Easter Batton Farm Shotts

[1000xlch]

Looking for whereabouts of Easter Batton or Easter Baton farm near Shotts as my Forsyth ancestors were located there around the late 1880's on wards.  Any help appreciated as cannot quite find the location.
Thanks
John Rowley

[capricorn]

Easter Batton Farm is now an Animal Sanctuary, it's located in Harthill,
near Shotts.   Easter Baton Farm, West Benhar Road, Harthill, Lanarkshire,

1881 census for Forsyths

   Dwelling:   Easter Batton Farm
   Census Place:   Shotts, Lanark, Scotland
   Source:   FHL Film 0203704     GRO Ref    Volume 655-2    EnumDist 4    Page 5
   Marr   Age   Sex   Birthplace
Alexander FORSYTH   M   58    M   Shotts, Lanark, Scotland
   Rel:   Head
   Occ:   Farmer (Cant Tell The Acreage)
Janet FORSYTH   M   44    F   Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
   Rel:   Wife
William FORSYTH   U   19    M   Shotts, Lanark, Scotland
   Rel:   Son
   Occ:   Employed On Farm
Janet FORSYTH       11    F   Shotts, Lanark, Scotland
   Rel:   Daur
   Occ:   Scholar
Margaret FORSYTH       8    F   Shotts, Lanark, Scotland
   Rel:   Daur
   Occ:   Scholar
Margaret FERGUSON   U   16    F   Shotts, Lanark, Scotland
   Rel:   Serv
   Occ:   Farm Servant
Henry BROWN       13    M   Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland
   Rel:   Serv
   Occ:   Servant Boy

Liz

[1000xlch]

Thanks liz or capricorn  Nice to know the farm is put to such good use nowadays, may even be run by relatives!  I know the brownlees lived at the next farm down.

[aarongardner]

 Hi
my name is Aaron Gardner and and i have searched the for my family tree and have a marrige certificate for their daughter Margaret Mckechnie to William Forsyth

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[dweddell]

Hi

My ancestor also farmed at Easter Baton. His name was James Waddell (born 1765) and married to Christian Bryce, does anyone have any info him?

Regards

Duncan

[Forfarian]

Yes, I have quite a bit of information about this family, and I am in touch with a descendant. However I think you are probably in touch with the same person because I been sent a tree which includes a Duncan Weddell, born on the 25th of the month, whose late grandmother was named Daphne. I can't be any more explicit because RootsChat rules prevent me posting anything that would allow identification of any living people.

James W and Christian Bryce had 5 children: William, Janet, James, John and Christian. James died at 17, and I don't know what became of William and Janet. John married Mary Cowan and founded a large family. Christian married Alexander Dalziel and had ten of a family, but I don't have any more information about them.

I don't think James can have been born in 1765, because that is when his eldest son William was born. He would have been born more like 1735/40.