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Margaret (Forsyth) Gilfether (abt. 1841 - 1881)

Margaret Gilfether formerly Forsyth
Born about in County Down, Irelandmap
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at about age 40 in Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdommap
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Profile last modified | Created 26 Dec 2019
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Biography

Margaret was born about 1841. She was the daughter of Samuel Forsyth and Margaret Savage.

Like her brothers Margaret moved to Scotland but settled in Midlothian.

She married on 3 January 1869 to Patrick Gilfether, an Oilwork Labourer. Their marriage took place in Ratho, Edinburgh witnessed by James Gordon and M Ryan. Margaret was 22 when she married Patrick aged 23. Patrick was the son of John Gilfather/Gilfether and Mary Regan.

They lived at Kirknewton & East Calder, Midlothian.

Margaret had 4 children in her marriage, John 1870 [1], James 1871 [2], Patrick 1872 [3] and Samuel 1874 [4].

She passed away in 1881 aged 40.

Patrick Gilfether remarried 3 years later to Margaret's sister Elizabeth (Eliza) and they had 4 children before her death in 1891.

Sources

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5X-VTT
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5X-PFL
  3. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5X-P95
  4. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ5X-YMC
GILFETHER, MARGARET 40 SAVAGE 1881 694/ 15 Mid Calder DEATH
FORSYTH, MARGARET - GILFATHER, PATRICK 1869 698/ 1 Ratho Record sighted




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