Isabella Liddel Muirhead

[Rosinish]

1891 Census Isabella Muirhead is with her daughterAnnie J Neil  and son in law Robert B Neil
Dennistoun

A probate record 12 March 1941 Llandudno
Robert Brown Neil of Darnley House Victoria Stirling died 13 December 1940
Confirmation of James Muirhead ,Alexander Turnbull carpet manufactor and John Watts retired millar
So James is still around then

Rosie

If interested this is the death on SP;

NEIL ROBERT BROWN 30 (very young)
1951
479/ 368 Falkirk

Annie

[rosie17]

1891 Census Isabella Muirhead is with her daughterAnnie J Neil  and son in law Robert B Neil
Dennistoun

A probate record 12 March 1941 Llandudno
Robert Brown Neil of Darnley House Victoria Stirling died 13 December 1940
Confirmation of James Muirhead ,Alexander Turnbull carpet manufactor and John Watts retired millar
So James is still around then

Rosie

If interested this is the death on SP;

NEIL ROBERT BROWN 30 (very young)
1951
479/ 368 Falkirk

Annie

Maybe their son Annie 

Rosie

[rosie17]

As for the Australian connection- Isabella's Uncles and Aunt settled in Mt. Gambier, South Australia in the mid 1800's. Surname- Umpherston. Isabella's parents were Walter McFeat and Jean Umpherston of Cambuslang and then Shettleston. So it appears that young Isabella emigrated there with her husband and son and when James Sr. died she probably went back home to Scotland.

Possible record for James Muirhead and Isabella son James going to Australia January 1866 ship Golden Sea

Isabella Muirhead age 30, ,James 6, Annie J 4 ,Walte r2 arrived back in Liverpool August 1871 ship Great Britain

I would check the deaths Annie Mentioned on Scotlands People 1942 1943 for James Muirhead not seeing any more records for other son Walter 

Rosie

[Rosinish]

"If interested this is the death on SP;

NEIL ROBERT BROWN 30 (very young)
1951
479/ 368 Falkirk"

Maybe their son Annie 

  Blame being too tired, don't know how I didn't notice   

Annie

[rosie17]

"If interested this is the death on SP;

NEIL ROBERT BROWN 30 (very young)
1951
479/ 368 Falkirk"

Maybe their son Annie 

  Blame being too tired, don't know how I didn't notice   

Annie

 

[lanarman]

Browsing through a couple of online Stirling directories I found Robert Neil, Mill Manager for Rockvale Mills at 78 Upper Craigs in 1906 and 1909 (not in the 1903 directory). Then Mrs. Muirhead at 2 Royal Gardens in 1909 but not in 1906. So she probably moved to Stirling in those intervening years to be near her daughter.

Online cemetery records seem to be lacking for Stirling. Any suggestions? Thanks again for all the great information Annie and Rosie.

[Rosinish]

I'm unsure if this is the correct email but if not, once you send a request on the burial (with all info.known) i.e. forename/both maiden & marital surnames/informant of death/date of death/place of death (everything on the DC) I'm sure they will help with your quest (not forgetting to add where you are)...

info@stirling.gov.uk

Annie

[rosie17]

Did you check the deaths Annie mentioned for a James Muirhead ?
Here is another birth
Isabella Muirhead
21 June 1870 Mount Gambier
Father James Muirhead
Mother Isabella Macfeat

Death for Isabella Muirhead
4 January 1871
Mount Gambier aged 6 months

Rosie

[lanarman]

DC for James Muirhead: Died Dec. 6, 1943, age 78. Single. Retired Freight Broker. Place of death: Golden Lion Hotel, Stirling. Informant- I. M. Neil, niece, residing at 12a Victoria Place, Stirling.

Best Match on SP for Annie Jane Neill: Died Stirling 1955 age 88.
Best Match on SP for Robert Brown Neill: Died Stirling 1940 age 80.

It appears that the only grandchildren of Isabella Liddel McFeat-Muirhead were Neil children. I will investigate that later.