Elspeth (Euphemia) Thomson

1776 - 1859  (82 years)

• Name	Elspeth (Euphemia) Thomson
  Nickname	Elspy, Elspeth, Euphemia
  Born	13 Aug 1776	Berrielaw, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
  Christened	25 Aug 1776	Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
  	Dunfermline baptisms: Robert Thomson collier at Berrielaw & his wife Janet Shipherd had a daughter born 13th August & baptised the 25th named Elspeth, witnesses John Burt & John Shepherd at Berrielaw.
  Gender	Female
  Religion:	1821	Dissenters (United Secession Church?)
  	In the baptismal entry for their daughter Janet at Newton on Ayr, William and Euphemia are recorded as Dissenters. This also may explain why several of their children do not appear in the Church of Scotland baptismal registers. Background from https://www.oldscottish.com/blog/d-is-for-dissenters : Scotland\'s fractious religious history means that historically, many Scots did not belong to the Church of Scotland. There have been numerous schisms over the centuries since the Reformation, as a result of dissent over Church doctrine and practice. In 1733, Ebenezer Erskine, William Wilson, Alexander Moncrieff and James Fisher led what became known as the First Secession, forming the Associate Presbytery. A Second Secession led by Thomas Gillespie followed in 1761. In 1820, several of the dissenting groups combined to form the United Secession Church, initially with 261,000 followers in 361 congregations. By 1830, around one in three Scots were members.
  Census:	6 Jun 1841	Orange Row, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire
  	Charles McDonald, age 18, born Ayrshire Janet McDonald [nee Robertson] age 18, born Ayrshire Euphemia McDonald, age 3 mths, born Ayrshire Euphemia Robertson, age 65-69, not born in Ayrshire James Robertson, age 25-29, Shoemaker, born Ayrshire William Robertson, age 8, born Ayrshire John Robertson, age 2, born Ayrshire
  Census:	30 Mar 1851	Main Street, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
  	Euphemia boarding with Robert Gray, a 28 yr old Muslin weaver and his wife and young family: Euphemia Robertson, boarder, widow, age 73, Annuitant, born Fife Dunfermline
  Died	29 May 1859	Main Street, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
  	1859 deaths in the district and county of Ayr: Elspeth Robertson, widow of a coalminer, died 29 May 1859 at 7am at Main Street, Newton, Ayr, female, age 83 years, father Robert Thomson coalminer decd, mother unknown, died of old age (not certified), buried Newton churchyard as certified by Wm Kilgour undertaker, informant Geo Robertson, son.
  Buried	Newton churchyard, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I2293	Grant
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert Thomson, Coal miner at Berrielaw, Dunfermline
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Janet Shepherd
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Robertson, Coal miner at Berrielaw, Dunfermline,   b. c 1774, likely in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ,   d. Bef 1841  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	NOTE: the only existing marriage for a couple with these names is a marriage on 1 Dec 1786 in Dull, Perthshire. HOWEVER, that couple (living at Brae of Grandtully) have recorded children (i) James in 1787, (ii) Ann in 1793 and (iii) John baptised 29 Dec 1795. OUR couple at Berrielaw in Dunfermine have a son John baptised May 1795 in Dunfermline - therefore the Dull marriage and children CANNOT be the correct one.
  Children	1. John Robertson,   b. 30 Apr 1795, Berrielaw, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland  [Birth] + 2. Thomas Robertson, Ironmoulder in Tradeston, Glasgow,   b. 14 Mar 1797, Berrielaw, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland ,   d. 24 Sep 1870, 50 Bridge Street, Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 73 years)  [Birth]   3. James Robertson, Shoemaker in New Prestwick, Ayrshire,   b. c 1812,   d. 21 Jan 1872, Prestwick, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 60 years)  [Birth]   4. Janet McNidder Robertson,   b. 9 Feb 1821, Newton on Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Jan 1855, Whitletts, Ayr St Quivox, Ayrshire,Scotland  (Age 33 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F905	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart