Alexander Easton
(Abt 1801-Between 1869)
Jean Campbell
(Abt 1805-Bef 1869)
Alexander Easton
(1833-1912)

 

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Spouses/Children:
Catherine Clark

Alexander Easton 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

  • Born: 4 Jul 1833, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 5 13 15 16
  • Christened: 28 Jul 1833, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 5 13 15
  • Marriage: Catherine Clark 15 Feb 1852, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 2 3
  • Died: 14 Jul 1912, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at age 79 17 18

   Cause of his death was Chronic bronchitis, dilation of heart.18

  General Notes:

On his son's (Matthew's) birth certificate Alexander is recorded as having made 'his X mark'. Therefore, he was probably illiterate. 19

  Medical Notes:

Died at 10am at the Poorhouse, Falkrik.

Doctor: John W Gray

Informant: John McPherson, Governor

Registered on 15 July 1912 at Falkirk 18

  Noted events in his life were:

• Employment. 20 Coal-miner

• Employment, 13 Dec 1887. 21 Coal Miner

• Employment, 17 Jun 1868, Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 19 Ironfurnace filler (?)

• Home address, 17 Jun 1868, Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 19


Alexander married Catherine Clark, daughter of John Clark and Margaret Thomson, on 15 Feb 1852 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.1 2 3 (Catherine Clark was born between 1833 and 1835 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 22 23 24 and died on 22 Oct 1912 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 17 25 26.) The cause of her death was Senility, bronchitis and congestion of lungs.18


  Marriage Notes:

Son's (Matthew's) birth certificate records place of marriage as Falkirk rather than Larbert. However, the OPR records Larbert as the location.

Marriage record:

"15th February 1852

"Alexander Easton and Catherine Clerk, both of this Parish were, this day, regularly proclaimed in order to marriage for the third and last time, and no objections were offered"

Added later in another hand in the margin: "Married 16th at Falkirk". 3 19

Sources


1 General Register Office for Scotland, Scotland's People at http://www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk, formerly
Scottish Origins Index Data at http://www.origins.net
, Marriages 1852-485-2. Cit. Date: 24 Nov 2002 Cit. ID: Access search ref 37

2 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), Births 1868-485-84. Cit. Date: 24 Nov 2002 Cit. ID: B1868_485_00_0084.tif Derived from son's (Matthew's) birth certificate (records date of marriage as 16 February 1852).

3 Ibid, OPR Marriages 1852-485/2 FR 707. Cit. Date: 21 Dec 2002

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), Batch #: T000002, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: AR, Printout Call #: NONE. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

5 Ibid, Film #: 1235210. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

6 Ibid, Batch #: T000004, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: AR, Printout Call #: NONE. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

7 Ibid, Batch #: C114853, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Dates: 1868 - 1875. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

8 Ibid, Batch #: C114851, Sheet #: 00, Source Call #: 6035516 REGISTER, Printout Call #: NONE, Dates: 1855 - 1867. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

9 Ibid, Film #: 538556, Ref #: 93271. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

10 Ibid, Film #: 471417, Ref #: 14577, Page #: 40. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

11 Ibid, Film #: 471417, Ref #: 14576, Page #: 39. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

12 Ibid, Film #: 537239, Ref #: 2876. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

13 Ibid, Film #: 537691. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

14 Ibid, Batch #: D198132, Sheet #: 00. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003

15 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2000, data as of January 2000), Film Number: 537103. Cit. Date: 30 Nov 2002

16 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI Deaths 1912-479-269. Cit. Date: 21 Dec 2002 Age at date of death (14/7/1912) recorded as 79, which implies 1833 as year of birth.

17 Ibid, Deaths 1927-485/A0-7. Cit. Date: 24 Nov 2002 Cit. ID: D1927_485_AO_0007.tif Recorded as deceased as at date of son's (Matthew's) death.

18 Ibid, SI Deaths 1912-479-269. Cit. Date: 21 Dec 2002

19 Ibid, Births 1868-485-84. Cit. Date: 24 Nov 2002 Cit. ID: B1868_485_00_0084.tif Derived from son's (Matthew's) birth certificate.

20 Ibid, Deaths 1927-485/A0-7. Cit. Date: 26 Nov 2002 Cit. ID: D1927_485_AO_0007.tif Derived from son's (Matthew's) death certificate.

21 Ibid, SI Marriages 1887-485-32. Cit. Date: 18 Dec 2002 Derived from son's (Matthew's) marriage record.

22 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), Film #: 537691. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003 Supports 1833 as year of birth.

23 Ibid, Film #: 1235210. Cit. Date: 21 Mar 2003 Supports 1833 as year of birth.

24 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI Deaths 1912--479-393. Cit. Date: 23 Jan 2004 Cit. ID: D1912_479_00_0393.tif Age as at date of death (22 Oct 1912) was 77 per death record, implying 1835 as year of birth.

25 Ibid, SI Deaths 1912-479-269. Cit. Date: 21 Dec 2002 Not noted as deceased at date of husband's death (14 July 1912).

26 Ibid, SI Deaths 1912--479-393. Cit. Date: 23 Jan 2004 Cit. ID: D1912_479_00_0393.tif

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