Allanton/Edrom - Balsille

[Beckey]

Looking for any details on a Charlotte Balsille (nee Purves born Stenton E.Lothian & married there in 1829).

In 1841 possibly living Allanton/Edrom, age about 35, widow, children Agnes & Francis plus others.

Husband Francis, mason at Allanton, died 1839 possibly buried Edrom

1851 son Francis living with uncle Balfour Balsille at Ayton, others?  Francis 1881 married and living in Edinborough.

Anything gratefully received, helping a lady in Australia.

[runningbear]

hi beckey,

1851 census: village of ayton, berwickshire

Balfour...head...age 45...builder 34 masons/15 labourers...born pencartland
christian...wife...age 36...born stenton
christian...dau...age 9...born edron
balfour...son...age 6...born ayton
andrew...son...age 3...born ayton
francis...nephew...age 16...mason appprentice...born haddington

2 servants in the household

no sign of agnes nor charlotte yet

Joe

[runningbear]

hi becky, looks like you will need to invest in some certs regarding your family search as it is very difficult to tie down yours

1841 census: stenton, east lothian

agnes aitcheson...head...age 50...ind
william balssillie...age 10
andrew...age 9
francis...age 6
jane...age 3

is this your family?

1861 census: high street, dunbar, east lothian

andrew...age 29...draper...born stenton

is this your family???

Joe

[Little Nell]

Hi Beckey,

I have found these baptisms in Stenton for Francis and Charlotte's children.  There may be others, but this is all that turned up in the source I was searching.

William b 27 Sep bapt 17 Oct 1830
Andrew Purves b 17 Oct bapt 30 Oct 1831
Jane b 15 Feb 1838 in Stenton bapt 11 Mar 1838 Chirnside
David  b 7 Jun bapt 26 Jul 1840

I have also found baptism for Balfour's children if you are interested 1834 -52 in various locations.  He was married to Christian Purves. 

Nell

[Beckey]

Hi Little Nell,

Thank you for the info, would like Balfour's children please, am forwarding same to Aus.I think that she is getting more info than she got origionally from scotlandspeople.

Barry

[runningbear]

hi barry,

1861 census: lodging house, 4 wellington street, glasgow

david...lodger...age 21...commerical clerk...born haddington

Joe

[runningbear]

hi barry, i think you may find francis and his cousins living in england on the 1891 census

Joe

[runningbear]

hi barry, i reckon your william's surname may have been transcribed as blackhall on the 1861 census???

william...head...age 32...ploughman...born stenton
margaret...wife...age 37...born dunbar


Joe

[Little Nell]

Ok, here goes:

Sophia b 5 Nov bapt 23 Nov 1834 Eyemouth, Berwick
William b 21 Aug bapt 10 Sep 1837 Haddington
Margaret Turner b 21 Sep bapt 3 Nov 1839 Haddington
Christina b 10 Aug bapt 28 Aug 1841 Edrom
Balfour b 24 Sep 1844 Ayton
Francis James b 10 Jan bapt 11 Feb 1847 Ayton
Andrew Crease b 27 Jann 1849 Ayton
Eliza b 25 Dec 1852 Ayton (unmarried in 1881)
Another daughter Mary born about 1855 or so listed on 1881 census.

There is another Balsillie family in Haddington with a son by the name of Balfour - a connection possibly, worth investigating.  Parents were William Balsillie and Isabella Daig or Darg.  Children:
William b 2 Mar bapr 29 Mar 1829 Haddington
John b 14 Apr bapt 9 May 1830 Haddington
Robert b 1 Aug bapt 31 Aug 1834 Haddington
Balfour b 27 Oct bapt 8 Nov 1835 Haddington
No sign of this family in 1881 in the area.William was a builder by the looks of it and died about 1836 - a will was proved then.

Balfour Balsillie senior a farmer at Dykeheadgate d 16 Dec 1880, left an inventory registered at Duns 17 Oct 1881.  Dykegatehead is where Balfour's son and widow are in 1881.
David, Francis's brother appears to be the Governor of Donaldson Hospital in Edinburgh in 1881.

Nell