Joseph Broomfield (abt. 1820 - 1868)

Born about 1820 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Husband of Margaret (Fairbairn) Broomfield — married 11 Sep 1841 in St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, MLN, SCT

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1868 at about age 48 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Joseph Broomfield ^[1]

Born ABT MAR 1820. Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. ^[2]

Died 24 JAN 1868. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

aged 47, journeyman shoemaker, 2pm Royal Infirmary Edin, usu resid 2 Richmond Ct. F Andrew, tailor, dec, M Mgt Shssary? (later found to be SKIRVING) dec Cause: wound of scalp (originally transcribed as "wounded by sheep", a much more interesting diagnosis), ill 3 wks, plurisy sycemia, 2 wks Inf: Joseph B, son 2 Richmond Ct. ^[3]

Baptized: 18 MAR 1820. Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. : Joseph, s/o Andrew BROMFIELD (sic) and Margaret SKIRVEN (sic). ^[4]

Census:

1841 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Joseph BROMFIELD (sic), shoemaker journeyman 21 b Rox, with William LOGAN, 55, tailor and his wife Margaret, and dtr Isabella LOGAN. ^[5]

30 MAR 1851. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Joseph, journeyman shoemaker, Margaret 'wife'. Children: Andrew, Agnes scholars, Joseph son.^[6]

1861 Edinburgh New Greyfriars, Dist of St George, Midlothian, Scotland.

BROOMFIELD: Joseph 41 bootmaker - cutter b Kelso, ROX; wife Margaret 41 b Morebattle, ROX; Children: Agnes 19 milliner b Morebattle; Andrew 16 printer compositor, Joseph 11, Walter 8, scholars; Margaret 3, Alison 8 mos, all b Edin;. ^[7]

Occupation: given as a shoemaker on dtr Agnes' mar. cert. AUG 1874. ?Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. ^[8]

a shoemaker, foreman, dec. (son Walter's dth cert). AUG 1892. ^[9]

Marriage 11 SEP 1841. St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Husband Joseph Broomfield.

Wife Margaret Fairbairn.

Child: Agnes Broomfield.

Child: Walter Broomfield. ^[10][11]

Parents' Marriage 27 FEB 1815. Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Husband Andrew Broomfield.

Wife Margaret Skirving.

Child: Joseph Broomfield. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1043 Note: dtr's death cert says James, dtr's mar. cert Joseph.
2. ↑ Source: #S1043
3. ↑ Source: #S333 Dth 1868 Joseph BROOMFIELD, Edinburgh: Dist 685/3 #104, transcr. Stuart H, rcvd Feb 1999
4. ↑ Source: #S1596 BROOMFIELD births/baptisms, batch C117936, extracted Jan 2005
5. ↑ Source: #S1610 1841 ROX: Scotland1841/793, ED 3 Folio 3 Page 41, extracted Jan 2005
6. ↑ Source: #S1043 Extracted pre 1999
7. ↑ Source: #S802 Edinburgh New Greyfriars, Dist of St George, Midlothian, Reb. 685/1 ED 1 Pg 14 Sched 82, hsehold of Joseph & Margaret BROOMFIELD
8. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. cert 1874 Robert ADDISON and Agnes BROOMFIELD, p/copy held
9. ↑ Source: #S333 Dth 1892 Walter BROOMFIELD, transcr. Robert McC, rcvd Mar 2005
10. ↑ Source: #S888 FAIRBAIRN/BROOMFIELD marriage, batch M119899-?-1066765, extracted 1996
11. ↑ Source: #S333 Dth 1868 Joseph BROOMFIELD, Edinburgh: Dist 685/3 #104, transcr. Stuart H, rcvd Feb 1999
12. ↑ Source: #S1596 Batch #: M117937, Sheet #: , Source Call #: 1067946.

• Source: S1043 CENSUS: Edinburgh, MLN 1851,
• Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches, Subject: Online search: assorted surnames Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Family Search (LDS) Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S1610 FreeCensus, UK, Url: http://freecen.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts ex GRO, SCT

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