surname Given names Age Month Year Ship Code Fiche Page.

DAVIS JOHN 28 DEC 1852 AUSTRALIA F 005 002. JOHN - NOV 1852 EPAMINONDAS F 004 005. JOHN - DEC 1852 MINNESOTA B 021 001. JOHN JOSEPH 35 DEC 1852 TULLOCH CASTLE B 021 006. 1

The rights of the people are important in Scotland where, in theory at least, the people and not parliament are sovereign. The people have also stood their ground, in the days of the Covenanters, to ensure that government of their national church was controlled by the people and their clergy and not by the aristocrocy of the country. The Covenanters were strong in the Lanarkshire area and often suffered for their beliefs and rights, including in the Battle of Bothwell Bridge. Some background to these Covenanting times can be found here. 1

County and City Location: Renfrewshire -A Greenock.

Dwelling Location: Page 11, Number 72.

Address: EAST BREAST 6 LANGS LAND. 1

Position Marital.

Name in Family Status Age Sex.

MITCHELL, JAMES HEAD MAR 43 M. JANE W MAR 36 F. JANE D U 10 F.

WILSON, JANE NIECE U 19 F.

BOYD, MARGARET SERVANT U 24 F.

PENN, ROBERT LODGER U 28 M.

WELSH, JOHN LODGER U 38 M.

GEFFERSON, GEORGE LODGER MAR 49 M.

DAVIES, WILLIAM LODGER MAR 39 M.

STEWART, JAMES LODGER MAR 58 M.

HOLLAND, HENRY LODGER MAR 36 M.

WILLIAMS, ANDREW LODGER MAR 48 M.

MARR, JAMES LODGER MAR 32 M. 1

More info on above names: 1

Approximate

Birth

Name Occupation Year Birth Place.

MITCHELL, JAMES CARPENTER 1808 LEITH @ MLN. JANE *LODGING HOUSE 1815 INVERKEITHING @ FIF. JANE SCHOLAR 1841 GREENOCK @ RFW.

WILSON, JANE SERVANT 1832 LEITH @ MLN.

BOYD, MARGARET SERVANT 1827 GLASGOW @ LKS.

PENN, ROBERT SEAMAN 1823 @.

WELSH, JOHN SEAMAN 1813 NEWCASTLE @ NBL.

GEFFERSON, GEORGE SEAMAN 1802 BRISTOL @ SOM.

DAVIES, WILLIAM SEAMAN 1812 @.

STEWART, JAMES SEAMAN 1793 @ PER.

HOLLAND, HENRY SEAMAN 1815 @.

WILLIAMS, ANDREW SEAMAN 1803 @.

MARR, JAMES SHIP CARPENTER 1819 LEITH @ MLN. 1

Data above that did not fit in the allotted space is indicated.

by the character * and is shown in full below: 1

* LODGING HOUSE KEEPER.

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria, Australia, Assisted and Unassisted Passenger Lists, 1839-1923 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc. Series: VPRS 14; Series Title: Register of Assisted Immigrants from the United Kindom (refer to microform copy, VPRS 3502)
2. ↑ Pioneer Index. Victoria 1836-1888: ISBN 0 7311 5300 6 CD

   Surname : BOYD

   Given Names : Margaret

   Event : M

   Spouse Surname/Father : EDMONSON

   Spouse Gvn Names/Mother : George

   Age :

   Sex : F

   Birth Place :

   Death Place :

   Year : 1853

   Reg Number : 4113

   Denomination : Independent Congregational

   Parish : MELBOURNE

   Fiche : 925

3. ↑ Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; URL: http://search.ancestry.com.au

   Name: Margt Edmondson

   Death Place: Beechworth, Victoria

   Age: 67

   Father's Name: Boyd Jno

   Mother's name: Mary Gibbs

   Registration Year: 1895

   Registration Place: Victoria

   Registration Number: 4334

   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828

4. ↑ 1841 Scotland Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006 Parish: Fordyce; ED: 8; Page: 3; Line: 1230; Year: 1841
5. ↑ 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Parish: Paisley Abbey; ED: 1; Page: 9; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_125; Year: 1851