Margaret Reid1

#19487, (1834 - 1900)
FatherJames Reid2 (1810 - 1877)
MotherMary Graham2 (1810 - 1878)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of James Graham
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart
Margaret Reid (Mrs James Norwell)
1834-1900
Margaret Reid (Mrs James Norwell)
1834-1900

Children of Margaret Reid and James Norwell
  • unnamed daughter Norwell13 (1860 - 1860)
  • Mary Graham Norwell14 (1861 - )
  • John Craigie Norwell15 (1869 - )
  • Janet Reid Norwell16 (1872 - )
  • Margaret Moncrieff Norwell17 (1874 - )

Life Events

BirthMargaret Reid was born on 2 Jun 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire.1,2
 
(Other) 1841 CensusMargaret appeared on the 1841 Census of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, in the household of James Graham. Margaret was 6 years old and born in Lanarkshire. She and her mother were at her grandfather's.3 
(Other) 1851 CensusMargaret Reid appeared on the 1851 Census of St Pancras, Marylebone, Middlesex, in the household of Thomas Graham and Margaret Graham. She was a niece, age 16, a Scholar, and born in Scotland.1 
MarriageMargaret Reid married James Norwell on 30 Jun 1859 in 23 Blythswood Square, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.
James was 42, occupation banker, and Margaret was 25. They were married after banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland.4 
1861 CensusJames and Margaret appeared on the 1861 Census of Glasgow Maryhill, Lanarkshire, at 39 Lansdowne Crescent. James was 44, a banker, and was born in Perth. Margaret was 26, born Glasgow. They had two female servants.5 
1871 CensusJames and Margaret Norwell appeared on the 1871 Census of Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, at 5 Magdala Crescent. James was a banker, age 54, born in Perth City. Margaret was 36 and born in Glasgow. Their children were Mary G (9) and John C (2). Also there were a cook, a nurse, a housemaid, and a visitor, apparently the cook's sister.6 
1881 CensusJames and Margaret appeared on the 1881 Census of Edinburgh St Georges, Edinburgh, at 55 George Street. James was 64, born in Perth, Perthshire, and was Secretary, Union Bank of Scotland. Margaret was 46 and born in Glasgow. Their children were Mary G (19, birthplace Glasgow), John C (12, Greenock), Janet R (8, Edinburgh), and Margaret M (6, Edinburgh). Also in their household were a visitor from Inverness, a cook, a nurse, and two general servants. [62, 64 and 66 George Street Edinburgh comprised the Union Bank building]7 
(Widowed) DeathHer husband James died on 3 Oct 1882.8,9 
1891 CensusMargaret Norwell appeared on the 1891 Census of Edinburgh, Midlothian, at 26 Fountainhall Road. She was 56 years old, born in Glasgow, and Living on Private Means. Also in the household were her children John (22), Janet (18), and Margaret (16), brother William Reid (54), niece Mary Westerman (13), and 2 female servants.10 
DeathMargaret died on 23 Jul 1900 in 26 Fountainhall Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian.11
 
BurialMargaret and James were buried in Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh.12
James & Margaret Norwell grave monument
Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
ProbateHer estate was proved on 27 Sep 1900. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories lists Margaret Norwell or Reid, 26 Fountainhall Road, Edinburgh, d. 23/07/1900 at Edinburgh, intestate.11 
Research Note This is the correct Margaret Reid to marry James Norwell because her brothers are with her in later censuses. 
Last Edited9 Aug 2011

Citations

  1. [S932] 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1494 folio 761 page 44 & 45. Image viewed at Ancestry.
  2. [S111] Website International Genealogical Index, parish register extraction (www.familysearch.org).
  3. [S647] Website FreeCEN: UK Census Online (http://freecen.rootsweb.com/). A volunteer project to transcribe the UK census, SCT1841/644, ed 8, folio 123, page 11.
  4. [S2517] E-mails from David McColl, Durham, to J Kolthammer, [GROS - Statutory Marriages 644/06 0257].
  5. [S1186] Online index to the 1861 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Glasgow Maryhill, ED 40, Page 13."
  6. [S1207] Online index to the 1871 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Edinburgh St Cuthberts, ED 54, Page 3."
  7. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), Volume 685-2, ed 104, page 5.
  8. [S710] Website Scotlands People Wills & Testaments Index (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), Index of Scottish Wills, James Norwell, 1882, SC70/1/218.
  9. [S2517] E-mails from David McColl, Durham, to J Kolthammer, [GROS - Statutory Death 685/02 0492].
  10. [S1216] Online index to the 1891 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Edinburgh St Cuthberts ED 100, page 26, household 93."
  11. [S710] Website Scotlands People Wills & Testaments Index (www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), Index of Scottish Wills, Margaret Norwell, 1900, SC70/1/394.
  12. [S2496] Photograph of the James & Margaret Norwell gravestone at Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, taken by a GPR volunteer. Image from the Gravestone Photographic Resource at http://www.gravestonephotos.com (copyright belongs to GPR volunteer photographer).
  13. [S2517] E-mails from David McColl, Durham, to J Kolthammer, [Glasgow Herald].
  14. [S2517] E-mails from David McColl, Durham, to J Kolthammer, [GROS - Statutory Birth 644 07/0563].
  15. [S2517] E-mails from David McColl, Durham, to J Kolthammer, [GROS - Statutory Birth 563 03/0217].
  16. [S2517] E-mails from David McColl, Durham, to J Kolthammer, [GROS - Statutory Birth 685/01 1160].
  17. [S2517] E-mails from David McColl, Durham, to J Kolthammer, [GROS - Statutory Birth 685/01 1332].