MonicaL
On 16th June, 1888, at the Manse Office, after Banns, according to the form of the Church of Scotland, William Sharp, a coachman, bachelor, aged 30 years, son of William Sharp, Labourer & his wife Betsy formerly Thomson married Isabella Beveridge, 31 years, spinster, daughter of David Beveridge, a farm servant & his wife Isabella Beveridge, formerly Henderson. They are married by Stepander Bayern, Minister of Alloa, in presence of one other & William Beveridge-registered 19 June.
In 1891: 4, Paton St., 1 house,
William Sharp, head, marr, 32, Justiseman at Mine, employed, born Tillicoultry
Isabella Sharp, wife, marr, 38, born Tillicoultry.
In 1901, William & Isabella Sharp are living in Devonside, Tillicoultry, married but Childless, William is a carter.
There are other co-incidences too with Maggie McGregor too which I followed up.
Maggie Mcgregor was the daughter of David McGregor and Christina Coventry. She was born in 1869 in Milnathort, Kinrosshire. In 1891, having had a son born in 1888, she leaves him at home with her parents, and goes to work at a house in Milnathort inhabited by a May Henderson & her grandmother Janet Wright.
This is the household:
Registration number: 463, Registration District: Orwell, Civil Parish: Orwell
Town: Milnathort, County: Kinross, Address: Mayfield New Rd
May Henderson 20, bn abt 1871, Springburn, Lanarkshire, Living on Private Means
Janet Wright 85, bn 1806, Sewell, Kinrosshire, Grandmother to May Henderson, Annuitant
Jeanie Dempston 35, Ladies Companion
Jeanie Mackie 15, Cook.
Maggie McGregor, age 21, domestic servant
born: Milnathort, Kinross Shire -
Maggie McGregor
The same household in 1881, of course Maggie isn’t there, but the household consists of:
Janet Wright, 75, born Orwell, Kinrosshire, Living on interest of invested money.
May Henderson, 10 years bn. Glasgow, Lanarkshire,
Ellen Henderson, 8, bn. Glasgow, (granddaughter of Janet Wright)
Grace Coventry, 23, bn. Bigton, Sketland, Governess
Ann Anderson, local girl, cook,
Magdalene Beveridge, 16, bn Milnathort, Cook/nurse
Address: Mayfield Whitehorn New Rd
So you see the surname Henderson crops up again with the name Beveridge as well. In answer to your previous question William McGregor never did learn the identity of his father. Much of the time he stays with his grandfather rather than his mother who eventually married a man called John Taylor. You are also right that A******y has several sharp trees, at least two of whom are mine. William Mcgregor eventually emigrated to USA and I have been in touch with his relatives there too, who are also trying to find the father of William. Certainly the older Sharp seems the most likely, but that's as far as it goes, without a description we still don't know.
Tom