Family of Alexander Bremner and Mary Dear, St. Vigeans, ANS January 5th, 2013

Generation One

1. Alexander Bremner #18677, b. c 1766 in Angus,1 occupation Crofter. 1841: Probably lived with wife at Seaton, St. Vigeans?

Married 25 JAN 1794 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT,2 Mary Dear #18678, b. c 1771 in Angus.1

Children:

i. Mary Bremner #18679, b. 1796 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT, baptized 30 MAR 1796 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT,3 d. infancy. died in infancy?

ii. James Bremner #18680, b. 1797 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT, baptized 18 NOV 1797 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT.3

2. iii. John Brebner #5132 b. c 1794-1798.

iv. Alexander Bremner #18681, b. 1800 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT, baptized 28 JUN 1800 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT.3

v. Mary Bremner #18682, b. 1802 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT, baptized 09 OCT 1802 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT,3 d. 20 JUN 1891 in 1 Queen St., Montrose, ANS, SCT,4 buried 22 JUN 1891 in Abbey, ANS, SCT.5

Married 25 FEB 1832 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT,6 Robert Tosh #18685, b. c 1803,7 d. 14 JAN 1850 in Arbroath, ANS, SCT, buried in , ANS, SCT. Robert: (no children found IGI , SEP 2009).

3. vi. Jane Bremner #18683 b. 1804.

vii. Catherine Bremner #18684, b. 1811 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT, baptized 20 JAN 1811 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT.3 * verify parents **.

Generation Two

2. John Brebner #5132, b. c 1794-1798 in Arbroath, ANS, SCT,8 baptized 18 JUL 1794 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT,9 d. 17 AUG 1874 in 36 Reform Street, Montrose, ANS, SCT,10 buried 19 AUG 1874 in Montrose Old Cemetery, ANS, SCT,11 occupation Linen Worker, 1851. 1841: Lived on Carnegie Street, Montrose with family. 1851: Name shown BREBNER or BUSHNELL, lived on Reform Street, Montrose. 1867: Employed as warehouseman at time of Jane's marriage. 1871: Lived with wife, daughter at 36 Reform Street, Arbroath.

Married 29 JAN 1832 in Montrose, ANS, SCT,9 Elizabeth (Betty) Tevendale #5133, b. 18 JUL 1806 in Montrose, ANS, SCT,12 (daughter of Charles (William?) Tevendale #8131 and Elizabeth Montgomery (Petrie?) #8132), d. 14 MAR 1893 in 1 Queen Street, Montrose, ANS, SCT,13 occupation Flax Factory Worker 1881. Elizabeth: 1881: Widowed, unmarried daughter Margaret lived at home. 1891: Lived alone at 8 Carnegie Street, Montrose, ANS.

Children:

i. Mary Brebner #5134, b. 29 FEB 1832 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.9 1841: Not with family... died in infancy?

4. ii. James Brebner #5135 b. 08 JUN 1834.

5. iii. Jane Brebner #5136 b. 15 NOV 1836.

iv. Elizabeth Brebner #5137, b. JUN 1839 in Montrose, ANS, SCT, baptized 16 JUN 1839 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.9

v. Margaret Tosh Brebner #5138, b. 17 MAR 1841 in Montrose, ANS, SCT,9 occupation Flax Factory Worker 1881, d. 28 MAY 1894 in 8 Carnegie Street, Montrose, ANS, SCT.14 1 1881: Census: at home with mother, unmarried. 1881: Lived at 8 Carnegie St., Montrose at time of marriage.

Married 01 AUG 1881 in 22 Euclid Crescent, Dundee, ANS, SCT,15 William Selby Pert #39544, b. 31 JUL 1851 in Montrose, ANS, SCT,16,17 (son of Thomas Pert #39545 and Jane Cuthbert #39546), christened 10 AUG 1851 in Montrose, ANS, SCT,18 occupation Flax Preparer, d. 04 MAR 1902 in Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, ABD, SCT.18 William: 1881: Lived at 8 Carnegie St., Montrose at time of marriage. 1891: Lived at 8 Carnegie St., Montrose, with wife, no children. 1902: At time of death, William had been admitted to the Stonehaven Combination Poorhouse. (Gordon Johnson, September 2011).

vi. John Brebner #5139, b. 28 APR 1846 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.9

3. Jane Bremner #18683, b. 1804 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT, baptized 24 SEP 1804 in St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT,3 d. 08 JUN 1879 in Scotston Farm, , ANS, SCT.19

Married 13 FEB 1829 in Saint Vigeans, ANS, SCT,3 Stewart Findlay #30109, b. c 1806 in Farnell, ANS, SCT,20 d. 02 JUN 1891 in Forth of Lawton, Cargill, ANS, SCT,21 occupation 1841 - 1851 Agricultural Labourer, occupation 1861 Farm Overseer. Stewart: 1841: At Bonhard Farm, . 1851: Agricultural Labourer at Powmill, Farnell, ANS. 1861: Farm Overseer, lived at Kirkennan Cottage, St. Vigeans, ANS. 1871: Lived with wife at Hatton Grove, and Nevay, ANS.

Children:

i. (unidentified) Findlay #59842, b. c 1830? in Angus?, SCT, d. in infancy?. The inscription for her sister Mary's gravestone in South Africa states that Mary was the second daughter of Stewart Findlay. This individual does not appear with the family in the 1841 - 1861 Angus censuses.

ii. Mary Findlay #30110, b. 21 FEB 1834 in Arbirlot, ANS, SCT,22 baptized 09 MAR 1834 in Arbirlot, ANS, SCT,22 d. 29 DEC 1871 in Kimberley, South Africa,23 buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Kimberley, South Africa.23

Married23 John Bissett #59841.

iii. Robert Findlay #30111, b. c 1836/7.21

iv. Jane Findlay #30112, b. 03 FEB 1839 in Arbirlot, ANS, SCT.21

v. Annie Findlay #30113, b. 01 MAR 1845 in /Farnell, ANS, SCT,21 occupation 1861 Domestic Servant.

Generation Three

4. James Brebner #5135, b. 08 JUN 1834 in Montrose, ABD, SCT,9 baptized 22 JUN 1834 in Montrose, ABD, SCT,9 occupation Blacksmith 1881, d. 15 MAR 1911 in Eastern District Hospital, Glasgow, LKS, SCT.24 1871: Family in Arbroath, ANS. 1881: Family in Govan, LKS. 1901: Family lived at 63 Parnie St., Glasgow. 1911: Usual residence at death: 70 Mackintosh Road, Tollcross, Glasgow.

Married 20 JUN 1862 in Inverkeillor, ANS, SCT,25 Ann Mitchell Guthrie #5140, b. c 1833 in Inverkeillor, ANS, SCT,26 d. 1905 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.27

Children:

i. James Guthrie Bremner #5144, b. 20 JUN 1863 in Arbroath, ANS, SCT,28 d. 16 JAN 1865 in 8 Colville St., St. Vigeans, ANS, SCT.29

6. ii. Mary Reid Bremner #5143 b. 22 JAN 1865.

iii. Louisa Guthrie Bremner #5145, b. 06 DEC 1866 in Arbroath, ANS, SCT,30 d. 1961 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.31 1901: Worked as a Flesher's Shopkeeper; lived at home, unmarried. 2

Married 1908 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT,32 William Beveridge #45370.

iv. John Bremner #5142, b. 16 MAY 1869 in Arbroath, ANS, SCT.33 1901: Lived with family, unmarried. Worked as Warehouse Porter.

v. David Reid Bremner #43715, b. 15 NOV 1871 in 16 Glover St., Arbroath, ANS, SCT,34 d. 1871 in Arbroath, ANS, SCT.35

7. vi. Daniel McCallum Bremner #5141 b. 1877.

5. Jane Brebner #5136, b. 15 NOV 1836 in Montrose, ANS, SCT,9 d. 20 JAN 1913 in 11 Queen St., Montrose, ANS, SCT,36 occupation Linen Factory Worker. 1851: At home with parents 1867: Lived 36 Reform St., Montrose at time of marriage.

Married 26 JUL 1867 in Montrose, ANS, SCT,37 Robert Mouat #18793, b. c 1837 in Bervie, KCD, SCT,38 (son of Robert Mouat #18794 and Jane Gordon #18795), d. before JAN 1913,39 occupation Labourer. Robert: 1881: Lived with family at 11 Queen St., Montrose. Woodyard labourer. 1893: Informant at mother-in-law Elizabeth TEVENDALE's death.

Children:

i. Margaret Mouat #45372, b. 16 AUG 1868 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.40

ii. William Gordon Mouat #45373, b. 30 DEC 1869 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.40

iii. Robert Mouat #45371, b. 21 JUL 1871 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.40

iv. John Mouat #45374, b. 24 MAY 1873 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.40

v. Mary T. Mouat #45375, b. c 1875 in Montrose, ANS, SCT.41

Generation Four

6. Mary Reid Bremner #5143, b. 22 JAN 1865 in Arbroath, ANS, SCT,42 d. 1946 in Old Monkland West, LKS, SCT,43 occupation Tailoress 1881. 1891: Lived at 16 Jamieson St., Glasgow at time of marriage. 1911: Informant at father's death. Residence 77 Winston Street, Glasgow, LKS.

Married 11 AUG 1891 in The Gordon Halls, Glasgow, LKS, SCT,44 William Gardner Coventry #39463, b. 20 DEC 1862 in Blythswood, Glasgow, LKS, SCT,45,46 (son of William Coventry #39464 and Agnes Gardner #39465), occupation Butcher (Master). William: 1891: Lived at 185 Crown St., Glasgow at time of marriage. 1911: Lived at 77 Winston Street, Glasgow with family. Note that his occupation in 1911 was that of "Draper".

Children:

i. Anne G. Coventry #45365, b. c 1892 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT,47 occupation Draper's Assistant 1911.

ii. William Coventry #45366, b. c 1893 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT,47 occupation Engineer's Apprentice, 1911.

iii. Agnes G. Coventry #45367, b. c 1895 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.47

iv. Louisa B. Coventry #45368, b. c 1897 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.47

v. Mary R.B. Coventry #45369, b. c 1900 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.47

vi. Jessie L.M. Coventry #57207, b. c 1902 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.48

vii. James B. Coventry #57208, b. c 1904 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.48

viii. Lizzie F. Coventry #57209, b. c 1906 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.48

ix. Robert F. Coventry #57210, b. c 1909 in Glasgow, LKS, SCT.48

3 7. Daniel McCallum Bremner #5141, b. 1877 in Govan/Hutchesontown, LKS, SCT,49 d. 1909 in Shettleston, LKS, SCT.50 1901: Lived at home, worked as an agent for mangles and wringers.

Married 25 JUN 1903 in Glasgow Calton, LKS, SCT,51 Florence Smith #30068.

Children:

i. Florence Jane Smith Bremner #53145, b. 19 MAY 1904 in 11 Sunnybank St., Glasgow, LKS, SCT.52

1 1841 St. Vigeans census; age/birth county/relationship... 2 OPRI CD; banns 18 JAN 1794, , ANS. 3 OPRI CD. 4 SDR Montrose, ref. 0143-1891; c/d: Cancer of face, 18 mo; Informant: Robert MOWAT, Relative; (Image 03-0705). 5 deceasedonline.com; December 2010. 6 OPRI CD; Mary's death certificate confirms husband. 7 Age 47 at death in 1850. 8 1851 Montrose census; age/birthplace; OPRI date 1794. 9 OPRI CD; also recorded 10 FEB 1848 in Walls and Flotta, OKI. 10 SDR Montrose, ref. 0237-1874; c/d: Apoplexy, 1 day; Informant: Robert MCNAB?, Son-in-Law; (Image 03-0697). 11 deceasedonline.com, December 2010. 12 1881 Montrose census, age/birthplace 1851 Montrose census; age/birthplace (c 1808); IGI LDSFS 1999 details. 13 GRO(S) Montrose, ref. 0074-1893; c/d: Apoplexy; Informant: Robert MOWATT, Son-in-law; (Image 08-0109). 14 GRO(S) Montrose, ANS; ref. 312/00 0165-1894; c/d: Pleurisy, 7 days; Informant: William PERT, Husband; (Image 11-0448). 15 GRO(S) Dundee St. Clement, ref. 0118-1881; Witnesses: Robert MOWAT, Woodyard Labourer; Elizabeth SMITH or MUNRO; Warrant of Sheriff Substitute; (Image 07-4240). 16 Age 30 at marriage in 1881; 1891 Montrose, ANS census; age/birthplace/relationship. 17 IGI LDSFS September 2011. 18 Gordon Johnson, September 2011. 19 Mark Beveridge, SEP 2005; SDRI Auchterhouse, ref. 0006-1879. 20 Age 86 at death; Mark Beveridge, SEP 2005. 21 Mark Beveridge, SEP 2005. 22 IGI LDSFS SEP 2005. 23 Dawn van Niekerk, December 2012. 24 GRO(S) Glasgow Dennistoun, LKS; ref. 644/04 0379-1911; c/d: Cerebral haemorrage; Informant: Mary COVENTRY, Daughter; (Image 11-0449). 25 IGI CD; SWRI Inverkeillor ref. 0004-1862. 26 1881 Govan census, age/birthplace. 27 GRO(S) Glasgow Blackfriars, LKS; index ref. 644/05 0242-1905. 28 IGI/SBRI Arbroath p 0344-1863. 29 SDR Arbroath, ref. 0030-1865; c/d: Croup, 2 days; Informant: James BREMNER, Father. 30 IGI/SBRI Arbroath p 0690-1866. 31 GRO(S) Glasgow Pollok, LKS, ref. 644/11 0582-1961. 32 SWRI Glasgow Camlachie, ref. 0354-1908. 33 1881 Govan census; age/birthplace IGI/ SBRI Arbroath p 0298-1869. 34 NRH MAY 2008, Arbroath, ANS; ref. 0614-1871. 35 GRO()S Arbroath, ref. 0375-1871. 36 GRO(S) Montrose, ref. 0017-1913; c/d: Cerebral hemorrhage, 1 mo., Hemiplegia; Informant: Richard MARTIN, son-in-law; (Image 08-0191). 37 SWR Montrose, ref. 0077-1867; witnesses: John BREMNER, Margaret BREMNER; Minster: Joseph PATERSON, Montrose; married Reform St., Montrose. (Image 03-0769). 38 Age at marriage 30; 1881 Montrose, ANS census; age/birthplace/relationship. 39 Shown as deceased on wife Jane's death certificate. 40 IGI LDSFS SEP 2008. 41 1881 Montrose, ANS census; age/birthplace/relationship. 42 1881 Govan census; age/birthplace IGI/SBRI Arbroath p 0079-1865. 4

43 SDRI Old Monkland West, ref. 0072-1946. 44 GRO(S) Glasgow Kinning Park, ref. 0194-1891; Witnesses: Thomas GIBB, Louise BREMNER; Minister: John GUNSON, Kingston Parish; (Image 07-4590). 45 Age 28 at marriage. 46 IGI LDSFS September 2011. 47 1901 Glasgow Blackfriars census; age/birthplace/relationship. 48 1911 Glasgow Camlachie, LKS census; age/birthplace/relationship (Image 11-0451). 49 1881 Govan census; age/birthplace SBRI Hutchesontown p 1079-1877. 50 SDRI Shettleston, ref. 0129-1909. 51 SWRI Glasgow Calton, ref. 0246-1903. 52 GRO(S) Glasgow Bridgeton, LKS; ref. 1041-1904.

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