Elizabeth Graham1

#2956, (1790 - bt 1871 - 1881)
FatherWalter Graham1,2 (1748 - bt 1814 - 1816)
MotherElizabeth Stirling3,2 (1753 - a 1816)
RelationshipGranddaughter of James Graham
Extended Family
ChartsJames Graham & Agnes Finlayson - collapsible 7-generation descendant chart

Children of Elizabeth Graham and John Smart
  • Elizabeth Smart4 (1819 - )
  • Thomas Smart4 (1821 - )
  • Walter Smart4 (1823 - )
  • Agnes Smart4 (1824 - )
  • Janet Smart10 (c 1837 - )

Life Events

BirthElizabeth Graham was born on 20 Oct 1790 in Cromlix, Dunblane, Perthshire.1
 
BaptismShe was baptized on 24 Oct 1790 in Dunblane, Perthshire.1 
Land-Seised James Graham, Farmer, Myothill, William Graham, Grocer, Stirling, Agnes Graham, spouse of Walter Lennox, Farmer, Cairnstown, Janet Graham, spouse of William Alison, Merchant, St. Ninians, and Elizabeth Graham residing in Stirling, Seised, Mar. 12. 1816,--in the eastmost part of a Croft or Acre of land with the House thereon in Ramoyle of Dunblane, par. Dunblane;--under burden of the liferent of Elizabeth Stirling, relict of Walter Graham, Farmer, Myothill;--on Disp. By John Monteath in Ramoyle of Dunblane, to the said Walter Graham, their father, Aug. 25. 1809; and Disp. And Assig. by him, Jul. 4. 1814.               P.R. 107. 283.3
 
MarriageShe married John Smart on 15 Jun 1817 in Stirling, Stirlingshire.
Also recorded in St Ninians 14 June 1817.4 
Note.She was bequeathed £55 from cousin Robert Stirling of Leek in his will dated 7 Aug 1838. One segment of the lengthy will pertained 'To family of my Aunt Elizabeth Graham the sister of my late mother' and said 'To Elizabeth the wife of John Smart of Saint Ninian's, Tanner, late Elizabeth Graham spinster, the sum of £55.2' 
1841 CensusJohn and Elizth Smart appeared on the 1841 Census of St Ninians, Stirlingshire. John was 65, a Tanner, and was born in Stirlingshire. Elizth was 45 and also born in the county. The children included Eliza (20), Thomas (15, j'man ironmonger), Walter (15, skinner), Agnes (15), and Janet (4). They had one female servant. [Note: ages were rounded down in the 1841 census].5 
1851 CensusElizabeth Smart appeared on the 1851 Census of Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, at 41 Lothian Street. She was 60, born in Dunblane, a widow, and supported by family. With her were her children Elizabeth (31, milliner & dressmaker), Thomas (29, ironmongers assistant), Agnes (25, milliner & dressmaker), and Janet (14, scholar) and her sister Janet Allison (married, annuitant).6 
1861 CensusEliza Smart appeared on the 1861 Census of Edinburgh, Midlothian, at 6 Brighton Street. She was 70, a householder, birthplace Cromle [likely Cromlix] Perthshire. Her children at home were Eliza (40), Agnes (34), and Janet (21), all dressmakers. They had two lodgers who were veterinary students.7 
1871 CensusElizabeth appeared on the 1871 Census of Edinburgh, Midlothian, at 6 Brighton Street. She was 79, a house holder, and born in Perthshire. With her were Eliza (51), Thomas (49), Agnes (46), and Janet (34). Thomas was an ironmonger and his sisters were dressmakers.8 
DeathElizabeth died between 1871 and 1881.
 
Research Note In 1881, the family was still at 6 Brighton Street, but without the matriarch Elizabeth.9 
Last Edited19 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S161] Microfilm of the Old Parochial Register of Dunblane, Perthshire, 1653-1859 (Family History Library, 1040065 & 1040066).
  2. [S495] Will of Robert Stirling of Leek, Staffordshire, 1838, proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 26 October 1855 (Public Record Office, PROB 11/2221), abstracted by Moira J Morris.
  3. [S399] Perthshire Abridgements of Sasines, v. 1-5, 1781-1845 (Family History Library, Film #217128), (9123) Mar. 15. 1816.
  4. [S111] Website International Genealogical Index, parish register extraction (www.familysearch.org).
  5. [S647] Website FreeCEN: UK Census Online (http://freecen.rootsweb.com/). A volunteer project to transcribe the UK census, St Ninians (488), ED 18, Page 14.
  6. [S647] Website FreeCEN: UK Census Online (http://freecen.rootsweb.com/). A volunteer project to transcribe the UK census, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (685), ED 84, Page 18.
  7. [S1186] Online index to the 1861 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Edinburgh Buccleuch, ED 72, Page 9."
  8. [S1207] Online index to the 1871 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Edinburgh Buccleuch (685/4), ED 66, Page 18."
  9. [S1534] Online index to the 1881 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Edinburgh St Giles (685/4), ED 63, Page 13."
  10. [S1185] Online index to the 1851 Census for Scotland (Ancestry.com) "Edinburgh St Cuthberts, ed 84, page 18, household 80."