Andrew Renton ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9}

  Birth Notes:

Name: Andrew Renton
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 04 Dec 1796
Christening Place: , INNERWICK, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1796
Father's Name: William Renton
Mother's Name: Marion Shiel

Citing this Record
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYWJ-W8N : 10 February 2018), Andrew Renton, 29 Nov 1796; citing , reference 2:15RN279, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,850.
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  Baptism Notes:

Name: Andrew Renton
Event Type: Christening
Event Date: 4 Dec 1796
Event Place: Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland
Event Place (Original): Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1796
Father's Name: William Renton
Mother's Name: Marion Shiel
Record Number: 13950240
Reference ID: 2:15RN279

Citing this Record
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYWJ-W8V : 12 February 2020), Marion Shiel in entry for Andrew Renton, 1796.
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  Death Notes:

Name: Andrew Renton
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Aug 1877
Event Place: Van Buren Township, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Event Place (Original): Van Buren Township Wayne Co, Michigan, United States
Residence Place: Scotland
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Marital Status: Widowed
Ethnicity: American
Race: W
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Year (Estimated): 1796
Birthplace: Scotland
Record Number: 28

Citing this Record
"Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHBD-ZJK : 12 December 2020), Andrew Renton, 1877.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1795 and a birth location of Scotland.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 75 on the 1870 US Census.
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• He has alternate birth date of 1800 and a birth location of Scotland.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 60 on the 1860 US Census.
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• 1841 Scotland Census: 6 June 1841, in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. ² 1841 Census of Scotland
Page 6, Line 1040, Roll CSSCT1841_133-0276, District 2
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, SCOTLAND
Andrew Renton..40..b. Haddingtonshire
(Living with wife and 6 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Nov 1796, then his age should have been 44 instead of 40.
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• He appeared on the 1851 Scotland Census in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland on 31 March 1851.

³ 1851 Census of Scotland
Page 10, Line 10, Schedule 38, District 1, Roll CSSCT1851_192
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, SCOTLAND
Address: Innerwick Farm
Andrew Renton..Head..54..b. Innerwick, Haddingtonshire..Ag Lab
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He immigrated onboard the ship Harmonia arriving on 14 July 1851 at New York, NY.
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 14 June 1860. ⁶

1860 US Census
Page 45, Dwelling 384, Family 369, Roll 564
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Andrew Renton..60..Widowed..SCOTLAND..Farmer
William Renton..35..SCOTLAND..Farmer
Janette Renton..28..SCOTLAND
Andrew Renton..24..SCOTLAND..Farmer
James Renton..22..SCOTLAND..Laborer
John Renton..17..SCOTLAND..Laborer

(Andrew was widowed and living with 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Nov 1796, then his age should have been 63 instead of 60.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI on 16 June 1870. ⁷

1870 US Census
Page 44, Family 389, Roll 710
Van Buren Township, Wayne County, Michigan
Andrew Renton..75..SCOTLAND..Retired Farmer
(Living at the home of his married son, William, and his family.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 29 Nov 1796, then his age should have been 73 instead of 75.
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• Death Image: 13 August 1877, in Van Buren Township, Wayne County, MI. ⁸

• He was buried after 13 August 1877 in the Otisville Cemetery in Belleville, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial #8851422
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Andrew married Agnes Wallace, daughter of George Wallace and Janet Whitelaw, on 19 July 1822 in Innerwick, East Lothian, Scotland.^{1 2 3} (Agnes Wallace was born in 1801 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND,^{3 12} died on 26 October 1854 in Michigan ^{5 13} and was buried after 26 October 1854 in Belleville, MI ¹³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• 1841 Scotland Census: 6 June 1841, in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland. ² 1841 Census of Scotland
Page 6, Line 1040, Roll CSSCT1841_133-0276, District 2
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, SCOTLAND
Andrew Renton..40..b. Haddingtonshire
Agnes Renton..35..b. SCOTLAND
Robert Renton..13..b. Haddingtonshire
Janet Renton..10..b. Haddingtonshire
Marion Renton..7..b. Haddingtonshire
Andrew Renton..5..b. Haddingtonshire
James Renton..3..b. Haddingtonshire
Thomas Renton..1..b. Haddingtonshire
Helen Wallace..25..b. SCOTLAND
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• They appeared on the 1851 Scotland Census in Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, Scotland on 31 March 1851.

³ 1851 Census of Scotland
Page 10, Line 10, Schedule 38, District 1, Roll CSSCT1851_192
Innerwick, Haddingtonshire, SCOTLAND
Address: Innerwick Farm
Andrew Renton..Head..54..b. Innerwick, Haddingtonshire..Ag Lab
Agnes Renton..Wife..49..b. Cockburnspath, Berwickshire
Marion Renton..Dau..18..b. , Haddingtonshire..Occupation: Dress Maker
Jas Renton..Son..13..b. Innerwick, Haddingtonshire..Occupation: Scholar
John Renton..Son..8..b. Innerwick, Haddingtonshire..Occupation: Scholar
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Andrew Renton
Spouse's Name: Agnes Wallace
Event Date: 19 Jul 1822
Event Place: Innerwick,East Lothian,Scotland
Father's Name: William Renton

Citing this Record
"Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTGV-SJK : 10 February 2018), Andrew Renton and Agnes Wallace, 19 Jul 1822; citing Innerwick,East Lothian,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,067,850.
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The Scottish census records from 1841 and 1851 may be somewhat spotty but there remain some questions about the names of missing family members from these census records. On the 1851 Scotland Census, there is no mention of William, Janet, or Andrew.

William would have been about 28 years old for the 1851 Scotland Census and could possibly have been living by himself. He was not married until 1861 and his 1900 US Census record indicates that he supposedly immigrated in 1850. That date is not confirmed and it would have been before his parents immigrated in 1851. He appears back with his father in the 1860 US Census in Michigan. I doubt that he came to the US before his parents so I suspect that he immigrated into the US shortly after his parents in 1851.
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Andrew was the first of his family to come to the US. All others, including his brothers, remained in Scotland. He and most of his family sailed from Glasgow to New York.On 14 Jul 1851, the SS Harmonia entered New York harbor sailing from Glasgow. Onboard were Andrew and his wife Agnes as well as 6 of their children which included Janet (Jessie), Marion, Andrew Jr., James, John, and George with his wife Agnes and their young daughter, Agnes. Andrew's occupation was listed as farmer.

The shipmaster's list showed the following:

Andrew Renton, Male, 60, Farmer
Agnes Renton, Female, 48 (wife)
Jessie Renton, Female, 20 (daughter)
Marion Renton, Female, 18 (daughter)
Andrew Renton, Male, 15 (son)
James Renton, Male, 14 (son)
John Renton, Male, 8 (son)
George Renton, Male, 25 (married son)
Agnes Renton, Female, 24 (wife of George)
Agnes Renton, Female, 3 (daughter of George)

Missing from the list was the young son Thomas who would have been about 9 years old. He is assumed to have died before 1851.

Older sons who were already married and remained behind in Scotland included William and Robert. It is not known for certain when William finally immigrated to the US but his first child was born in Michigan in 1862. The other son, Robert and his family, followed by 1869. All of them settled in Wayne County, Michigan.
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