Finlayson family

[tomskibabes]

I'm tracing the Finlayson family from Peebles in Scotland, Dickson Finlayson b 1829, his father was Archibald Finlayson b 1798, I think Dickson (Dixon) married twice and had numerous children.

I think his first marriage was to Christina Lockhart in 1851 and then Christina Gilchrist in 1874, can anyone confirm this as the two wifes appear to be aunt and neice?

Many thanks

Tomskibabes

[CaroleW]

The 1881 census shows oldest children as twins aged 8 but marriage was 1874 according to the IGI. 

Have you checked SP for a death for Christina the first?
   
DICKSON FINLAYSON   Birth:  15 APR 1872   Colinton, Midlothian,    Father:  DICKSON FINLAYSON    Mother:  CHRISTINA GILCHRIST 
 
CATHERINE FINLAYSON   Birth:  15 APR 1872   Colinton, Midlothian   Father:  DICKSON FINLAYSON   Mother:  CHRISTINA GILCHRIST 

I think Dickson (Dixon) married twice and had numerous children.

1871 census for Colinton Midlothian

Dixon Finlayson 39  b Skerling Lanark (Peebles in 1881)
David  19  b Biggar
Archibald   17  ditto
James   15  ditto
Christina  13  b Petnain? Lanark
Margaret 9  ditto
Grace 7    ditto
Christina Gilchrist 21  niece b Lanarkshire

Colinton ED 2 Page  13 Line 11

GRACE FINLAYSON   Birth:  20 FEB 1864   Libberton, Lanark
Father:  DICKSON FINLAYSON    Mother:  CHRISTINA LOCKHART 

MARGARET FINLYSON  Birth:  14 DEC 1861   Pettinain, Lanark, 
Father:  DIXSON FINLAYSON    Mother:  CHRISTINA LOCKHART

[CaroleW]

1861 for Pettinain Lanark

Dixon Finlayson 29  Skirling, Peeblesshire
Christina 36  b Lanark
Ebenezer  11  ditto
David   9  b Biggar
Archibald  7  ditto
James   5    ditto
Christina  3  b Pettinain
Janet 1  ditto
Pettinain ED 2 Page  2 Line 16

CHRISTINA FINLAYSON   Birth:  30 JAN 1858   Pettinain, Lanark, 
Father:  DIXSON FINLAYSON   Mother:  CHRISTINA LOCKHART

[heppie]

Hi Tomskibabes,
yes the information you have on Dickson Finlayson is correct.When his first wife died he married his niece on his wife's side.
His first wife Christina Lockhart died 27th feb 1870.They married on 11th june 1851 in Carluke and had 7 children
David born 1852
Archibald born 1854
James Lockhart born 23rd oct 1855 Newhouse
Christina born 13th jan 1858 Pettinin
James Marchbank 10th nov 1859 pettinain
Margaret born 14th dec 1861 pettinain
Grace born 20th feb 1864 Liberton.

[heppie]

His second family was a amarraige to Christina Gilchrist on 23rd july 1874,she died 10th july 1913.
They had
Dickson and Catherine born 15th april 1872 Dreghorn mains,Edinburgh
John born 28th april 1876 Middlemorton ,Ratho
Helen born 7th oct 1877 Gorgie farm ,Edinburgh
Peter william born 12th dec 1879 Gorgiefarm,Edinburgh
Henry born 10th nov 1881
Adam born 7th mar 1884 ,3 Ross terr ,Edinburgh
Alexander born 29th may 1886 2 Whitepark,Edinburgh
Thomas born 13th jun 1888 2 Whitepark,Edinburgh