William French Grocer Lockerbie

[KAMA]

Hi,  Looking for help, I know William French was a grocer and provisioner and lived in Lockerbie 1841 -1925.  Did he have a shop there and if so where was it? Also any info on his family would be appreciated, I know his son was living in Manchester in 1925 but nothing else.

Thanks

[runningbear]

good morning my friend, big warm welcome to rootschat,


here is the 1901 census to start you off, i will see what others i can find


1901 census- 37 livingstone street, locherbie

william...age 60...grocer
mary...age 62
agnes...age 27 (middle name jameson)
annie...age 25 (middle name beck)
fanny davidson...age 75


Joe

[runningbear]

hi pal,

1891 census- 1 townhead st, lockerbie

william...age 50...grocer
mary...age 52
agnes...age 17
annie...age 15
alexander w...age 13


1881 census- townhead street, lockerbie

william...age 40...merchant grocer
mary...age 41
agnes...age 7
annie...age 5
alexander...age 3


william french married mary halliday on the 15/10/1872 at johnstone by lockerbie, it will be worth your while going onto the scottishpeoples website and getting the image of their marriage, which will give their parents names, and this will allow you to get back another generation.

Joe

[runningbear]

hi pal,

wonder if this is you alexander?

1901 census- 18 victoria street, withington, lancashire

alexander william french...age 23...bank clerk


now wondering if the james you mentioned at the top of this thread is actually the son of alexander.....


Joe

[runningbear]

hi pal,

revisited your thread...

i reckon your mary halliday was the daughter of christopher halliday and agnes jamieson.

1841 census- kirkhill, johnstone

christopher...age 30...farmer
agnes...age 26
mary...age 2
john...age 8 months
agnes...age 52...mother
john...age 17

1851 census- kirkhill, johnstone

christopher...age 40...farmer
agnes...age 35
mary...age 12
john...age 10
george...age 8
margaret...age 4
william...age 6 months
agnes...age 62...mother

1861 census- kirkhill, johnstone

christopher...age 50...farmer
agnes...age 45
mary...age 22
john...age 20
margaret...age 14
william...age 10
jane...age 8
janet...age 6
agnes...age 72....widow...born tinwald c1789

1871 census- kirkhill, johnstone

christopher...age 60...farmer
mary...age 32
john...age 30
margaret...age 24
jane...age 18
janet...age 16

1881 census- kirkhill, johnstone

christopher...age 70...farmer
john...age 40
margaret...age 34
jane...age 28
janet...age 26

1891 census- kirkhill, johnstone

john...age 50...farmer
margaret...age 44
janet...age 36
agnes jamieson french...niece...age 1

now this raises the question, who is this agnes? born 1890 mouswald, is she the daughter of agnes daughter of william?

1901 census- dryfe view, dryfe road, lockerbie

john...age 60...farmer
margaret...age 54...housekeeper
janet...age 46...living on her own means
agnes jamieson french...niece...age 11


Joe

[runningbear]

hi pal,

believe this to be yer william...

1841 census- north elizatown, johnstone

ricahard beck...age 50...labourer
agnes...age 27...farm labourer
ann...age 25...farm labourer
betty...age 23....farm labourer
grace...age 20...farm labourer
margaret...age 10
margaret scott...age 5
william french...age 1

1851 census- elizatown, johnstone

janet beck...age 45...farm labourer
mary...age 38...house-maid
margaret...age 23...dairy-maid
james richardson...age 10...nephew
william french...age 10...nephew

i cannot find william on the 1861 census, do you think maybe he is the son of ann beck?

1871 census- union street, lockerbie

william...age 30...greengrocer


Joe

[J.J.]

IGI extracted listing

AGNES JAMIESON FRENCH
born March 23, 1874   
Dryfesdale, Dumfries
WILLIAM FRENCH
MARY HALLIDAY