Hello Norrie,
The family I am trying to trace backward starts with John Waldegrave Blyth (1873-1962) who was married to Alice May Lowe (no dates). His father was John Blyth (b.1843) who was married to Sarah Welby Waldegrave (b.1852). I thought that his father was Andrew Blyth (b.1817) who was married to Janet Gray (b.1821). However, the late Duncan Glen suggested that it was John Blyth "manufacturer of St Clairton" who died 1853, aged 42 years. This is the point I am trying to resolve. One generation further back I had Andrew's father as John Blyth (b.1793) who was married to Janet Millar (no dates).
Duncan Glen described the memorial as a sturdy square block topped by an urn with his father's headstone lying fallen over on the grass. I am sorry but I don't have the dates of death for most of these.
Sorry to be so vague but any Blyth information you can give me will, I'm sure, be very helpful. I've got a copy of the pre-1855 deaths CD but that does not cover the period in question.
Kind regards, Jack
Hi Jack sorry I looked in the wrong Cemetery I looked in Pathhead Feuars
where I should have been looking in Sinclartown Feuars
Its a small cemetery down beside Ravenscraig Castle
I have photographed it but there are very few stones left
and yes in Mitchells MI there is one for John Blyth but no stone in my pictures
inscription is Erected in memory of John Blyth Manufacturer St Clairtown
who died 16.2.1853 age 42 regretted by all who knew him
also his son Alexander who died 25.8.1843 age 3 months
other side also in memory of his wife Jessie Fraser who died in London
7.1.1858 age 37
There is another Blyth Stone which is on the ground and is listed in Mitchell next to above
Erected by Alexander Blyth senr, St Clairtown to the memory of his wife Hellen Williamson
who died 19.11.1842 age 57 and his daughter Agnes died 24.6.1808 age 2 months
Hellen died 13.5.1813 age 2 months Margaret died 15.11.1818 age 11 Agnes died 8.12.1831
age 14 Alexander Blyth Manufacturer who erected this stone died 22.2.1865 age 67
also his son Alexander Blyth died 15.5.1848 age 32
I attached picture for this one
the 1881 census for Dysart gives the family as
John Blyth head linen Manf. age 37 born Sinclartown
Sarah Blyth wife age 29 born Lincoln
John Blyth son age 7 born Lincoln
Andrew Blyth son age 5 born Lincoln
Robert Blyth son age 4 born Lilcoln
Alexander Blyth son age 4 born Cambridge
the Igi gives John parents as Andrew Blyth and Janet Gray married 1836
the 1851 census
Piece: SCT1851/426 Place: Dysart -Fife Enumeration District: 12
Address: Parkhead
Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
BLYTH Andrew Head M M 36 Hand Loom Weaver Fife - Dysart
BLYTH Jannet Wife M F 34 Fife - Dysart
BLYTH Alexander Son - M 14 Scholar Fife - Dysart
BLYTH Ann Dau - F 12 Hand Loom Weaver Fife - Dysart
BLYTH John Son - M 7 Scholar Fife - Dysart
inscription from Dysart Cemetery
156 John Blyth JP Linen Manf. died 26.1.1933 age 90th year?
wife Sarah Wilby Waldegrave died 4.5.1938 in her 84th year
son in law Edward Andrew Key died 18.9.1944
photo available
Norrie