Born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Allan
and Rachel (Darroch) Allan
Sister of
Susanna Allan, Rachel Allan, Mary (Allan) Campbell, Susan Allan, William Allan, Harriet (Allan) Walker, Thomas Allan and Emily Allan
Wife of
John Griffith
— married
11 Feb 1872 (to 1906) in Gateside, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at age 71
in West Benhar, Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jul 2013
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Biography
Margaret (Allan) Griffith was born in Scotland.
- Margaret Allan was born or baptised on 11 October 1846 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland, the daughter of Thomas Allan and his wife Rachel Darroch.[1]
- In the 1861 census Margaret (age 15), Flax Mill Worker, was the daughter of Thomas Allen in Main Street, Beith, Ayrshire.[2]
Name Age Relation Birthplace Thomas Allen 40 Head Ireland Rachel Allen 38 Wife Ireland Margaret Allen 15 Daughter Airdrie, Lanarkshire Rachel Allen 10 Daughter Airdrie, Lanarkshire Mary Allen 8 Daughter Airdrie, Lanarkshire Susan Allen 6 Daughter Airdrie, Lanarkshire William Allen 5 Son Airdrie, Lanarkshire Janet Allen 2 Daughter Beith, Ayrshire Thomas Allen 9 Mo Son Beith, Ayrshire William Allen 22 Visitor Airdrie, Lanarkshire Samuel Allen 20 Visitor Airdrie, Lanarkshire
- In the 1871 census Margaret (age 24), Millworker, was the daughter of Thomas Allan in Gateside Main Rd, Beith, Ayrshire.[3]
Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace Thomas Allan 52 Head Ironstone Miner County Down, Ireland Rodel Allan 51 Wife Minens Wife County Down, Ireland Margaret Allan 24 Daughter Millworker Airdrie, Lanarkshire Mary Allan 17 Daughter Millworker Airdrie, Lanarkshire William Allan 14 Son Ironstone Miner Airdrie, Lanarkshire Hanriet Allan 12 Daughter Residenter Beith, Ayrshire Thomas Allan 10 Son Scholar Beith, Ayrshire Emily Allan 7 Daughter Scholar Beith, Ayrshire John Griffen 20 Ironstone Miner County Tunard, Ireland
- In 1872 Margaret married John Griffith in Beith, Ayrshire.[4]
- In the 1881 census Margaret (age 30), Iron Miner Wife, was the wife of John Griffith in No 27 Lugton Row, Dunlop, Ayrshire.[5]
Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace John Griffith 28 Head Iron Miner Ireland Margaret Griffith 30 Wife Iron Miner Wife Airdrie, Lanarkshire Thomas Griffith 9 Son Scholar Beith Gateside, Ayrshire Rachel Griffith 7 Daughter Scholar Beith Gateside, Ayrshire Ellen Griffith 5 Daughter Scholar Govan, Renfrewshire Margaret Griffith 3 Daughter Dunlop, Ayrshire William Griffith 1 Son Dunlop, Ayrshire
- In the 1891 census Margaret (age 46), Coal Miner Wife, was the wife of John Griffith in No 26 Addies Row, Shotts, Lanarkshire.[6]
Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace John Griffith 44 Head Coal Miner Ireland Margaret Griffith 46 Wife 'Coal Miner Wife Airdrie, Lanarkshire Thomas Griffith 18 Son Coal Miner Beith, Ayrshire Ellen Griffith 15 Daughter Domest Servant (General) Govan, Renfrewshire William Griffith 11 Son Scholar Dunlop, Ayrshire John Griffith 9 Son Scholar Dunlop, Ayrshire James Griffith 6 Son Scholar Slamannan, Stirlingshire
- In the 1901 census Margaret (age 53) was the wife of John Griffith in No 26 Addie's Row, Shotts, Lanarkshire.[7]
Name Age Relation Occupation Birthplace John Griffith 51 Head Coal Miner Hewer Ireland Margaret Griffith 53 Wife Airdrie, Lanarkshire William Griffith 21 Son Coal Miner Hewer Lugton, Ayrshire Margaret Griffith 22 Daughter Domestic Help At Home Lugton, Ayrshire John Griffith 18 Son Coal Pithead Labourer Lugton, Ayrshire James Griffith 16 Son Coal Miner Hewer Slamannan, Stirling
Research Notes
*Monklands was an ancient parish in the Scottish county of Lanarkshire. In 1641 the parish was divided between:
- New Monkland (present-day Airdrie, North Lanarkshire)
- Old Monkland (present-day Coatbridge).[10]
Sources
- ↑ "Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and baptisms" database, National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 01 Oct 2021), Margaret Allan, parents: Thomas Allan & Rachel Darroch, 11 Oct 1846, Airdrie or New Monkland; citing Parish Number 651, Reference Number: 60 426, Frame #1576.
- ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census"
Parish: Beith; ED: 8; Page: 8; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1861_83
Ancestry Record 1080 #828680 (accessed 31 January 2022)
Name: Margaret Allen; Age: 15; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846; Relationship: Daughter; Father's Name: Thomas Allen; Mother's Name: Rachel Allen; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Registration Number: 581; Registration district: Beith; Civil parish: Beith; County: Ayrshire; Address: Main Street; Occupation: Flax Mill Worker; ED: 8; Household schedule number: 48; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1861_83;
Household Members Age Relationship:
Thomas Allen 40 Head
Rachel Allen 38 Wife
Margaret Allen 15 Daughter
Rachel Allen 10 Daughter
Mary Allen 8 Daughter
Susan Allen 6 Daughter
William Allen 5 Son
Janet Allen 2 Daughter
Thomas Allen 9 Mo Son
William Allen 22 Visitor
Samuel Allen 20 Visitor. - ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Scotland Census"
Parish: Beith; ED: 8; Page: 7; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1871_107
Ancestry Record 1104 #1539893 (accessed 31 January 2022)
Name: Margaret Allan; Age: 24; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1847; Relationship: Daughter; Father's Name: Thomas Allan; Mother's Name: Rodel Allan; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Registration Number: 581; Registration district: Beith; Civil parish: Beith; County: Ayrshire; Address: Gateside Main Rd; Occupation: Millworker; ED: 8; Household schedule number: 38; Line: 24; Roll: CSSCT1871_107;
Household Members Age Relationship:
Thomas Allan 52 Head
Rodel Allan 51 Wife
Margaret Allan 24 Daughter
Mary Allan 17 Daughter
William Allan 14 Son
Hanriet Allan 12 Daughter
Thomas Allan 10 Son
Emily Allan 7 Daughter
John Griffen 20 Daughter. - ↑ “Statutory registers – Marriages” database, National Records of Scotland, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 30 Jan 2022), MARGARET ALLEN and JOHN GRIFFEN, 1872, Beith (Ayr); Reference Number: 581/ 6.
- ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census"
Parish: Dunlop; ED: 2; Page: 11; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_185
Ancestry Record 1119 #1338854 (accessed 31 January 2022)
Name: Margaret Griffith; Age: 30; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851; Relationship: Wife; Spouse's Name: John Griffith; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Registration Number: 591; Registration district: Dunlop; Civil parish: Dunlop; County: Ayrshire; Address: No 27 Lugton Row; Occupation: Iron Miner Wife; ED: 2; Household schedule number: 41; Line: 4; Roll: cssct1881_185;
Household Members Age Relationship:
John Griffith 28 Head
Margaret Griffith 30 Wife
Thomas Griffith 9 Son
Rachel Griffith 7 Daughter
Ellen Griffith 5 Daughter
Margaret Griffith 3 Daughter
William Griffith 1 Son. - ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census"
Parish: Shotts; ED: 3; Page: 10; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_322
Ancestry Record 1108 #4451719 (accessed 31 January 2022)
Name: Margaret Griffith; Age: 46; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845; Relationship: Wife; Spouse's Name: John Griffith; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Registration Number: 655/2; Registration district: Shotts Eastern District; Civil parish: Shotts; County: Lanarkshire; Address: No 26 Addies Row; Occupation: Coal Miner Wife; ED: 3; Household schedule number: 38; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1891_322;
Household Members Age Relationship:
John Griffith 44 Head
Margaret Griffith 46 Wife
Thomas Griffith 18 Son
Ellen Griffith 15 Daur (Daughter)
William Griffith 11 Son
John Griffith 9 Son
James Griffith 6 Son. - ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
Parish: Shotts; ED: 4; Page: 20; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1901_352
Ancestry Record 1101 #4049505 (accessed 31 January 2022)
Name: Margaret Griffith; Age: 53; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848; Relationship: Wife; Spouse's Name: John Griffith; Gender: Female; Where born: Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Registration Number: 655/2; Registration district: Shotts Eastern District; Civil parish: Shotts; County: Lanarkshire; Address: No 26 Addie's Row; ED: 4; Household schedule number: 78; Line: 4; Roll: CSSCT1901_352;
Household Members Age Relationship:
John Griffith 51 Head
Margaret Griffith 53 Wife
William Griffith 21 Son
Margaret Griffith 22 Daur (Daughter)
John Griffith 18 Son
James Griffith 16 Son. - ↑ "Statutory registers - Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 22 Jun 2021), GRIFFITH, JOHN; Age 54; Mothers' Maiden surname BYRES; 1906; Shotts (Eastern District); Reference Number 655/2 11.
- ↑ "Statutory registers - Deaths" database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlands People (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 22 Jun 2021), GRIFFITH, MARGARET; Age 72; 1918; Shotts (Eastern District); Reference Number 655/2 9.
- ↑ Wikipedia
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Please would you have a look at your birth and marriage dates for Margaret Allan, as currently she was born in 1874, but married 1872.
Thanks!
Jo Fitz-Henry (2018 Wikitree Spring Clean-a-Thon team)