Esther Mitchell REACH

1870 - 1952  (81 years)

• Name	Esther Mitchell REACH
  Birth	7 Aug 1870	Bendochy, Perthshire   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  1871 Census	Hillock of Fyal, Bendochy, Perthshire   [4]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 0
  1881 Census	Milnacraig Shop, Glenisla, Forfarshire   [1]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 10, occ "Scholar"
  1891 Census	4, Panmure Terrace, Barnhill, Dundee   [5]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 21, occ "gen serv (domestic)"
  1901 Census	"Biel North Lodge", Dunbar, East Lothian   [6]
  	At 1901 Census, she is 30
  Burial Note	Tombstone states that she was 81 when she died  [7]
  Occupation	Cook  [8]
  Reference Number	V577
  Individual Note	She was living at Ivy Cottage, Muirhead, Dundee when she was married  [8]
  Death	17 Jul 1952	"Wellfield", Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire   [7]
  Burial	Lilliesleaf Church, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire   [7]
  Person ID	I577	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	9 May 2026

  
  

  Father	James REACH,   b. 26 Mar 1846, Alyth, Perthshire d. 25 Apr 1910 (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Esther MITCHELL,   b. 1850, Lintraethen, Forfarshire d. 1935, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Jan 1865	Lintraethen, Forfarshire   [9]
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John LOCKIE,   b. 26 May 1871, "Blegbie", Humbie, East Lothian d. 23 Mar 1942, "Wellfield", Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1897	Ivy Cottage, Liff & Benvie, Dundee   [10]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Kay Brown LOCKIE,   b. 20 Jan 1898, "Closehead", Oldhamstocks, East Lothian d. 1 Mar 1984, 13, Norfolk Ave., South Croydon (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. James Reach LOCKIE,   b. 4 Feb 1904, Auchinhoan, Cambeltown, Kintyre d. 12 Nov 1957, "Wellfield", Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F274	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Aug 1870 - Bendochy, Perthshire 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, she is 0 - - Hillock of Fyal, Bendochy, Perthshire 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 10, occ "Scholar" - - Milnacraig Shop, Glenisla, Forfarshire 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, she is 21, occ "gen serv (domestic)" - - 4, Panmure Terrace, Barnhill, Dundee Marriage - 21 May 1897 - Ivy Cottage, Liff & Benvie, Dundee Death - 17 Jul 1952 - "Wellfield", Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire Burial - - Lilliesleaf Church, Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Travels to New York with Alfred, departing Glasgow 1/10/1910, heading for Deerfield, Mass, where the other family members live. Family story has it that she was a cook at a large house in London, but there are no obvious records for this.

  
  

• Sources

  [S686] 1881 Census :- Milnacraig Shop, Glenisla, Forfarshire. [S1323] Birth transcript :- Esther Reach (1870). [S1339] Birth transcript :- Esther Reach (1870). [S687] 1871 Census :- Hillock of Fyal, Bendochy, Perthshire. [S1340] 1891 Census :- 4, Panmure Terrace, Barnhill, Dundee. [S755] 1901 Census :- "Biel North Lodge", Dunbar, East Lothian. [S754] Gravestone :- John Lockie (1942) and others. [S3] Information from the family. [S931] IGI record of Marriage :- James Reach Esther Mitchell (1865). [S936] Wedding Invitation :- John Lockie-Esther Mitchell Reach.