GARTSHORE, John (DNA Linked) ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

   Cause of his death was incipient insanity, two days in hospital.⁵

  General Notes:

In the 1841 census for Airdrie, Lanarkshire, John and Jean Gartshore and their seven children were living at Hallcraig or Baillie's Lane. Alexander Donaldson, aged in 60-64 years age group, was also living in the household. John Gartshore was a policeman by occupation and his age was recorded as in 45-49 years group.

John Gartshore, a weaver, aged 57 years, is recorded as a widower in the 1851 census. He lived at Bailie's Lane in New Monkland parish with Jane, aged 27 years, and Janet, aged 20 years, his daughters, and William, aged 13 years, and James aged 5 years, his sons. All were recorded as born in Airdrie.

"Name John Gartshore
Admission Age 68
Record Type Register of Poorhouse Inmates
Birth Date abt 1793
Admission Date 20 Jun 1861
Admission Place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland"

from Poor Law Register

When John Gartshore died in 1861 his death certificate recorded him as a "Pitheadman Widower of Jean Donaldson", and aged 69 years. Both of his parents were deceased.

John Gartshore was a colliery pitheadman according to the marriage certificates of his sons in 1858 and 1870. ^{2 4 5 8 9 10}

  Medical Notes:

John's son, William Gartshore, gave notice of his father's death before the registrar in New Monkland parish on 23 August 1861. ⁵

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John married Jane DONALDSON (DNA Linked), daughter of Alexander DONALDSON Weaver in Hallcraig and Janet WILKINSON, in September 1820 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Jane DONALDSON (DNA Linked) was born about 1801 in Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁸ and died before 30 March 1851.)

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Airdrie or New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire
Marriages

"Collected September 1820
...
3d Sabbath
John Gartshore & Jane Donaldson
both in this parish 3 3 6"
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