April 30th

On April 30th in 1861 your first cousin 4X removed, Philip Barker Fisken, was born.  His father was Thomas, one of the Fisken brothers of steam plough fame.  His mum was Frances Barker.  Philip was born in Crieff in Perthshire.  He was Thomas and Frances' third child (of four).

Also on this day - in 1868 - your great great grandparents, Lily Campbell and William Fisken, were married.  

Great Great Grandparents, William & Lily

Last fall when I was in Glasgow I visited the church where they were married in Dumbarton which was pretty cool.  

William was 30 at the time of the marriage.  He was sawyer and living in Tarbet on Loch Lomond in Dunbartonshire.  Lily was 29 and a dressmaker.  She also lived in Tarbet.  But they were married in Dumbarton - at the church on West Bridgend - and they continued to live in Dumbarton.  The church where they were married is the "old" church.   A new church was built right next to a few years later.  Both church buildings remain - but the "new" one (which is really quite old now) is used for worship, the old old church is used as the church hall.  The photo is one I took last year.

And another birth on this day was of Archibald John Page Glover.  He is your first cousin 2x removed.  He was born in 1916 in Newcastle upon Tyne.  He is the son of great grandfather William Fisken Glover's brother, Archibald Ritchie Lawrence Glover and Caroline Anne Page.  Of particular interest is that his first marriage was to Pauline Anna Emma Weisse who is the daughter of Grace Marie Igel who figured in the recent BBC production of A House Through Time (which you will watch very soon!).