Harrower Family Tree » John Whiteford (1853-< 1929)

Personal data John Whiteford 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4
  • He was born on December 8, 1853 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Occupations:
    • in the year 1901 Coal Miner/49 Craigbank, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1881 Coal Miner in 12 Stable Row, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1891 Pit Roadsman/Craigbank, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 2
    • in the year 1899 Pit Roadsman/Craigbank, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 5
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1901: .Source 1
    • in the year 1881: 12 Stable Row, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 3
    • in the year 1891: .Source 2
  • He died before 1929.Source 6
    Second wife Margaret, died a widow
  • A child of James Whiteford and Marion Broadfoot

Household of John Whiteford

(1) He is married to Margaret Lenard.

They got married on December 8, 1899, he was 46 years old.Source 5

Event (Witness at Marriage) on December 8, 1899: Robert Eccles, Witness, Martha Lindsay, Witness/Craigbank, New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.Source 5


(2) He is married to Mary Hammond.

They got married in the year 1878 at New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, he was 24 years old.Source 7


Child(ren):

  1. Hugh Whiteford  1886-????
  2. Mary Whiteford  1888-????
  3. Andrew Whiteford  1891-????
  4. Marion Whiteford  1892-????
  5. Grace Whiteford  1880-????
  6. James Whiteford  1882-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Whiteford

James Whiteford
????-< 1899

John Whiteford
1853-< 1929

(1) 1899

Margaret Lenard
1858-1929

(2) 1878

Mary Hammond
1854-1892

Hugh Whiteford
1886-????
Mary Whiteford
1888-????
Andrew Whiteford
1891-????
Marion Whiteford
1892-????
Grace Whiteford
1880-????
James Whiteford
1882-????

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Sources

  1. 1901 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Whiteford Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 8; Page: 29; Line: 3; Roll: CSSCT1901_234 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 John Whiteford
    Name: John Whiteford
    Age: 50
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1851
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Margaret Whiteford
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Muirkirk, Ayrshire
    Registration Number: 608
    Registration district: New Cumnock
    Civil parish: New Cumnock
    County: Ayrshire
    Address: 49 Craigbank
    Occupation: Coal Miner
    ED: 8
    Household schedule number: 108
    Line: 1
    Roll: CSSCT1901_234
    Household Members Age Relationship
    John Whiteford 50 Head
    Margaret Whiteford 40 Wife
    Robert McCrumb 19 Step Son
    Hugh Whiteford 15 Son
    Mary Whiteford 13 Daughter
    Andrew Whiteford 10 Son
    Marion Whiteford 8 Daughter
  2. 1891 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Whiteford Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 8; Page: 13; Line: 8; Roll: CSSCT1891_213 1891 Scotland Census [Ancestry.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 John Whiteford
    Name: John Whiteford
    Age: 36
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Mary Whiteford
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Ayrshire, Muirkirk
    Registration Number: 608
    Registration district: New Cumnock
    Civil parish: New Cumnock
    County: Ayrshire
    Address: Craigbank
    Occupation: Pit Roadsman
    ED: 8
    Household schedule number: 51
    Line: 8
    Roll: CSSCT1891_213
    Household Members Age Relationship
    John Whiteford 36 Head
    Mary Whiteford 37 Wife
    Grace Whiteford 11 Daughter
    James Whiteford 9 Son
    Hugh Whiteford 5 Son
    Mary Whiteford 3 Daughter
    Andrew Whiteford 1 Son
  3. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for John Whiteford Parish: New Cumnock; ED: 8; Page: 6; Line: 22; Roll: CSSCT1881_194 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 John Whiteford
    Name: John Whiteford
    Age: 27
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Mary Whiteford
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Muirkirk, Ayrshire
    Registration Number: 608
    Registration district: New Cumnock
    Civil parish: New Cumnock
    County: Ayrshire
    Address: 12 Stable Row
    Occupation: Coal Miner
    ED: 8
    Household schedule number: 23
    Line: 22
    Roll: CSSCT1881_194
    Household Members Age Relationship
    John Whiteford 27 Head
    Mary Whiteford 27 Wife
    Grace Whiteford 1 Daughter
  4. Scotland. Select Births and Baptisms. Ancestry,com. 1564 -1950, Ancestry.com, 1853 Record for John Muir Whiteford Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    Record for John Muir Whiteford
    Name: John Muir Whiteford
    Gender: Male
    Birth Date: 8 Dec 1853
    Birth Place: Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland
    Baptism Place: Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland
    Residence Date: 1853
    Residence Place: Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Father: James Whiteford
    Mother: Marion Broadfoot
  5. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1899 WHITEFORD, JOHN LENARD, MARGARET (Statutory registers Marriages 608 26)
    1899 WHITEFORD, JOHN LENARD, MARGARET (Statutory registers Marriages 608 26)
    Marriages in the Parish of New Cumnock in the County of Ayr 1899.
    1899 Eighth December, Craigbank
    After Banns according to the Forms of the Free Church of Scotland
    (Signed)
    John Whiteford
    Pit Roadsman (Widower) Age 45 Craigbank
    Parents: James Whiteford,
    Coal Miner (Deceased)
    Marion Whiteford
    M.S. Broadfoot
    (Signed)
    Margaret Lenard
    Factory Worker (Widow) Age 38 Coalburn
    Parents: Charles Lenard
    Journeyman Plasterer
    Sarah McGowan
    Factory Worker (Deceased)
    (Signed)
    John Michie
    Bank?
    New Cumnock
    (Signed)
    Robert Eccles, Witness, Martha Lindsay, Witness
    Registered
    1899 December 11th, New Cumnock
    James Moodie
    Asst. Registrar
  6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1929 WHITEFORD, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 608/ 59)
    1929 WHITEFORD, MARGARET (Statutory registers Deaths 608/ 59)
    Deaths in the Parish of New Cumnock in the County of Ayr 1929
    Margaret Whiteford
    (Widow of
    1st Hugh McCrumb, Coal Miner
    2nd John Whiteford, Coal Miner
    1929 December Twenty Third 2h 50m PM
    South Western Road, Craigbank F. 71 years
    No Father recorded
    Mother: Sarah McClone (McConnel)
    Domestic Servant (Deceased)
    COD: Rodent Ulcer of face
    Carcinoma of neck
    As cert. by William Edgar M.B.Ch.B.
    Inf. Robert McCrum, Son, Present
    Registered
    1929 December 24, New Cumnock
    Margaret Gibson
    Registrar
  7. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Marriages (from 1855), 1878 WHITEFORD, JOHN, HAMMOND, MARY (Statutory Registers Marriages 608/ 10 New Cumnock) Not downloaded
    1878 WHITEFORD, JOHN, HAMMOND, MARY (Statutory Registers Marriages 608/ 10 New Cumnock)

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Birthday December 8, 1853

  • The temperature on December 8, 1853 was about -0.4 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 100%. Source: KNMI
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Day of marriage December 8, 1899

  • The temperature on December 8, 1899 was about -4.3 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
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  • In the year 1899: Source: Wikipedia
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