Margaret Foggo Whitelaw (1847)

Born 26 May 1847 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland

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Biography

Margaret Foggo Whitelaw was born on Wednesday, May 26, 1847, in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, the first child and first daughter of Archibald Whitelaw and Elizabeth Shiel's three children.

Timeline

1847 - Margaret's Birth: North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. ^[1]

The FamilySearch website indexes a birth or baptism record for Margaret Foggo Whitelaw from the parish of North Berwick with the following information: She was born on Wednesday, May 26, 1847, to Archibald Whitelaw and Elizabeth Shiells.

1849 - Birth of Brother: North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. ^[2]

The FamilySearch website indexes a birth or baptism record for Margaret's brother, Archibald Whitelaw from the parish of North Berwick with the following information: He was born on Thursday, July 12, 1849, to Archibald Whitelaw and Elizabeth Shiells.

1851 - Census: North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. ^[3]

Margaret was enumerated by the Scottish Census on Sunday, March 30, 1851, in the County of Haddington, Registration District of North Berwick, Enumeration District Number 2A. According to her entry on Page 15, Schedule 55 of the archive, she was at Balgone Burns on census night.

The census record contains the following information about Margaret and the other members of the household:

• Archibald Whitelaw, head, married, aged 42, a shepherd, born in Morham, Haddingtonshire
• Elizabeth Whitelaw, wife, married, aged 35, born in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire
• Margaret Whitelaw, daughter, aged 3, born in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire
• Archibald Whitelaw, son, aged 1, born in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire

Balgone Burns was part of the Civil Parish of North Berwick.

1851 - Birth of Brother: North Berwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. ^[4]

The FamilySearch website indexes a birth or baptism record for Margaret's brother, Peter Shiells Whitelaw from the parish of North Berwick with the following information: He was born on Tuesday, October 28, 1851, to Archibald Whitelaw and Elizabeth Shiells.

1861 - Census: Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. ^[5]

The Scottish Census enumerated Margaret on Sunday, April 7, 1861, in the County of Haddington, Registration District of Prestonpans, Enumeration District Number 4. According to her entry on Page 5, Schedule 24 of the archive, she was at 4 North Turnpike Road, Prestonpans on the census night. The document contains the following information about Margaret and the other members of the household:

The census record contains the following information about Margaret and the other members of the household:

• Archibald Whitelaw, head, married, aged 52, a carter, born in Morham, Haddingtonshire
• Elizabeth Whitelaw, wife, married, aged 44, born in Whittingham, Haddingtonshire
• Margaret Whitelaw, daughter, aged 13, a scholar, born in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire
• Archibald Whitelaw, son, aged 11, a scholar, born in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire
• Peter Whitelaw, son, aged 9, a scholar, born in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire

4 North Turnpike Road, Prestonpans was part of the Civil Parish of Prestonpans.

Sources

1. ↑ Family Search Birth or Baptism Index for Margaret Foggo Whitelaw, 26th May 1847. Family Search Historical Records, Parish: North Berwick, familysearch.org:Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYH-7YB accessed 17 Oct 2016
2. ↑ Family Search Birth or Baptism Index for Archibald Whitelaw, 12th July 1849. Family Search Historical Records, Parish: North Berwick, familysearch.org:Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYH-W7L accessed 17 Oct 2016
3. ↑ 1851 County of Haddington, North Berwick Census for Archibald Whitelaw Household. National Records of Scotland, Parish: North Berwick; ED: 2A; Page: 15; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_193; Year: 1851, ancestry.co.uk:1851 Scotland Census, Page:15; Schedule:55 accessed 28 Oct 2016
4. ↑ Family Search Birth or Baptism Index for Peter Shiells Whitelaw, 28th October 1851. Family Search Historical Records, Parish: North Berwick, familysearch.org:Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYH-WXD accessed 17 Oct 2016
5. ↑ 1861 County of Haddington, Prestonpans Census for Archibald Whitelaw Household. National Records of Scotland, Parish: Prestonpans; ED: 4; Page: 5; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1861_135, ancestry.co.uk:1861 Scotland Census, Page:5; Schedule:24 accessed 18 Oct 2016