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QUIGLY, Patrick (DNA Linked)
(1824-004/1881)
GEORGE, Margaret (DNA Linked)
(1826-)
RAIT, James
(About 1835-1909)
HARKIS, Jane
(About 1835-1898)
QUIGLEY, Samuel (DNA Link)
(1854-1929)
RAIT, Agnes
(-1937)
TWEEDLEY, Agnes
(1886-1958)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. NISBET, James Stark

  • NISBET, Agnes N.
  • NISBET, Jane Gilchrist Stark
  • NISBET, Harriet Jemima Stack+

TWEEDLEY, Agnes 1

  • Born: 12 February 1886, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): NISBET, James Stark on 4 November 1904 in Cooperative Hall, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  • Died: 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 2

   Other names for Agnes were NISBET, Agnes and TWEDLEY, Agnes.

  General Notes:

Agnes Tweedley, born in Dalziel parish, was recorded by the 1901 census for Hamilton, Lanarkshire as being a 'household worker'. Her age then was recorded as 15 years.

The 1930 census recorded James and Agnes Nisbet and their two daughters, Jean aged 20 years and Harriet aged 18 years, living at 5214 Chanceller Street, Philadelphia USA. They lived in a rented home. James was in the plumbing industry and Agnes was a nurse. 1 3


Agnes married James Stark NISBET, son of Henry NISBET and Jane GILCHRIST, on 4 November 1904 in Cooperative Hall, Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (James Stark NISBET was born 30 December 1881 at 2.30pm in Murphay's Land, Chapelhall, Holytown District, Lanarkshire, Scotland and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.)


  Marriage Notes:

The marriage took place according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. The minister was D. MacDonald DD, Minister of Dalziel. The witnesses were Robert Hamilton and Jeanie Ferguson.

James Nisbet was a 22 year old bachelor, living at 22 Mabel Street, Motherwell. He worked as a coal miner.

Agnes Twedley was 18 years old and single. She, too, lived at 22 Mabel Street, Motherwell. She was a domestic servant by occupation.

The marriage was registered at Dalziel on 7 November 1904, Geo. Sneddon being the signing registrar.

Sources


1 1930 US Census, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2140; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 0503.

2 ancestry.co.uk, Knox/Watret Family Tree: owner scotjamuk.

3 1901 UK Census, Hamilton vol 647 40 Duke St.

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