The elusive Janet/Jessie Simpson
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Re: The elusive Janet/Jessie Simpson
Dundee Courier, Wednesday, February 09, 1848;
FATAL ACCIDENT.—About twelve o'clock on Thursday night, Margaret Barclay, a person from Scarborough, but belonging to this town, having come here to receive some money left her by way of legacy, was enjoying herself with some friends in a house in Butter's Close, foot of Hawkhill, and having occasion to accompany one of them to the door, she inadvertently walked over the stair, which by the by was unprovided with any railing. She alighted on her head in the close below, and had her skull fractured in consequence. The poor woman lingered on until about seven o'clock on Friday evening when death put a period to her sufferings. She was a married woman and has left a young family.
Alan
FATAL ACCIDENT.—About twelve o'clock on Thursday night, Margaret Barclay, a person from Scarborough, but belonging to this town, having come here to receive some money left her by way of legacy, was enjoying herself with some friends in a house in Butter's Close, foot of Hawkhill, and having occasion to accompany one of them to the door, she inadvertently walked over the stair, which by the by was unprovided with any railing. She alighted on her head in the close below, and had her skull fractured in consequence. The poor woman lingered on until about seven o'clock on Friday evening when death put a period to her sufferings. She was a married woman and has left a young family.
Alan
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Re: The elusive Janet/Jessie Simpson
Won't let me go there but think this could be William jnr with older brother David and the Clark family. Think David went on to marry Mary Clark
David Barclay
Age
22
Where born
Scotland
Address
Hawkhill, Dundee
Occupation
Tailor
William Clark
75
Hellen Clark
60
Barbay Clark
35
Dougal Clark
20
Mary Clark
25
William Barclay
N K
Think this may be the burial of William senior
Burial http://www.fdca.org.uk/pdf%20files/HowffB01.pdf Barclay William 17 Nov 1839 age 47 born Parish of Arngask, Perthshire Labourer Typhus Fever
Baptisms at Arngask parent David Barclay
William BARCLAY
17/07/1791
BARCLAY
CHRISTIAN
02/03/1788
BARCLAY
JAMES
19/09/1784
BARCLAY
JAMES
05/06/1786
BARCLAY
JANET
02/11/1783
David Barclay
Age
22
Where born
Scotland
Address
Hawkhill, Dundee
Occupation
Tailor
William Clark
75
Hellen Clark
60
Barbay Clark
35
Dougal Clark
20
Mary Clark
25
William Barclay
N K
Think this may be the burial of William senior
Burial http://www.fdca.org.uk/pdf%20files/HowffB01.pdf Barclay William 17 Nov 1839 age 47 born Parish of Arngask, Perthshire Labourer Typhus Fever
Baptisms at Arngask parent David Barclay
William BARCLAY
17/07/1791
BARCLAY
CHRISTIAN
02/03/1788
BARCLAY
JAMES
19/09/1784
BARCLAY
JAMES
05/06/1786
BARCLAY
JANET
02/11/1783
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Re: The elusive Janet/Jessie Simpson
Sorry for the bad link. I meant 1851 too.
The newspaper article is great and very helpful, thank you Alan. What an horrible story though, and I can't imagine how George learned what happened and how he felt.
And thank you Gill for all those pieces of information. We are getting closer and closer.
Here is the info for possibly William BARCLAY junior
The newspaper article is great and very helpful, thank you Alan. What an horrible story though, and I can't imagine how George learned what happened and how he felt.
And thank you Gill for all those pieces of information. We are getting closer and closer.
Here is the info for possibly William BARCLAY junior
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Census Year: 1851
County: Angus (Forfarshire) (ANS)
Place: St Vigeans
Civil Parish: St Vigeans
Ecclesiastical Parish: Inverbrothock
Piece: 319
Enumeration District: 12
Folio: 242
Page: 32
Schedule: 141
House Number: 11
House or Street Name: Green Street Arbroath
Surname Forenames Relationship Marital Status Sex Age Occupation Birth County Birth Place Disability Notes
BARCLAY William Head M M 22 Mechanic FIF Leuchars
BARCLAY Agnes Wife M F 21 ANS St Vigeans
BARCLAY Jessie Dau U F 4 Scholar ANS Dundee
BARCLAY Agnes Dau U F 2 ANS Dundee
BARCLAY William Son U M 1m ANS St Vigeans
MACKAY Jessie Lodger U F 29 Flaxspinner Spinner ANS Dundee
HENDRY Catharine Lodger U F 19 Flaxspinner Preparer ANS Dundee
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So 'nice' to have the newspaper article, even if they got her name wrong! We are really going places!
Gill
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Re: The elusive Janet/Jessie Simpson
Just got the Parish Death Record for Isabella (more exactly the Register of Burials).
Date of Interment: 1848, February 7
Number: 952
Name: Isabella Barclay
Designation: Wife of George Simpson, Forgeman
Date of Death: 1848, February 3
Age: 29 Years
Place of Birth: Parish of Leuchars, Fife
Cause of Death: Effects of a fall from a stair
Last Place of Residence: Butters ' Close, West Port
Place of Interment: New 1075 B
Dues: " | 5 | 3
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And Isabella's Birth information:
The other funny thing is trying to figure what "Seggie" could mean, it seems to be a location in Leuchars, and apparently, today is living there a P. Barclay (at NO 1 COTTAGE SEGGIE FM CUPAR RD GUARDBRIDGE LEUCHARS ST ANDREWS)
http://www.findpeoplefree.co.uk/r.aspx? ... ST+ANDREWS
I think I also have all the baptism images for the ones born in Leuchars that I copied while searching in Dundee. Now that we know that they are the right ones, I will dig to get them and share the information.
Gabriel
The Reverend name is interesting.1818 Barclay | Isabella Daughter of William Barclay Miller Seggie & of Janet Grant his spouse was born on the 22nd of July & baptd on the 29th by The Revd Wm Simpson
The other funny thing is trying to figure what "Seggie" could mean, it seems to be a location in Leuchars, and apparently, today is living there a P. Barclay (at NO 1 COTTAGE SEGGIE FM CUPAR RD GUARDBRIDGE LEUCHARS ST ANDREWS)
http://www.findpeoplefree.co.uk/r.aspx? ... ST+ANDREWS
I think I also have all the baptism images for the ones born in Leuchars that I copied while searching in Dundee. Now that we know that they are the right ones, I will dig to get them and share the information.
Gabriel
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Re: The elusive Janet/Jessie Simpson
Thank you AndrewP
Here is William Barclay and Janet Grant Wedding in Leuchars (source SP):
Here is William Barclay and Janet Grant Wedding in Leuchars (source SP):
And just found that, very likely to be the right one (giving us the mother's name):Surname: BARCLAY
Forename: WILLIAM
Spouse name: JANET GRANT/
Date: 13/07/1816
Parish number: 445/
Ref: 10 413
Parish: Leuchars
Surname: BARCLAY
Forename: DAVID
Spouse name: ISOBEL MARSHAL/FR636 (FR636)
Date: 08/12/1782
Parish number: 404/
Ref: 40 25
Parish: Arngask
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Thank you, this is great.
Gill
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Re: The elusive Janet/Jessie Simpson
Baptism?
MARSHALL
ISOBEL daughter of
WILLIAM MARSHALL/
F
16/05/1762
400/
10 325
Abdie
Abdie is also in Fife not that far away!
MARSHALL
ISOBEL daughter of
WILLIAM MARSHALL/
F
16/05/1762
400/
10 325
Abdie
Abdie is also in Fife not that far away!