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Title: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: lyndsey86 on Tuesday 11 February 14 21:36 GMT (UK)
I am searching for a Thomas Kirkwood's date of death. He was born around 1826 not sure where, but he married Helen Inglis Cuthell 24/8 1846, Denny, they had a daughter Ellen who was 23 on the 1881 census, Helen the mother was a widow, Helen died 1884, her daughter Ellen was born in Malta. They also had a son James Kirkwood born about 1860, he married Catherine Strang, 1880, Denny. I have searched s/p and census returns, but haven't been successful yet.

Ann
Title: Re: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 12 February 14 00:13 GMT (UK)
Was Thomas a seaman or similar? Is his occupation shown on Helen's death cert or on son James's marriage cert
Title: Re: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 12 February 14 00:19 GMT (UK)
There is a tree on Family Search showing he died in Malta in 1861

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/39BD-XK1
Title: Re: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: Joyful on Wednesday 12 February 14 02:12 GMT (UK)

There are nine family trees on Ancestry for your Thomas Kirkwood.

Added: His birth is given as Denny 1821 and his death as 22 Apr 1861 Malta.
Thomas and Helen appear to have had 5 children, 3 sons and two daughters.
This would have to be verified but it gives you a direction ;)

Joy :)
Title: Re: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: trish1120 on Wednesday 12 February 14 11:57 GMT (UK)
1851 Census
19 Johns Street,
Southampton, Hampshire
HO107/669/618/42
Thomas KIRKWOOD, 29, Head, Mar, ENGINEER, born Scotland
Ellen, 27, Wife, Mar, born Scotland
James, 3, Son, born    Southton, Hampshire
Thomas, 10mths, Son, born Southton
+ 1 Servant

Trish :)
Title: Re: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: MonicaL on Wednesday 12 February 14 20:16 GMT (UK)
Ann, in case you don't have this link at the Falkirk Archives on the Cuthell family - www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org/heritage/archives/finding-aids/docs/russel_aitken/52_-_%20Cuthell_family_of_Denny.pdf

Monica
Title: Re: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: MonicaL on Wednesday 12 February 14 20:19 GMT (UK)
Photo here of Thomas Kirkwood's gravestone in Malta http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/tabraxia.htm

Also details of another son, William, who died in Malta.

Monica
Title: Re: Thomas Kirkwood
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 13 February 14 11:41 GMT (UK)
May be him, not much help though;
Thos Kirkwood, 15, born Scotland, App Engineer

1841 Census
Civil Parish: Greenock East
County: Renfrewshire
Address: St Andrews Square
Adan Borris 35, Engineer
Eliz Borris    35
Mary Borris 10
Cath Bowie 8
Eliz Bowie    5
Wm Bowie    2
Adam Bowie 1
Wm Campbell 20
Thos Kirkwood    15***