Walter Beveridge b. abt 1824

[lynnd08]

Reply#1 - Monica - yes, this fits well with what I have and am sure it is the same family.  Thanks!

Reply#3 - Dod - Walter was still alive in 1885, living in Boone County, Iowa, age 61 with son, Robert and family.   On Oct 23, 1882, there is a marriage record, Boone County, listed on Family Search for Walter m. Euphema Japp, where he lists his parents as James and Margaret.   In the 1885 census he lists as widowed, but another researcher has Euphema Japp still living and never has him married to Walter.   Perhaps they were married only a short time and divorced?  I see the Japp name ties in many years before to a Beveridge line in Scotland. 

Looby - thanks for these replies - it does appear that perhaps Jean/Janet was Robert's mother (and other children) and Walter's first wife, as you say would take more research.    Interesting there was a Janet Beveridge listed in the 1851 census with Margaret and Walter, but perhaps his sister's name was Janet also.   

[davaar36]

The SP marriage certificates for James Beveridge (30th March 1866) and Robert Beveridge (12 July 1867) quoted by monicaL give conflicting names for parents. In James's case parents are listed as Walter Beveridge and Catherine Beveridge m.s. Spowart whereas Robert's are Walter Beveridge and Janet Beveridge m.s. Beveridge. It is interesting that Janet is not listed as "deceased" on Robert's certificate if this is the same Walter who married Catherine Spowart in 1851.

Dod

[MonicaL]

Dod, with what you are confirming, what a pain, eh! Still the conflict on names, although given James is eldest born, you would think he gave step mother's name in error.

There is certainly enough there with what everyone has found to build up a good picture (although it is always nice to have it all neat and 100%  ).

Dod, from the marriage entries, what were the addresses and witnesses for the brothers James and Robert?

Monica

[loobylooayr]

Hi everyone,
Equally painfully, it looks like poor little Betsy aged 3 on the 1851 Census could well have died in 1854 just a few month prior to compulsory registration. There is a death on OPR's of a Betsy Beveridge on 21st Sep 1854 at Dunfermline. Would that entry perhaps have parents names recorded?? Maybe ...maybe not 

Looby

[davaar36]

Monica
Witnesses to the marriage of James Beveridge and Mary Simpson were Richard Simpson and Helen Simpson, which are also the names given for Mary Simpson's parents.
Witnesses to the marriage of Robert Beveridge and Isabella Low were Thomas Adamson and Betsy Beveridge. No addresses given for the witnesses. Both sets of brides and grooms have "Halbeath" listed as addresses.
If, as is likely, Robert's witness is his sister Betsy then that would mean that the death of Betsy found by Looby would be a different Betsy. On SP I have found only one death for a Betsy Beveridge of approximately the correct year of birth and 8 Elizabeth Beveridges.

Dod

[Millmoor]

There is a birth for the eldest child of Robert Beveridge and Isabella Low in Dunfermline on 1 June 1868 on Family Search named Walter. This ties up with the Iowa census which shows he was born in Scotland. His birth cert will be on SP.

William

[Millmoor]

I don't think anyone has mentioned this. Is this the family in 1861? Or is it coincidence.

Walter Beveridge 37 Coal miner
Catherine Beveridge 32 (this ties up with age given at the outset but is different to 1851)
James Beveridge 17
Robert Beveridge 15
Elizabeth Beveridge 13 (Betsy?)
The address is Halbeath but it states on A*y that they were all born in Inverkeithy. ( Do they mean Inverkeithing?)

William

[davaar36]

Hi William

I had looked at this entry and the age for Catherine could be 32 or 52 in my opinion. The first digit is not quite the same as the 3 in Walter's age 37. It looks like it might have been altered.

Dod

[loobylooayr]

Hi,
Would agree that the age of Catherine on 1861 Census is 52.
Which adds 10 on to previous Census age, as does the age of 37 for Walter.
Found a marriage for a Catharine Spowart to an Allan MacLean (which ties with Catherine Beveridge's death cert) on 8th Mar 1829 at Dunfermline, Fife. This wedding is 33 years earlier than the 1861 Census and must make Catherine around at least 50 years old.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTP6-DJ9 

Looby 

P.S. Pleased to see little Betsy didn't die and was still alive 1861. Finding her marriage or death could enlighten lynnd08 to her parentage.