Hello Antiquesam,
I don't know if your forum thread is still active, or not.
But your ancestor, David RM Scrimgeour, was a professional football player and played for Dundee Hibs (the club changed its name to Dundee United in 1924). He's briefly mentioned on this page:
http://www.arabarchive.co.uk/player.php?id=780Included below is some basic info about David Rennie Malcolm Scrimgeour.
Kind regards,
Grant.
Birth
David R.M. Scrimgeour was born in Transvaal, South Africa, in 1894 (late February or early March, probably). The ‘Malcolm’ is his mother’s maiden surname.
1901 Census
In 1901, the Scrimgeour family was living at 2 Earl Street (by the roundabout of Harefield Road and Coupar Angus Road – not far from Lochee Harp’s ground, he played for the Harp before joining the Hibs).
The family then comprised:
Alexander, father, stone-mason, aged 45, born in Friockheim.
Jessie M., mother, aged 43, born in Kettins?(?), Perthshire.
Catherine, 16, born in Dundee.
Alexander, 13, born in Dundee.
Richard, 12, born in Dundee.
Martha, 10, born in Dundee.
David, 7, born in Transvaal.
So at some point between 1891 and 1901, looks like the family lived in South Africa. Maybe they left because it looked like a Second Boer War was imminent?
1911 Census
In 1911, the family is living at 2 Tofthill (off Harefield Road, just up from Lochee High Street).
The family comprised:
Alexander, 55, stone-mason (retired – 55 seems a bit young for retirement, especially in these days)
Jessie M., 53
Catherine, 26, tyfirst
Alexander, 23, foreman
Richard, 22, clerk
Martha, 20, student teacher
David, 17, apprentice engineer
Violet, aged 9, born in Dundee.
Apart from Violet, who is a scholar, and Martha, who is a student, all the rest of the kids are working in the jute industry.
1891 Census
In the 1891 Census, Alexander is not at home on Census Day – Jessie is the named Head of the household. The family is living at North Street in the parish of Cargill (near Stanley), Perthshire. There is a boarder called James Simpson, aged 60, who is a mason.
Alexander Senior doesn’t appear to be in Scotland at this time. Maybe he’s in South Africa to check out the lie of the land before bringing his family over?
David’s parents
Alexander and Jessie Malcolm were married on 6 June 1884 at 85 Mid Street, Lochee. Jessie was then a weaver and 85 Mid Street was her home address. Alexander’s home address was 1 Balgay Street.
David’s marriage
David married Minnie Ina Thiel (of 18 Long Row, South Shields) in Gateshead on 11 August 1917. Minnie’s father, Alexander, was born in Germany.
David’s children
David and Minnie had two children – Violet May (born in Dundee in 1920), and David Malcolm (1917 to 1940). David died at sea on board a tanker called ‘British Architect’ in March 1940. So father and son died within three years of one another.
The Scrimgeour Family in India – David, Alexander, both Violets and Catherine(?)
We know that Alexander (David’s brother) went over to India in 1912.
We know that Violet May came back with her parents in 1934. But I noticed she went back out to India in 1936.
Catherine married Henry Young who worked in Calcutta, on 19 April 1912, so perhaps she moved to India, too.
Violet Scrimgeour (David’s sister) married Dan McLean in on 9 March 1926 - then they moved to India. Dan died in India on 30 June 1943.
Violet McLean died on 11 January 1959, aged 56, in Fernbrae Nursing Home, Strathmore Avenue, Dundee. The death was registered by her son, Hamish (i.e. David’s nephew). Am thinking that Hamish might still be alive.
Death of David Scrimgeour
David died in Calcutta on 19 September 1937 – he was 44. He was a Mechanical Engineer at the Adamjee Jute Mills in Belur (spelling?). The cause of death was ‘Heart Failure due to Coronary Thrombosis’. He’s buried in the Scottish Cemetery in Calcutta. He was buried by Joseph Blacklock Kirkpatrick on 20 September 1937. Refer to the newspaper obituary in Andy’s presentation.
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