CARRON OR CAIRNS, Margaret 2 3 4
- Born: 26 April 1871, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland 2 3
- Marriage (1): McCRAW, Robert Thomas on 1 July 1898 in Winchburgh, Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland 1
- Died: 20 October 1959, Ramsay Place, Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland 5
Cause of her death was cardiovascular degeneration.5
Another name for Margaret was McCRAW, Margaret.5
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General Notes:
"CARRON
MARGARET
ADAMS (mother's surname)
F
1871
693 / 47
Liberton (Midlothian)"
from Index of Births
The 1881 census recorded Margaret living in her parents' home at Cairnie Hinds House, Inveresk. She was a scholar aged 9 years and had been born in Liberton near Edinburgh.
The 1891 census for Corstorphine, Midlothian, recorded a Margaret Cairns aged 19 years, and born in Liberton, living at Wester Coates Dairy (Farm) in the household of Margaret Adams, a dairywoman and the widow of James Adams. James Adams was the mother of Margaret Cairns' mother Rebecca Adams. Margaret Cairns was a servant.
"CAIRNS
MARGARET
88
F
1959
685 / 3 / 480"
from Index of Deaths
Canongate and PortobelloMargaret McCraw died in 1959 at Portobello. Her death certificate recorded that she was the widow of Robert McCraw, bottle blower. Her recorded age at death was 88 years. 2 3 4 5
Medical Notes:
Eliz. F. Laled MB certified the cause of death.
M. McEwan, granddaughter of the deceased woman, of 6 Niddrie Marischal Grove, Edinburgh, gave notice of her grandmother's death before the registrar, Frank Gray, at Edinburgh on 21 October 1959. 5
Margaret married Robert Thomas McCRAW on 1 July 1898 in Winchburgh, Kirkliston, Midlothian, Scotland.1 (Robert Thomas McCRAW was born on 27 February 1871 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland,1 6 died on 12 November 1928 in Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 4 7 and was buried on 15 November 1928 in Portobello Cemetery, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 7.)
Marriage Notes:
"CAIRNS
MARGARET
MCCRAW
ROBERT
1898
667 / 13
Kirkliston"
from Index of Marriages
The marriage was solemnised after banns according to the forms of the Established Church of Scotland. Hugh Armstrong MA BD, Minister of Winchburgh, performed the ceremony. John McCraw and Helen Cairns were witnesses.
Robert McCraw was an unmarried man of 27 years of age. He worked as a carter and resided at 9 Southfield Place, Portobello, in the parish of Duddingston. His parents William McCraw, a farm steward, and Mary Falconer were both living.
Margaret Cairns was also 27 years old and single. She worked as a domestic servant and was resident in Winchburgh, Kirkliston.
The marriage was registered at Kirkliston on 5 July 1898, Thomas Scott being the registrar. 1 8
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