January 15th

The first January 15th event is the oldest one so far:  1788 - 230 years ago!  It was on that day that your 4Xgreat grandmother was born.  Her name was Mary Pert.  Pert is one of "those" surnames of the fishing village of Ferryden on the east coast of Scotland.

Mary was born in Ferryden to fisherman Robert Pert and Margaret West.

Also, on this day, January 15th in 1907, William Campbell Glover was born.  This is Uncle Campbell (your great uncle Campbell) who was in an earlier post for his marriage.  William was the first born child for William Fisken Glover and Catherine Fisken who were first cousins.  At the time of his birth the family were living at 100 Helen Street in the Benwell district of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

And the last one for today is the marriage of James Fisken to Janet Bayne.

James Fisken is your 4th great uncle.  He is the brother of your 3X great grandfather, the elusive Peter Fisken (he's my proverbial brick wall).  Another brother is William Fisken - he who invented the steam plough.

I had James down as a bachelor who remained on the family farm in Perthshire Scotland while the rest of his siblings who mostly went hither and thither.  Up until 1856 I was right - but then, on January 15th 1856 the 45 year old bachelor farmer married 21 year old Janet Bayne in Trinity Gask, Perthshire, Scotland.  Sadly, after waiting so long for love, he died 4-1/2 years later - long enough for three children although the last one was born after his dad's death.