1. No.17 James Archibald, 12 years old. coal-hewer:-
Wrought below six months. I work with my father, two brothers, and a sister; we go out at two in the morning and return at two and three in the day. The work is very hard and I had no choice or would have preferred other; could read and write before at the coal wall. Mother wasa collier, she stays at home now as we do not need her labour; We can make 40s. a week together when work is regular. I never did much at the counting; 4 times 9 are 36, 4 times 36=20. I know most of questions in the catechism.
2. James's birth is recorded on the same page as Nicol Hoods birth on 30th November to James Hood and Elizabeth Smith
Nicol Hood is Liz's 3rd Great Uncle
1841 ARCHIBALD, ANDREW (Census 696/ 5/ 7)
Name: Andrew Archibald
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1797
Gender: Male
Where born: Midlothian, Scotland
Civil Parish: Newton
County: Midlothian
Address: Adamsrow
Occupation: Coal Miner
Parish Number: 696
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Archibald 44
Jeannet Archibald 44
Jeannet Archibald 20
Abraham Archibald 18
Willm Archibald 16
Marjary Archibald 14
James Archibald 12
Helen Archibald 10
Jane Archibald 8
Isabella Archibald 2
Record for Andrew Archibald
Name: Andrew Archibald
Age: 44
Estimated birth year: abt 1797
Gender: Male
Where born: Midlothian, Scotland
Civil Parish: Newton
County: Midlothian
Address: Adamsrow
Occupation: Coal Miner
Parish Number: 696
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Archibald 44
Jeannet Archibald 44
Jeannet Archibald 20
Abraham Archibald 18
Willm Archibald 16
Marjary Archibald 14
James Archibald 12
Helen Archibald 10
Jane Archibald 8
Isabella Archibald 2
27/12/1828 ARCHIBALD, JAMES (Old Parish Registers Births 696/ 50 97 Newton) Page 97 of 363
Births and Baptisms Newton 1825.
Newton 10th Dec'r
Archibald
Andrew Archibald, Collier, Adamsrow, and Janet Robertson, had their Lawful Child a Son. born the 10th Dec'r,
baptised the 27th Instant Named James
James's birth is recorded on the same page as Nicol Hoods Biirth on 30th November to James Hood and Elizabeth Smith
Nicol Hood is Liz's 3rd Great Uncle