John Irving (abt. 1849 - 1922)

Born about 1849 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Paterson — married 24 Mar 1884 in Register Office, Cockermouth, Cumberland, England

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1922 at about age 73 in Workington, Cumberland, England

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Biography

Name, birth year and location based on census records.

George Irving's birth certificate shows fathers profession as Locomotive Engine driver. Confirmed on George Irving's wedding certificate as Profession of Father.

John Irving married Margaret Paterson, registered March 1884 at Whitehaven, Cumberland. ^[1]

24 March 1884 Marriage certificate PAS 455668/2 for John Irving, aged 39, marriage to Margaret Paterson, aged 28. Condition of John Irving is stated as Widower, living at Mossbay Cottages, Workington. John's profession is Engineman. John's Father is named as James (deceased) profession as Shoemaker.

Margaret Paterson is a spinster living at North Side, Harrington. Margaret's father is John Paterson, profession as laborer. First marriage witness is John White. The gravestone inscription of John Irving (below) has a sister Jane (White) who is therefore the wife of John White? Second marriage witness is Agnes Workman.

Buried in St. Mary's Church, High Harrington. Photograph of gravestone of John and Margaret Irving taken May 1998. Engraved on the gravestone is:

• In Loving Memory of John Irving
• The Dearly beloved Husband of
• Margaret Irving
• Who died in North Side
• Feb 5th 1922 Aged 78 years
• Margaret his Wife
• Who died August 25th 1922
• aged 65 years
• Also my dear sister Jane White
• Died Mountain View
• June 6th 1896 Aged 41 years

• At base of Gravestone covered by grass:
• Also James Irving
• Died in infancy

John Irving died age 76 Death registered March 1922 at Cockermouth, Cumberland. ^[2]

Census Records

1851. Isabel Irvine, Head, Widow, aged 54 Born Eckford, Roxburghshire, James Irvine, son, Widow age 30, shoemaker born Ancrum, John Son age 22 Roper born Hobkirk, Betsy (Elizabeth) Daughter age 20 Seamstress born Hobkirk, WIlliam Son age 18 Day Labourer born Cavers, Walter Irvine, Grandson age 5 born Angus -Dundee, John Irvine Grandson age 9 months, born Hawick.

1861, Isabella 67, William 29, Grandson Walter Irving 14, Grandson John 10, Daughter Elizabeth Elliot 31, Granddaughter Isabella Elliot 4, Grandson William Elliot 2, Granddaughter Mary Jane Elliot 9 month

1891 Census of England and Wales: Workington, Cumberland, England. ^[3][4]

• Living in the house of his father-in-Law John Paterson at 1 Northside, Harrington.
• John Irving, age 45, married, Locomotive Engine Driver, born in Scotland.
• wife is Margaret, 39 Born in Scotland.
• son John Irving, 14, Harrington.
• daughter Nancy Irving, 7, Harrington.
• son George Irving, 5, Harrington.
• daughter Sarah Irving, 3, Harrington.
• John Paterson is the Head of the house, age 57,a widow, a Watchman at the Port, born in Scotland.
• son Robert Paterson, 29, a widow, Locomotive Engine Driver, born Scotland.
• son John Paterson, 15 Iron Moulder's Apprentice, born Scotland.
• daughter Marion Paterson, 12 born Scotland.

1901 Census of England and Wales: Workington, Cumberland, England. ^[5]

• Living at Northside Cottages.
• John Irvine, married, age 50, Engine Driver at Iron Works, born Not Known.
• wife Margaret, 40, born Not Known.
• son John Irvine, 23, Railwayman in Works, Workington.
• daughter Nancy Irvine, 13, Workington.
• son Robert Irvine, 8, Workington.
• Stepson John Pattinson, 25, Moulder in Iron Works, Workington.
• Stepdaughter May Pattinson, 22, Workington.

1911 Census of England and Wales: Workington, Cumberland, England. ^[6]

• Living at Northside Harrington.
• John Irving, married, age 65, Locomotive Engine Driver in Steel Works, born Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
• wife Margaret, 53, born Kilwinning, Aryshire, Scotland.
• son John Irving, 33, Locomotive Engine Driver in Steel Work, born Ballarat Australia?
• son George Irving, 25, Locomotive Engine Driver in Steel Work, Harrington.
• son Robert Irving, 18, worker in Steel works, Harrington.
• Grandson John Stephenson, 8, Harrington.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Whitehaven Vol 10b page 757.
2. ↑ BMD Death register Mar 1922 for Cockermouth: Vol 10b Page 1071.
3. ↑ 1891 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 5 April.
4. ↑ *"General Register Office: 1891 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5902b8b2e9379091b1192559 : viewed 11 Apr 2022), George IRVING in household of John PATERSON, 1, North Side Harrington, Cumberland, England; from 1891 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 12/4307, Folio 90, Page 41, Schedule 211, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ 1901 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 31 March.
6. ↑ 1911 Census of England and Wales, conducted on the 2 April.

Sources

• "England Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 16 July 2021. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

• Civil Registration index information for England and Wales, controlled by the General Register Office. The GRO index has an entry for each event (Birth, Marriage or Death) that has been registered. This is available online through www.freebmd.org.uk.

• Marriage certificate of John Irving to Margaret Paterson 24 March 1884.

• Civil Registration index information for England and Wales, controlled by the General Register Office. The GRO index has an entry for each event (Birth, Marriage or Death) that has been registered. This is available online through www.freebmd.org.uk.

• 1851 Census of Scotland, conducted on 7 April 1861. Accessed through https://www.freecen.org.uk

• 1861 Census of Scotland, conducted on 2 April 1871. Accessed through https://www.freecen.org.uk

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4J8V-7T2 : 8 May 2019), George Irving in household of John Paterson, Workington, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cumberland county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 8 July 2022. From "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census." Database and images. findmypast. http://www.findmypast.com : n.d. Citing PRO RG 13. The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X72Q-QZN : 21 July 2019), John Irving, Workington, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Gravestone (Leaning against the wall) in High Harrington Church, Workington, Cumberland, England, shows date of, and age, at death.