Matthew Irving (1844)

Born 22 Oct 1844 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Husband of Elizabeth Warwick — married 3 Jan 1865 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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Biography

Birth year, and location, are based on the census information.

Matthew Irving was the son of James Irving and Jemima Pattison, born 22 October 1844 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Matthew Irving was christened 17 November 1844 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Father James Irving, mother Jemima Pattison.

1851 Langholm, Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland: James Irving of Kirkwynd, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. James Irving, age 44, married, Provisions dealer; All born in Langholm Scotland; wife Jemima 39; Janet 13; John 9; Matthew 6; Margaret 4.

1861 Langholm, Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland: James Irving of Kirkwynd, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. James Irving, age 54, married, Green Grocer; All born in Langholm Scotland; wife Jemima 50; John 19, Woolen Weaver; Matthew 16, Skinner; Margaret 14; Jemima 6.

Matthew Irving married Elizabeth Warwick 3 January 1865 Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

1865-01-18 Marriage of Matthew Irving, skinner, to Miss Bessie Warwick at Gretna on 3 January 1865. Local newspaper.

Recorded as father on children's birth or christening records.

1881 Census of Scotland: Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Matthew Irving of 41 Eskdail St, Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Matthew Irving, age 36, married, Wool Sorter; all born in Langholm; wife Elizabeth 36; Isabella 11; Jemima 8; James 4.

Footnotes

Sources

• Newspaper: Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser.

• 1851 Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland conducted on the 30 March 1851.

• 1861 Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland, conducted on the 7 April. Accessed through https://www.freecen.org.uk

• 1881 Dumfriesshire Census of Scotland, conducted on the 3 April.

• Family Search, available Online through the International Genealogical Index https://www.familysearch.org/

• Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919. Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 23 June 2017. The National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh