Margaret (Saunders) Proctor (1850 - 1924)

Born 1850 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of George Proctor Jr. — married 21 Feb 1871 in Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1924 at about age 74 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Biography

Margaret Saunders was born in 1850 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. She was the daughter of John Saunders and Christian Nicholson.

In the 1851 census Margt (age 1) was the daughter of John Sanders on High Street, Burntisland, Fife.^[1]

In the 1861 census Margret (age 10), scholar, was the daughter of John Saunders in Well Close, Burntisland, Fife.^[2]

When Margaret was about 21 she married George Proctor on 21 February 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^[3] Their children were:

1. George William Black Proctor, born 22 Jun 1871
2. Christina Nicholson Proctor, born 9 Mar 1873
3. Betsy Inglis Proctor, born 1876
4. Margaret Saunders Proctor, born 6 Dec 1877
5. John David Saunders Proctor, born 1880
6. James Alexander Proctor, born 1882
7. Christopher Edward Proctor, born 1885
8. Julien Russell Proctor, born 1887
9. Norah Proctor, born 1891

In the 1871 census Margaret (age 20) was the wife of George Proctor on South Side High St, Kirkcaldy, Fife.^[4]

In the 1881 census Margaret (age 30), gardener's wife, was the wife of George Proctor Jr. at 129 High St, Kirkcaldy, Fife.^[5]

In the 1891 census Margaret (age 40) was the wife of George Brocton at 131 High Street, Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall, Fife.^[6]

In the 1901 census Margt (age 51), fruiterer, was the wife of George Proctor on St Brycedale Avenue, Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall, Fife.^[7]

Margaret died on 20 Apr 1924 in Kirkcaldy.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ "1851 Scotland Census", Ancestry Record 1076 #1094518, Margt Samders (1) daughter in household of John Samders (22) on High Street, Burntisland, Fife. Born in Burntisland, fife; citing Parish: Burntisland, ED: 4, Page: 8, Line: 18, Roll: CSSCT1851_85, Year: 1851, Household Schedule Number: 40, Roll: CSSCT1851_85.
2. ↑ "1861 Scotland Census", Ancestry Record 1080 #1695164, Margret Launders (10) daughter, Scholar, in household of John Launders (31) in Well Close in Burntisland registration district. Born in Burntisland, fifeshire; citing Parish: Burntisland, ED: 1, Page: 26, Line: 17, Roll: CSSCT1861_53, Registration Number: 411, Household schedule number: 151, Roll: CSSCT1861_53.
3. ↑ "Statutory Register of Marriages", National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople Search, George Proctor marriage to Margaret Sanders registered 1871 in St Andrew (Edinburgh); citing Ref: 685/2 58.

   1871 Marriages in the District of St. Andrew in the Burgh of Edinburgh. No. 58. Married: 1871 On the Twenty First day of February at 35 Kine Street Edinburgh After banns according to the forms of the ? Church.(signed) George Proctor, Market Gardener (Bachelor), Age: 20, Usual Residence: Whitehouse Gardens Kirkcaldy, Father: George Proctor, Market Gardener, Mother: Betsy Proctor M.S. Inglis. (signed) Margaret Sanders, Domestic Servant (Spinster), Age: 21, Usual Residence: ? Street Dysart, Father: John Sanders, Mason, Journeyman, Mother: Christina Sanders M.S. Nicholson.

4. ↑ "1871 Scotland Census", Ancestry Record 1104 #5113852, Margaret Proctor (20), wife, in household of George Proctor (20) on South Side High St in Kirkcaldy registration district. Born in Burntisland, fifeshire; citing Parish: Kirkcaldy, ED: 25, Page: 4, Line: 19, Roll: CSSCT1871_76, Registration Number: 442, Household schedule number: 24, Roll: CSSCT1871_76.
5. ↑ "1881 Scotland Census", Ancestry Record 1119 #1188106, Margaret Proctor (30), wife, Gardener'S Wife, in household of George Proctor Jr. (30) at 129 High St in Kirkcaldy registration district. Born in Burntisland, Fife; citing Parish: Kirkcaldy, ED: 15, Page: 6, Line: 13, Roll: cssct1881_122, Registration Number: 442, Household schedule number: 32.
6. ↑ "1891 Scotland Census", Ancestry Record 1108 #1467166, Margaret Brocton (40), wife, in household of George Brocton (40) at 131 High Street in Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall registration district. Born in Burntisland, Fifeshire; citing Parish: Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall, ED: 10, Page: 13, Line: 12, Roll: CSSCT1891_135, Registration Number: 442, Household schedule number: 76, Roll: CSSCT1891_135.
7. ↑ "1901 Scotland Census", Ancestry Record 1101 #704126, Margt Proctor (51), wife, Fruiterer, in household of George Proctor (51) on St Brycedale Avenue in Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall registration district. Born in Burntisland, Fife; citing Parish: Kirkcaldy and Abbotshall, ED: 22, Page: 20, Line: 22, Roll: CSSCT1901_142, Registration Number: 442, Household schedule number: 96, Roll: CSSCT1901_142.
8. ↑ "Statutory Register of Deaths", National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Margaret Proctor death registered 1924 in Kirkcaldy (age 74, mother's maiden name Nicolson); citing Ref: 442/193.
9. ↑ "Scotland, National Probate Index (Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories), 1876-1936", Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60558 #228754, Margaret Saunders Proctor probate. Died 20 Apr 1924 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland; citing Commissary Clerk of Edinburgh under the Sheriff Courts Act, 1876. Calendar of Confirmations and Inventories.

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