First up is the birth of your 2nd great uncle. Archibald Ritchie Lawrence Glover. He is the brother of your great grandfather William Glover. Funny that one child gets just one name, the other three. I've never been able to figure out where "Ritchie" or "Lawrence" come from. But they must have some significance.
Anyway, Archibald was the second of the two sons of Rev. William Glover and Flora Fisken. He was born in the village of Horsley in the county of Northumberland. His dad was the minister of the Horsley Congregational Church and the family lived in the manse which was attached to the church. Interesting to note that both boys were born when Flora was in her early 40's. There was another child in the family: Gertrude was a 6-year-old half sibling. She was the daughter of the Rev. Glover and his first wife who died during the birth of a second baby.
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| The Manse (white building) where Archibald was born |
Then we have the death of John West on this day in 1896. John West is your 3X great grandfather. And if he's a West then he's a "Ferrydenner". He was the second child of the nine children of fisherman Alexander West and Margaret Anderson. John lived his whole life in Ferryden and was a fisherman.
And it's another death on this day. On March 17th 1898 William Morrison Finnie died in Scotsbrae, Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire. William was your 1st cousin 3X removed. You are related through your 3rd great grandfather, George Donald who was William's grandfather.
William was young when he died. 30 years old. He was married with two young children. He must have expected death as he left a note which expressed his wish that, while his wife, Jan Burnett, was his sole beneficiary, that his father be allowed two years to settle his affairs as they affected the ownership of the Scotsbrae farm. This "note" was later made legal by an advocate. As it happens, William's widow, Jane, sued her father-in-law for "money owing".
William was a member of the Vale of Cumine Lodge of Oddfellows and his funeral was attended by his "brothers" - members of the Lodge. I don't know when the lodge began but William, who was a Vice-Grand, was the first member to die. He was described as an enthusiastic Oddfellow.
The cause of William's death was pleurisy and pneumonia which he'd had for 15 days and congestion of the brain which he'd had for 7 days.
The next death is particularly sad as it's of a five year old child. Isabella Christie died on this day in 1907. She was the second child of my maternal grandparents - John Christie and Betsy West - and also their second child to die. Isabella and her sister Helen, would have been, had they lived, siblings for grandma. Isabella died at home, above the maltings of Newcastle Breweries. The cause of death was Scarlet Fever. Scarlet fever was a disease of children and back then often caused death. It's highly contagious. Grandma would recount the times she had it (twice) and how she was confined to her bedroom for a long period of time. Only her mother was allowed in to see to her and her father came in to keep the coal fire burning.
Isabella was your great aunt.
And we end this day with a birth. On this day in 1911 Robina Stewart West was born. If you're going to say - Oh another Ferryden relative - you are only partly correct. Robina's dad, Robert Stewart West, was from Ferryden but Robina was born at 344 Glasgow Road in Clydebank, Dunbartonshire. Clydebank is where the big shipyards were (on the River Clyde) and is close to to the city of Glasgow.
Robina's mother was Annie Mearns Coull who was also originally from Ferryden. At the time of the birth the family was living with an uncle. Robina was the second child for Robert and Annie - she was born less than year after the birth of their first; Grace.
Robina is your first cousin twice removed. Your great great grandfather, Alexander West is Robina's grandfather.
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