Margaret (Waldie) Douglas (1850 - 1931)

Born 15 Sep 1850 in Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 22 Apr 1931 at age 80 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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Biography

Margaret was born in 1850. She was the daughter of John Martin Waldie and Elizabeth Wight. She passed away in 1931.

Family

Husband: William Douglas

Wife: Margaret Waldie

Married 12 Apr 1872

cert #1 reads: 1872 on the twelfth of April at Nisbet after banns according to the forms of the Established Church: signed William DOUGLAS, ploughman, bachelor, 26 of West Nisbet, Par. of Crailing, s/o James DOUGLAS ploughman and Christina m.s. KERR and signed Margaret WALDIE, farm servant, spinster, 21, of East Nisbet Par. of Crailing, d/o John WALDIE retired post messenger and Betsy m.s. WIGHT dec, Min. A. B??ingham, Wit: Robert DOUGLAS (assumed to be William's brother) and Isabella WALDIE (assumed to be Margaret's sister), reg. Crailing Apr 13th

Census

1851 Upper Nisbet Farm Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

WALDIE: John, head, mar, 45, ag lab b Roxburgh, ROX; Elisabeth, wife, 43 b Maxton, ROX; Children: Thomas, 15, farm lab, b Earlston, BEW; Betty, scholar, 13 b Eckford; William, 10, scholar b Morebattle; John, 6, scholar; Helen, 4 at home; Margaret 17 mths, at home, all b Crailing ^[1]

1881 Farm Cottage, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

DOUGLAS: William , head, ag lab, 34, b Jedburgh, wife Margaret, 30, b Crailing. Children: James, scholar, 8, b Crailing; John, scholar, 6, b Jedburgh; Elizabeth, 4, b Jedburgh; Christina K, 1, b Jedburgh. ^[2]

1891 Tythehouse Cottage, Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

DOUGLAS: William 43 ag lab b. Jedburgh; wife Margaret 39 b. Crailing; Children: James 18 ag lab b. Crailing, John 16 ag lab b. Jedburgh, Elizabeth Wight 14 mother's help b. Jedburgh, Christina Kerr 11, William 8, both b. Crailing; Thomas 5, Robert 2 both b. Southdean; Abel 6 Mo b. Hobkirk ^[3]

1901 Bankend, Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland

DOUGLAS: William 53 ploughman b. Jedburgh; wife Margaret 49 b. Crailing; Children: James 28 Estate Labourer b. Crailing; Christina Kerr 21 farm worker b. Jedburgh; William 18 ploughman b. Crailing; Thomas 15 farm carter, Robert 12 scholar, both b. Southdean; Abel 10 b. Hobkirk; Grddtr Elizabeth Douglas HOGG 5 b. Canonbie, DFS ^[4]

1911 Cavers Mains, Roxburghshire, Scotland

DOUGLAS: William 63 ploughman b. Jedburgh; wife Margaret W 59 b. Crailing marr. 39 yrs 8 children 7 living; Children: Robert 23 ploughman & carter (road contracting) b, Southdean; Abel 20 ploughman b. Hobkirk; Adopted dtr Elizabeth Douglas HOGG 15 b. Canonbie, DFS ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1851 Census: Crailing, ROX, hsehold of John & Elisabeth WALDIE
2. ↑ 1881 Census: FHL Film 0224039 GRO Ref Volume 786 EnumDist 2 Page 17, family of William & Margaret DOUGLAS, transcript available Ancestry.com, indexed FamilySearch
3. ↑ 1891 Census: Hobkirk, ROX, Reg. 790; ED: 1; Page: 2; Sched. 7: hsehold of William & Margaret DOUGLAS, transcript available Ancestry.com
4. ↑ 1901 Census: Bankend, Hobkirk, ROX; Reg. 790 ED: 1; Page: 1; Sched.: 2, hsehold of William & Margaret DOUGLAS, transcript available Ancestry.com
5. ↑ 1911 Census: Cavers, ROX 785/2 3/ 6) Page 6 of 8; hsehold of William & Margaret DOUGLAS, image available ScotlandsPeople

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 21 September 2020, 05:02), entry for Margaret Waldie(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:MSQR-J75); contributed by various users.