Margaret (Bell) Lumsden (1856 - 1884)

Born 4 Nov 1856 in Monifieth, Forfar, Forfar, Scotland, United Kingdom

Wife of Robert Lumsden — married 19 Nov 1880 (to 28 Dec 1884) in Monifieth, Forfar, Forfar, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1884 at age 28 in Monifieth, Forfar, Forfar, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Native of Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Monifieth, Scotland

Biography

Margaret was born on the 4 November 1856 at 4.00 am at the top of Gray Street in the Village of Broughty Ferry, near the City of Dundee, Monifieth, Forfar, Angus, Scotland^[1]. Her parents were Joseph Bell and Catherine Gray.

Marriage

Robert (Lumsden) marries Margaret (Bell) on the 19 November 1880 at 10 Union Street, in the Village of Broughty Ferry, situated four miles east of the City of Dundee, in the Parish of Monifieth, in Forfar, Angus, Scotland.

Marriage Certificate

1880. Marriages in the Parish of Monifieth in the County of Forfar.

Witnesses were Grace Lumsden and Thomas Kinnear^[2].

Children

1. Catherine Bell (24 November 1880)
2. William (16 July 1882)

Residence

Margaret appears in the Census of 1861 living with her mother Catherine (Gray) and siblings Jean Ann and John (Bell) at Lang Lane, Village of Broughty Ferry, west of the Town of Dundee, Parish of Monifieth, Forfar, Angus, Scotland^[3]. At the time of the Census of 1871 she is out earning a living as a General Servant to Master Cabinet Maker (employing 15 men), Matthew (Deas); Matthew's sister, Christian (Deas) and their niece, Margaret (Anderson). They are also living in Gray Street, in Broughty Ferry, near the Town of Dundee, Parish of Monifieth, Forfar, Angus, Scotland^[4].

The Census of 1881 brings good news in that Robert (Lumsden) has married Margaret (Bell) and they live with their daughter, Catherine Bell (Lumsden) at 75 Watson Street, in the City of Dundee, District of St. Andrew, Forfar, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom^[5].

Death

Margaret (Bell) passes away on the 28 December 1884 at 4.45 pm at Brown Street, in the Village of Broughty Ferry, near the Town of Dundee, Parish of Monifieth, Forfar, Angus. She was 28 years old and dies from Diabetes Mellitus. Her husband Robert (Lumsden) was present at the death and informant^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: Statutory Registers Births (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Reference: (Birth Year-1856); Registration District: Monifieth; County: Angus; Registration Details: 310/ 138
2. ↑ Source: Statutory Registers Marriages (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Reference: (Marriage Year-1880); Registration District: Monifieth; County: Angus; Registration Details: 310/ 51
3. ↑ Source: 1861 Scotland Census (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Registration Parish: Monifieth; County: Angus; Registration Details: 310/ 3/ 15 (Page 15 of 22)
4. ↑ Source: 1871 Scotland Census (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Registration Parish: Monifieth; County: Angus; Registration Details: 310/ 2/ 6 (Page 6 of 25)
5. ↑ Source: 1881 Scotland Census (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Registration District: St. Andrew; County: Angus; Registration Details: 282/4 8/ 31 (Page 31 of 60)
6. ↑ Source: Statutory Registers Deaths (ScotlandsPeople & The National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh); (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/); Reference: (Death Year-1884); Registration District: Monifieth; County: Angus; Registration Details: 310/ 142