BALLANTINE, Gilbert ^{3 4}

   Cause of his death was exhaustion over 1 month.³

   Other names for Gilbert were BALLANTYNE, Gilbert,^{5 6} BALLENTINE, Gilbert,⁷ BALLENTON, Gilbert ^{1 2} and BALLINTINE, Gilbert.^{5 8}

  General Notes:

In 1851 Gilbert and his family were living at 134 North Drumlanrig Street, Morton parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Gilbert was a road labourer.
"BALLINTINE JANE 1851 F 65
BALLINTINE GILBERT 1851 M 60
BALLINTINE THOMAS 1851 M 35
BALLINTINE AGNESS 1851 F 32"

from 1851 Census


Gilbert's death certificate of 1856 recorded him as married and as a labouer by occupation. His recorded age at death was 69 years. Both of his parents were deceased. ⁹

  Medical Notes:

It was Henry Ballantine, son of the deceased Gilbert Ballantine and who had been present where the death occurred, who gave notice of his father's death before the registrar at Kirkland, Morton, on 5 May 1856. ³

Gilbert married Jean POURTOUS, daughter of John PORTEOUS Weaver and Agnes McCAIG, on 9 December 1808 in Lochmaben parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Jean POURTOUS was born on 14 August 1785 in Dryfesdale parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ⁴, baptised on 21 August 1785 in Dryfesdale parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland,^{4 5} died on 21 December 1858 in New Street, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ¹⁰ and was buried in 1858 in Penpont Churchyard, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ¹⁰.). The cause of her death was influenza for about 1 week.³