Murder in 1890

[tidybooks]

Hi Sharon,

I think it is very sad, especially for the young William, whatever happened to him. I suppose the family would adopt him as one of their own, probably not done formally as happened then. I have done a search for William Hendr* in 1901 census but cannot pin him down yet.

Tom

PS I hate it when work interferes with play!

[sharonf73]

PS I hate it when work interferes with play!

I know!  He's just popped out again so I've popped back in here!

We don't think my gran or her siblings knew that their father had witnessed this but I have been told there was "a dark secret" which none of them knew what it was.  Looks like I may have stumbled across the "dark secret".

I really feel for young William.  Going by memory Margaret's maiden name was Thallon or Thallan (I've seen the two spellings used within the family).  Just can't remember her brother's first name.

Better get back to my boring finance work!

Sharon

[sharonf73]

Meant to say,  young William's full name is William Taylor Hendry.

[tidybooks]

Hi Sharon,

Ok, I have found the certificate, the maiden name is Thallon, brother was Alexander.

Tom

[tidybooks]

Hi Sharon,

In 1851 at Hume's Entry, Edinburgh
Thomas Thallon 24 b 1827 Edinburgh Carter
Margaret Thallon (nee Wood) 20 b 1831 Edinburgh

In 1861 at Canongate Hapes Land, Edinburgh Old Church
Thomas Thallon 35 b 1826 Edinburgh Carter
Margaret Thallon (m.s. Wood) 30 b 1831 Edinburgh
Ann Thallon 10 b 1851 Edinburgh Scholar
Isabella Thallon 8 b 1853 Edinburgh Scholar
Margaret Thallon 6 b 1855 Edinburgh Scholar
Janet Clunie Thallon 4 b 1857 Edinburgh (Castle and Portsburgh)
Alexander Thallon 1 b 1860 Edinburgh (St Giles, Edinburgh)

Thomas Thallon, b 1826 died in 1863 in the Canongate Edinburgh
Margaret Wood or Thallon b 1831, died in St George parish in Edinburgh in 1890
Ann Thallon b 1847 on SP, died 1925 in St Andrews parish Edinburgh 1925
Isabella Thallon b 1853 died 1874 in St Giles Parish Edinburgh
Margaret Thallon b 1855 died 1890 in Burns St Leith
Janet C Thallon b 1847 cannot find death
Alexander Thallon in 1901 he is 41 and living in lodgings in Gorgie Edinburgh.  I cannot find DC.

So not sure where young William Taylor Hendry stayed with, yet.

I have found a 16 years old William Hendry staying at 20 Young Street Edinburgh, as a Plumbers Apprentice in the 1901 census. His parents are given as Francis & Catherine Murphy. It seems to be some sort of home etc. This could be the young man.

Tom

[tidybooks]

Hi Sharon,

I have downloaded the death certificate of William Taylor Hendry, aged 66 died 26 Jan 1951 in Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 40 days after fractured femur and 6 days after cardiac failure, and I am sad to say there is a note in left hand column, Register of Corrected Entries, page 5 , 5th march 1951.
he had been married to Ann Anderson and was a Motor Boat Driver (Boat could be Beer, but doesnt make sense) His father William as a deceased Hotel Boots, and mother we know about. His son registered his death but signed it R A Hendry I think.

I then downloaded his marriage certificate, he was 33, she was 34, in Bridge Cottage, Coldstream on the 11th August 1917. Here is the good news, he was Company Sergeant Major in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. His father William is listed as a Gardener, not deceased. His father in law was a gardener also, Robert Anderson married to Ann Dunlop.

Tom

[tidybooks]

Hi Sharon,

I have just looked at your website, and all the info I found you knew already, only thing  was staying with the Murphy's

Tom

[sharonf73]

Hi Tom

You have been busy - thank you so much.  As you said I knew some of the info but I didn't have all the Thallon info or the possibility of where young William stayed.

R A Anderson is likely to be Uncle Bob (or great uncle in my case) - Robert Anderson Hendry.

If I remember correctly I had his occupation as Motor Bus Driver but I could have picked up it wrong and it could be as you have mentioned Boat.  I don't think I ever picked up that he a Register of Correction.  Next time I'm at NRH I'll look at that.

I have a couple of old pictures that I think could be William's wedding at Coldstream.  I had thought of scanning them one day and posting on here to see if anyone can date them and let me know the uniform.  I'll get round to that.  In one of the photos there is a family group one, I'm wondering if William senior is one of them.

Thanks again, for all this info, your a gem!
Sharon

[sharonf73]

Just done a google search on 20 Young Street - it is now a bar and my mum and I had lunch in there a couple of months ago (very nice lunch too!).

Wonder if it was a pub back then.  Hope he didn't live in a pub with his parents background.

Sharon