The Keepers of Hamilton Palace Mausoleum and Their Families

The Keepers of Hamilton Palace Mausoleum and their families

Linda Kaden and Walter Smith September 2014

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to:

Joyce Adamson, daughter of Henry Swinburne Thomson for information relating to her parents, particularly her father’s employment as curator.

Scott Broadfoot, South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture: Hamilton Reference Library for help to access The Hamilton Papers, Valuation Roll, Voters Roll, Newspapers Archives etc.

Alastair McNeill, Senior Reporter, Hamilton Advertiser, for his article dated 17 July 2014 appealing for information about the Keepers of the Mausoleum.

The Keepers of Hamilton Palace Mausoleum and their families

On a site some 650 feet to the north of where the magnificent Hamilton Palace once stood the Mausoleum remains as a testament to the eccentric Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton for whom it was built as a family chapel and tomb.

It was once described as the '...most costly and magnificent temple for the reception of the dead in the world - except for the Pyramids'. However, because of the mysterious echo in the finished building, the Mausoleum was never actually used as a place of worship as originally planned.1

Design work was begun in 1840 by architect David Hamilton. This work was superseded by David Bryce between 1848 and 1852 and the building was finally completed in 1858, 5 years after the death of the 10th Duke, at a cost of £130,000 by architects David Bryce and Alexander Handyside Ritchie. 2,3,4

Various architectural notes and sketches dated between 1854 and 1858 are an indication that the Mausoleum Lodge would have been built about the same time as the Mausoleum itself and so 1858 is a possible date for when the house was ready to be occupied by the Keeper. The abstract of Account of Expenses for building the Mausoleum, Lodge and the Gas Works at Smiddycroft does not separate the cost for the Keepers Lodge from that of the Mausoleum.5

Although now in very bad repair it was designated a Category B listed building on 19 September 1979.6,7

Much has been written about both Hamilton Palace and the Mausoleum. What follows is a short extract from Family History Research that discovered men who worked as Keepers of the Mausoleum and their families who lived with them in the Mausoleum Lodge until subsidence forced the keeper to be housed in a bungalow in Low Parks near to the golf course.

Arthur Nisbet , Keeper of Hamilton Mausoleum from about 1858 to March 1879

Arthur was born about 1800 in Hamilton, the second son of John Nisbet and Elisabeth Hamilton whose Marriage Banns were proclaimed in Hamilton on 12th and 19th February 1797.8

The family moved from Hamilton to the Parish of Dalserf where 3 more children (Elizabeth, Alexander and Marion) were born between 1803 and 1811 and in 1816 a son named James was born in Stonehouse.9,10,11,12

Arthur Nisbet married Barbara Roome Currie, daughter of William Currie and Marion Norris after Banns were proclaimed on 25 April 1830 in both Hamilton and Dalserf Parishes according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland. Arthur’s usual residence is recorded as Hamilton and Barbara lived in Dalserf.13

Later that year Barbara gave birth to a son named John in the Raploch Croft area of Larkhall.14 He was followed by Marion in 1832, William in 1836 and Elizabeth in 1842.15,16,17 Scottish Census records are evidence of the family living at Morgan Glen in 1841 and in 1851 at Glengowan, Larkhall, both within Raploch Croft. Arthur’s occupation is noted as Cotton Handloom Weaver.18,19 Valuation Rolls for 1855/6 record Arthur Nisbet as the tenant of a house and shop at Raploch Croft.20

It is not known exactly when Arthur took up employment as Keeper of the Mausoleum at Hamilton Palace but about 1858 seems likely.

The record for the Scottish Census taken on 7th April 1861 shows Mausoleum Lodge was a house with 9 rooms with one or more windows.

First Surname Age Relationship Birthplace Occupation Name Nisbet Arthur 60 Head Hamilton, Lanarkshire Keeper of the Mausoleum Janet1 56 Wife Dalserf, Lanarkshire Wife

Marion 26 Daughter Dalserf, Lanarkshire Dressmaker

Mausoleum Lodge. Census. 1861. Scotland. Hamilton, Lanarkshire. 647/00. ED 22. p.1

On the other hand the enumerator of the 1911 Census recorded 5 rooms.21 It may have been 5 rooms with a total of 9 windows. Whatever is correct, Arthur and his family did not suffer from overcrowding as many other families did at this time.

Not all records for the Hamilton Estates have survived. It has not been possible to find any documented evidence of what the duties of the Mausoleum Keeper were. However, the Hamilton Estates Records held by Hamilton Reference Library show Arthur Nisbet was paid two shillings a day and worked six days each week looking after the Mausoleum.22

When Arthur’s son John became ill and was unable to continue working as a Railway Pointsman, he along with his wife and 3 young children went to live with his parents in

1 *Arthur’s wife Barbara was mistakenly noted as Janet by the Enumerator of this census1.

Mausoleum Lodge where he died on the 14th July 1863. Arthur’s occupation is recorded as Park Warden on the death certificate so his responsibilities must have extended beyond the Mausoleum itself.23

The family suffered again when John’s eldest son Arthur, aged 10, died in Mausoleum Lodge on 16th July 1866 of Scarlatina Maligna, an acute contagious childhood disease. Arthur Nisbet, Keeper of the Mausoleum registered his grandson’s the death.24

According to the 1871 Census two grandchildren were living at Mausoleum Lodge with Arthur, Barbara and their daughter Marion (also known as Minnie). One was John’s 11 year old son William and Elizabeth, aged 5 the daughter of their son William.

Surname First Name Age Relationship Birthplace Occupation Arthur 70 Head Hamilton, Lanarkshire Mausoleum Keeper Nisbet Barbara R 66 Wife Dalserf, Lanarkshire Wife

Minnie M 36 Daughter Dalserf, Lanarkshire Dressmaker

William 11 Grandson Dalserf, Lanarkshire Scholar

Elizabeth 5 Granddaughter Dalserf, Lanarkshire Scholar

Mausoleum Lodge. Census. 1871. Scotland. Hamilton, Lanarkshire. 647/00. ED 2A. p.1

On 8 January 1874 Arthur’s wife, Barbara died of Pneumonia (GROS Data 647/00 0010)

A happier event took place in Mausoleum Lodge on 10th June 1878 when Arthur’s daughter, Marion married James Anderson, Inspector of the Poor for the Parish of Dalserf, a position he succeeded to when his father died. Prior to this he was a Weaving Agent. James was 56 years old and his bride was 45.25

Only 9 months later Arthur Nisbet died at his home. He was 80 years old and still working as Keeper of Hamilton Palace Mausoleum (GROS Data 647/00 0151)

William Currie Nisbet, Keeper of Hamilton Mausoleum from 1879 to 1911

When Arthur Nisbet died in March 1879 his son William took up the post of Keeper of the Mausoleum, a position that still paid only two shillings a day.

William had begun his working life as a Cotton Handloom Weaver and was a Coal Miner when he married Janet McGregor on 30th December 1859.19, 26

They named their first child Arthur but sadly he only lived 10 days.27 Three more children (Jane, Barbara and Elizabeth) were born before 26 year old Janet was struck down with a Bilious Fever and died on 6th April 1867 at their home at Larkhall Croft.28, 29

On 19th March 1869 William married Mary Morton Haddow at Woodend Cottage, Bothwell Road, Hamilton.30

Their first son, also named Arthur, died of Bronchitis on 6th December 1870.31 Three more children (Mary, Arthur and Marion) were born in Larkhall between 1873 and 1878. The family moved into Mausoleum Lodge when William became Keeper the following year.32

William’s wife Mary is not listed with her family on the 1881 Census.

Surname First Name Age Relationship Birthplace Occupation Nisbet William C 44 Head Dalserf, Lanarkshire Keeper of the Mausoleum

Elizabeth 15 Daughter Dalserf, Lanarkshire Domestic Servant

Mary M 8 Daughter Dalserf, Lanarkshire Scholar

Arthur C 6 Son Dalserf, Lanarkshire Scholar

Mausoleum Lodge. Census. 1881. Scotland. Hamilton, Lanarkshire. 647/00. ED 21. p.2

She is listed [as a visitor] with James and Marion Anderson (her husband’s sister) at 34 Union Street, Larkhall.33

Mary gave birth prematurely to a daughter on 23 July 1882 and named her Janet.34 Sadly she only lived for 13 days (GROS Data 647/00 0319)

On 2nd March 1886 William’s eldest daughter Jane married Richard Short, a Coachman from Alnwick, Northumberland, not in Mausoleum Lodge as may have been expected but in Larkhall. They married by Declaration in the presence of William Nisbet, Assistant Governor of the Poorhouse and Marion Norris Anderson, her father’s sister. Jane’s usual residence was given as 34 Union Street, Larkhall, home of this aunt Marion.35

Thirteen months later a daughter, named Janet was born to Jane and Richard in Mausoleum Lodge (GROS Data 647/00 0300)

Jane’s marriage was short. According to a Monumental Inscription in Larkhall Cemetery Richard died on 6 May 1888.36 No record of this death has been found but Jane and her daughter Janet are listed on the 1891 Census living with her father William and stepmother at Mausoleum Lodge.

Surname First Name Age Relationship Birthplace Occupation Nisbet William C 54 Head Larkhall, Lanarkshire Mausoleum Keeper

Mary 47 Wife Hamilton, Lanarkshire Housewife

Mary M 18 Daughter Larkhall, Lanarkshire Dressmaker

Arthur C 16 Son Larkhall, Lanarkshire Grocer’s assistant

Marion 13 Daughter Larkhall, Lanarkshire Scholar

Short or Jane 29 Daughter Larkhall, Lanarkshire Dressmaker Nisbet

Short Janet 4 Granddaughter Hamilton, Lanarkshire

Mausoleum Lodge. Census 1891. Scotland. Hamilton, Lanarkshire. 647/00. ED 23. p.2

In 1901only William, his wife and their daughter Marion are recorded on the Census as living at Mausoleum Lodge.

Surname First Name Age Relationship Birthplace Occupation Nisbet William C 64 Head Dalserf, Lanarkshire Caretaker

Mary 58 Wife Hamilton, Lanarkshire Morton

Marion 23 Daughter Dalserf, Lanarkshire Dressmaker Morris Mausoleum Lodge. Census 1901. Scotland. Hamilton, Lanarkshire. 647/00 ED 28. p.42

On 17 August 1906 Mausoleum Lodge was the venue for Marion’s marriage to her cousin Maxwell Muir Bryce (son of her mother’s sister Elizabeth Haddow) (GROS Data 647/00 0270)

On 2 April 1911 when the Census was taken 74 year old William was still working as Keeper of the Mausoleum

First Surname Age Relationship Birthplace Occupation Name Nisbet William C 74 Head Dalserf, Lanarkshire Mausoleum Caretaker

Mary M 68 Wife Hamilton, Lanarkshire

Henderson George C 3 Grandson Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Mausoleum Lodge. Census1911. Scotland. Hamilton, Lanarkshire. 647/00. ED 30. p.2

William Currie Nisbet and his wife Mary Morton Haddow moved out of Mausoleum Lodge later that year.

He died on 7th March 1912 at 64 Dalziel Street, Hamilton (GROS Data 647/00 0150)

Thomas Kerr, Keeper of the Mausoleum 1911 to 1947

The Scottish Census taken on 2 April 1911 at 294 South Wellington Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow shows Thomas, aged 28 was born in Ireland and was employed by the General Post Office as a postman. His wife Violet Annie [Farmer], aged 21 was born in St. James’ End, Northamptonshire and their one year old daughter Violet Emily Maud in Islington, London.37,38,39

A second daughter Annie Daisy was born on 4 August 1911 at their home at 351 Caledonia Road, Glasgow. The birth record describes Thomas’ occupation as Labourer at Locomotive Works and Army Reservist.40

Later that month Thomas took up employment with the Duke of Hamilton and his family moved into Mausoleum Lodge.

On Friday 15 September Thomas left his wife at home with the children while he went to post letters in the town. On his return shortly after ten o’clock a painful image confronted him. His wife was lying near the foot of the stair with her clothing literally burned off her and her body shockingly scorched. It is believed that the gas jet on the stair had been left on and when Mrs Kerr came down with a lighted candle the accumulated gas exploded and set fire to her clothes. Dr. Steel and two of the Queen’s nurses were summoned and rendered her assistance but she succumbed to her injuries at ten minutes to one the following morning, 16 September 1911.41,42,43

Thomas Kerr married, Frances Helen Bangham on 26 December 1912 at Benthall, Shropshire.44

Their first child, Thomas Bangham Kerr was born 30 September 1915 in Mausoleum Lodge. His father’s occupation is noted as Mausoleum Keeper and Sergeant in the 9th Reserve Cavalry Regiment.45

Another daughter, Henrietta Mary Kerr was born 20 August 1925 in Mausoleum Lodge, Hamilton.46

Henrietta, aged 19, was married in St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton on 6 January 1945 to Andrew Forbes Scott, a 20 year old Building Contractor’s Clerk, engaged in War Service as a leading Stoker in the Royal Navy.47

Nine years earlier, on 11 September 1936, elder daughter Annie Daisy was married to Alexander Smith Little Burns at Mausoleum Lodge after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland. Reverend Harness Graham of Cadzow Parish officiated. Annie worked as a Swimming Instructor and Alexander was Automotive Engineer 48

Thomas Kerr died 8 July 1947 in Mausoleum Lodge, age 65. His occupation is described as Park Ranger on the death certificate. The informant of his death was Andrew Forbes Scott, his son in law.49 7

Thomas’ widow, Frances and her son Thomas Bangham Kerr continued to live at Low Parks until Frances married William James O’Hara, on 26 September 1959 in the Register Office, Hamilton. Frances’ usual residence was given as Mausoleum Lodge, Hamilton. After her marriage she moved into William’s home at 59 Brandon Street, Hamilton.50, 51, 52

According to the marriage extract William declared himself to be a widower. However, his first wife Irene Dorothea Veigel was very much alive and well in New South Wales, Australia where he had left her in 1937 to return to Scotland. According to her grandson she did not die until 1987.53, 54

Although he may not actually have been living at Mausoleum Lodge as he was a Service Voter, Thomas Bangham Kerr remained on the Voters Roll for Hamilton Palace Grounds for two more years.55Thomas Bangham Kerr is believed to have died at Midsummer Norton, Bath in 2001.56

Andrew Davy 1960 – 1965

Andrew and Mary Davy are listed along with Thomas on the Voters Roll until 1961 and then on their own at Hamilton Palace Grounds until 1965.57 Research is on-going to try to identify Andrew Davy.

Thomas Kerr, Keeper of Hamilton Mausoleum 1965 until 1970

The Voters Roll lists Thomas and Gladys Kerr living in Hamilton Palace Grounds between 1965 and 1970.58 Along with them on the 1969/70 Roll are William and Christina Sloan.59

Research is on-going to try to identify this Thomas Kerr. There is some suggestion that he may be Thomas Bangham Kerr but no evidence has been found to substantiate this.

A report of a stabbing in the grounds of the Mausoleum which appeared in the Glasgow Herald of the 30 October 1968 named Thomas Kerr, Caretaker of the Mausoleum as the person who came to the victim’s aid. It also noted that he lived in a bungalow 200 yards from the Mausoleum and so does not appear to be Mausoleum Lodge which was vacated around this time due to severe subsidence.60

Henry Swinburne Thomson, Curator of Hamilton Mausoleum 1970 - 1977

The following information was provided by his daughter, Joyce Adamson:

In 1970 Thomas Kerr was succeeded by Henry Swinburne Thomson, known as Harry. The Thomson family did not move into Mausoleum Lodge but lived in a bungalow in the Palace Grounds just up from the Golf Club Car Park.

Harry was born in 1917 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire and his wife Nan in 1913 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. During WWII Harry served with the Royal Engineers and prior to taking up employment at Hamilton Mausoleum he worked at Bothwell Purification Works.

Initially the job title was Mausoleum Curator although over time the role developed and Harry was given responsibility for providing guided tours for visitors who came from Edinburgh on Mondays and Thursdays and others in response to bookings. In the beginning he had no notes to refer to but as he had a love of history he researched the Dukes of Hamilton, in particular the 10th Duke. His daughter, Joyce typed up the notes and a booklet was produced by Hamilton District Council so that he could give accurate information to visitors. Harry’s wife, Nan, helped and supported him by taking some of the tours as the Mausoleum opened at 10am and closed 1 hour before sunset which in summer was quite late! Every day his dog, Duke would go to work with him.

During the 1970s the Mausoleum became the responsibility Strathclyde Regional Council when the village of Bothwellhaugh was submerged in the loch and Strathclyde Park created.

In March 1977 Henry Swinburne Thomson and his family moved to Peacock Cross. He was given a two way radio and a direct telephone line to the manager, Mr Reid so that he could contact Harry at any time of the day or night. Harry found this very stressful and had to retire, aged 59, due to ill health. The duties of the Mausoleum Curator were then absorbed by the Park Rangers.

Although retired, on 11 July 1986 Harry was given permission to take Gilmour and Whitehill Parish Church for a tour of the Mausoleum. Tragically, while giving the tour he suffered a heart attack and died. His wife had predeceased him.

The Keeper of Hamilton Palace Mausoleum and Keeper’s Lodge today

In 1996 South Lanarkshire Council became the custodian of Hamilton Palace Mausoleum. Since then restructuring of Council Services has resulted in Low Parks Museum and South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture Trust assuming responsibility for the day to day management as well as providing tours of the Mausoleum.

There is no one particular person employed to look after the Mausoleum, a fence has had to be erected around it because of vandalism and the Keeper’s Lodge has remained uninhabited for almost 50 years and is now in ruins.

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