Helen Sinton (Middlemas) Geddes (1863 - 1941)

Born 13 Aug 1863 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of James Geddes — married 14 Aug 1891 in Gorgie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Died 21 Mar 1941 at age 77 in Edinburgh, Dist of Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland

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Biography

Born 13 AUG 1863. Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: Entry on 13th Aug in birthday book reads :Helen S MIDDLEMAS".^[1][2]

Died 21 MAR 1941. Edinburgh, Dist of Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: cert. shows Helen Sinton GEDDES as 77, widow of James GEDDES, stationer; d/o Thomas MIDDLEMAS quarry contractor & Jane m.s. WIGHT, both dec'd; d. 11:50 pm of cerebral haemorrhage 3 days; Inf. son Jas H GEDDES, 28 Durham Rd, Portobello. Reg. 22nd. ^[3][4][5]

Census: 1911 Edinburgh, Dist of Morningside, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: GEDDES: Helen S 47 widow, b. Colinton, MLN; son James H 15 b. Edin; Lodgers: Kate WILSON, 36 teacher b. Torthorwald, DFS; Edward McCARSE, 47 architect b. Prestonpans, ELN. ^[6]

Marriage

Husband James Geddes.

Wife Helen Sinton Middlemas.

Child: James Hamilton Geddes.

Marriage 14 AUG 1891. Gorgie, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: Cert 685/11 #299 reads: on 14 Aug 1891 at Sinton House, Gorgie, Edin. Jame Geddes, commercial traveller, single, 28, usually resident Gorgie Rd, Edin, son of John Geddes, gardener and Helen Hamilton, married Helen Middlemass, single, 27, of Sinton House, Gorgie, Edin., dtr of Thomas Middlemass dairyman and Jane Wight, wit: Christopher Geddes and Lydia Middlemass (assumed to be Helen's sister). ^[7][8]

Census: 1901 Edinburgh, Par. of St Michaels, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: GEDDES: James head, 38, wholesale stationer b Edin; wife Helen 37 b Colinton, MLN; Son James 5 scholar b Edin.^[9]

Husband Thomas Middlemas

Wife Jane H Wight.

Child: Helen Sinton Middlemas.

Child: Beatrice Thomson Wight Middlemas.

Child: Lydia Aitken Middlemas.

Child: John Middlemas.

Child: Jane Wight Middlemas.

Child: Elizabeth Middlemas.

Child: Walter Wight Middlemas.

Child: Thomas Middlemas.

Child: Margaret Isabella Wight Middlemas.

Child: George L W Middlemas.

Marriage 01 AUG 1862. Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Note: Thomas, carter of Hailes in Colinton, so John MIDDLEMASS, carter, dec, and Lydia nee AITKEN, Jane spinster of Maxton, do Walter WIGHT, farmer and Helen nee SINTON. Wit: William Walker, Elizabeth Wight (assumed to be Jane's sister). Dist 798 #1, exact date from igi. Helen Sinton WIGHT's note reads: "Jane WIGHT 21st Jan 1842 (birth date) married Thomas MIDDLEMAS" (see also ref 781 for Middlemas birthdays). ^[10][11][12]

Census:

1871 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: MIDDLEMAS: Thomas 33 carter b St Cuthberts, Edin; wife Jane Wight 28 b Maxton, ROX (transcr. as Manton Renfrewshire!); Children: Helen S 7, Lydia A both scholars b Colinton; John 3, Jane W 7mths both b Edin St Cuthberts. ^[13]

1881 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: Thomas MIDDLEMAS 44, contractor b Colinton, wife Jane H, 39, b Maxton. Children: Helen, 17; Lydia A, 15, both b Colinton; John, 13; Jane, 10; Elizabeth, 8 all scholars, b Edin; Thomas, 3; Margaret, 10m both b Edin. Boarder Alexander ANDERSON, student in arts & surgery, b Humbie, HAD.^[14]

1891 Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland.

Note: Thomas MIDDLEMAS, head, 53, dairyman, employer, b Edin. St Cuthberts, wife Jane, 49, b Maxton, ROX. Children: Helen, unm, 29, dairyman's dtr at home, b Colinton, Edin; Lydia A, 25, dairyman's dtr, b Colinton, Edin; John, 23, dairyman, employed, b Edin. St Cuthberts; Bessie, 17, diaryman's dtr, b Edin. St Cuthberts;Thomas, 13; Maggie, 10; George 6; Beatrice, 5, all scholars b. Edin. St Cuthberts. Mary STEEL, servt, ?20?, dairymaid, b Woodend, Linlithgow.

Sinton House appears next door to Kersland House in the schedule, where Alexander KERR and wife Lydia A. (nee MIDDLEMAS) family are living.^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S781
2. ↑ Source: #S3426 Birth 13 Aug 1863 Helen Sinton d/o Thomas MIDDLEMAS & Jane WIGHT, Colinton, Midlothian, from film 6035516, extracted Jul 2016
3. ↑ Source: #S1799 Apr 2002 ex 1891 cens. Edin. St Cuthberts, Gorgie, page ?26 & 7?
4. ↑ Source: #S820 1901 Census: GEDDES Dist 685/1 ED? 160 Page 13 Schedule #72, copy d/loaded Jul 2005
5. ↑ Source: #S56 Dth 21 Mar 1941 Helen Sinton GEDDES, d/o Thomas MIDDLEMAS & Jane WIGHT, Dit of Morningside, Edin. Midlothian, 685/07 #426, copy d/loaded Jul 2016
6. ↑ Source: #S820 1911: Edinburgh, Dist of Morningside, Midlothian, 685/06 073/003 #1, hsehold of Helen S GEDDES, extracted Jul 2016
7. ↑ Source: #S1799 Apr 2002 ex 1891 cens. Edin. St Cuthberts, Gorgie, page ?26 & 7?
8. ↑ Source: #S333 Marr. 14 Aug 1891 Helen MIDDLEMASS to James GEDDES, transcr. Stuart H, Mar 2004
9. ↑ Source: #S820 1901 Census: GEDDES Dist 685/1 ED? 160 Page 13 Schedule #72, copy d/loaded Jul 2005
10. ↑ Source: #S333 Trans. L McIntosh Oct 1995
11. ↑ Source: #S333 Birth 1878 Thomas MIDDLEMASS, trans. Stuart H Oct 2002
12. ↑ Source: #S183 original held by L McIntosh
13. ↑ Source: #S803 Civil Par. Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Reg Dist St George, MLN Reg 685/1 ED 110 Pg 14 Sched 60, hsehold of Thomas & Jane Wight MIDDLEMAS, extracted Mar 2007
14. ↑ Source: #S210 FHL Film 0223989 GRO Ref Volume 685-1 EnumDist 2 Page 22
15. ↑ Source: #S1799 Apr 2002 ex 1891 cens. Dist 685/1 (Edin. St Cuthberts, Gorgie), page 17

• Source: S1799 EMails re MIDDLEMAS/WATSON between Stephen W & LornaHen
• Source: S3426 Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, http://FamilySearch.org Repository: #R149
• Repository: R149 Family Search (LDS) State: UT USA Note: http://familysearch.org
• Source: S56 Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855)http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php
• Source: S781 Birthday book Emilia HENDERSON, In possession of LornaHen Emilia HENDERSON nee MILLAR & Helen Sinton HENDERSON nee WIGHT Publication: 1889+ Note: Entries written in more than one hand, and judging by the content, must have been used by both Amelia (Millar) HENDERSON, her daughter-in-law Helen Sinton (WIGHT) HENDERSON and in turn Helen's dtr-in-law Agnes (DAVIDSON) HENDERSON.
• Source: S820 Scotland: Census images for Scotland ex GRO Repository: #R146
• Repository: R146 Scotlands People (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/) Edinburgh State: MLN Scotland