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Magdalene Watson

Female 1866 - 1943  (76 years)


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  • Name Magdalene Watson 
    Birth 13 Jul 1866  Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Adopted 1871 
    • By Andrew Wilkie, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland, UK
    1871 Census 1871  Ballingry, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1891 Census 1891  Kinross, Kinrosshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1891 Scotland Census 
    • Age 25
    Occupation 1891  Kinross, Kinrosshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 12 Mar 1943  Kettlebridge, Kettle Parish, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I146  wilkie
    Last Modified 7 Jan 2017 

    Father J. Watson 
    Mother Janet Brown*,   b. 12 Aug 1843, Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Feb 1930, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F63  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Goodsir Kidd*,   b. 20 Nov 1867, Markinch, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1942, Kettlebridge, Kettle Parish, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1891  Beath, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage Certificate - Vital Statistics Source: 1891 - 410 - 057
      Parish of Beath, County Fife, Page 29

      When: 1891 on the Twentieth day of November at the Manse of Beath
      After Banns according to the Forms of the Established Church of Scotland
      Name of Groom: Signed, John Goodsir Kidd, Farm Servant, Bachelor
      Age: 24
      Usual Residence; Easter Gellet, Dunfermline
      Name of Father: Thomas Kidd, Farm Servant
      Name of Mother: Isabella Kidd, M. S. Morris
      Name of Bride: Magdalen Wilkie, Domestic Servant, Spinster
      Age: 24
      Usual Residence; Mains of Beath, Mossgreen
      Name of Father: Andrew Wilkie, Farm Servant
      Name of Mother: Janet Wilkie, M. S. Brown
      Minister: Signed - John Sinclair, Minister of Beath
      Witnesses: Charles Wilkie & Catherine Kidd
      Registered: 1891 November 21, at Oakfield, Geo. Ferris, Registrar
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2009 

  • Notes 
    • Birth Registration:
      IGI Film C114401
      Parents: Janet BROWN & John WATSON
      Place: Kinglassie, Fife

      Magdalene Watson was born to parents Janet Brown and John Watson.
      Unknown details as to what happened to that marriage but mother Janet Brown remarried to Andrew Wilkie and child Magdalene Watson became Magdalene Watson Wilkie.

      Birth Registration: Parish of Kinglassie, Cty Fife, Scotland; 1866-440-020
      Name: Magdalen Watson (illegitimate)
      Date: 1866, July thirteenth 4h 0m P.M. North Auchmoor Cot-house, Kinglassie
      Sex: Female
      Parents: John Watson, Ag. Labourer, & Janet Brown, Domestic Servant
      Informant: Janet Brown, Mother; John Watson, Father, Fosterton, Kinglassie
      Registered: 1866, Augt. 9th at Kinglassie; John Browne, Registrar

      1881 Census:
      Dwelling: Cottage, Muckhart, Perth, Scotland
      Film 0203410, Vol 385, enum Dist 1, Page 1
      Andrew Wilkie, married, age 29, Occupation ploughman, Birthplace Orwell, Kinross, Scotland
      Janet Wilkie, married, age 37, ploughman's wife, Birthplace Ballingray, Kinross, Scotland
      Magdalene Wilkie (Watson), unmarried, age 14,adopted daughter, Birthplace Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland
      Charles Wilkie, age 9, scholar, Birthplace Ballingray, Kinross, Scotland
      William Wilkie, age 7, scholar, Birthplace Cleish, Kinross, Scotland
      Agnes Wilkie, age 5, scholar, Birthplace Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
      Andrew Wilkie, age 2, Birthplace, Portmoak, Kinross, Scotland
      David Wilkie, age 4 mos., Birthplace Muckhart, Perth, Scotland

      June research, New Registry House Edinburgh 2015
      1891 Census - Scotland - Kinross, High Street
      Entry #67
      Jane Leishman, Head, Unmarried, Female, Age 41 or 46, Private Means, Birthplace Kinross, Kinross
      Magdalene Wilkie, Servant, Unmarried, Age 25, Gen Domestic Servant, Birthplace Kinross, Kinross


      1901 UK (from Bonnie Curry)

      Halbeath, Dunfermline, Fife

      25 Touchmill

      John Kidd Head 32 Vanman Worker b: Fife, Kirkfother Fues

      Magdalene Wife 33 b: Fife: Auchmour Bridge



      Magdalene Watson (Wilkie) Kidd died March 12, 1943.
      Father John Watson, agricultural laborer and Mother Janet Brown later married to Andrew Wilkie - ploughman.
      Magdalene died in Kettlebridge, Kingskettle, Fife, widow of John Goodsir Kidd, surfaceman LNE Railway.

      Cause of Death - Arterial sclerosis, Cardiac Failure.

      Informant - Isabella Robertson -neice
      West Row, Hill of Beath, Crossgates

      Registrar - Beveridge, March 13, 1943
      Magdalene's natural father - John Watson, was an agricultural labourer as stated on her death certificate.

      Andrew Wilkie, Magdalene's adopted father, was noted as a ploughman on her death certificate.


      Death Source:
      New Registry House 1943-435 - 4; Informant Isabella Robertson, Niece, 11 West Row, Hill of Beath, Crossgates, Fife, Scotland.



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