Donald Cowper Henderson (1850 - 1912)

Born 29 Apr 1850 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Brown) Henderson — married 21 Nov 1871 in Glasgow, , Lanarkshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1912 at age 62 in Barstow, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

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Biography

Donald Cowper/Couper Henderson ^[1]

Born 29 APR 1850 West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland^[2][3][4]

Baptised 24 MAY 1850 West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland^[5]

Died 18 JUL 1912 Barstow, San Bernardino Co., California, USA^[6][7]

Family

Husband: Donald Cowper Henderson

Wife: Margaret Brown

Married 21 NOV 1871 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: (day after sister Janet) cert. 644/5 #166 shows Donald Cowper as a 21 yr old Provision merchant living 25 East Clyde St, Glasgow, s/o Archibald Henderson, provision merchant, and Margaret m.s. Cowper, both dec. and Margaret as a 17 yr old living 7 Park Pl, Glasgow, d/o David Brown, ironmonger and Annie m.s. Morrison. Wit: William Henderson and Margaret Cainbridge^[8][9][10]

Children:

Ann Brown Henderson

Archibald Henderson

Margaret Henderson

Donald C Henderson

Charlesina Brown Henderson

Jean Frost Henderson

Hinckley Henderson

Census

1851 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

HENDERSON: Archibald 35 grocer & provision merchant b Lecropt, PER; wife Margaret 34 b Dunfermline, FIF (next page) Children: Archibald 8, Janet 6 both scholars b Auchterderran, FIF; Donald C 11mths b W Calder MLN; Lodger: William M COWPER unm 22 grocer & provision merchant b Dunfermline, FIF (there was no place detail on the page for Archibald and Margaret, the next entry, after their children on the next page, was at Merchant Lane 9 - this address being very close to both Clyde St and Stockwell St on a modern map)^[11]

1861 Clyde, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

HENDERSON: Archibald 45 grocer emp 1 boy, b Lecropt, STI; wife Margaret A 44 b Dunfermline, FIF; Children: Arch'd 18 grocer, Janet 16 both b Auchterderran, FIF; Donald C 10 scholar b W Calder Edinburghshire; Wm 7, James C 3 both b Glasgow, LKS; Boarder: Andrew? Gillespie 21 marine engineer b Kirkaldy, FIF^[12]

1881 7 Park Pl, Stockwell, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

HENDERSON: Donald C 30 provision salesman b W Calder MLN; wife Margaret 27 b Glasgow, LKS; Children (all b Glasgow, LKS): Annie F 8, Archibald 6, both scholars; Margaret 3; Donald 1; Servant PRINGLE^[13]

16 JUN 1900 Belleville Twp, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

HENDERSON: Donald b Apr 1850 50, mar. 29 yrs 8 children 6 living b Scotland as were both parents, emig. 1883 in states 17 yrs naturalised, occ ?? hand; wife Margaret b Feb 1854 (sic) 46 marr. 29 yrs 8 children 6 living b SCT as were both parents, emig 1895 in US 5 yrs, machinist; Son ?Hinckley? b Jan 1896 California^[14]

Research Notes

Anyone know where Donald and Margaret were in 1910? No doubt in plain view somewhere but I've not yet been able to find them.

Love to hear from any descendants of Donald, or of any of his siblings for that matter

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1596 Marr. 1871 Donald Cowper HENDERSON and Margt BROWN, batch M119261, extracted Sep 2006
2. ↑ Source: #S820 1851 Census: Glasgow, LKS Dist 644/1 ED 309 Folio 2 Pg 11 hsehold of Archibald & Margaret HENDERSON, copy d/loaded Sep 2006
3. ↑ Source: #S1596: Ancestral File entry Donald Cowper HENDERSON, AFN: 2XDV-SX), extracted Sep 2006
4. ↑ Source: #S1596: Birth 29 Apr Bap. 24 May 1850 Donald Couper to Archibald HENDERSON and Margaret COUPER, West Calder, MLN (sic), from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C117014 film 1067793, extracted Sep 2006
5. ↑ Source: #S1596 Birth 29 Apr Bap. 24 May 1850 Donald Couper to Archibald HENDERSON and Margaret COUPER, West Calder, MLN (sic), from Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 batch C117014 film 1067793, extracted Sep 2006
6. ↑ Source: #S56 Dth 1869 Archibald HENDERSON, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, copy d/loaded Sep 2006
7. ↑ Source: #S1596: Ancestral File entry Donald Cowper HENDERSON, AFN: 2XDV-SX), extracted Sep 2006
8. ↑ Source: #S210 Glasgow, LKS: FHL Film 0203652 GRO Ref Volume 644-7 EnumDist 2 Page 7, hsehold of Donald C & Margaret HENDERSON, extracted Sep 2006
9. ↑ Source: #S1596 Marr. 1871 Donald Cowper HENDERSON and Margt BROWN, batch M119261, extracted Sep 2006
10. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. 1871 Donald Cowper HENDERSON and Margaret BROWN, Dist 644/5 #166, Glasgow, transcr by Stuart H, rcvd Oct 2006
11. ↑ Source: #S820 1851 Census: Glasgow, LKS Dist 644/1 ED 309 Folio 2 Pg 11 hsehold of Archibald & Margaret HENDERSON, copy d/loaded Sep 2006
12. ↑ Source: #S820 1861 Census Clyde, Glasgow, LKS Dist 644/5 ED 28 Folio 2 Pg 72, Sched 34, hsehold of Arch'd & Margaret HENDERSON, copy d/loaded Sep 2006
13. ↑ Source: #S210 Glasgow, LKS: FHL Film 0203652 GRO Ref Volume 644-7 EnumDist 2 Page 7, hsehold of Donald C & Margaret HENDERSON, extracted Sep 2006
14. ↑ Source: #S306 Belleville, San Bernardino, California; Roll: T623 97; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 233, hsehold of Donald and Margaret HENDERSON, extracted Sep 2006

• Source: S1596 IGI: Online searches, assorted surnames Note: citations without an "extracted MMM YYYY" are generally pre 1999 Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Family Search (LDS) http://familysearch.org
• Source: S210 1881 Census for UK, Record Type: Census transcripts, via Family Search/LDS CDs
• Source: S306 Census images: via ancestry
• Source: S3220 EMails re HENDERSON/COUPER ex Robert C (Scotland), Recipient: Lorna Henderson (NZ)
• Source: S333 BDMs, Scotland death indices, & researcher extracts, at GRO Scotland
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S600 Lorna's Family History Musings
• Source: S820 Scotland: Census images ex GRO, Scotlands People (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) A

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