John Jarvie (1816 - 1883)

Born 1816 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Janet Parker (Fyfe) Jarvie — married 4 Dec 1840 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1883 at about age 67 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

John was born about 1816 in Barony Lanarkshire to William Jarvie and Anstruther Peatie. ^[1] His father William was a cotton weaver and John too was to enter this trade. Sometime around 1823 the family moved from Barony to Cambuslang which was becoming a new industrial centre for the textile industry. John remained in Cambuslang for the rest of his life working as a handloom cotton weaver until at least 1871.^[2]

Marriage and Family

John married Janet Parker Fyfe on the 4th of December 1840 in Cambuslang.^[3] The couple had nine known children.

1. William born in 1841
2. Gavin born in 1843
3. John born in 1845
4. Janet born in 1848
5. Anstruther born in 1849
6. Jane born in 1851
7. James born in 1853
8. Isabella born in 1855
9. Thomas born in 1857

Death and Burial

John passed away on the 23rd of December 1883 at Springwells Cambuslang. It is not known where John was laid to rest.

Sources

1. ↑ 1883 JARVIE, JOHN (Statutory registers Deaths 627/ 173)
2. ↑ Census data
3. ↑ Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYH-75X : 11 February 2020), John Jarvie, 1840.