Event (Witness at Marriage) on August 11, 1897: George Harrower, Elizabeth Gladstone/Buccleuch Memorial building, Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland.Source 10
Event (Witness at Marriage) on December 9, 1904 in Drill Hall, Bucksburn, Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland : Rosanne M Dow (Probable Sister) Thomas Reid Lunn Harrower (Brother).Source 8
Notes about Colin Harrower
1. Birth legitimated, Register of Corrected Entries, Parents married 5 June 1874, Marriage registered 8 June 1874, Register of Corrected Entries, 16 June 1874 at Hawick.
1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for George Harrower Parish: Wilton; ED: 4; Page: 17; Line: 17; Roll: CSSCT1881_320 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for George Harrower Name: George Harrower Age: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Relationship: Head Spouse's name: Elizabeth Harrower Gender: Male Where born: Alloa, Clackmannan Registration Number: 810 Registration district: Wilton Civil Parish: Wilton County: Roxburghshire Address: 4 Wilton Bank Occupation: Wool Handloom Weaver ED: 4 Household schedule number: 75 Line: 17 Roll: CSSCT 1881_320 Household Members: Name Age George Harrower 31 Head Elizabeth Harrower 24 Wife Colin Harrower 6 Son Thomas Harrower 4 Son George Harrower 1 Son
1891 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1891 HARROWER, GEORGE (Census 810/ 5/ 7) Parish: Wilton 1891 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1891 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for George Harrower Name: George Harrower Age: 41 Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Relationship: Head Spouse's name: Elizabeth Harrower Gender: Male Where born: Alloa, Clackmannanshire Registration Number: 810 Registration district: Wilton Civil Parish: Wilton County: Roxburghshire Address: 2 Wilton Crest Occupation: Wool Web Drawer Household Members: Name Age George Harrower 41 Head Elizabeth Harrower 34 Wife. Kelso Colin Harrower 16 Son. Hawick. Wool Web Drawer Thomas Harrower 14 Son. Hawick. Unemployed George Harrower 11 Son. Hawick. Unemployed William Harrower 9 Son. Hawick. John Harrower 4 Son. Hawick. Maggie Harrower 2 Daughter. Hawick
British Army WW1 Pension Records 1914-1920 [Ancestry.com], Record for Colin Harrower WO364; Piece: 1557 Source Information Ancestry.com. British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: The National Archives of the UK (TNA).
Record for Colin Harrower Name: Colin Harrower Gender: Male Document Year: 1919 Regimental Number: 356947 Regiment Name: Highland Light Infantry Form Title: Cover for Discharge Documents Number of Images: 8
Record for Colin Harrower and Mary Harrower NameColin Harrower Record TypeElectoral Roll Residence Year1950 Street Address22 Wellington Terrace Residence PlaceAberdeenshire Scotland Parliamentary DivisionParliamentary County of Banff
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1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Colin Harrower Parish: Hawick; ED: 15; Page: 2; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1901_422 1901 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1901 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online
Record for Colin Harrower Name: Colin Harrower Age: 26 Estimated birth year: abt 1875 Relationship: Head Spouse's name: Mary Harrower Gender: Male Where born: Hawick, Roxburghshire Registration Number: 789/1 Registration district: Hawick Civil Parish: Hawick Town: Hawick County: Roxburghshire Address: 6 Gladstone St Occupation: Wool Tweed Pattern Drawer ED: 15 Household schedule number: 11 Line: 8 Roll: CSSCT1901_422 Household Members: Name Age Colin Harrower 26 Head Mary Harrower 25 Wife Wilton Rebecca Harrower 2 Daughter Wilton Bessie Harrower 8 Mo Daughter Wilton William Gladstone 51 Father in Law Dumfries Confectioner's Shop
1911 Scotland Census Scotlands People, 1911 HARROWER, COLIN (Census 168/3 7/ 38) Parish: Woodside, Aberdeen 1911 Scotland Census [Scotlandspeople.com] The 1911 census was taken on Sunday 2 April under provisions in the Census (Great Britain) Act 1910. The records were released on 5 April 2011 following the end of their 100 year closure period. There were new questions relating to fertility of marriage: on duration of marriage; the number of living children born to each marriage; and the number alive at the time of the census. There were changes to several others: categories for people with disabilities were revised and the introductory section to the third report on the 1911 census refers to the intended use of the terms as: lunatic - in cases where the infirmity had been acquired during life imbecile - in extreme cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age feeble-minded - in milder cases where the infirmity had existed from birth or an early age.
1911 HARROWER, COLIN (Census 168/3 7/ 38) Woodside Aberdeen 70 Marquiss Road Colin Harrower Head 36 Tweed Drawer Hawick Mary M Harrower Wife 28 Aberdeen, Woodside Rebecca Harrower Dau. 12 Hawick, Roxburgh Colin G Harrower Son 5 Aberdeen, Woodside James D Harrower Son 4 Aberdeen, Woodside John A Harrower Son 2 Aberdeen, Woodside
1874 HARROWER, COLIN (Statutory registers Births 789/ 155) Births in the District of Hawick in the County of Roxburgh 1874. Colin Harrower Illegitimate 1874 June First 1h, PM. M. Parents: George Harrower Wool Handloom Weaver Elizabeth Reid Tweed Mender Inf: [signed] Elizabeth Reid Mother [signed] George Harrower Father Registered: 1874 June 16th Hawick A J Dodds Registrar
1874 HARROWER, COLIN (Statutory registers Corrected Entries 789/00 001 75) (RCE) Page 75. Register of Corrected Entries District of Hawick County of Roxburgh. The child named Colin Harrower whose birth was registered under entry No. 155 in the Register Book of Births for the year 1874, has been legitimated by the subsequent Marriage of its Parents - such marriage being registered in this District June 8th 1874. The above insertion is made on the authority of an Extract of the said Marriage
June 16th 1874 at Hawick, AJ Dodds, Registrar 27th July 1875
1904 HARROWER, COLIN, MARY MCKECHNIE DOW (Statutory registers Marriages 226/ 27) Marriages in the Parish of Newhills in the County of Aberdeen 1904. 1904 Ninth December Drill Hall, Bucksburn, Newhills After Banns according to the Forms of the Congregational Church of Scotland (Signed) Colin Harrower, Tweed Drawer (Widower) Age 30 Bleachfield House, Grandholm, Woodside Parents: George Harrower, Tweed Drawer Elizabeth Harrower M.S. Reid (Signed) Mary M. J. Dow, Nurse, Domestic Servant (Spinster) Age 23. 68 Marquiss Road, Woodside Parents: James Dow, Market Gardener Rosanna Dow M.S. McKechnie (Deceased) (Signed) Geo. C. Milne Minister, Woodside Congregational Church (Signed) Rosanna M. Dow, Witness Thomas R L Harrower, Witness Registered 1904 December 10th, Bucksburn Wm. McCormack Registrar
1902 GLADSTONE, MARY SMITH (Statutory registers Deaths 789/1 15) Deaths in the District of Hawick in the County of Roxburgh 1902. Mary Smith Harrower (Married to Colin Harrower, Tweed Pattern Weaver. 1902 January Twentyfifth 2h.50m. A.M. 6 Gladstone Street, Hawick M. 26 years Parents: William Gladstone Wool Framework Knitter Rebecca Gladstone M.S. Atkinson (Deceased) COD: Pernicious Anemia, 2 Days, Puerperal State, 14 Days As cert. by G Bannerman M.B.C.M Inf. Colin Harrower (Present) Registered 1902 January 25th, Hawick James Thomline, Registrar
1897 HARROWER, COLIN MARY SMITH GLADSTONE (Statutory registers Marriages 789/1 50) Marriages in the District of Hawick in the County of Roxburgh 1897. 1897 Eleventh August The Buccleuch Memorial Building, Hawick After Publication according to the Forms of the Congregational Church. (Signed) Colin Harrower, Tweed Pattern Weaver (Bachelor) Age 23, 8 Havelock Street, Wilton Parents: George Harrower Wool Handloom Weaver Elizabeth Harrower M.S. Reid (Signed) Mary Smith Gladstone Hosiery Warehouse Worker (Spinster) Age 22. Buccleuch Memorial Buildings, Hawick Parents: William Gladstone Framework Knitter Rebecca Gladstone M.S. Atkinson (Signed) David Hislop Minister, Congregational Church, Hawick (Signed) George Harrower, Witness Elizabeth Gladstone, Witness Registered 1897 August 12th, Hawick Charles Hunter Assistant Registrar JR
Record for Colin Harrower NameColin Harrower Record TypeMunicipal Register of Electors Residence Year1914-1915 Street Address428 Great Northern road Residence PlaceAberdeenshire Scotland Parliamentary DivisionBurgh of Aberdeen OccupationTweed drawer
Record for Colin Harrower and Mary Harrower NameColin Harrower Record TypeParliamentary and Municipal Registers Residence Year1920 Street AddressGreat Northern Road. 428 Residence PlaceAberdeenshire Scotland Parliamentary DivisionAberdeen
1950 HARROWER, COLIN (Statutory registers Deaths 168/1 886) Deaths in the Northern District of Aberdeen in the Burgh of Aberdeen 1950 Colin Harrower Tweed Drawer (Foreman) (Retired) (Married to 1st Mary Gladstone. 2nd Mary Jane Dow) 1950 August Second 7h.40m. A.M. Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen (Us. Res. 22 Wellington Terrace, Fifekeith, Keith) M. 76 Years Parents: George Harrower Tweed Drawer (Deceasd) Elizabeth Harrower M.S.Reid (Deceasd) COD: Periphiral Anterio schlerosis Anterio schlerosis Gangrene Right Lower Limb: Amputation- Mid Thigh- Right lower limb: Hypostatic Broncho Pneumonia As Cert by William Cochrane M.B.Ch.B. Inf; Mary Harrower, Widow 22 Wellington Terrace, Fifekeith, Keith Registered 1950 August 2nd, Aberdeen George M. Stott Asst. Registrar A.S.
Newspaper Article, 1914 Hawick Express - Friday 25 September 1914 George Harrower, 5 Dovemount Place Colin Harrower William Lunn Harrower Walter Harrower George Weatherhead
Hawick Express - Friday 25 September 1914 A GOOD ARMY RECORD. Mr George Harrower, 5 Dovemount Place, has three sons in the Army, one son-in-law, and six nephews. His Sons are, Sergt. Colin Harrower. 5th Battalion Gordon Highlanders; Sergt. W. L. Harrower, 1st Battalion. Gordon Highlanders; and Trooper Walter Harrower, Scots Greys. His son-in-law is Private George Weatherhead, 4th K.O.S.B. Five of his nephews are in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and one in the Gordon Highlanders.
The temperature on June 1, 1874 was about 24.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 62%. Source: KNMI
From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
June 29 » Greek politician Charilaos Trikoupis publishes a manifesto in the Athens daily Kairoi entitled "Who's to Blame?" leveling complaints against King George. Trikoupis is elected Prime Minister of Greece the next year.
July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
July 31 » Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.
November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
Day of marriage December 9, 1904
The temperature on December 9, 1904 was between -1.2 °C and 3.3 °C and averaged 1.3 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
February 9 » Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Port Arthur concludes.
May 5 » Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
May 10 » The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded. It would eventually become the Audi company.
June 16 » Irish author James Joyce begins a relationship with Nora Barnacle and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel Ulysses; this date is now traditionally called "Bloomsday".
August 10 » Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
October 20 » Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
Day of death August 2, 1950
The temperature on August 2, 1950 was between 11.2 °C and 19.2 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain during 5.3 hours. There was 2.6 hours of sunshine (17%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
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