Walter Beveridge b. abt 1824

[lynnd08]

I am researching for a friend on her Beveridge line, who emigrated to America in 1868.   Her ancestor was Walter, who lists his parents as James and Margaret.  His wife was Catherine, b. abt 1829 in Scotland.    The children that I find listed are James b. 1844 and Robert b. 1845 (both came to America) and Elizabeth b. 1848.     

Does anyone have more on Walter when he was in Scotland - wife's maiden name, parent's information and ancestry?  He was a coal miner in America, is there any information on where he worked in Scotland? 

Thank you very much!

[MonicaL]

Hi lynnd08

Welcome to RootsChat 

Not that many Walter Beveridges showing in the earlier censuses which hopefully makes it easier. This Walter, on the 1841 census, fits well with what you have so far. Likely before his marriage:

Margaret Berridge 60
Janet Berridge 20
Walter Berridge 17, coal miner

Address: Terrace Row, Dalgety Fife

There are a number of excellent sites on Scottish mining for that period. I have added a couple below - but many more if google for more links:

www.scottishmining.co.uk/
www.cmhrc.co.uk/site/maps/scotland/index.html

Monica

[loobylooayr]

Hi lynnd08 and welcome to Rootschat.

There is a Walter Beveridge on the 1851 Scottish Census in Dunfermline, Fife.
His address is given as Halbeath Colliery,

Walter Beveridge   M     Head         27            Coal Miner          Fife Dunfermline
Catharine Beveridge   F  Wife          42           Wife                      ditto
James Beveridge      M    Son            7           Scholar               Fife, Dalgety
Robert Beveridge     M    Son            6           Scholar               Lanarkshire, Monkland
Betsy Beveridge       F    Dau             3                                          ditto

This looks like the couple you are researching although Catharine/Catherine's age is older than your info indicated . Of course this could be a mistranscription. I copied the info from Freecen's website.

The area around Monkland in Lanarkshire where the younger children were born was also a major mining area so Walter must have worked there too.

Looby

[loobylooayr]

Hi again,

I wonder if Catherine was a second wife and stepmother to the children - https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTPD-1M5

Marriage of Walter Beveridge to Catharne Spowart at Dunfermline 24th Feb 1851.

I found a birth of a Robert Beveridge at Airdrie which would fit in with Walter's son- https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XY98-7VC

This Robert was born to a Walter Beveridge and a Janet Beveridge    21st Dec 1845 at Free High Church , Airdrie. Airdrie is part of the Monklands District. Don't know if this means the mother of this child had the same maiden name as her married name or whether her married name has been recorded instead of her maiden name 

Maybe worth digging deeper with that one!

Looby

[MonicaL]

I would go with that too, Looby 

Eldest son, James, is showing on some trees as having married a Mary Simpson in Scotland https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTP8-BZ5  His marriage cert would hopefully let you confirm his mother's name.

Robert, brother of James, is showing as having married an Isabella Lowe before like James heading off to Iowa. His Scottish marriage cert is also available to view online on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - indexed here https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XTPD-YP5

Monica

[lynnd08]

You are all so amazing!   Wow, thank you so much.   I've been researching my own families for over 20 years and had never happened on this site. 
  Yes, her line is Robert who m. Isabella, and I have biographies on his brother James who states wife is Mary Simpson.   I'll check this all out when I get back from work, thanks again!!! 

[davaar36]

Hello lynnd08

There is a death certificate 14 January 1881 Halbeath Dunfermline for Catherine Beveridge, widow of 1st Allan MacLean and 2nd Walter Beveridge. It's possible that loobylooayr is correct to suggest she was Walter's 2nd wife. She was listed as 76 years old which tallies reasonably with the age given on the 1851 Census quoted above but not with birth year you quoted. She was the daughter of George Spowart and Christian Wilson. Not sure if your friend's ancestor, Walter, was dead by 1881 as intimated in this death certificate.

Dod

[loobylooayr]

Hi lynnd08,

Could this be Walter's first wife and the mother of his children?? https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XT5W-GYT

Walter Beveridge married Jean Fenton on 3rd Dec 1842 at Torryburn Fife.
The names Jane/Jean/Janet were interchangeable so this could be the Janet Beveridge recorded on son Robert's birth

Looby

Amended- Not so sure about above now as I've discovered (although there were not many Walter Beveridge's about) that there was a Walter Beveridge age 20 Agricultural Labourer at Torryburn on the 1841 Census. Probably him who married Jean Fenton!!

[loobylooayr]

Trying to make amends for wrong info in last post 
Found a marriage in the Old Parish Records on www.scotlandspeople.go.uk for a Walter Beveridge to a Janet Beveridge on 4th Feb 1843 at Dalgetty, Fife. Scotlands People is a pay to view website where you can search for results at no cost (like I did) but charges you to view the record.
This marriage looks a better option for Walter's first wife.
Looby