David Sutherland 1933-2020 married Margaret Robertson 1936-1980.
Davie Sutherland
Margaret Alexander Robertson’s family line
Margaret
MOTHER
The birth of Margaret Alexander Robertson 15th February 1936 at 2 Glenorchy Place, Edinburgh. Parents David Galloway Robertson, French Polisher and Jane Warnock Robertson ms Alexander married November 23rd 1935 in Edinburgh.
GRANDPARENTS and GREAT GRANDPARENTS
This is the marriage certificate of Margaret Alexander Robertson’s parents. Margaret’s father was David John Galloway Robertson born 1903 [French Polisher] and her mum Jane Warnock Alexander born 1905. [Fish Restaurant Assistant] They both lived in Greenside in Edinburgh and were both single. They married 21st December 1934 in the St. Barnabas old Mission Church, Simon’s Place, Greenside, which stood behind the huge tenements of Greenside. David John Galloway ROBERTSON’S PARENTS were David Cunningham Robertson who was an Electrician [Journeyman] and Margaret Sandeman Robertsonms Galloway. JANE’S PARENTS were Thomas Alexander, Joiner [Journeyman] and Jane Alexander Warnock, now Reid
The birth of David Cunningham Robertson 21 February 1876 at 112 Canongate, Edinburgh.
This is the site of the St. Barnabas Church in Greenside. 6 Simpson’s Court. You can see by the time this photograph was taken, just shortly before the tenements were demolished how badly run down the area was.
112 Canongate today, now completely rebuilt and renovated. The stair would have looked more like the building to the left
GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS and GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS
This document is the marriage of David Cunningham Robertson’s parents 1863 on the 31st day of December at Leabrannock, Parish of Bothwell. Thomas was at this point a Coalminer age 22 living at Tollcross, Parish of Shettleston. His parents Thomas Robertson, Hand Loom Weaver and Jane McColl. His new wife Margaret Craig was also 22 and her parents Russell Craig, Railway Gate Keeper and Grizzel Purdie
GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDPARENTS
This document is the death of Thomas Robertson, father of Thomas [Coalminer] above. Thomas senior was born in 1798 and was a Cotton Weaver. His wife was Christina Harriday and by this time she had also died.
1851 SCOTTISH CENSUS. During the 1830s, Govan was a small, picturesque village of thatched cottages whose inhabitants relied mainly on weaving and agriculture for their livelihoods. After 1840, however, the construction of great shipyards, engineering works and ancillary industries transformed the community. The opening of the vast Prince’s Dock in 1897 brought more trade and jobs to Govan and workers who could not find homes in the Burgh travelled from Glasgow each day, by train, tram, on the numerous cross-river ferries and on the Glasgow District Subway which opened in 1896. At its greatest extent the parish stretched from Braehead and Cardonald in the west to Gorbals and Polmadie in the east, and Anniesland Toll and Maryhill in the north to Pollokshields and Dumbreck in the south. In 1771 Gorbals was disjoined from Govan by the Lords Commissioners of Tiends (parish boundaries), and became a parish on its own. In 1800 the population of Govan was 4,389
BIRTH
MARRIAGE
A BIT ABOUT THE ROBERTSONS
The ancient origin of the name Robertson was found in the irishsurnames.com archives. Meaning ‘son of Robert’, variants of the name Robertson include Robert, Roberts and Robison. From Scotland, this Clan count their Chiefs from Duncan de Atholia, under whom they first appear as a clan in support of Robert the Bruce.
Scotland. The Robertson clan has laid claim to be the oldest clan family in Scotland, with descent from the old Celtic kings and earls of Atholl. Their base has been Struan in Perthshire since the early 13th century. At that time the clan name was de Atholia, but it then took the Gaelic form of Donnachaidh (descendants of Duncan).
Robert Donnachaidh, the fourth chief of the clan, was the first in 1437 to adopt the Robertson name.
Today there are 100,000 or so folks with this surname in Great Britain and the family is more densely populated in Midlothian in Scotland.
Margaret’s line of the Robertson family find themselves back in Lanarkshire, mostly weavers, with the whole family employed in some way from the young children to the grandparents in the weaving and textile trade.
Hand Loom
The Cotton Mills
A reproduction of the hand loom. It was a skilled job. Hand loom weaving was a family business, the trade being handed down from father to son. There was also a great dependency on women in the weaving process, undertaking such tasks as pin winding, tambouring and embroidery As power loom weaving increased, the hand loom weavers could not compete with the prices of cotton, woollen and linen materials due to the materials being bought in larger quantities. Up until 1820-1830 handloom weaving was the highest paid employment of the ordinary working classes but as pay rates declined and work became scarce towards the end of the 19th century, the weavers turned to agriculture and the mines to supplement their income.
THE SANDEMAN CONNECTIONS.
The Marriage between JAMES SANDEMAN, Tailor, journeyman and MARGARET MILNE PIRNIE on 11th August 1882 in Dundee.
It was in the 1881 Scottish Census that we find the family Pirnie residing at an address called Mid Kirk Style in Dundee in Angus. Lodging with the Pirnie family was the young James Sandeman, Tailor.
Birth Certificate of Margaret Gourlay Sandeman. She was born in Dundee only a month after her parents married. The Sandeman family were not a poor family and came from good stock. However the marriage was not to last as we can see from the next document where he deserted them both to move to the USA. Daughter Margaret, throughout her life, used her different surnames of Sandeman, Galloway, Pirnie and Robertson.
The Divorce papers telling us that Margaret Pirnie’s husband had abandoned her and was now in the USA. Margaret, in the years from 1882 to her subsequent remarriage in 1887 to John Wallace Galloway, had two children, Maggie [born 1883] and Mary 1886. After her marriage to John there were another five children, all Galloways. However the parentage of Maggie was James Sandeman, Tailor.
Rev. Robert Sandeman 1718-1771
Kyle Sutherland
So this document is daughter Margaret Sandeman’s marriage to David Cunningham Robertson. This is the coupling of the two families
The Sandeman line at present still being researched. This branch was from Perth and Dundee. Looks like they also worked in the fabric industry. There were many prestigious Sandeman folks around these areas at the time including this gentleman below who I believe has a strong family resemblance
A BIT ABOUT THE GALLOWAY line
The branch leads us back to many areas of Fife
The death of John Galloway, second husband of Margaret Peddie. He died very young of alcoholism as you can see here. This branch of the Galloways were from Strathmiglo and going back a bit further Auchtermuchty and Cupar in Fife where many family members worked in the Mills and also the Mines.
John Galloway and his wife Sabina WALLACE. She was born onboard a sea vessel off the Coast of America.
Marriage of John Galloway and Sabina Wallace
Death of William Galloway at the ripe old age of 94. His wife was Elizabeth Adam. His parents clearly given as William Galloway and Jane Bothrone. Father William’s occupation given as Tide Waiter. He was in fact a custom’s inspector who waited at the Ports ready to inspect and collect taxes of the incoming laden vessels.
A BIT ABOUT THE PURDIE and CRAIG LINE
The Galloway line are also from the Lanarkshire area and Lesmahagow in particular
Margaret Craig 1842-1876 married Thomas Robertson. Margaret’s family were from Lanarkshire. The Purdie line is from Edinburgh.
Joseph Purdie and Margaret Muir are Margaret Robertson’s 3rd Great Grandparents paternal line. He was a master Blacksmith. Their daughter GRIZZEL or Grace married Russell Craig who was described as a Gate Keeper for the railways but previously he was a Hand Loom Weaver – see below
PURDIE CONNECTIONS
Going back from Margaret Craig her mother’s Purdie line were from Edinburgh region as were the Berry, Crichton, Alison and Richardson families. The Muir and connected families from Lanarkshire.
Love the description of James Purdie, Indweller in the Pleasance and spouse Ann Nicolson. They had a son Robert born on Eighth and baptised on Sunday June 25th 1753. A long time ago.
example of housing in 1750 Edinburgh
Joseph described as a ‘Smith’ or Blacksmith
Grizzel married Russel Craig. Top of page.
MARGARET ROBERTSON’S maternal line WARNOCK
The Warnock surname has its origins in Ireland but this branch were all from Lanarkshire.
BACK TO THE ROBERTSON and WARNOCK marriage in 1934 Edinburgh with the start of the Warnock connections. Jane Warnock Alexander was born in 1905.
This is the marriage of Jane Warnock to Thomas Alexander in 1895 in Glasgow. She had been previously married to unknown Reid but already a Widow.
The birth of DIRECT LINE James Carr Warnock in Paisley 1892. Parents James Warnock and Janet Murray
James also lived to a ripe old age. Here showing his two marriages and of course his father William Warnock who was a Tailor and his mother Agnes Kerr. Son William as witness with an address 16 Clarence Street in Paisley.
Jane Warnock’s birth in 1870 Hamilton, Scotland
ALEXANDER connections
James Warnock 1847-1936 and Mary [Marion] Simpson 1850-1895. Their daughter Jane marries Thomas Alexander who was a Joiner, journeyman. His parents were Hugh Alexander, Gardner and Margaret Smith. This line still needs further research.
KERR or CARR/ King Connections
The marriage Banns between Thomas King of Inveresk Parish and Janet Kerr of Duddingston Parish.
