Elizabeth Gow Graham1

#9313, (1871 - )
FatherThomas Graham1 (1828 - 1876)
MotherCatherine McKirdy Nairn1 (1847 - 1873)
Relationship2nd great-granddaughter of James Graham
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Life Events

BirthElizabeth Gow Graham was born on 9 Jun 1871 in High Church, Glasgow, Lanarkshire.1
 
(Mentioned) ProbateShe was mentioned in the inventory of her father Thomas Graham's estate on 10 Jul 1876. Her grandfather Archibald Nairn was the executor dative and factor for the orphaned children.2 
1881 Census In the 1881 census, Elizabeth was recorded in 17 Richmond Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, as a grand daughter to Catherine Nairn. She was a scholar, age 9, born Glasgow. Her sister Catherine was also there. [A sister and brother were in orphanages, and another brother was with an aunt]3 
Research Note Possibilities to explore:
There was an Elizabeth Gow Graham who received a civil service appointment as a post office clerk in London.
There was an Elizabeth G Graham, born in Scotland, of the correct age in the 1901 census in London. She was a hospital nurse.
She married. 
Last Edited24 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S1320] Website International Genealogical Index, civil registration index (www.familysearch.org).
  2. [S473] Inventory of the personal estate of Rev. Thomas Graham of Glasgow, taken 10 July 1876 (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/, SC36/48/79, pp733-35), from Helen Black.
  3. [S246] 1881 Census for England, Scotland, and Wales (Family History Library, on CD), vol 644-5, ed15, p2.