Martha Rogers 1843 - 1914

Born Ireland. Seemed to move to Scotland 1861-1869

~1843. Martha Rogers was born Ireland to John Rodgers, farm labourer, & Martha Jamieson

1861C. Not found in the 1861C

1869.Martha Roger (Rodgers) , 29, laundress, marries Andrew Colquhoun, 29, iron paddler, on 10/5/1869, Calton, Glasgow

rogers-col-mc

1871C. Cannot find the family , using wild cards, searching for Elizabeth, etc.. on FMP/Ancestry

 

 

Lots of Electoral register entries- Oswald Street 1869

1876, John Rogers Colquhoun was born to Andrew Colquhoun & Martha Rogers

1881C. Andrew Colquhoun , 40, iron puddler, was living Stanley Place, Old Monkland with his wife, why called Margaret here? . He was an iron puddler (an occupation involved in the manufacture of iron). Puddling was an improved process to convert pig iron into wrought iron with the use of a reverberatory furnace.

Andrew Colquhoun Head Married Male 40 1841 Iron Puddler (Unwell) Ireland
Margaret Colquhoun Wife Married Female 38 1843 - Ireland
Elizabeth Colquhoun Daughter - Female 11 1870 Scholar Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Colquhoun Daughter - Female 10 1871 Scholar Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Colquhoun Son - Male 8 1873 Scholar Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
John Colquhoun Son - Male 5 1876 Scholar Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
George Colquhoun Son - Male 0 1881 - Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

1881. Her husband dies, aged 40, 23/4/1881- at 4 Stanley Place, HighCoats Old Monkland

1891C, Martha Colquhoun, Dunbeth Road, Old Monkland, Coatbridge

Martha Colquhoun Head Widow Female 46 1845 Formerly Lauandress Ireland
Lizzie Colquhoun Daughter Unmarried Female 21 1870 General Servant (Domestic) Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Colquhoun Son Unmarried Male 18 1873 Apprentice Engine Fitter Lanarkshire, Scotland
John R Colquhoun Son Unmarried Male 15 1876 Grocer Assistant Lanarkshire, Scotland

1901C. 18, Merryland Street, Govan

Martha Rogers Colquhoun Head Widow Female 58 1843 - Ireland
James Colquhoun Son Single Male 28 1873 Mechanical Engineer Fitter Mossend, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Suspect she, Martha Colquhoun, 69, is living in the Gorbals, SP 1911 C- census entry not purchased

1914. Almost certain she, Martha Jamieson Colquhoun, died, aged 73, 1914 Gorbals - could buy this dc, but already know her parents ( John Rogers & Martha Jamieson ) from her 1869 m.c.

 

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