George Smith (1820 - 1891)

Born 28 Jun 1820 in Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland

Husband of Jean (Runciman) Smith — married 30 May 1844 in Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1891 at age 71 in Reston, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

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Biography

George was born on 28th Jun 1820 in Quixwood Near Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland to Elizabeth Bertram and Henry Smith. ^[1]

When George was about 23 he married Jean Runciman on 30 May 1844 in Chirnside, Berwickshire.^[1]

George died on 11 December 1891 at Reston, a village in the Registration District of Coldingham. ^[2]

Census:

30 Mar 1851 Cranshaws Farm, Cranshaws, Berwickshire, Scotland ^[3]

3 Apr 1881 Ag Lab Cottage, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland ^[4]

Research Notes

Incorrect merge was done with George Smith profile causing conflation. Two couples with same wife names and similar children names, although not same years for marriage or children's births. Children births were in England vs Scotland.

Sources removed that were for other George marriage with Jean / Jane Runciman who married 1849, not 1844. This George Smith was living in England, as noted at time of marriage.

As a consequence of the merge the profile for this George ceased to exist & a new profile was recreated which, although there is no family connection, for clarity & comparison can be viewed here.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage: Scottish Birth, Marriage, Death entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php Marr. 19 May (Coldingham, 732/ 0080 0242) and 30th May 1844 (Chirnside, 730/ 0030 0154) Jane RUNCIMAN & George SMITH, extracted from index Feb 2010
2. ↑ Statutory Register-Deaths (ScotlandsPeople : accessed 2 May 2024), George Smith; citing Registered District Coldingham Number 732/1/58 Page 20. His grandson, George Smith in Elliston, Roxburghshire, was the informant who provided the following details – married to Jane Runciman, pauper formerly a ploughman, aged 74 (this was incorrect, actually 71), parents Henry Smith & Isabella Smith ms ---. George died from ‘epileptic apoplexy (cerebral) 4 days’.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 4, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 January 2024), George Smith (32), married, Farm labourer, head of household at Cranshaws Farm in Cranshaws registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.
4. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census", Reference: -; Piece number: -; Folio: -; Page: -; Schedule: 8, FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 14 January 2024), George Smith (61), married, Ag lab, head of household in Ag Lab Cottage in Chirnside registration district in Berwickshire, Scotland. Born in Scotland.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Alan Runciman for creating WikiTree profile Smith-50622 through the import of RUNCIMANAlansPaternal4WikiTreeAug2013.ged on Aug 29, 2013. (LIH: Reference: 70947)