Martin family from Neilston & Barrhead, Scotland
My wife is from this family. Please contact if you can help. Peter.
Alexander MARTIN. Alexander diedbef 1887. Occupation: Cotton Net Handloom Weaver.
On 28 11 1788 Alexander married Janet WILSON, in Neilston, Renfrew. Janet diedbef 1887.
They had the following children:
i. John. Born in 1790.
ii. Alexander. Born in 1792.
2 iii. William (1796-1887)
iv. Robert. Born on 24 11 1799 in Neilston, Renfrew.
v. Janet. Born on 7 12 1801 in Neilston, Renfrew.
Second Generation
2. William MARTIN. Born on 13 10 1796 in Neilston, Renfrew. William died in Main St, Barrhead on 10 3 1887, he was 90. Occupation: Letter Carrier.
app 1814 when William was 17, he married Mary Ann MASON, daughter of James MASON & Margaret MERRILEES, in Abbey, Renfrew. Born on 27 10 1793 in Barony. Mary Ann died in Barrhead on 30 6 1874, she was 80.
They had the following children:
3 i. William (1815-1875)
ii. Margaret. Born on 11 10 1816 in Abbey, Renfrew.
iii. Robert. Born on 21 9 1818 in Abbey, Renfrew. Robert died in Neilston, Lanarkaft 1881, he was 62. Occupation: Letter Carrier.
Robert married Janet REID. Born in 1816 in Barrhead. Janet diedaft 1881, she was 65.
iv. Alexander. Born on 21 10 1820 in Abbey, Renfrew.
v. James. Born in 1826 in Neilston. James diedaft 1881, he was 55. Occupation: Railway Station Master. Unmarried. Lived With Father.
vi. Marion. Born in 1833 in Neilston. Marion died in 110 Main Street, Barrhead on 10 7 1908, she was 75. Occupation: Dressmaker. Single. Lived With Her Father.
Third Generation
3. William MARTIN. Born on 30 1 1815 in Abbey, Renfrew. William died in Main St, Barrhead on 9 5 1875, he was 60. Occupation: Cotton Factory Handloom Weaver.
On 25 11 1842 when William was 27, he married Jane (Jean) MILLER, daughter of Robert MILLAR & Susan POLLOCK, in Neilston, Renfrew. Born on 29 12 1811 in Renfrew, Lanark. Jane (Jean) died in 232 Main St, Barrhead on 22 12 1894, she was 82.
They had the following children:
i. William. Born in 1845.
4 ii. Robert Miller (1847-1907)
5 iii. Susan (1851-1928)
Fourth Generation
4. Robert Miller MARTIN. Born in 1847. Robert Miller died in Lowhouse, Beith on 1 12 1907, he was 60. Occupation: Engine Fitter; Road Surfaceman.
On 6 6 1873 when Robert Miller was 26, he married Annie ARMSTRONG, daughter of Joseph ARMSTRONG & Jane McMINTRIE, in Croftstobs. Born in 1847 in Dundonald, Ayr.
5. Susan MARTIN. Born on 20 4 1851 in Neilston. Susan died in Albert Cottage, Luncarty on 12 5 1928, she was 77. Buried in Redgorton Kirkyard.
On 29 3 1872 when Susan was 20, she married William FARQUHAR, son of John FARQUHAR & Janet MACPHEE, in Barrhead. Born in 1848 in Barrhead. William died on 27 3 1933, he was 85.
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