Thomas Irving was born about 1826 in Sanquhar Dumfriesshire. He was the son of Thomas Irving and Janet Bell.
In the 1841 census Thomas Irving (age 12) was in South Grimgren, Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.[1]
Thomas Irving M 65 Scotland
Janet Irving F 60 Scotland
William Irving M 30 Scotland
George Irving M 25 Scotland
Richard Irving M 20 Scotland
Alexander Irving M 15 Scotland
John Irving M 15 Scotland
Thomas Irving M 12 Scotland
David Martin M 10 Scotland
Thomas Irving married Margaret Hodge Crichton about 1846 in Aryshire, Scotland.
Thomas' wife was Margaret Hodge Crichton or Creighton.
1851 Census of Scotland. New Cumnock, Aryshire, Scotland. Thomas Irving of Pathead, New Cumnock. Thomas Irving, age 25, married, Agricultural Labourer, born Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire; wife Margaret age 28, born Old Cumnock; Janet B 2, New Cumnock; Thomas 1, New Cumnock.
1861 Census of Scotland. New Cumnock, Aryshire, Scotland. Thomas Irving of Pathead, New Cumnock. Thomas Irving, age 35, married, Coal Carter, born Dumfriesshire; wife Margaret age 38, born Ayshire; Thomas 12, Ayshire; Janet 10, Ayshire; Gilbert 8, Ayshire; George 5, Ayshire; Margaret 1, Ayshire.
In the 1851 census Thomas Irving (age 25) was the married head of household in Pathead, New Cumnock, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland.[2]
Thomas Irving Head Married M 25 Agr labourer Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Margaret Irving Wife Married F 28 Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet B Irving Daughter F 2 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Thomas Irving Son M 1 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
In the 1861 census Thomas Irving (age 35) was the married head of household in Pathead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.[3]
Thomas Irving Head Married M 35 Coal carter Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Margaret Irving Wife Married F 38 Ayrshire, Scotland
Thomas Irving Son M 12 Scholar New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet Irving Daughter F 10 Scholar New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Gilbert Irving Son M 8 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
George Irving Son M 5 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Irving Daughter F 1 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
In the 1871 census Thomas Irving (age 45) was the married head of household in Whitcastles Dairy, Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.[4]
Thomas Irving Head Married M 45 Dairy man Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Margaret Irving Wife Married F 48 Dairy man's wife Ayrshire, Scotland
Alexander Irving Son Unmarried M 24 Dairy man New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jessie Irving Daughter Unmarried F 20 Dairy maid New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Gilbert Irving Son Unmarried M 18 Dairy man New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
George Irving Son Unmarried M 14 New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Maggie Irving Daughter F 11 Scholar New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
In the 1881 census Thomas Irving (age 55) was the married head of household in Whitcastles Upper Dairy, Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.[5]
Thomas Irving Head Married M 55 Dairyman Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Margaret Irving Wife Married F 58 Dairyman's wife Ayrshire, Scotland
Alexander Irving Stepson Unmarried M 34 Dairyman New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
George Irving Son Unmarried M 24 Medical student New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Grierson Servant Unmarried F 27 Dairy maid Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
In the 1891 census Thomas Irving (age 65) was the married head of household in Paddockhole, Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.[6]
Thomas Irving Head Married M 65 Farmer Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Margaret Irving Wife Married F 69 Farmers wife Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Alexander Irving Stepson Single M 45 Farmers son New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane Galloway Servant Single F 18 General servt (dom) New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth McHarg Servant Single F 27 Dairy maid Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
William Lisle Servant Single M 15 Farm servt Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Thomas Irving's death (age 68) was registered in 1894 in the Hutton and Corrie district.[7]
Sources
↑1841 Census:
"1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 September 2023)
Thomas Irving (12) in South Grimgren, Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
↑1851 Census:
"1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 September 2023)
Thomas Irving (25), married head of household in Pathead, New Cumnock, Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
↑1861 Census:
"1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 September 2023)
Thomas Irving (35), married head of household in Pathead, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.
↑1871 Census:
"1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 September 2023)
Thomas Irving (45), married head of household in Whitcastles Dairy, Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
↑1881 Census:
"1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 September 2023)
Thomas Irving (55), married head of household in Whitcastles Upper Dairy, Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
↑1891 Census:
"1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census" FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 8 September 2023)
Thomas Irving (65), married head of household in Paddockhole, Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
↑Death Registration:
"Statutory Register of Deaths"
National Records of Scotland, Ref: 831/9 ScotlandsPeople (accessed 8 September 2023)
Thomas Irving death registered 1894 in Hutton and Corrie (age 68, mother's maiden name Bell).
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org: 25 September 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Free UK Census records 1841 to 1911. FreeCEN. Free UK Genealogy, nd. Web. [February 2021]. https://www.freecen.org.uk/
Footnotes
Surnames in records included IRVING and IRVINE.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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