Isabella (Calder) Liddell (1849)

Born 1849 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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Biography

Born Isabella was born in 1849, the daughter of Peter Calder and Margaret Miller.

In 1851 she was not recorded as being present in her parents' household, but in 1861 ^[1] she was one of seven children living with her parents in Craigston.
In 1871 ^[2] Isabella (23) "Domestic Servant" was living in Wick with her widowed father, her younger sisters Margaret (14) and Elizabeth (10) and brother Alexander Geddes (8).
In 1881 ^[3] Isabella (32) "general domestic servant" was living in the household of Margaret Heweit at 22 Comely Bank St George Midlothian.

Marriage Isabella married Hugh Andrew Liddell" in 1888 in St Andrew Edinburgh ^[4].

In 1891 ^[5] Isabella (39) and Hugh (39) were living at 18 Brandon Terrace Edinburgh St Cuthberts together with their family and the housemaid Janet Crawford (18).
In 1901 ^[6] Isabella (52) was a visitor in the household of James Lind (57) "Baker" at 302 Leith Walk, Leith, Midlothian.

And then the trail goes dry! There are no clearly identifiable deaths that can be linked to Isabella.
More research required.

Sources

1. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Wick; ED: 3; Page: 30; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_6; Registration Number: 43/1; Household schedule number: 178; Roll: CSSCT1861_6
   Ancestry uk Record 1080 #798389 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Isabella Calder (12) daughter, Scholar, in household of Peter Calder (48) in Craigston in Wick registration district. Born in Wick, Caithness.
2. ↑ 1871 Census: "Scotland Census, 1871"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 043/ 3/ 11
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 26 April 2024)
   Isabella Calder (23) in Wick registration district in Caithness, Scotland.
3. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census"
   Parish: St George; ED: 101; Page: 4; Line: 12; Roll: cssct1881_283; Registration Number: 685/1; Household schedule number: 22
   Ancestry uk Record 1119 #2547393 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Isabella Calder (32) servant, General Dom. Serv., in household of Margaret Heweit (57) at 22 Comely Bank in St George registration district. Born in Wick, Caithness.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: "Statutory Register of Marriages"
   National Records of Scotland, Ref: 685/2/482
   ScotlandsPeople (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Hugh Andrew Liddell marriage to Isabella Calder registered 1888 in St Andrew (Edinburgh).
5. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 62; Page: 14; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1891_342; Registration Number: 685/2; Household schedule number: 59; Roll: CSSCT1891_342
   Ancestry uk Record 1108 #4733318 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Isabella Liddell (39), wife, in household of Hugh A Liddell (39) at 18 Brandon Terrace, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian in St Andrew registration district. Born in Wick, Caithnessshire.
6. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Leith; ED: 20; Page: 36; Line: 20; Roll: CSSCT1901_400; Registration Number: 692/2; Household schedule number: 193; Roll: CSSCT1901_400
   Ancestry uk Record 1101 #4459899 (accessed 25 April 2024)
   Isabella C Liddell (52) visitor, Farmer, in household of James Lind (57) at 302 Leith Walk, Leith, Midlothian in Leith South registration district. Born in burnt houses Wick, Caithness.

• birth year based on census returns