George Nelson
(Abt 1828-)
Margaret Swinton Lindsay
(Abt 1833-)
Margaret Lindsay Nelson
(1858-After 1911)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. William Renton

Margaret Lindsay Nelson 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 23 August 1858, Foulden, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 2 4
  • Marriage (1): William Renton on 23 November 1883 in Foulden Manse, Foulden, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 2 3 4
  • Died: After 2 April 1911
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1891 England Census in Ord, Northumberland, ENGLAND on 5 April 1891. 2

1891 England Census
Page 16, Registration RG12, Piece 4268, Folio 139, GSU roll 6099378
Ord, Northumberland, England
St. Bartholomew Ecclesiastical Parish, Cornhill Road
Margaret L. Renton..Wife..32..Scotland
(Living with husband and 4 children.)
.

• She appeared on the 1901 England Census in Morpeth Castle, Northumberland, ENGLAND on 31 March 1901. 3

1901 England Census
Page 12, Household schedule 58, Piece 4831, Folio 109
Morpeth Castle, Northumberland, England
St. Mary The Virgin Ecclesiastical Parish
Margaret L. Renton..Wife..41..Scotland
(Living with husband and 5 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 23 Aug 1858, then her age should have been 42 instead of 41.
.

• She appeared on the 1911 England Census in Stannington Station, Morpeth, Northumberland, ENGLAND on 2 April 1911. 4

1911 England Census
Schedule 5
Stannington Station, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
Ponteland Sub-District, Castle Ward Reg. District
married 27 years
Margaret L. Renton..Wife..52..Chirnside, Berwickshire..5/4
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
.


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Margaret married William Renton, son of John Renton and Isabella Glass, on 23 November 1883 in Foulden Manse, Foulden, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.1 2 3 4 (William Renton was born in 1859 in Cockburnspath, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND 1 2 4 5 6 7 and died after 2 April 1911.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1891 England Census in Ord, Northumberland, ENGLAND on 5 April 1891. 2

1891 England Census
Page 16, Registration RG12, Piece 4268, Folio 139, GSU roll 6099378
Ord, Northumberland, England
St. Bartholomew Ecclesiastical Parish, Cornhill Road
William Renton..Head..31..Scotland..Railway Platelayer
Margaret L. Renton..Wife..32..Scotland
John Renton..Son..7..Scotland
Margaret L. Renton..Dau..5..Scotland
George N. Renton..Son..2..Scotland
William Renton..Son..7m..Tweedmouth, Northumberland
.

• They appeared on the 1901 England Census in Morpeth Castle, Northumberland, ENGLAND on 31 March 1901. 3

1901 England Census
Page 12, Household schedule 58, Piece 4831, Folio 109
Morpeth Castle, Northumberland, England
St. Mary The Virgin Ecclesiastical Parish
William Renton..Head..40..Scotland..Railway Signalman
Margaret L. Renton..Wife..41..Scotland
John Renton..Son..17..Scotland..Byreman at Farm
Margaret L. Renton..Dau..15..Scotland
George N. Renton..Son..12..Scotland
William Renton..Son..10..Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England
Robert A. Renton..Son..5..Morpeth, Northumberland, England

NOTE - The surname is sometimes indexed as Newton instead of Renton.
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• They appeared on the 1911 England Census in Stannington Station, Morpeth, Northumberland, ENGLAND on 2 April 1911. 4

1911 England Census
Schedule 5
Stannington Station, Morpeth, Northumberland, England
Ponteland Sub-District, Castle Ward Reg. District
married 27 years
William Renton..Head..51..Berwickshire, Scotland..Railway Signalman
Margaret L. Renton..Wife..52..Chirnside, Berwickshire..5/4
Margaret L. Renton..Dau..25..Mordington, Berwickshire..Dressmaker
George N. Renton..Son..22..Mordington, Berwickshire..Grocer's Assistant
Robert A. Renton..Son..15..Morpeth, Northumberland..School
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Sources


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

2 1891 census of England, 5 Apr 1891, Ord, Northumberland, England, folio 139, page 16, William Renton and Margaret Lindsay Nelson; PRO RG 12/4268; GSU roll 6099378

3 1901 census of England, 31 Mar 1901, Morpeth Castle, Northumberland, England, folio 109, page 12, William Renton and Margaret Lindsay Nelson; PRO RG 13/4831; Household schedule 58

4 1911 Census of England, 2 Apr 1911, RG 78, RG 14, registration district (RD) Castle Ward, sub district (SD) Ponteland, schedule number (SN) 5, Stannington Station, Morpeth, Northumberland, England, William Renton and Margaret Lindsay Nelson.

5 1861 Census of Scotland, 7 Apr 1861, Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 4, page 2, schedule no. 6.

6 1871 Census of Scotland, 2 Apr 1871, Foulden, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 17, schedule no. 81.

7 1881 census of Scotland, 3 Apr 1881, Hutton, Berwickshire, enumeration district (ED) 2, page 4, schedule no. 11.


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