My Scottish "Wilkie" Family

Elizabeth Boyd

Female 1854 - 1897  (42 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Boyd  [1
    Birth 29 May 1854  Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 25 Jun 1854 
    Gender Female 
    Death 20 Mar 1897  Beath, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1057  wilkie
    Last Modified 12 May 2018 

    Father J. Boyd 
    Mother J. Miller 
    Family ID F673  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David Wilkie,   b. 1849, BurntIsland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1895, Beath, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1885  Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Marriage Certificate 1885 in the District of Dunfermline, in the County of Fife, Page 100
      1885-424-199
      When & Where: 1885, 20 November, at Townhill, Dunfermline, After Banns acccording to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland
      Name of Groom: David Wilkie, Colliery Carter, (Widower)
      Age: 36
      Usual Residence; Lindsay Place, Kelty, Beath
      Name of Father: Charles Wilkie, Shepherd, Deceased
      Name of Mother: Agnes Wilkie, M.S. Paton
      Name of Bride: Elizabeth Boyd, Domestic servant, (Widow)
      Age: 29
      Usual Residence; Townhill, Dunfermline
      Name of Father: James Boyd, Colliery Manager, Deceased
      Name of Mother: Janet Boyd, M.S. Miller
      Minister; Jacob Primmer, Minister of Church of Scotland, Townhill
      Witnesses: John Boyd, signed, Christina Sutherland
      Registrar: James Wall, Nov. 28, 1885, Dunfermline
    Children 
    +1. James Boyd Wilkie,   b. 31 Aug 1886, Beath, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles Wilkie,   b. 24 Jun 1888, Beath, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1918, Springhill, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    +3. William Ralph Boyd Wilkie,   b. 9 Jun 1892, Beath, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 1968, Victoria, Vancourver Island, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2009 

  • Notes 
    • 1891 Census:
      Civil Parish of Beath, West Fifeshire, Village of Oakfield, Page 49
      Household # 237

      David Wilkie, Head, Married, Age 40, General Labourer, Employed, Birthplace - Burnt Island, Fife
      Eliza Wilkie, Wife, Married, Age 35, Birthplace Lanarkshire, Carden
      David Wilkie, Son, Unmarried, Age 18, Coalminer, Employed, Birthplace Kinrossshire, Orwell
      Robert Wilkie, Son, Unmarried, Age 17, Coal Miner Pony Driver, Employed, Birthplace Logie, Clackmanananshire
      James Wilkie, Son, Age 4, Birthplace, Beath, Fifeshire
      Charles Wilkie, Son, Age 2, Birthplace, Beath, Fifeshire
      Janet Boyd, mother - in -law, Widow, Age 74?, Annuitant, Birthplace, Lanarkshire, Glasgow

      I searched on ScotlandsPeople site for an Elizabeth Boyd - no results
      searched for Elizabeth Wilkie, MS Boyd, Mother's maiden name Miller - no results
      1911 Scotland Census, was inconclusive - did locate an Elizabeth Wilkie but notes herself as Single, not widowed, etc, Occupation Weaver; didn't seem like a match at this time Nov 2013 hw

      June Research, New Registry House, Edinburgh 2015
      Scotland Deaths: 1897-40-47
      Elizabeth Wilkie, Widow of David Wilkie, Coal miner
      Date of Death: 20 Mar 1897 6 h 30 m AM
      Place of Death: Oakfield, Beath, Fife, Scotland
      Female
      Age: 42 yrs
      Parents: James Boyd, Colliery Mgr, deceased & Janet Boyd MS Miller, deceased
      Cause of Death: Phthisis
      Informant: Mary McDonald, Sister of 131 New Logans, Motherwell
      Registered: 22 Mar 1897 at Cowdenbeath, P Beveridge Asst Registrar

  • Sources 
    1. [S413] 1891 Census for Eliza (Boyd) Wilkie Beath, Page 49, Family # 237 (Reliability: 3).
      Eliza Wilkie, Married, Wife, Age 35, Born Lanarkshire

    2. [S539] David Wilkie & Elizabeth Boyd - 2nd marriage 1885, National Registry 1885-424-199 (Reliability: 3).



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