Margaret Smith Cleghorn (1879 - aft. 1937)

Born 1879 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen March Lawrence — married 16 Jun 1913 in Aylth, Perthshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died after 1937 after age 58 in England

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Biography

She read English Literature at University and became a University lecturer. She edited a book of Robert Burns poems published in 1913. (copy in the family), no further info as yet.

1911 census: Margaret Smith Cleghorn; aged 30; born Dundee Forfar; single; visitor at 8 Northmoor Road Oxford. She is Tutor of English at Birmingham University.

INTERESTING WEDDING TAKES PLACE IN ALYTH.^[1] with mob cap of lace. Mr W. H. Cleghorn, RN., undertook the duties of groomsman. After the ceremony a reception was held at Airlie Mount, the residence of the brides grandfather, and later the afternoon the happy couple left by motor for a tour in the South, Belhaven Church, Glasgow, and the Rev. James Holburn, South U.F. Church, Alyth, were the officiating clergy, while Mrs Ritchie Smith conducted the choral part of the service. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a lovely gown cream coloured crepe... Evening Telegraph Tayside, Scotland 17/06/1913

PRETTY JUNE WEDDING.^[2] sister) wore leaf-green silk gown, with white hat. Miss Smith, Airlie Mount (aunt of the bride), had on dark blue satin gown trimmed with Oriental lace and black ha trimmed with blue; Mrs Alfred Smith, a chic costume of purple changeant silk with hat t< , marriage to Dr Stephen March Lawrence, Gravesend. The scheme floral decorations, carrie out by Reil and Mr Robertson, deners at Airlie Mount and The Loyal respectively, was exceptionally effective. Beautiful foliage, azaleas, lilium, and other gorgeous blossoms, singing o Perfect Love," and then, the register having been signed. Mrs Ritchie Smith played Mendelssohn's " Wedding March," and the wedding party left the church, motoring Mount, ' the residence of the bride' grandfather, where the reception was held. Some, with beautiful lace, with which she wore a black hat with white flower mount Mrs Meikle's gown of pale grey cachemir* dr soie was touched with blue, and her whit« Mat had pretty flower mount. Miss Ker was a black and white checked costume and purple hat adorned, ledges. The officiating clergymen were the Rev John Hutton, M.A.. Belhaven Church Glasgow, and the Rev. James Holburn. Ritchie Smith presided at the organ. The Bridal March from Lohengrin " was played the bride, leaning on the arm of father, who later gave, hat Mrs Holburn, a black toilette; Mrs Andrev Buist, nattier blue satin, and white straw hat with black brim and white plume mount Mrs Deuchars (Edinburgh) in i.eux row t-ussor© and black hat with shaded roses; Mr White, black and white striped foulard Dundee Courier Tayside, Scotland 18/06/1913

Sources

1. ↑ Evening Telegraph Tayside, Scotland 17/06/1913
2. ↑ Dundee Courier Tayside, Scotland 18/06/1913

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Helen-Anne Ross.
• 1911 Census
• Newspapers on Find My Past.com. Text to be copied out correctly at a future date