Margaret Crombie ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

She never gave the same age on any of the census forms. Her birth year varied from about 1805 to as late as 1818.
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  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth date of 1805 and a birth location of Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland.

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• She has alternate birth date of 1809 and a birth location of Oldhamstocks, East Lothian, Scotland.

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• She has alternate birth date of 1818 and a birth location of Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.

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• She appeared on the 1851 Scotland Census in Redheugh, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 31 March 1851.

² 1851 Scotland Census
Page 1, District 2, Household schedule 91, Roll CSSCT1851_195
Redheugh, Berwickshire
Address: Tulfordlees
Margaret Crumley..Head..35..Widow..Oldhamstocks, Haddington
Alexander Renton..Son..14..Coldingham, Berwickshire
Robert Renton..Son..11..Coldingham, Berwickshire
John Renton..Son..8..Bunkle, Berwickshire
Robert Crumby..???..22

(Margaret was widowed and living with three sons.)

NOTE - The 1851 census shows Margaret Crombie as Head of Household and widowed but using her maiden name spelled as Crumley. It is unclear who the Robert Crumby at age 22 would have been and it is interesting that his surname is similar to that of Margaret as shown on the census but also similar to her real maiden name. Is it possible that she was married to Robert Crumby or was this Robert actually a younger brother of hers? [Brian L. Lightfoot]
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• She appeared on the 1861 Scotland Census in Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 7 April 1861.

³ 1861 Scotland Census
Page 2, District 4, Household schedule 6, Roll CSSCT1861_135
Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire
Address: Buttesdean
Margaret Benton..Head..43..Coldingham, Berwickshire..House Keeper
Alexander Benton..Son..23..Coldingham, Berwickshire
Robert Benton..Son..21..Coldingham, Berwickshire..Ploughman
John Benton..Son..19..Bunkle, Berwickshire..Railway Laborer
William Benton..???..2

(Margaret was widowed and living with three sons.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1813, then her age should have been 47 or 48 instead of 43. Who was William Benton (Renton) at age 2? Margaret's husband had died 18 years earlier.
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• She appeared on the 1871 Scotland Census in Foulden, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 2 April 1871.

⁴ 1871 Scotland Census
Page 17, District 1, Household schedule 81, Roll CSSCT1871_175
Foulden, Berwickshire
Address: The Deans Cottage
Margaret Renton..Mother..62..Oldhamstocks, E Lothian..Supported By Farm's Ly
(Living at the home of her married son, Robert, and his family, along with her other son, Alexander.)
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• She appeared on the 1881 Scotland Census in Hutton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 3 April 1881.

⁵ 1881 Scotland Census
Page 4, District 2, Household schedule 11, Roll cssct1881_309
Hutton, Berwickshire
Address: Clarabad Farm Cottages
Margaret Renton..Mother..76..Oldhamstocks, East Lothian
(Retired and living at the home of her son Alexander, and grandson William, who is believed to be the son of John.)
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Margaret married William Renton, son of Robert Renton and Janet McArthur, about 1832. (William Renton was born on 30 August 1807 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND ¹ and died in 1843 ¹.)