Margaret (Greenaway) Falconer (1837 - 1918)

Born 31 Dec 1837 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 10 Nov 1918 at age 80 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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Biography

Margaret (Greenaway) Falconer was born in Scotland.

Margaret Greenaway was born in the parish of Falkirk on 31 December 1837 and was the eldest daughter of Thomas Greenaway and Helen Craig.^[1]

Margaret grew up in Falkirk where she was the eldest of six daughters, however there were also three sons. On the 1841 census, Margaret is living with her parents in West Carron.^[2] On the 1851 census, Margaret is living in the village of Camelon where her father and brothers are iron moulders.^[3] Margaret left home to work as a domestic servant and she gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Helen Greenaway, on 26 August 1865.

Margaret married George Munro, a widower, in Glasgow on 10 November 1871, however he died four years later.^[4]

Margaret then married George Falconer in the parish of Dennistoun on 28 May 1879 and the marriage entry indicates she ran a lodging house.^[5] The couple are living at 35 Young St Back Land, Calton, where George was a brewery labourer.^[6] On the 1901 census, George and Margaret are living at 63 Soho St, Camlachie, Lanarkshire, where George is working as a night watchman and Margaret is a washerwoman. Margaret was widowed again when George died the following year.^[7]

Margaret Greenaway died of a stroke, aged 80 years, on 10 November 1918. The death record reveals she died in the poorhouse, however her usual residence was 71 Soho St.^[8]

Census Records

1841 Scotland Census

• Thomas Craig, Head, Widowed, 63 years, Iron Moulder, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Thomas Greenaway, Son-in-Law, Married, 29 years, Iron Moulder, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Helen Greenaway, Daughter, Married, 28 years, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Robert Greenaway, Grandson, Single, 8 years, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Thomas Greenaway, Grandson, Single, 6 years, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Margaret Greenaway, Granddaughter, Single, 3 years, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Rachel Greenaway, Granddaughter, Single, 1 year, Lanarkshire, Scotland

1851 Scotland Census

• Thomas Greenaway, Head, Married, 38 years, Iron Moulder, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Helen Greenaway, Wife, Married, 37 years, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Robert Greenaway, Son, Single, 17 years, App Iron Moulder, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Thomas Greenaway, Son, Single, 16 years, App Iron Moulder, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Margaret Greenaway, Daughter, Single, 13 years, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Rachel Greenaway, Daughter, Single, 11 years, Scholar, FShotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Helen Greenaway, Daughter, Single, 9 years, Scholar, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• James Greenaway, Son, Single, 3 years, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

1891 Scotland Census

• George Falconer, Head, Married, 56 years, Brewery Labourer, Croy, Inverness-shire, Scotland
• Margaret Falconer, Wife, Married, 53 years, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

1901 Scotland Census

• George Falconer, Head, Married, 66 years, Night Watchman, Croy, Inverness-shire, Scotland
• Margaret Falconer, Wife, Married, 60 years, Washerwoman, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ GREENAWAY, MARGARET (Old Parish Registers Births 479/ 110 24 Falkirk) Page 24 of 659. Scotlands People
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Larbert; ED: 5; Page: 14; Line: 1470; Year: 1841. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Falkirk; ED: 7B; Page: 38; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1851_100; Year: 1851. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
4. ↑ GREENAWAY, MARGARET/MUNRO, GEORGE (Statutory registers Marriages 644/2X 3 Glasgow) Scotlands People
5. ↑ GREENAWAY, MARGARET/FALCONER, GEORGE (Statutory registers Marriages 644/3 216 Dennistoun) Scotlands People
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1891 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Glasgow Chalmers; ED: 12; Page: 4; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1891_255. Original data: Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. Reels 1-409. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1901 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Glasgow Camlachie; ED: 7; Page: 6; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1901_268. Original data: Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. Reels 1-446. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
8. ↑ GREENAWAY, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 644/5 1053 Glasgow) Scotlands People