Swan / Combe Bathgate / Torpichen

[BlueTans]

My search leads me to West Lothian....

Andrew Swan (died 21Jan66) married Marion Whitelaw Swan (nee Combes, died 30Aug58) and had sons William and James, living in Burnhouse Farm, Bonnybridge.  It would appear that the Combe's (or possibly Swan) lived around Bathgate, probably with some association with Gormyre Farm, Torpichen.  I think there may have been three sisters Mary, Nellie and Marion Combe (Marion married Andrew Swan and moved to Boinnybridge) and that I have photos of them from a Bathgate photogropher. 

I am visiting the Record Office in Edinburgh to try and find out more, but does anyone have any information that they think may link to this?  I would appreciate any help!

[waiteohman]

Hello BlueTans

This looks like your Marion on the 1901 and earlier census. She would then have additional siblings, brother Thomas, James and additional sister Helen, as well as Nellie. Maybe Helen went by Mary to distinguish between the mother.  Marion's parents look to be Thomas & Mary Whitelaw.
 
1901 Census Reg 671/1 Roll CSSCT1901_358, Torphichen Parish, ED 1
Address is West Gormyre, Torphichen, West Lothian
Household schedule # 22
James Combe 64 farmer born Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire
Helen Combe 37 wife born Bathgate, Linlithgowshire  (age is questionable, would think it a poor transcription or mistranscription and should be 57)
Helen Combe 32 farmer's daughter born Mid Calder, Edinburghshire
Marion W Combe 23  farmer's daughter born Whitburn, Linlithingow

1891 Census, Reg Dist 671  Roll CSSCT1891_327 Torphichen Parish, ED 1
Address is Wester Gormyre, Torphichen, West Lothian
Household schedule # 94
James Combe 54 farmer birthplace same as 1901
Helen Combe 47  farmer's wife birthplace same as 1901
Thomas Combe 24 famer's son born Mid Calder, Midlothian
Nellie Combe 22  farmer's daughter born Mid Calder, Midlothian
James Combe 19  famer's son born Bathgate, Linlithgowshire  joiner's apprentice
Marion W Combe 13 farmer's daughter birthplace same as 1901

1881 Census  Reg Dist 673/1  Roll CSSCT1881_274, Whitburn Parish, ED 3
Address: Shotthead
Household schedule # 2
James Combe 44  agricultural laborer born as above census
Helleen Combe 37 wife born as above census
Thos Combe 14 son born as above census
Nellie Combe 12 daughter born as above census
James Combe 9  son born as above census
Marion W Combe 3  daughter born as above census
 
1871 Census Reg Dist 622/1  Roll CSSCT1871_152 Bathgate Parish, ED1
Address: 6 Engine St Lane
Household schedule # 94
Thomas Whitelaw 66 head mole cattcher born Torphishire, Linlithgowshire
Thomas J Whitelaw 25 son labourer born Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
James Comb 33  son-in-law van driver born as above census
Ellen W Comb 27 daughter born as above census
Mary Comb 7  granddaughter born McLeston, Edinsh
Thomas Comb 4 grandson born as above census
Helen Comb 2 granddaughter born Mid Calder, Edinshire
 
1861 Census CSSCT1861_120  Reg Dist 662  Bathgate Parish ED 7
Address; Hopetoun Street (rt Meikles Prop)
Household schedule # 109
Thomas Whitelaw 55  head molecatcher born as above census
Mary Whitelaw 53  wife born Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
James Whitelaw 23 molecatcher born Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
Thomas J Whitelaw 15  son farm servant born as above census

Linda

[waiteohman]

They must have married in 1861 or shortly before.

1861 Census CSSCT1861_120, Reg Dist 662, Bathgate Parish, ED 7
Address: Mid Street (bodgs Prop)
Household schedule: 81/2
James Comb 23 head farm servant born Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire
Helen Comb 17  wife born Bathgate
Margaret Comb 20  sister dressmaker born Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire

1851 Census Roll CSSCT1851_173  Reg Dist 662, Bathgate Parish, ED4
Address: Engine Street
Household schedule # 73
Thomas Whitlaw 45  head molecatcher born Torphichen, Linlithgowshire
Mary Whitlaw 43  wife born Bathgate, "
James Whitlaw 14  son
Henry Whitlaw 11 son
Robert Whitlaw 9  son
Helen Whitlaw 7 daughter
Thomas Whitlaw 5 son
Margaret Whitlaw 2  daughter
Peter Whitlaw 2 Mo  son
All children born Bategate, Linlithgowshire
 
 
 

[waiteohman]

This might be James, suggest looking at the original census as I don't see a James Conet in 1861 census.

1851 Census Roll CSSCT1851_174, Reg Dist 669 Livingston Parish, ED 3, page 24
Address: Blackburn House
Household schedule # 85
James Conet 14  servant born Ecclesmachan, Edinr errand boy
household of Andrew &  Euphemia Sceales

[BlueTans]

You Star, this is great!  With all this information before I go to the GRO next week I will achieve even more.

I really appreciate the information, I am now off to update and cross reference everything.  Thank you very much for the effort you put into getting this for me.