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DONALDSON, John in Blackshouse, Pettinain parish
(1741-)
BERTRAM, Margaret
(1746-)
DONALDSON, Alexander Weaver in Hallcraig
(1779-After 1841)
WILKINSON, Jane
(About 1780-)
DONALDSON, James
(1808-1873)

 

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DONALDSON, James 1 2 3

  • Born: 14 October 1808, New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1 3
  • Died: 26 June 1873, Poorhouse Hospital, New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland

   Cause of his death was chroic bronchitis and dropsy over several months.2

   User ID: I54.

  General Notes:

"DONALDSON
JAMES
ALEXANDER DONALDSON/JANE WILKINSON FR568 (FR568)
M
14/10/1808
651
20 / 463
Airdrie or New Monkland"

from Births and Baptisms


Old Parish Registers
New Monkland parish Lanarkshire
Births

"1808
Donaldson
James Donaldson lawful son of Alexr. Donaldson Weaver in Hallcraig and Jane Wilkinson was born 14th Octr. 1808"



"DONALDSON
JAMES
64
WILKIN (mother's surname)
M
1873
651 / 2 / 149
New Monkland Landward"

from Index of Deaths


James Donaldson's death certificate of 1873 recorded him as age 64 years, married and a weaver. Both his parents were deceased. His mother was wrongly named as Agnes Wilkin. 1 2 3 4

Sources

1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, New Monkland parish Lanarkshire Births 1808.

2 GRO Scotland, New Monkland Landward district Lanarkshire Deaths 1873.

3 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

4 GRO Scotland, Index of Deaths.

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