Alexander Easton
(Between 1801/1811-Between 1869/1912)
Jean Campbell
(Between 1805/1811-Bef 1869)
Alexander Easton
(1833-1912)

 

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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 17
  • Christened: 28 Jul 1833, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 5 13 15
  • Marriage: Catherine Clark on 15 Feb 1852 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 2 3
  • Died: 14 Jul 1912, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom aged 79 18 19

bullet   Cause of his death was Chronic bronchitis, dilation of heart.19

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bullet  General Notes:

On his son's (Matthew's) birth certificate Alexander is recorded as having made 'his X mark'. Therefore, he was probably illiterate. 20

bullet  Medical Notes:

Died at 10am at the Poorhouse, Falkrik.

Doctor: John W Gray

Informant: John McPherson, Governor

Registered on 15 July 1912 at Falkirk 19

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• Employment. 21 Coal-miner

• Home address, 6 Jun 1841, Kinnaird, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 22

• Employment, 17 Jun 1868, Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 20 Ironfurnace filler (?)

• Home address, 17 Jun 1868, Carron, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. 20

• Employment, 13 Dec 1887. 23 Coal Miner


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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 24 25 26 and died on 22 Oct 1912 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 18 27 28.). The cause of her death was Senility, bronchitis and congestion of lungs.19


bullet  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 20

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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.

2 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), BIRTHS 1868-485-84. Derived from son's (Matthew's) birth certificate (records date of marriage as 16 February 1852).

3 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), OPR MARRIAGES 1852-485/2 FR 707.

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.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), FILM #: 1235210.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), BATCH #: T000004, SHEET #: 00, SOURCE CALL #: AR, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), BATCH #: C114853, SHEET #: 00, SOURCE CALL #: 6035516 REGISTER, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1868 - 1875.

8 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), BATCH #: C114851, SHEET #: 00, SOURCE CALL #: 6035516 REGISTER, PRINTOUT CALL #: NONE, DATES: 1855 - 1867.

9 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), FILM #: 538556, REF #: 93271.

10 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), FILM #: 471417, REF #: 14577, PAGE #: 40.

11 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), FILM #: 471417, REF #: 14576, PAGE #: 39.

12 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), FILM #: 537239, REF #: 2876.

13 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.

14 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), BATCH #: D198132, SHEET #: 00.

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.

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

17 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1841 485-007-013. This source implies he was born in 1833.

18 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1927-485/A0-7. Recorded as deceased as at date of son's (Matthew's) death.

19 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912-479-269.

20 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), BIRTHS 1868-485-84. Derived from son's (Matthew's) birth certificate.

21 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), DEATHS 1927-485/A0-7. Derived from son's (Matthew's) death certificate.

22 General Register Office for Scotland, Census (Scotland), CENSUS 1841 485-007-013.

23 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI MARRIAGES 1887-485-32. Derived from son's (Matthew's) marriage record.

24 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. Supports 1833 as year of birth.

25 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R) (Copyright (c) 1980, 2002, data as of March 4, 2003), FILM #: 1235210. Supports 1833 as year of birth.

26 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912--479-393. Age as at date of death (22 Oct 1912) was 77 per death record, implying 1835 as year of birth.

27 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912-479-269. Not noted as deceased at date of husband's death (14 July 1912).

28 General Register Office for Scotland, Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths (Scotland), SI DEATHS 1912--479-393.

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