A. Keddie

Andrew married Agnes "Nan" Ferguson in Unknown. Agnes (daughter of John Ferguson and Christina Hooper) was born on 30 Jun 1874 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; died on 2 Apr 1978 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Hobby: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; Poultry breeding
• Military: 'younger years', Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; Sargeant in Fife Militia
• Occupation: 1883-1913, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland; Manager of Dunfermline Co-operative Society Coal Dept

Notes:

Newspaper Announcement 1916 - Dunfermline
Golden Wedding at Dunfermline
Mr. & Mrs. John Ferguson, 63 North Inglis Street, Dunfermline, have just celebrated their Golden Wedding, and the occasion was taken by the family and freinds to present the couple with a purse of sovereigns and other gifts. The couple were married on 15th January 1866, and have had three sons and five daughters. There have been twenty-one grandchildren and one great-grandson. Three grandsons and one son-in-law are serving in His Majesty's forces. Mr. Ferguson is a native of Milesmark, where he was born in 1842, and his Wife, whose maiden name was Christina Hooper, was born at Limekilns in 1841. Both are hale and hearty. As ayoung man, Mr. Ferguson was a sergeant in the Fife Militia, and about three years ago he retired from the position of manager of the Dunfermline Co-operative Society's Coal Department in North Inglis Street. A position which he had held for thirty years. As a hobby, Mr Ferguson went in for poultry breeding, and in this connection, was well known throughout the district.

*Milesmark - a village at boundary between Dunfermline and Inverkeithing parishes, Fife. Population with Parknook 439

1871 Scotland Census, Dunfermline, ED:11, Pg 25, Line 6, Roll CSSCT1871_72
John Ferguson, Age 28, Head, Married, Male
Christina Ferguson, Age 29, Wife
Catherine Ferguson, Dtr, Age 4
William Ferguson, Son, Age 2
Address: 15 South Row, Dunfermline, Fife

1881 Scotland Census, Dunfermline, ED:27, Pg 9, Line 14, Roll CSSCT1881_118
John Ferguson, Age 38, Married, Male, Occ - Colliery Roadsman
Christina Ferguson, Wife, Age 39
Catherine Ferguson, Dtr, Age 14, Damask Factory weaver
William Ferguson, Son, Age 12, Scholar
Alexander Ferguson, Son, Age 9
Agnes Ferguson, Dtr, Age 6
Christina Ferguson, Dtr, Age 4
John Ferguson, Son, Age 2
Marion Ferguson, Dtr, Age 11 mos
Addess: 16 South Sq, Dunfermline, Fife

John married Christina Hooper on 15 Jan 1866. Christina was born in 1841 in Limekilns, Scotland; died in 1920 in , , , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Limekilns, Fife



1871 Scotland Census, Dunfermline, ED:11, Pg 25, Line 6, Roll CSSCT1871_72
John Ferguson, Age 28, Head, Married, Male
Christina Ferguson, Age 29, Wife
Catherine Ferguson, Dtr, Age 4
William Ferguson, Son, Age 2
Address: 15 South Row, Dunfermline, Fife

1881 Scotland Census, Dunfermline, ED:27, Pg 9, Line 14, Roll CSSCT1881_118
John Ferguson, Age 38, Married, Male, Occ - Colliery Roadsman
Christina Ferguson, Wife, Age 39
Catherine Ferguson, Dtr, Age 14, Damask Factory weaver
William Ferguson, Son, Age 12, Scholar
Alexander Ferguson, Son, Age 9
Agnes Ferguson, Dtr, Age 6
Christina Ferguson, Dtr, Age 4
John Ferguson, Son, Age 2
Marion Ferguson, Dtr, Age 11 mos
Addess: 16 South Sq, Dunfermline, Fife


Newspaper Announcement 1916 - Dunfermline
Golden Wedding at Dunfermline
Mr. & Mrs. John Ferguson, 63 North Inglis Street, Dunfermline, have just celebrated their Golden Wedding, and the occasion was taken by the family and freinds to present the couple with a purse of sovereigns and other gifts. The couple were married on 15th January 1866, and have had three sons and five daughters. There have been twenty-one grandchildren and one great-grandson. Three grandsons and one son-in-law are serving in His Majesty's forces. Mr. Ferguson is a native of Milesmark, where he was born in 1842, and his Wife, whose maiden name was Christina Hooper, was born at Limekilns in 1841. Both are hale and hearty. As ayoung man, Mr. Ferguson was a sergeant in the Fife Militia, and about three years ago he retired from the position of manager of the Dunfermline Co-operative Society's Coal Department in North Inglis Street. A position which he had held for thirty years. As a hobby, Mr Ferguson went in for poultry breeding, and in this connection, was well known throughout the district.