Mary McPherson & John Donaldson Leitholm

[Kirsty Spence]

Looking to see if anyone can help me in finding information on a John Donaldson who married a Mary McPherson in the Leitholm area in the 1800s. These were my great, great grandparents. All I know is that they are burried in Leitholm Cemetry and had a daughter called Mary Ellen Anderson Donaldson. I don't know if they had any other children or who they were related too. PLEASE HELP ME. Thank you in advance for all your help

[ev]

Hi ,

Do you know when the daughter Mary Ellen Anderson Donaldson was born ?

Just to note , Leitholm is in the Parish of Eccles.......I think.
Scotlandspeople has a death for a Mary Donaldson(other surname McPherson) 1935 Eccles Berwick , born c1855.



ev

[ev]

http://www.coldstreamhistorysociety.co.uk/index.php/transcriptions/transcription/leitholm-section-a-row-8-4-donaldson-mcpherson

If that's the correct couple , then there is a marriage in 1877 Coldstream Berwick that may be of interest.



ev

[rosie17]

If this is the same couple Eve found there is  birth for a Peter Donaldson 14 March 1881 Eccles Berwickshire
Father John Donaldson .mother Mary  McPherson Donaldson

Possible census 1881 Eccles Berwickshire
John Donaldson b1855 Coldstream Berwick age 26 occupation tailor
Mary Donaldson b1855 ::::::::::::::::::::::age 26 tailors wife
Jessie Donaldson b1879 :::::::::::::::::::::age 2
Peter Donaldson b 1881 Eccles  age 1 month
Rosie

[rosie17]

1891 Census address Leitholm Eccles Berwickshire
John Donaldson age 36 tailors school bd officer
Mary Donaldson age 36 wife
Jessie 12,Peter 10,A?? R Donaldson female b1884 age 7 Eccles ,John U Donaldson b1886 age 5 ,Mary A Donaldson b 1888 age 3 ,James T Donaldson b1890 age 1 all born Eccles
Rosie

[rosie17]

Same couple in 1901 Census address Earnslaw House Eccles Berwick
John 46 tailor general ,Mary 46, John 15, Mary A 12,James 11,
Isab 9,David 6,Christa,6 Ella 4
Rosie

[rosie17]

There is a Margaret Ellen Anderson Donaldson born 12 November 1896 Leitholm married 1917
Chester -Lee-Street Durham John W Maddison ...This could possibly be Ella in the 1901 census
Rosie

[Millmoor]

There seem to be quite a few family notices in  the Berwickshire News and General Advertiser relating to this family.
18 Dec 1877 At Coldstream on the 30th November by the Rev A Nesbit John Donaldson,tailor,Leithholm, to Miss Mary McPherson, Coldstream.

28 Oct 1902  United Free Church Leitholm Oct 25 by Rev J Mitchell Watson, Leitholm, Matthew eldest son Of Dixon Henderson of Coquet Cottage, OldgateStreet, Morpeth to Jessie,eldest daughter of John Donaldson, Leitholm. (Suggest you look to see where Mary  A Donaldson is in 1911 census).

There are also notices for the births of a number of John Donaldson and Mary McPherson's children.

William

[rosie17]

Possible 1871 census address Eccles Berwick
Agnes Doneldson ( transcription error ) age 39 b 1832 Westruther Berwickshire ..dressmaker
John Doneldson b 1855 Coldstream Berwick age 16 tailor apprentice
James b 1857 age 14 , Isabella 1860, age 11 , David Pitt born 1865 Son ? Agnes Donaldson 1867 age 4

There is a birth for a David Pitt 1865 with father's name John Pitt mother Agnes Russel ?
Births for some of the children mother Agnes Thompson father Peter Donaldson

Suggest you get the death certificate for John Donaldson to confirm parents
Rosie