Smith - Bloomfield Two Line Family Tree Report

Descendant Services www.scotestry.com Richard James Matthew Andrew Robert Duncan SMITH FORREST Alexander AIKMAN Andrew HADDEN CROWTHER Robert KIPPEN Born c1800 Edinburgh Born 1814 Duddingston, BARR Born 1812 Currie, STEWART Born 1812 Carluke, Born 1808 Leeds NEILSON Born 1825 Aberfeldy Died c1840 Edinburgh Midlothian Born 1811 Paisley Midlothian Born 1815 Melrose Lanarkshire Died 1874 Salford, Born 1820 Linlithgow Died 1869 Edinburgh Silversmith Died 1879 Mid Calder Died 1879 Edinburgh Died 1841 Kirkliston Died 1875 Dumfries Died 1858 Lanarkshire Manchester Died 1876 Edinburgh Tailor Joiner Dyer Blacksmith Auctioneer Ironmonger Hot presser Slater Married 1827 Edinburgh No marriage details found Married 1839 Midlothian Married 1840 Edinburgh Married 1838 Edinburgh Married 1837 Edinburgh Married 1833 Hamilton Married c1831 Yorkshire Married 1849 Edinburgh Mary Elizabeth or Bridget FORBES Helen or Ellen Henrietta Isabella Ann Elizabeth Elizabeth Lilias CONLON Born 1806 Edinburgh GEDDES SCOTT BORTHWICK ROBERTSON THOMSON SMITH CAMERON Born 1827 Roscommon, Died 1856 Edinburgh Born c1821 Midlothian Born c1811 Midlothian Born 1819 Ratho Born 1815 Edinburgh Born 1812 Lesmahagow Born 1807 Leeds Born 1833 Edinburgh Ireland Paper Worker Died 1872 Duddingston Died 1875 Edinburgh Died 1890 Edinburgh Died 1855 Edinburgh Died 1874 Lesmahagow Died 1879 Salford Died 1902 Edinburgh Died 1898 Edinburgh

Matthew AIKMAN Margaret Janet Andrew Married 1864 Margaret Married 1857 George Married 1871 FORREST BARR Born 1839 Ratho, STEWART CROWTHER NEILSON Midlothian Born 1841 Edinburgh Portobello, E’burgh Born 1843 Edinburgh Leith, Midlothian Born 1840 Edinburgh Born 1842 Manchester Newington, Edinburgh Born 1852 Edinburgh Died 1918 Dumbarton Died 1886 Edinburgh Died 1895 Edinburgh Died 1917 Clydebank Died 1909 Edinburgh Died 1890 Edinburgh Land surveyor Joiner Soldier, slater’s labourer Lacquerist

Colin John James METHVEN GIBB WRIGHT Died 1847 Edinburgh Born 1821 Lesmahagow Born 1818 Edinburgh Silversmith Died 1898 Edinburgh Died 1873 Edinburgh Master Baker Plumber, gas fitter Married 1837 Edinburgh Married 1841 Married 1838 Canongate, Mary Lesmahagow Edinburgh ARMSTRONG Born 1820 Edinburgh Elizabeth Elizabeth Married twice more, to SCOTT TAYLOR Donald Stewart in 1852, Born 1823 Lesmahagow Born 1821 Edinburgh and Thomas Macdougall in Died 1874 Edinburgh Died 1907 Edinburgh 1856. Died before 1909.

Colin Mary No marriage records John Married 1868 Jessie John Married 1879 Susan SMITH METHVEN GIBB HADDEN WRIGHT KIPPEN Born 1839 Edinburgh found for Colin and Mary Born 1846 Edinburgh Born 1848 Lesmahagow Canongate, Edinburgh Born 1847 Bo’ness Born 1856 Edinburgh Newington, Edinburgh Born 1852 Edinburgh Died 1898 Edinburgh Died 1909 Edinburgh Died 1914 Edinburgh Died 1914 Edinburgh Basket maker Died 1932 Edinburgh Upholsterer Joiner Mary was a single mother to Colin when he was born in 1874.

Colin Margaret George Glendinning William George Mabel Penzetta Married 1897 Married 1896 Agnes Married 1905 Robert Married 1905 Susan SMITH FORREST AIKMAN GIBB BLOOMFIELD THOMAS CROWTHER WRIGHT Born 1874 Edinburgh Edinburgh Born 1877 Edinburgh Born 1871 Ratho, Edinburgh Born 1872 Glasgow Born 1883 Essex, England England Born 1886 Essex, England Born 1873 Manchester Newington, Edinburgh Born 1886 Edinburgh Died 1945 Pleasance, Died 1943 Edinburgh Midlothian Died 1943 Edinburgh Died Canada Died Canada Died 1926 Edinburgh Died 1957 Edinburgh Edinburgh Died 1915 Leith Soldier, Labourer Paper worker Rubber worker Cooper Coal Porter

Christina DEY 1875 – 1899 Born, died Edinburgh First wife of Robert CROWTHER

George Page Richard Catherine Gibb BLOOMFIELD Married 1931 Married 1942 Elizabeth SMITH AIKMAN Born 1914 Toronto, CROWTHER Canada Born 1910 Edinburgh St Columbas Church, Edinburgh Born 1907 Edinburgh Edinburgh Born 1918 Edinburgh Died 1942 Dieppe, France Died 1996 Edinburgh Died 2006 Edinburgh Died 1977 Portobello Cooper Driver, Soldier

Single mother to Norma

Matthew Aikman Matthew Smith and Norma Bloomfield Norma Ann SMITH Married 1961 Montrose Terrace, Edinburgh BLOOMFIELD Born 1942 Edinburgh Born 1945 Edinburgh Died 2004 Edinburgh Died 2008 Edinburgh Boilerman

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United Kingdom Census Searches

Census records are probably the most important source for tracing your ancestors back to the early 19th century. Since 1841 United Kingdom census records have listed the people in each home together with details of their lives. These records are kept private for 100 years before being released for public viewing, the 1911 census being the latest to be released to the public.

What do they tell us?

The information provided in censuses increased with every decade. The records are organised by address, so, the first thing you can see is where your relatives were living. You’ll also find a list of all the names within that household – these are likely to be more of your ancestors as they’re usually spouses, parents or children of the people you are searching for.

The censuses only listed the names of the people in the house on the day the census was taken. You may find that a family member was living elsewhere for work or financial reasons or had married or died.

British families, especially Scots, often named children following a simple set of rules; 1st son after father's father, 2nd son after mother's father, 3rd son after father, 1st daughter after mother's mother, 2nd daughter after father's mother and 3rd daughter after mother. This often gives us a starting point to trace their parents and can usually verify that you have traced the correct people.

In 1841 adults’ ages were rounded down to the nearest five years, and people were simply asked whether they were born in that country.

From 1851, though, you’ll find each person’s correct age (assuming they were honest, could count or remember their birth date), along with a more precise place of birth. It should be noted though that the information given here may contain some inaccuracies due to misinterpretation of the original written record.

The following pages show the census records for the SMITH families.

Mary FORBES, the widow of Richard SMITH who had died before 1841. Mary died in 1856 so the censuses from 1861 to 1891 show her son Colin’s family.

Colin died in 1896 and the remaining censuses show his son, also Colin, and his family.

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Census year: 1841 Further information: The 1841 Census for Scotland Name: Mary Smith was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following Age: 35 information was requested: Est. birth year: 1806 Relationship: Head • Place (name of village, street, square, close, etc.) Father’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Mother’s Name: Not shown that household Gender: Female • Age Where born: Midlothian • Sex Registration • Profession or occupation number: 685 • Where born Registration district: Mary Smith (maiden surname Forbes) was a widow. Her Civil parish: Edinburgh, St husband Richard died before this census was taken. Cuthberts County: Midlothian Address: 73 Wester Portsburgh Occupation: Sewer

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Elise Smith 13 Daughter Midlothian None Other household Robina Smith 9 Daughter Midlothian None members: Richard Smith 7 Son Midlothian None George Smith 4 Son Midlothian None Colin Smith 1 Son Midlothian None

Census year: 1851 Further information: The 1851 Census for Scotland Name: Robina Forbes was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The Age: 83 following information was requested: Est. birth year: 1768 Relationship: Head • Place (name of street, place, or road, and name Father’s Name: Not shown or number of house) Mother’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Gender: Female that household Where born: Midlothian • Relation to head of family Registration • Marital Status number: 685 • Age Registration • Sex district: • Profession or occupation • Civil parish: Edinburgh, St Birthplace • Cuthberts Whether blind, or deaf and dumb County: Midlothian Address: 68 Buccleugh St. Mary Smith (maiden surname Forbes) was now living with Occupation: Cleaner/keeper in her mother Robina Forbes (maiden name Hastie), who is church listed as the head of the household.

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Mary (Forbes) 50 Daughter St Cuthberts Rag cutter in paper Other household Smith works members: Robina Smith 19 Granddaughter St Cuthberts Book folder apprentice Richard Smith 17 Grandson St Cuthberts Lithographer apprentice Colin Smith 10 Son St Cuthberts Scholar

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Census year: 1861 Further information: The 1861 Census for Scotland was Name: Colin Smith taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following Age: 21 information was requested: Est. birth year: 1840 Relationship: Head • Place (name of street, place, or road, and name Father’s Name: Not shown or number of house) Mother’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Gender: Male that household Where born: Edinburgh • Relation to head of family Registration 685 • Marital Status number: • Age Registration Canongate • Sex district: • Profession or occupation • Civil parish: Iron Church, Edin. Birthplace • County: Midlothian Whether blind, or deaf and dumb Address: 18 Blackfriars Wynd Colin was in the house himself when the census was taken Occupation: Upholsterer and was by now a qualified upholsterer. (journeyman)

Other household Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation members: to Head None

Census year: 1871 Further information: The 1871 Census for Scotland Name: Colin Smith was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following Age: 30 information was requested: Est. birth year: 1841 Relationship: Head • Place (name of street, place, or road, and name Father’s Name: Not shown or number of house) Mother’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Gender: Male that household Where born: Edinburgh • Relation to head of family Registration 689 • Marital Status number: • Age Registration Inveresk • Sex district: • Profession or occupation • Civil parish: Inveresk Birthplace • County: Midlothian Whether blind, or deaf and dumb Address: 5 Ronald’s Close Occupation: Upholsterer Colin is now married to Mary Methven and the family has moved to Inveresk. Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Mary Smith 32 Wife Edinburgh None Other household Robina Smith 9 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar members: William Smith 5 Son Inveresk Scholar Richard Smith 3 Son Inveresk None John Smith 1 Son Inveresk None

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Census year: 1881 Further information: The 1881 Census for Scotland Name: Colin Smith was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following Age: 41 information was requested: Est. birth year: 1840 Relationship: Head • Place (name of street, place, or road, and name Father’s Name: Not shown or number of house) Mother’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Gender: Male that household Where born: Edinburgh • Relation to head of family Registration 685 • Marital Status number: • Age Registration Canongate • Sex district: • Profession or occupation • Civil parish: St Cuthberts Birthplace County: Midlothian Address: 5 Ronald’s Close The family has now moved back to Edinburgh from Occupation: Upholsterer Inveresk.

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Mary Smith 43 Wife Edinburgh None Other household Richard Smith 13 Son Edinburgh Scholar members: John Smith 11 Son Edinburgh Scholar Colin Smith 7 Son Edinburgh Scholar James Smith 5 Son Edinburgh None Andrew Smith 2 Son Edinburgh None

For the 1891 census, no records for Mary (Methven) Smith or Colin Smith could be verified. The census below shows the census return for the family of Margaret Barr (1843 – 1895) and her daughter Margaret Forrest (1877 – 1943).

Census year: 1891 Further information: The 1891 Census for Scotland was Name: Margaret (Barr) taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following Forrest information was requested: Age: 47 Est. birth year: 1844 • Place (parish and name of street, place, or road, Relationship: Head and name or number of house) Father’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Mother’s Name: Not shown that household Gender: Female • Relation to head of family Where born: Edinburgh • Marital Status Registration 685/5 • Age number: • Sex Registration Newington • Profession or occupation district: • Whether an employer, employed, or working on Civil parish: St Cuthbert’s own account • County: Midlothian Birthplace • Address: 6 Simon Square Whether speaks Gaelic or Gaelic and English Occupation: Charwoman

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Other household Margaret Forrest 14 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar members: Agnes Forrest 11 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar Andrew Forrest 9 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar Jane Forrest 6 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar

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Census year: 1901 Further information: The 1901 Census for Scotland Name: Colin Smith was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The Age: 27 following information was requested: Est. birth year: 1874 Relationship: Head • Place (parish and name of street, place, or road, Father’s Name: Not shown and name or number of house) Mother’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Gender: Male that household Where born: Edinburgh • Relation to head of family Registration 685/3 • Marital Status number: • Age Registration Canongate • Sex district: • Profession or occupation • Civil parish: St Margaret Whether an employer, worker, or on own account • County: Midlothian Birthplace • Address: 4 East Arthur Whether Gaelic or G & E • Place Whether blind, or deaf and dumb Occupation: Brewer’s Labourer Colin Smith married Margaret Forrest in 1897. Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation Other household to Head members: Margaret Smith 24 Wife Edinburgh None Andrew Smith 1 Son Edinburgh None

Census year: 1911 Further information: The 1911 Census for Scotland Name: Colin Smith was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911. The Age: 37 following additional information, from the previous Est. birth year: 1874 census, was taken: Relationship: Head Father’s Name: Not shown • Number of persons in house Mother’s Name: Not shown • Particulars as to marriage, ie. single, married, Gender: Male widower or widow, duration of marriage children Where born: Edinburgh born alive and children still living Registration 685/5 number: Colin and Margaret Smith had had seven children - only Burgh Edinburgh four were still living by the time of this census. Civil parish: St Leonards County: Midlothian Address: Not shown Occupation: Brewer’s Labourer

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Margaret Smith 33 Wife Edinburgh None Other household Andrew Smith 11 Son Edinburgh None members: Mary Smith 7 Daughter Edinburgh None Jeanie Smith 3 Daughter Edinburgh None Richard Smith 1 Son Edinburgh None

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Census Search for the CROWTHER Family Tree

The following pages show the census records for the CROWTHER families. The census records for the BLOOMFIELD families are not shown as they are not the biological family of Norma Ann BLOOMFIED.

No 1841 census return could be found for Robert Crowther (1808 – 1874), his wife Elizabeth or their family, so the return for this year is shown for Robert’s daughter-in-law’s family, the Camerons

Census year: 1841 Further information: The 1841 Census for Scotland Name: John Cameron was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following Age: 40 information was requested: Est. birth year: 1801 Relationship: Not shown • Place (name of village, street, square, close, etc.) Father’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Mother’s Name: Not shown that household Gender: Male • Age Where born: Scotland • Sex Parish number: 685/2 • Profession or occupation Civil parish: Edinburgh, St • Where born Cuthberts County: Midlothian Liley, or Lilias, Cameron (1833 – 1902) is the mother of Address: Water of Leith, Janet Neilson (1852 – 1890) who married George Damside Crowther (1842 – 1909) in Edinburgh in 1871. Occupation: Shoemaker

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Janet Cameron 40 Wife Scotland None Other household Agnes Cameron 16 Daughter Midlothian None members: Liley Cameron 8 Daughter Midlothian None Janet Cameron 6 Daughter Midlothian None Peter Cameron 1 Son Midlothian None

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Census year: 1851 Further information: The 1851 Census for England Name: Robert Crowther was taken on the night of 30 March 1851. The following Age: 43 information was requested: Est. birth year: 1808 Relationship: Head • Name of street, place, road, etc. Father’s Name: Not shown • House number or name Mother’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night Gender: Male in that household Where born: Leeds • Relationship of person enumerated to the head Ecclesiastical of the family parish: St Thomas • Person's marital status Civil parish: Manchester • Age at last birthday (sex is indicated by which County: Lancashire column the age is recorded in) • Address: Unknown Person's rank, profession, or occupation • Occupation: Hot Presser Person's place of birth (if outside of England or Wales, only the country may be given) • Whether blind, deaf, or idiot

Name: Age Relationship Where Occupation to Head born Elizabeth Crowther 44 Wife Not known None Joseph Crowther 19 Son Leeds Hot Presser Other household Alfred Crowther 13 Son Yorkshire Scholar at home members: George Crowther 10 Son Salford Scholar at home Charlotte Crowther 5 Daughter Salford None Robert Crowther 1 Son Salford None

Census year: 1861 Further information: The 1861 Census for England was Name: Robert Crowther taken on the night of 7 April 1861. Information in this Age: 53 database: Est. birth year: 1808 Relationship: Head • Name of street, avenue, road, etc. Father’s Name: Not shown • House name or number Mother’s Name: Not shown • Whether property vacant or inhabited Gender: Male • Surname of head of household Where born: Leeds • Name of persons who had spent the night in the Registration household district: Manchester • Relationship of person to head of house Civil parish: Manchester • Person’s marital status • County: Lancashire Age at last birthday • Address: Market Street Person’s occupation • Occupation: Hot presser Person’s place of birth

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Elizabeth Crowther 54 Wife Leeds None Other household Joseph Crowther 29 Son Leeds Maker up members: Alfred Crowther 23 Son Northram, Yorks Maker Up Charlotte Crowther 14 Daughter Salford Factory worker Robert Crowther 10 Son Salford Scholar

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Census year: 1871 Further information: The 1871 census for England was Name: Robert taken on the night of 2 April 1871. Forms were Crowther distributed to all households a few days before and the Age: 64 household members were required to complete the forms Est. birth year: 1807 themselves. The information requested on the census Relationship: Head included: Father’s Name: Not shown Mother’s Name: Not shown • Address Gender: Male • Occupant (name of each person who spent the Where born: Leeds night in the house; their birthplace and Ecclesiastical relationship to head of family) parish: Holy Trinity • Personal (sex, age, marital status) • Civil parish: Salford Occupation (whether employer, employee, or County: Lancashire neither) • Address: Unknown Health (whether blind, deaf, dumb, imbecile, Occupation: Porter out of idiot, or lunatic) employment Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Elizabeth 64 Wife Leeds None Crowther Other household Joseph Crowther 39 Son Leeds Out of employment members: Robert Crowther 21 Son Salford General labourer

Robert and Elizabeth Crowther had died by the time of the 1881 census. This census shows the family of their son, former soldier George Crowther (1842 – 1909) who had moved to from Salford, Manchester to Edinburgh before 1871.

Census year: 1881 Further information: The 1881 Census for Scotland Name: George was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following Crowther information was requested: Age: 39 Est. birth year: 1842 • Place (name of street, place, or road, and name Relationship: Head or number of house) Father’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Mother’s Name: Not shown that household Gender: Male • Relation to head of family Where born: Manchester • Marital Status Registration 685/5 • Age number: • Sex Registration Newington • Profession or occupation district: (Edinburgh) • Birthplace Civil parish: St Cuthberts County: Midlothian Address: 3 Gilmour Street Occupation: Slater’s labourer

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Janet Crowther 29 Wife Edinburgh Formerly servant Other household Robert Crowther 9 Son Manchester Scholar members: William Crowther 7 Son Edinburgh Scholar George Crowther 5 Son Edinburgh Lilias Crowther 3 Daughter Edinburgh Agnes Crowther 1 Daughter Edinburgh

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Census year: 1891 Further information: The 1891 Census for Scotland was Name: George taken on the night of 5/6 April 1891. The following Crowther information was requested: Age: 50 Est. birth year: 1841 • Place Relationship: Head • Name of each person that had spent the night in Father’s Name: Not shown that household Mother’s Name: Not shown • Relation to head of family Gender: Male • Marital Status Where born: England • Age Registration 685/3 • Sex number: • Profession or occupation Registration Canongate • Whether an employer, employed, or working on district: own account • Civil parish: St Cuthbert’s Birthplace • County: Midlothian Whether speaks Gaelic or Gaelic and English Address: 19 Salisbury St Occupation: Coppersmith lab George’s wife, Janet, had died the previous year in 1890. Their youngest son Joseph, aged 2, was staying with his maternal grandmother close by on the night the census was taken. Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Robert Crowther 17 Son England Paper ruler William Crowther 15 Son Edinburgh Brass caster Other household George Crowther 14 Son Edinburgh members: Lilias Crowther 12 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar Agnes Crowther 10 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar Janet Crowther 8 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar E’beth Crowther 8 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar Flora Crowther 6 Daughter Edinburgh Scholar

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Census year: 1901 Further information: The 1901 Census for Scotland Name: George was taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901. The Crowther following information was requested: Age: 63 Est. birth year: 1874 • Place (parish and name of street, place, or road, Relationship: Head and name or number of house) Father’s Name: Not shown • Name of each person that had spent the night in Mother’s Name: Not shown that household Gender: Male • Relation to head of family Where born: England • Marital Status Registration 685/3 • Age number: • Sex Registration Canongate • Profession or occupation district: • Whether an employer, worker, or on own account • Civil parish: St Margaret Birthplace • County: Midlothian Whether Gaelic or G & E • Address: 12 East Arthur Whether blind, or deaf and dumb Place Occupation: Slater’s Labourer

Name: Age Relationship Where born Occupation to Head Robert Crowther 26 Son England Paper ruler George Crowther 24 Son Edinburgh Cook in hotel Other household Agnes Crowther 21 Daughter Edinburgh Domestic servant members: Janet Crowther 18 Daughter Edinburgh Biscuit factory E’beth Crowther 18 Daughter Edinburgh Stationery server Flora Crowther 15 Daughter Edinburgh Stationery folder Joseph Crowther 13 Son Edinburgh Scholar George Crowther 6 Grandson Edinburgh Scholar

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Marriage records

1856 MARRIAGES in the District of the Castle of Portsburgh in the City of Edinburgh

Signature of Parties Name, Surname, and Rank or When, Where and How Rank or Profession, whether Age Usual Residence Profession Signatures of Officiating Married Single or Widowed, Of Father Minister and Witnesses and Relationship (if any). Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother 1856 On the twenty sixth Signed 40 Skinner’s Close Thomas Macdougall day of February Thomas Macdougall Mason Bristo Manse, 26 Marion Macdougall Bristo Street, (Bachelor) MS Ballantyne Edinburgh. Marriage (after Banns) was Signed 36 Skinner’s Close Michael Armstrong solemnised between Mary Armstrong of Labourer us according Methven Agnes Armstrong to the forms of the MS Millar free Church of (Widow) Scotland

1864 MARRIAGES in the Burgh of Portobello in the County of Edinburgh

Signature of Parties Name, Surname, and Rank or When, Where and How Rank or Profession, whether Age Usual Residence Profession Signatures of Officiating Married Single or Widowed, Of Father Minister and Witnesses and Relationship (if any). Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother Signed 1864 Signed 24 75 Ironside James Forrest John Wallace On the tenth day of Andrew Forrest Place, Joiner (journeyman) Minister of Portobello June Joiner (journeyman) Abbeyhill, Helen Forrest at 8 James Street (Bachelor) Edinburgh MS Geddes Signed Portobello Matthew Forrest After Banns according Witness to the forms of the Signed 21 11 Gifford Alexander Barr Church of Scotland Margaret Barr Park, Dryer Signed Domestic Servant Edinburgh Henrietta Barr Agnes Barr (Spinster) MS Scott Witness

1871 MARRIAGES in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh

1871 His x mark Signed 28 Presently in Robert Crowther On the seventeenth George Crowther Edinburgh Hot Presser day of March Private in the 91st Regiment Castle Elizabeth Crowther At 3 Simon Square, (Bachelor) MS Smith Edinburgh James After Banns according to the forms of the Signed 18 3 Robert Neilson Free Church of Janet Neilson Simon Square, Slater Scotland Lacquerist Edinburgh Lilias Neilson (Spinster) MS Cameron

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1879 MARRIAGES in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh

1879 On the (Signed) 22 12 James Wright Fourteenth day of John Wright Roxburgh Plumber & Gas Fitter February Basket Maker Place, (Deceased) At 113 Pleasance (Bachelor) Edinburgh Elizabeth Wright Edinburgh James MS Taylor After Banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland Signed 23 8 Duncan Kippen Susan Kippen Richmond Tailor (Deceased) Domestic Servant Street, Elizabeth Kippen (Spinster) Edinburgh MS Conlon

1896 MARRIAGES in the District of Saint Andrew in the Burgh of Edinburgh

1896 (Signed) 25 93 Matthew Aikman On the Twentieth day Geo. G. Aikman Morrison Land Surveyor of November Coal Porter Street, Signed At 4 Hillside Street (Bachelor) Edinburgh Margaret Aikman Jessie Gibb Edinburgh MS Stewart Witness After Banns according to the forms of the Signed Church of Scotland Signed 24 4 John Gibb W Aikman Agnes Gibb Hillside Street, Joiner Witness (Spinster) Edinburgh Jessie Gibb MS Hadden

1897 MARRIAGES in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh

1897 (Signed) 23 6 Colin Smith On the Twenty sixth Colin Smith Prospect Upholsterer day of March Labourer Street, Signed At 12 Pilmaurs (Bachelor) Edinburgh Mary Smith John Smith Terrace, Edinburgh MS Methven Witness After Publication according Signed to the forms of the Signed 20 9 Andrew Forrest Agnes Forrest U.P. Church Margaret Forrest Prospect Bookbinder Witness Bookfolder Street, Margaret Forrest (Spinster) Edinburgh MS Barr

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1905 MARRIAGES in the District of Newington in the City of Edinburgh

Signature of Parties Name, Surname, and Rank or When, Where and How Rank or Profession, whether Age Usual Residence Profession Signatures of Officiating Married Single or Widowed, Of Father Minister and Witnesses and Relationship (if any). Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother James Milroy 1905 (Signed) 31 12 East Arthur George Crowther (Minister) On the Thirty first Robert Crowther Place, Slater’s Labourer day of March Paper Ruler Edinburgh At 9 Lutton Place, (Widower) Janet Crowther Signed Edinburgh MS Neilson John T Wright After Publication (deceased) Witness according to the forms of the Signed 19 12 Beaumont John Wright Signed United Free Church of Susan Wright Place, Basket Maker Elizabeth Crowther Scotland Rubber Worker Edinburgh Susan Wright Witness (Spinster) MS Kippen

1914 MARRIAGES in the County of York in the City of Toronto Note: William and Name of Parties, Occupations Name Of Father When, Where Married and Status Age Residence when Name, and Maiden Name of Mabel were married in married Mother England in 1905 and were married again (Signed) 33 City of William George when they moved to 1914 William George Toronto, Bloomfield Canada. On the 7 day of Bloomfield County of York August Labourer Annie Dent Edwards North Toronto (Bachelor) County of York Signed 24 City of Richard Thomas Mabel Penzetta Thomas Toronto, (Spinster) County of York Annie Ford

1931 MARRIAGES in the District of St Giles in the City of Edinburgh

1931 (Signed) 21 95 Pleasance, Colin Smith Signed On the Seventeenth Richard Smith Edinburgh Brewery Bottler Foreman Andrew Hunter day of November Brewery cooper Holyrood Road At St Columbas (Bachelor) Margaret Smith Edinburgh Episcopal Church, MS Forrest Witness Edinburgh After Publication Signed according Signed 24 91 Albert George Aikman Beatrice Smith to the forms of the Catherine Gibb Aikman Street, Contractor’s Carter 95 Pleasance Episcopal Church in Hosiery machinest Edinburgh (deceased) Edinburgh Scotland (Spinster) Agnes Aikman Witness MS Gibb

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Newspaper search

This newspaper extract was found from the Edinburgh Evening News from 25 June 1890 and relates to the death of Janet Crowther nee Neilson. The text reads:

‘Early this morning the body of a married woman named Janet Nelson (should be Neilson) or Crowther, who resided with her husband at 19 Salisbury Street, was found lying in the green at the back of the tenement. The conjecture is that she met her death through falling over the window. Circumstances would seem to point that the injuries were self inflicted during a fit of mental aberration or excessive pain. The woman, whose husband is a plasterer’s labourer, had been employed doing some charing work in the Morningside district a short time ago, and in getting off a car she fell and sustained injuries to her head which disfigured her face and discoloured her eyes. She was also troubled with rheumatism, and yesterday it appears her head was very painful. About two o’ clock this morning her husband administered some medicine to her, after which he fell asleep. On awakening about three o’clock he discovered that his wife had disappeared from her couch, and he went through the house looking for her. When he did not find her he dressed himself, and ultimately found her lying in a heap on a path in the back green. The house occupied by the parties is in the area, and the woman must have climbed at least two flats and then got over the stair window. The family is very a very respectable one, and the affair is a sad blow to them, there being nine children.’

The official verdict by the Procurator Fiscal was suicide.

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Military Search

George Page Bloomfield was a soldier in the Royal Regiment of Canada.

During his regiment’s stay in Edinburgh he met and married Elizabeth Crowther in February 1942. George was killed just a few months later during the battle of Dieppe.

The newspaper clipping on the left describes some of George’s short life.

George is buried in the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery.

No military records could be found for his father William George Bloomfield even though he served in WW1.

George Crowther (1842 - 1909) is the only other person known to have had a military career in this report. He was a member of the 91st Regiment and was based in Edinburgh Castle when he married Janet Neilson in 1871. None of George’s military records could be found.

Further Research

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