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James Renton
(1800-1883)
Isabella Crawford
(1801-1878)
Thomas Robertson
(1792-1859)
Margaret Miller
(1798-)
David Renton
(1832-After 1901)
Alison Robertson
(1831-1904)
James Renton
(1856-1929)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Margaret Fairley
2. Janet Trotter

James Renton 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 24 March 1856, Polwarth, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Margaret Fairley on an unknown date
  • Marriage (2): Janet Trotter in 1881 in Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 2 3
  • Died: 1 May 1929, Duns, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND at age 73 7
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1861 Scotland Census in Langton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 7 April 1861.

6 1861 Scotland Census
Page 22, District 1, Household schedule 112, Roll CSSCT1861_137
Langton, Berwickshire
Address: Craes 98 Ploughman's House
James Renton..Son..5..Polwarth, Berwickshire
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1871 Scotland Census in Coldstream, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 2 April 1871.

4 1871 Scotland Census
Page 9, District 3, Roll CSSCT1871_174, Line 4, Household schedule 30
Coldstream, Berwickshire
Address:1 Milon Graden W Maines
James Renton..Son..15..Polwarth, Berwickshire..Ag Lab
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1881 Scotland Census in Coldstream, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 3 April 1881.

5 1881 Scotland Census
Page 17, District 3, Roll CSSCT1881_308, Line 12, Household schedule 83
Coldstream, Berwickshire
Address: 2 Milne Graden West Mains
James Renton..Son..25..Polwarth, Berwickshire..Farm Servant.
(Living with parents.)
.

• He appeared on the Scottish Census on 5 April 1891 in Edrom, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.

2 1891 Scottish Census
ED 3, Page 13, Household schedule 65, Roll CSSCT1891_377
Edrom, Berwickshire
Address: Farm Cottage Bellshill
James Renton...Head..35..Polwarth, Berwickshire..Farm Steward
(Living with wife and 2 daughters.)
.

• He appeared on the Scottish Census on 31 March 1901 in Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.

3 1901 Scottish Census
ED 4, Page 4, Household schedule 15, Roll CSSCT1901_413
Eccles, Berwickshire
Address: Earnslaw Cottage
James Renton...Head..45..Plowarth, Berwickshire..Ploughman
(Living with 6 children. Not sure about the status of the wife.)
.


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James married Margaret Fairley on an unknown date. (Margaret Fairley was born about 1861 and died on an unknown date.)


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James next married Janet Trotter, daughter of Alexander Trotter and Helen Renwick, in 1881 in Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.1 2 3 (Janet Trotter was born on 12 April 1864 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 2 and died after 5 April 1891.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the Scottish Census on 5 April 1891 in Edrom, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.

2 1891 Scottish Census
ED 3, Page 13, Household schedule 65, Roll CSSCT1891_377
Edrom, Berwickshire
Address: Farm Cottage Bellshill
James Renton...Head..35..Polwarth, Berwickshire..Farm Steward
Janet Renton...Wife..26..Coldstream, Berwickshire
Helen Renton...Dau..3..Fogo, Berwickshire
Alison Renton...Dau..1..Edrom, Berwickshire
.

• They appeared on the Scottish Census on 31 March 1901 in Eccles, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.

3 1901 Scottish Census
ED 4, Page 4, Household schedule 15, Roll CSSCT1901_413
Eccles, Berwickshire
Address: Earnslaw Cottage
James Renton...Head..45..Plowarth, Berwickshire..Ploughman
Helen Renton...Dau..12..Fogo, Berwickshire
Alice Renton...Dau..11..Edrom, Berwickshire
David Renton...Son..9..Edrom, Berwickshire
Janet Renton...Dau..6..Edrom, Berwickshire
Isabella Renton...Dau..5..Edrom, Berwickshire
Alexander Renton...Son..2..Edrom, Berwickshire
Robina Renton...Sis..59..Langton, Berwickshire..Housekeeper
.


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Sources


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

2 1891 census of Scotland, 5 Apr 1891, Edrom, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 3, page 13, schedule no. 65.

3 1901 Census of Scotland, 31 Mar 1901, Eccles, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 4, schedule no. 15.

4 1871 Census of Scotland, 2 Apr 1871, Coldstream, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 3, page 9, schedule no. 30, Roll CSSCT1871_174, Line 4.

5 1881 census of Scotland, 3 Apr 1881, Coldstream, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 3, page 17, schedule no. 83, Roll CSSCT1881_308, Line 12.

6 1861 Census of Scotland, 7 Apr 1861, Langton, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 22, schedule no. 112.

7 Berwickshire, p. 8, James Renton.


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