Alexander David Henderson (1863 - 1939)

Born 1 Aug 1863 in Par. of Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Son of Archibald Henderson and Agnes (Todd) Henderson

Husband of Margaret Ann (Burnett) Henderson — married 1888 in Gt Clifton, Dist of Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Wilson) Henderson — married 9 Nov 1918 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Descendants

Died 19 Sep 1939 at age 76 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Biography

Alexander David Henderson ^[1][2]

Born 01 Aug 1863 Par. of Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland^[3]

Died 19 SEP 1939 Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander David HENDERSON, ropesplicer (retired), married to a) Margaret Ann BURNETT b) Mary Elizabeth WILSON died 9:30 am Post Office Buildings, Biggar, aged 76, s/o Archibald HENDERSON, blacksmith (journeyman) dec, and Agnes m.s.TODD, dec. Cause Cardiac disease (valvular), cert. by R MARSHALL, M.B. Ch. B. Inf. Mary E HENDERSON, widow, present, registered 20th Sep at Biggar.^[4]

Buried: Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

the lair containing: Alexander D Henderson 76 buried 22 Sep 1939; also the cremated remains of two dtrs: Kathleen Scott, ashes interred 3 Apr 1992; and Margaret Goodwin, ashes interred 28 May 1998^[5]

Occupations:

1901 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England^[6]

joiner carpenter

Sep 1916 probably at Kells, Cumberland, England

cartwright and joiner ^[7]

Dec 1920 to May 1924

an hotel manager (when children Mary, Margaret, Alexander and Florence born) ^[8]

Mar 1926 Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

an hotel assistant (when dtr Kathleen born) ^[8]

Sep 1939 Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

rope splicer (retired) ^[4]

Sep 1941

a joiner and cartwright, dec. (marriage of dtr Jean)^[9]

Jan 1946

a joiner, dec. (marriage of dtr Mary) ^[10]

JUL 1954

hotel assistant, dec. (when dtr Kathleen married) ^[11]

Jul 1960 " described as a colliery rope splicer (retired) on his widow's dth cert^[12]

Family

Husband: Alexander David Henderson

Wife: Margaret Ann Burnett

Married 1888 Gt Clifton?, Dist of Cockermouth, Cumberland, England ^{[13][14][15][4]} Children:

John Burnett Henderson

Sarah Agnes Henderson

James Archibald Henderson

David Henderson

Edward Henderson

Census:

1871 Haywood Village, Par. of Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

HENDERSON: Archbiald 34 blacksmith & fitter, b Logie, STI; wife Agnes 30 b Carnwath; Children (all b Carnwath, LKS): Alexr 7 scholar; Emelia 5; Archd 3; Agnes 1; Boarders: Alexr Weire, marr. 27 blacksmith b Shotts, LKS; William Cald (Kells) unm, 24 blacksmith b Carluke, LKS. 1 child 5 to 13 at school, 2 rooms with one or more windows, next house occupied by Nisbet, coal miner)^[16]

1891 Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

HENDESON (sic): Alex D head, mar, 27, joiner, b Scotland, employed, wife Margaret A 27, b CUL. Son John B 1 b CUL.^[14]

1901 Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Alexander D HENDERSON, head, mar, 37, joiner carpenter, worker b Scotland, wife Mary (sic) A HENDERSON, 37, b Cumberland, Great Clifton. Children: John B, 11, Sarah A, 9, James H, 6, David, 1 all b Whitehaven, CUL.^[6]

1911 Kells, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

HENDERSON: Alexander David 47 colliery rope splicer (below ground) b Carnwath, LKS; wife Margaret Ann 47 marr. 23 yrs 5 children, 4 living b Gt Clifton, CUL; Children: John Burnett 21 cloggers shop worker; Sarah Agness 19 gen. serv. at home; James Archibald 16 apprentice plumber; David 11 at school - all unm, b Whitehaven; Father Archibald 74 blacksmith freestone quarry, b. Bridge of Allan, STI;^[17]

Husband: Alexander David Henderson

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Wilsn

Married 09 NOV 1918 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Morris advised that dtr Sarah moved to Canada after her father remarried, which places the marriage as c 1916.

Now found to be 1918 from son Alexander's birth cert (confirmed as reg. Dec qtr 1918 10b/1298)^{[18][4][19][20]}

Sources

1. ↑ Children of Archibald HENDERSON and Agnes TODD, Page 2, extracted c 1972 from FamilyHistory: HENDERSON, James (1814-1892) and his family Author: Isabella Chittock nee Howden Publication: Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, aft 1915
2. ↑ HENDERSON/TOD(D) births, Carnwath, batch C116321, extracted from IGI: HENDERSON extract 1993 from LDS library
3. ↑ IGI: HENDERSON extract 1993 from LDS library
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Dth 1939 Alexander David HENDERSON, Dist 623 #34:; p/copy rcvd Nov 2002
5. ↑ Email from the Cemeteries Assistant, Specialist Services, Biggar, rcvd by LornaHen, Dec 2004
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1901 Kells census (Ref RG/13/4893 page 28 Folio 73) from image Ancestry.com Aug 2002
7. ↑ Marr. cert 1916 William BECK & Sarah Agnes HENDERSON, copy received Aug 2002. Certified copies or images from BDM British Columbia Archives
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} GRO SCT, birth cert. transcriptions received Jan 2005 by LornaHen from Robert McC,
9. ↑ Marr. cert 1941 Burton Philip ROSE and Jean Wison HENDERSON, transcr ex GRO SCT from Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2005
10. ↑ Marr. cert 1946 Eugeniusz GOGOLA and Mary Duncan HENDERSON, transcr ex GRO SCT from Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2005
11. ↑ Marr. 1954 Kathleen HENDERSON and John SCOTT, transcr. ex GRO SCT Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2005
12. ↑ Dth cert 1960 Mary Elizabeth HENDERSON nee WILSON, transcr rcvd Jan 2005 (from correspondence re HENDERSON/WILSON: Biggar ex Hilary D (NRN, SCT) & LornaHen (WTN, NZ) the copy of cert found in their attic
13. ↑ rvd Oct 2001 ex letter from Isa CHITTOCK to Hone HENDERSON 28 Jul 1966
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} P/copy of Kells, Town of Whitehaven, Civil Par. of Preston Quarter, Parliamentary Borough of Whitehaven, Ecclesiastical District of Mt Pleasant from Bernard H. (Ref RG/12/4315 page 22 received by LornaHen from Bernard Hall Aug 2002
15. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005", Volume: 10B; Page: 677, FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 23 June 2023), Alexander David Henderson marriage registered Jan-Feb-Mar 1888 in Cockermouth. (to Margaret Ann BURNETT )
16. ↑ Source: #S56  : 1871 Census: Carnwath, LKS Scotland Dist 632 ED 9 Page 26 Schedul #115, copy d/loaded May 2005
17. ↑ 1911 Census: Kells, Whitehaven, CUL RG14; Piece: 31502.ED 10 Reg. 577, hsehold of Alexander David & Margaret Ann HENDERSON, copy d/loaded Dec 2011
18. ↑ Letter: Morris BECK to L McIntosh Nov 2002
19. ↑ Birth cert 1924 Alexander HENDERSON, transcr ex GRO SCT from Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2005
20. ↑ Birth 1920 Mary Duncan HENDERSON, transcr ex GRO SCT from Robert McC, rcvd Jan 2005

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Anne Beck and Ronnie Barrie, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Archibald Henderson and Agnes Todd, the great great grandparents of both Anne Beck and RB. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 3rd-4th cousins, based on sharing 67 cM across 3 segments.Theory of Family Relativity suggests third cousins

• Henderson-6958 was created by Lorna Henderson through the import of BeckFairbairnWalterGrace4WTJan2015.ged (Reference: 1263)