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Robert Renton
(1777-1855)
Janet McArthur
(Abt 1778-Bef 1841)
David Crawford
(Abt 1771-)
Mary Lyall
(Abt 1776-)
James Renton
(1800-1883)
Isabella Crawford
(1801-1878)
William Renton
(1844-After 1901)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret Burns

2. Margaret Chisholm

William Renton 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 1844, Langton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Margaret Burns in 1874 in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, ENGLAND 1 2
  • Marriage (2): Margaret Chisholm on 20 March 1890 in Hutton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 3
  • Died: After 31 March 1901
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1848 and a birth location of Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 43 on the 1891 Scotland Census.
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• He appeared on the 1851 Scotland Census in Ladykirk, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 30 March 1851.

5 1851 Scotland Census
Page 8, District 2, Household schedule 10, Roll CSSCT1851_197
Ladykirk, Berwickshire
Address: House At Foleyhills
William Renton..Son..6..Langton, Berwick
(Living with parents.)
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• He appeared on the 1881 Scotland Census in Yetholm, Roxburghshire, SCOTLAND on 3 April 1881.

2 1881 Scotland Census
Page 1, District 4, Household schedule 3, Roll cssct1881_320
Yetholm, Roxburghshire
Address: Haynope
William Renton..Head..35..Gavinton, Berwickshire..Ag Lab
(Living with wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1844, then his age should have been 36 or 37 instead of 35.
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• He appeared on the 1891 Scotland Census in Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 5 April 1891.

3 1891 Scotland Census
Page 11, District 1, Household schedule 53, Roll CSSCT1891_377
Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND
Address: Kennetside Heads Cottages
William Renton..Head..43..Lanton, Berwickshire..Farm Servant
(Living with 2nd wife and 4 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was in 1844, then his age should have been 46 or 47 instead of 43.
.

• He appeared on the 1901 Scotland Census in Coldingham, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 31 March 1901.

6 1901 Scotland Census
Page 18, District 2, Household schedule 95, Roll CSSCT1901_412
Coldingham, Berwickshire
Address: Whitecross
William Renton..Head..56..Langton, Berwickshire..Ploughman
Isabella Renton..Daughter..19..Yetholm, Roxburghshire..Farmer Servant
Mary Renton..Daughter..10..Eccles, Berwickshire

(William was widowed and living with 2 daughters.)
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William married Margaret Burns, daughter of John Burns and Helen Outterson, in 1874 in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, ENGLAND.1 2 (Margaret Burns was born in 1853 in Foulden, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 2 and died in 1889 in Scotland 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1881 Scotland Census in Yetholm, Roxburghshire, SCOTLAND on 3 April 1881.

2 1881 Scotland Census
Page 1, District 4, Household schedule 3, Roll cssct1881_320
Yetholm, Roxburghshire
Address: Haynope
William Renton..Head..35..Gavinton, Berwickshire..Ag Lab
Margaret Renton..Wife..28..Faulderd, Berwickshire
James Renton..Son..6..Bunckle, Berwickshire
John Renton..Son..4..Hulton, Berwickshire
Ellen Renton..Dau..3..England
Isabella Renton..Dau..3..Yetholm, Roxburghshire
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William next married Margaret Chisholm, daughter of Robert Chisholm and Isabella King, on 20 March 1890 in Hutton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.1 3 (Margaret Chisholm was born on 25 February 1860 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 and died on 12 July 1899 in Reston Hill, Coldingham, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1891 Scotland Census in Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 5 April 1891.

3 1891 Scotland Census
Page 11, District 1, Household schedule 53, Roll CSSCT1891_377
Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND
Address: Kennetside Heads Cottages
William Renton..Head..43..Lanton, Berwickshire..Farm Serv
Maggie Renton..Wife..30..Greenlaw, Berwickshire
James Renton..Son..16..Bonkyle, Berwickshire..Farm Serv
John Renton..Son..14..Hutton, Berwickshire..Farm Serv
Bella Renton..Dau..10..Yetholm, Roxburghshire
Mary Renton..Dau..5m..Eccles, Berwickshire
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Sources


1 April Padgett, "Renton Connections," database(http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/7187472/).

2 1881 census of Scotland, 3 Apr 1881, Yetholm, Roxburghshire, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 1, schedule no. 3.

3 1891 census of Scotland, 5 Apr 1891, Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 11, schedule no. 53.

4 April Padgett, Renton Connections (https://trees.ancestry.com.au/fhs/home.aspx?tid=7187472; Last Updated 10/29/2008).

5 1851 census of Scotland, 30 Mar 1851, Ladykirk, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 2, page 8, schedule no. 10.

6 1901 Census of Scotland, 31 Mar 1901, Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland, enumeration district (ED) 2, page 18, schedule no. 95, William Renton; Roll CSSCT1901_412


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