GEBBIE, Margaret George
- Born: 10 February 1890 at 11.30 am, 6 Eddlewood Buildings, Lowwaters, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1
- Died: 14 September 1915 at 6.30 am, 13 Moore Street, Cadzow, Hamilton, Scotland 2
Cause of her death was epilepsy of one month's duration.
Another name for Margaret was GEBBIE, Margaret.1 3 4
General Notes:
When Margaret was born in 1890 it was her father, James, who informed the registrar at Hamilton, William J. T. Rae, of her birth. The baby was named after her maternal grandmother.
Margaret was aged 1 year when the 1891 census recorded her living with her parents at 3 Burnblea Street Hamilton.
The 1901 census for Hamilton recorded Margaret Gebbie living at 17 Moore Street with her parents, her three siblings, and her grandmother. Margaret was recorded as aged 11 years and born in Hamilton. She was a scholar.
When Margaret George Gebbie died in 1915 she was 25 years old. 2 3 4
Research Notes:
HARRY LAUDER ALSO LIVED AT EDDLEWOOD BUILDINGS
The following excerpt is borrowed from the web site 'Harry Lauder Homes' whose address is
http://www.jimvallance.com/02-family-folder/harry-lauder-folder/lauder-pages/lauder-homes/pg-lauder-homes.html
"Eddlewood Buildings, Hamilton / 1884-1888?
After residing two years in Arbroath Isabella's brother Sandy, who was living in Hamilton, suggested the family might find more opportunity there, particularly coal-pit jobs for the boys. In 1884 Isabella and her children left Arbroath and moved to the mining district of western Scotland, near Glasgow.
The family found accommodations in Eddlewood, a neighbourhood on the southern perimeter of Hamilton. Harry, age 14, took a position in Eddlewood Colliery at ten shillings a week ... however, at the end of the first week one of young Harry's co-workers disappeared with his entire wages, never to be seen again.
The Lauder family lived at Eddlewood Buildings "in a wee house the rent of which was three shillings a week". In 1885 Harry transferred to Cadzow Colliery as a pony driver. He later worked as a "water-drawer" in Allenton Colliery ... all of this before the age of 16.
Years later, when he was a successful entertainer, Harry used his position and influence to help enact the Mines Industry Act of 1911. Among other things the legislation improved conditions for pit ponies."
Medical Notes:
C. Crawford MD CM certified the cause of death.
James Gebbie, the girl's father, who was present where his daughter's death occurred, informed the registrar at Hamilton, Gavin Frame, of her death on 14 September 1915.
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