William Henderson (bef. 1818 - 1893)

Born before 20 Sep 1818 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Semple) Henderson — married 11 Jul 1855 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1893 after age 74 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

William was born at Shaws Farm, Dalserf, Lanarshire and was baptised there on 20th September 1818. He was the son of James Henderson and Lilias Burns. ^[1]

In 1841 William was 20 years old. He lived at Shaws farm in the parish of Dalserf with his parents, siblings John, James, Margaret, and Thomas and three servants, Grace Wen, Betsy Stark and John Lindsay. ^[2]

By 1851, William was 31 and had moved from the family farm at Shaws to his own farm at Craigthornhill, Glassford in the parish of Avondale, Lanarkshire. He was a farmer fo 135 acres and lived there with farm servants, John dow, Margaret Allan, Agnes Scott, David Fallon and Thomas Millar. ^[3]

On 11th July 1855, William married Anne Semple at Hairshawhead, Avondale. ^[4] This marriage record note his birth was registered on 20th September 1820 rather than 1818.

Children

• Sarah Loudon Henderson
• Lilias Burns Henderson
• Anne Elizabeth Henderson
• James Henderson
• William Henderson
• Anne Elizabeth Henderson
• William Henderson

By 1861 William had moved from Craigthornhill to Eastquarter, a farm of 100 acres, in the parish of Glassford. He lived there with his wife Anne and children Sarah, Lilias and Ann and servants John Reid, Andrew Wilson, Helen Campbell and Elizabeth Baird. ^[5]

By 1871 William had again moved his family from Lanarkshire to Meadownay in the parishof Maybole, Ayrshire. It was a farm of 250 acres arable land, employing 2 labourers. William, aged 50 lived there with his wife Anne, children Sarah, Lilias, James, William and Anne and employees, James McCormick, Bella (Mc)Queen and George Murray. ^[6]

In 1881 William was 60 years old. He continued to farm at Meadownay, Maybole, employing 2 men, 3 women and 1 boy. he lived there with his wife Anne, children Sarah, Lilias, James, William and Anne, and servants Ellen McDonald and David Gibson. ^[7]

By 1891 William was 70 years old and again had moved. While retaining ownership of Meadownay, he left it in son James' care and purchased nearby High Milton Farm, where he lived with his wife Anne and servants William campbell, Jane Jess and Isabella Ferguson. ^[8]

He passed away on 17th August 1893 at High Milton Farm, Maybole.^[9]

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Sources

1. ↑ “Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers – Births and Baptisms” database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 01 Oct 2023), Name: William Henderson; Parents: James Henderson and Lilias Burns; Date: 20 sep 1818; Parish: Dalserf; Parish Number: 638; Reference Number: 10/ 168.
2. ↑ “Scotland Census, 1841”: County: Lanark, District: Dalserf, James Henderson, Reference: 638/3/11; National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT.
3. ↑ “Scotland Census, 1851”: County: Lanark, District: Glassford, William Henderson, Reference: 645/1/8; National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT.
4. ↑ “Statutory Register of Marriages” database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 28 Aug 2023), William Henderson and Anne Semple, 11 Jul 1855, Avondale; Parish Number: 621, Reference Number: 22.
5. ↑ “Scotland Census, 1861”: County: Lanark, District: Glassford, William Henderson, Reference: 645/2/9; National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT.
6. ↑ “Scotland Census, 1871”: County: Ayr, District: Maybole, William Henderson, Reference: 605/13/9; National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT.
7. ↑ “Scotland Census, 1881”: County: Ayr, District: Maybole, William Henderson, Reference: 605/13/9; National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT.
8. ↑ “Scotland Census, 1881”: County: Ayr, District: Maybole, William Henderson, Reference: 605/13/7; National Records of Scotland, 3 West Register Street, New Register House, Edinburgh, EH1 3YT.
9. ↑ “Statutory Register of Deaths” database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 18 Sep 2023), William Henderson; 17 Aug 1893; Maybole; Parish Number: 605, Reference Number: 98.

• "Scotland Census, 1841," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYZ8-TKH : 13 October 2014), William Henderson, Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from "1841 England, Scotland & Wales census,"

• "Scotland Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB46-8J5 : 14 October 2014), William Henderson, The County Adjacent To Westquarter And Parish Glas, Lanarkshire, Scotland; from "1861 England, Scotland & Wales census,"

• "Scotland Census, 1881," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM2X-VS3 : 5 November 2014), William Henderson, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland; from "1881 England, Scotland & Wales census,"

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