SCOTTISH RESEARCH ON THE FAMILY OF ALEXANDER HERRON Prepared by Diane Herron Berry July 2003 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: I am the great granddaughter of Alexander Herron and Mary Elizabeth White. I provided research for this branch with two objectives in mind. I. Alexander Herron was born in Chapelhall, New Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire (Lanark), Scotland, in 1832. His siblings too, were born there, children of Daniel Herron and Mary Anderson. Family of Daniel Herron and Mary Anderson Source: Old Parish Records (OPR) of New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #1066600 Year 1826; Frame #1388, pg. 83 Herron: Robina Herron Daug of Daniel Herron Labr in Chapelhall and Mary Anderson was born 25th Dec 1826 & bapt 14th Jan 1827 Year 1828; Frame #1398, pg. 102 Heron: Helen Heron Daug of Daniel Heron Lab Chapelhall Bothwell & Mary Anderson was born 7th May & bapt 1st of June 1828 Year 1830, Frame 1413, pg. 132 Heron: Mary Heron L: Daug of Daniel Heron Lab Chapelhall and Mary Anderson was born the 1st and bapt 18th July 1830 Year 1832; Frame #1427, pg. 156 Herring: Alexander Herring L: Son of Daniel Herring Lab Chapelhall and Mary Anderson was born 6th April and bapt 13th May 1832 Year 1835; Frame #1443, pg. 188 Heron: Margaret Heron L: Daugh of Daniel Heron Laborer Chapelhall Bothwell & Mary Anderson was born 9th July & bapt 10 July 1835 Year 1838; Frame #1460, pg. 222 Herring: Daniel Herring L: Son of Daniel Herring Lab Chapelhall and Mary Anderson was born 28th March & bapt 9th April 1837 *Scottish name variations of “Herron” include: Heron, Herring, McHerron, MacHerron *”L” = Legitimate birth (parents were married) Project: To do research on Alexander’s siblings; who they married and the names of their children. Previous research on Daniel and Mary Herron had proven unfruitful. No marriage, census, or death records had been located for them. Consequently, it was assumed that they had both died prior to 1841, as they were not listed with their children in the census of that year. Knowing that many times the next generation is discovered through research on a sibling rather than a direct ancestor, I proceeded with that idea in mind. To the best of my knowledge, 1 Alexander Herron was the only member of his immediate or extended family to emigrate to the United States and therefore research in Scotland was of the utmost importance. II. In 1841, Alexander Herron and two of his siblings lived in the following household in Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland. 1841 Census for Holytown, Bothwell Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Dwelling – Pollockhill Source: Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #1042745, District 5, pg. 28 Margaret Gibson age 4 born in Lanarkshire, Scotland Rabina Gibson age 13 born in Lanarkshire, Scotland Robert Gibson age 11 born in Lanarkshire, Scotland Alexr. Heron age 9 born in Lanarkshire, Scotland Margaret Heron age 6 born in Lanarkshire, Scotland Daniel Heron age 4 born in Lanarkshire, Scotland Thomas Wardrop age 65, Lab. born in Lanarkshire, Scotland Project: To find the identity of the other members of the household and gain as much information as possible; hopefully connecting them to Alexander Herron. Background: Alexander Herron was born in Chapelhall, New Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 6 April, 1832. (As noted above) He came to America in 1850, married Mary Elizabeth White, and settled in Tooele County, Utah. He died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, 23 December, 1890, and was buried in Tooele City, Tooele County, Utah. Alexander’s death certificate and information found in Tooele City Cemetery records provided documentation of his parents’ names. Information from these records follow. State of Utah - Certificate of Death Source: Salt Lake Valley County Health Department, Division of Vital Statistics 610 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-3802; (801) 534-4658 Alexander Herron Birthplace: Scotland Residence: Tooele Name of Father: Daniel Herron Place of Death: East Bench, Salt Lake County Birthplace: Scotland Date of death: 23 December 1890 Name of Mother: Mary Herron Burial: 26 December 1890, Tooele, Utah Birthplace: Scotland Age: 58 years 8 months 18 days Occupation: Tailor Cause of death: Uremia Poisoning; Immediate Acute Bright’s Disease; 9 days Tooele City, Tooele County, Utah Cemetery Records Source: State on-line services provided by Utah Division of State History Cemetery Burials Database http://history.utah.gov/utah_history_research_center/cemetery_burials/index.html Alexander Herron Born: 4/5/1832 (New Monklin) Relatives: Anderson, Mary (mother) Death: 12/23/1890 Burial: 12/26/1890 Herron, Daniel (father) Plot #3-19-1 White, Mary (spouse) 2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE I Find Information on the Siblings of Alexander Herron Rabina Herron Not all the Herron children were listed in the census record for Holytown in 1841 and additional searching was necessary to locate missing siblings, Robina, Helen and Mary. I found Robina in the 1841 census for Gartsherrie, Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire. (Source: Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #1042782, ED 3B, pg. 14.) She was listed as “Robina McHerron”, age 15; F.S. [Female Servant] and resided in the household of William and Agnes Grierson. It was very common during these times for children to live away from home, working as male and female servants. This brought much needed extra income to their families. No other record could be found for Robina, and the possibility existed that she died prior to obtaining adulthood. (Lanarkshire marriage, census and death records were checked, as well as general indexes for Scotland.) Helen Herron No marriage, census or death records were found for Helen either. She may have died as a child. Mary Herron Mary was found in the 1841 census for Old Monkland Parish, Lanarkshire, living in Calder Bank with the family of Hugh and Elisabeth Rodgers. (Source: Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #1042782; Parish of Old Monkland, Calderbank Iron Works, pg. 14). She too, was listed as a F.S. [Female Servant]; age 10. She was listed under the name of “Mary Herring”. A marriage search produced the following record. Mary Herron married Robert Frost on 14 November, 1850, in Gorbals Parish. Old Parish Register for Gorbals Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland Source: Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #1042983; Book 644-2/8, Frame 1488, pg. 17 For November 14th, 1850; Robert Frost & Mary Anderson Heron both in Laurieston of this Parish, married by the Revd. Nathaniel Paterson Dec. 6th 1850. Following is the list of Mary Herron and Robert Frost’s children. The first two children were found in parish records and the rest in civil registration records. 1) John Frost: born 9 December 1851 Old Parish Register for Glasgow, December 1851 Source: Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #1042941, pg. 169; 1850-1854 Frost: Robert Frost, Baker & Mary Anderson Heron, a Law. son John, bo. 9th December. Witnesses John Frost and Alexander Heron. *”Law.” = Legitimate An interesting note: The witnesses were John Frost and Alexander Heron. We know that John Frost was either the child’s grandfather or uncle (Source: Glasgow census records), however, Alexander’s identity remains to be discovered. Our Alexander Herron was already in Utah and 3 there is a chance that the “Alexander Heron” listed could possibly be the next generation back, father to Daniel Herron, or perhaps an uncle to the Heron children. Scottish naming patterns would fit this scenario. I have conducted a search of the 1851 census for all of Glasgow but so far no information regarding Alexander has been discovered. Continued research is suggested, as this could be the key to extending the Herron line back. John’s death record follows and from this we learn the name of his wife and the name of one of his children: Certified Copy of John’s Death Certificate; Hawich, Roxburgh, Scotland; 1925, #30 Source: General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland John Heron Frost: Baker Foreman; died 5 February 1925; 74 years old Married to Ellen Dewsberry Parents: Robert Frost, Baker Master (deceased) Mary Frost, (deceased) Cause of death: Valvular Disease of the Heart – 2 years, Dropsy – 1 month Informant: Robert James Frost, son 2) Daniel Heron Frost: born 28 April, 1853 Old Parish Register for Glasgow, April 1853 Source: Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #1042941, pg. 397; 1850-1854 Frost: Robert Frost & Mary Anderson Heron, a Law. son, Daniel Heron, bo. 28th April. Wit. John Deans & John Brown. Daniel died prior to 1861, as another child was born later, and given the name of Daniel. *This was a very common practice. 3) Mary Frost: born 1 March 1855; Hutchsontown, Glasgow, Lanarkshire (Source: Extracted Scottish Civil Registration Records for Hutchsontown; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, comp., International Genealogical Index, version 5.0, (Online: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., 1999- 2005), <http://www.familysearch.com>) Mary died in 1875, just two years old. (Source: Statutory Register (Civil Registration) Death Index, General Register Office, Edinburgh, Scotland; on-line database - <www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk>, Scotland’s official government source for genealogical data) 4) Margaret Frost: born 8 December, 1856 1856 Births in the District of High Church in the Burgh of Glasgow Source: Salt Lake City Family History Library (FHL) Microfilm #0256490, entry #1954, pg. 652 Margaret Frost: Birth December Eighth 1856; 10h PM; Residence: