William Skirving

1834 - 1892  (57 years)

• Name	William Skirving
  Birth	17 Oct 1834	Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland   [1]
  	William Skirving Parents: William Skirving & Elizabeth Lawson (Most likely the Baptism Date.)
  Gender	Male
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Gardeners Hall, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	SKIRVING William, Head, 27, Quarryman, Haddington SKIRVING Christina, Wife, 24, Pencaitland
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Crichton Dean Private House, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	SKIRVING William, Head, 35, Labourer, Haddington SKIRVING Christina, Wife, 32, Pencaitland SKIRVING William, Son, 8, Scholar, Crichton SKIRVING Marion King, Dau, 6, Scholar, Crichton
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	SKIRVING William, Head, 45, Gardeners labourer, Haddington SKIRVING Christina, Wife, 48, Pencaitland SKIRVING William, Son, 18, Labourer, Crichton SKIRVING Elizabeth, Dau, 6, Scholar, Crichton SIMPSON Charles, Boarder, 25, General labourer, Edinburgh
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Oxenford South Lodge, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	SKIRVING William, Head, 56, Gardener's labourer, Haddington SKIRVING Christina, Wife, 53, Pencaitland
  Death	20 Apr 1892	Oxenford Gardens, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland   [6, 7]
  	Cause: Apoplexy (suddenly); RCE: 12 May 1892; William Skirving, 58 years, Male; 20 April 1892, Ox
  	William Hay Skirving General labourer, Married to Christina Simpson Between 5 & 6 PM aged 58yrs Parents: William Skirving, Blacksmith (dec) & Elizabeth Skirving MS Lawson (dec) Alexander Gibb, neighbour Pathhead Ford was the informant
  AAA Last Date	16 Nov 2021
  Person ID	I5033	Ailsa and Bill Family Histories

  
  

  Father	William Skirving,   b. 22 Nov 1793, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland d. Between 1852 and 1861, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Lawson,   b. Abt 1795, East Lothian, Scotland d. Bef 1841, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland (Age < 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Christian Simpson,   b. 28 May 1837, Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland d. 24 Apr 1921, Berryhill, Grantshouse, Berwickshire, Scotland (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1858	Fountainhall, Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland   [6, 8]
  	Marriage (after Banns) was Solemised between us according to the forms of the Free Church of Scotland William Skirving Aged 23, Bachelor, Labourer Res: Gardenershall Parents: William Skirving, Smith (dec) & Elizabeth Skirving MS Lawson (dec) Christina Simpson Aged 20, Spinster Res: Fountainhall Parents: William Simpson, Llabouer & Marion Simpson MS King Witnesses: James Skirving & Richard Stoddart RCE: The entries numbered 1-8 in the Register of Marriage for the year 1858 were made irregularly by the person who was not authorised to discharge the duties of register. This has been addressed and the entries were considered legal.
  Number of Children	7 Children
  Children	1. William Skirving,   b. 2 Nov 1859, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 31 Dec 1859, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland (Age < 0 years)  [Father: natural]   2. William Skirving,   b. 14 Dec 1862, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]   3. Marion King Skirving,   b. 20 Sep 1864, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]   4. Elizabeth Lawson Skirving,   b. 10 Apr 1866, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 31 Dec 1866, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland (Age < 0 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Mary Anne Davidson Skirving,   b. 15 Apr 1870, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 31 Dec 1870, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland (Age < 0 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Peter Skirving,   b. 8 Nov 1871, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef 31 Dec 1871, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland (Age < 0 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Elizabeth Lawson Skirving,   b. 20 Jul 1874, Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F1775	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1834 Haddington East Lothian, 709/ 70 193. [S64] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1861 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 7 April 1861;), 1861 Crichton Midlothian, 681/ ED 3 Line 1. [S62] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1871 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.co.uk, 2 April 1871;), 1871 Crichton Midlothian, 681/ ED 3 Line 1. [S14] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1881 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 3 April 1881;), 1881 Crichton Midlothian, 681/ ED 2 Line 13. [S15] Compiler: GRO Scotland, 1891 Scottish Census, Record Type: Census, (Name: New Register House Edinburgh, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 5 April 1891;), 1891 Cranston Midlothian, 680/ ED 1 Line 7. [S1] Certificate held on file:. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1892 Cranston Edinburgh Midlothian, 680/00 0004. [S11] Scotland, Record Office BDM Indexes, Url: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, 1858 Pencaitland Haddington, East Lothian, 716/00 0002.