James Burden and Margaret Drummond

[rosie17]

Scotlands People is the best site to use for original records rather than copying information from family tree's . I see by the death for James both parents were deceased just as we thought ..You can try www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/New monkland to see what information is there

Rosie

[ColC]

Did you notice that James Alexander Burdon's Legal Documents were also listed?
 
17/3/1905
Rev. Parish of Lasswade, The Manse, Lasswade, d. 15/02/1905 at The Manse, Lasswade, testate.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills

17/3/1905
Revd, minister of the parish of Lasswade, residing at The Manse, Lasswade, d. 15/02/1905 at The Manse, Lasswade, testate.
Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories

Colin

[DonM]

In the 1841 Census (Abercorn) from SP, some of the mystery I believe has unfolded.

With James/Eliza and the rest, there is Thomas Weir age 50 E (for England), no occupation and Eliza Weir age 50 E (for England) plus a Janet age 15.  So...it seems Janet which is listed as a sister in 1851 was correct she was James wife's sister.  This leads me to believe Thomas Weir died before the 1851 and since James was supporting her and his MIL they called her Janet Burdon.

So now you want Janet Weir born Glasgow; and Thomas Weir who died in Scotland between 1841-1851 which is pretty difficult to do.  I searched SP for her birth no luck.

Btw DB...did you find James/Margaret Drummond in the 1841 Census from SP? 

Don

[rosie17]

The 1871/1881  Bothwell Lanarkshire census for Janet Burdon she is unmarried and the Sister in Law of Eliza Burdon ( widow )


Rosie

[rosie17]

Just checked the death for Janet Burdon .1881 Colin mentioned and it is the sister of James Burdon
Father James Burdon woolen manufacturer
Mother Janet McCulloch
So looks like James Burdon remarried or information given at the time was wrong
D Burdon send me P M if you want a copy of the death

Rosie

[DBurdon]

Thanks Don, Colin and Rosie.

I really appreciate the info you have provided. It's all getting a bit confusing now . I never thought of the fact that Maybe James remarried, which might align with the fact that Janet was 10 or 11 years younger than James Jnr.

I will PM you now Rosie.

Thanks again all. I will try to make sense of this all over the weekend.

DB

[ColC]

1841 Abercorn, West Lothian. On Freereg Plus 5 others
BURDON   James   25   Schoolmaster   OUC
BURDON   Eliza      20              ENG
BURDON   James   2      WLN
BURDON   Thomas   10m      WLN
WEIR   Thomas   55      OUC
WEIR   Mary      50      ENG
WEIR   Janet   15      ENG

I must admit I had seen that census but missed Janet, the only thing is later census returns always state born Glasgow or Lanarks. Very confusing.

I have looked for a birth in England & Scotland without success, it was the same when I looked for Eliza.

Colin

[rosie17]

DBurdon have e=mailed you certificate

Rosie

[rosie17]

This looks like the marriage for Janet Weir
9 July 1843
Edinburgh Parish
Janet Weir residence Abercorn
Father Thomas Weir
Spouse William Wright

Death for a Janet Horn Weir Wright from findagrave.com has her death date as 19 September 1908
Glasgow
Burial Old Calton Cemetery Edinburgh
Death on Scotlands People Shettleson 1908
There is also a probate record for Janet she died 19 September 1908
5,Beechwood Drive Tollcross

1901 census address 5, Beachwood Drive Shettleson Lanarkshire
Janet H W Wright age 76 retired born England
William W Wright age 53 born Edinburgh commercial traveller


Rosie