Beatrice Clementina (Aitchison) Dunlop-Smith (1864 - 1902)

Born 13 Mar 1864 in India

Ancestors

Wife of James Robert Dunlop Smith KCSI CIE — married 9 Aug 1887 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1902 at age 37 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Beatrice Clementina Aitchison (1864-1902) was born in Simla, India on 13 Mar 1864 and christened in Simla on the 15th May 1864. She was the daughter of Charles Umpherston Aitchison and Beatrice Lyell Cox (the christening register has her and her father's middle names mis-spelled). ^[1]

In 1871, Beatrice & a couple of her sisters are back in Scotland with their grandmother in Lasswade, Midlothian shown as scholars. ^[2] In 1881, although her father was still in the Bengal Civil Service, he was home on a long furlough and they were living at Manor Place, Edinburgh. ^[3]

Beatrice married on the 9th August 1887 at St Thomas, Edinburgh, Midlothian. ^[4]

Dunlop-Smith & Aitchison wedding 1887

She spent a few years in India with her husband, who was attached to the India Staff Corps and they had 2 daughters. Sometime before 1901, they returned to England and were living with her mother, now widowed and 2 of her sisters at Banbury Road, Summertown in north Oxford. ^[5]

She died at the address on 21 Jan 1902, ^{[6] [7]}

Beatrice Clementina (Aitchison) Dunlop-Smith death notice 1902

and was buried in Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxfordshire on the 25th January 1902. ^{[8] [9]}

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "British India Office Births & Baptisms"
   Reference: N-1-108; Folio: 69; Page: -
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 19 December 2021)
   Beatrice Clementia Aitchison baptism on 15 May 1864 (born 15 Mar 1864), daughter of Charles Mapherston & Beatrice Lyell, in Simla, Bengal.
2. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Lasswade; ED: 7; Page: 3; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1871_167
   Ancestry Record 1104 #3274542 (accessed 19 December 2021)
   Beatrice C Aitcheson (7) granddaughter, Scholar, in household of Elizabeth Aitcheson (71) in Linden Cottage No 3, Lasswade, Midlothian. Born in Indies, East.
3. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 82; Page: 19; Line: 11; Roll: cssct1881_282
   Ancestry Record 1119 #2112598 (accessed 19 December 2021)
   Beatrice C Aitchison (17) daughter, Scholar, in household of Charles U Aitchison (48) in 2 No Manor Place, Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian. Born in India, British.
4. ↑ Marriage Registration: Scotland's People website 1887.
   SMITH, JAMES ROBERT DUNLOP / AITCHISON, BEATRICE CLEMENTINA
   (Statutory registers - Marriages 685/1 258-St George)
5. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
   Class: RG13; Piece: 1380; Folio: 140; Page: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #7998749 (accessed 19 December 2021)
   Beatrice Smith (37) daughter in household of Lade Beatrice Aitchison (58) in Headington registration district. Born in India.
6. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
   Class: RG13; Piece: 1380; Folio: 140; Page: 5
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7814 #7998749 (accessed 19 December 2021)
   Beatrice Smith (37) daughter in household of Lade Beatrice Aitchison (58) in Headington registration district. Born in India.
7. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1904 #16011876 (accessed 19 December 2021)
   Beatrice Smith probate on 7 Jun 1902 in London, England. Died 21 Jan 1902 in Oxford, England.
8. ↑ Burial: "England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, 1800-2016"
   Oxford City Council, Oxford, England; Oxford, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9041 #2154530 (accessed 19 December 2021)
   Dunlop Beatrice Clementina Smith burial (died in 1902 at age 37) on 25 Jan 1902 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
9. ↑ Burial: "UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current"
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38003051/beatrice-clementina-dunlop_smith
   Beatrice Clementina Dunlop Smith burial (died on 21 Jan 1902) in Oxford, City of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.