Gavin Fyfe (1795 - 1869)

Born 12 Mar 1795 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Died 13 Mar 1869 at age 74 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Gavin was born in 1795. He was a weaver by trade. He probably married around the age of 18. His wife was Janet Weir. His eldest daughter was born in 1814. Gavin and Janet had 5 known children.

1. Janet born 1814
2. Gavin born 1815
3. Jane born 1818
4. Marion born 1824
5. Archibald born 1826

He enlisted in the first regiment of Life Guards in 1815 and served 10 years. He re-enlisted in 1825 and served with the 5th regiment of the Dragoon Guards. He served in England and Ireland. He received a medical discharge after an accident to his wrist caused him to have rheumatic pain in his wrist and hand. ^[1]

In 1841 Gavin was living in Howieshill and working as hand loom weaver. he as living with his wife Janet, two daughters Jane and Marion and son Archibald.^[2]

He appears to have worked briefly as a police officer.^[3]

In 1861 he was living with wife, Janet, and working as a railway pointsman.^[4]

He died of natural causes (old age) on March 13th 1869 at Howieshill. He was survived by his wife who passed away in 1873.

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "UK, Royal Hospital, Chelsea: Regimental Registers of Pensioners, 1713-1882"
   Ancestry Record 62209 #164554711 (accessed 16 September 2023)
   Residence Date: 23 Oct 1839; Name: Gavin Fyfe; Document Type: Regimental Registers of Pensioners.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Cambuslang; ED: 4; Page: 10; Line: 1010; Year: 1841
   Ancestry Record 1004 #2687746 (accessed 16 September 2023)
   Gavin Fyfe (45), H L W Army P, in Howies Hill, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire. Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Govan; ED: 37; Page: 3; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1851_167; Year: 1851; Household schedule number: 13; Roll: CSSCT1851_167
   Ancestry Record 1076 #2619243 (accessed 16 September 2023)
   Gavin Fyfe (55), Police Officer, head of household on Bolton St, Govan, Renfrewshire. Born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Glasgow Govan; ED: 91; Page: 5; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_111; Registration Number: 644/9; Household schedule number: 29; Roll: CSSCT1861_111
   Ancestry Record 1080 #1110410 (accessed 16 September 2023)
   Gavin Fyfe (65), Asilway Binteman, head of household at 2 Bolton St, Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire in Tradeston registration district. Born in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire.

• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTLH-HQ1 : 11 February 2020), Gavin Fyfe in entry for Gavin Fyfe, 1837.