Marion LOCKIE

1861 -

• Name	Marion LOCKIE
  Birth	27 Dec 1861	West Linton, Peeblesshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	V596
  Individual Note	emigrated to USA and married Thomas BROWN. lived in Washington State USA  [3]
  Person ID	I596	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	John LOCKIE,   b. 25 Aug 1815, Carnwath, Lanarkshire d. 19 Sep 1885, Waulk Mill, West Linton, Peeblesshire (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet BROWN,   b. 7 Dec 1821, Newbigging, Carnwath, Lanarkshire d. 25 May 1891, Waulk Mill, West Linton, Peeblesshire (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	West Water, West Linton, Peebleshire   [3]
  Family Note	According to a 1741? map, there was a mill in West Linton, probably to the west of the present A702.  [4]
  Family Note	Living at Blegbie, Humbie, East Lothian in 1870 (GR 481618?)Marriage location may be near the West Water river and South Slipperfield  [3]
  Family Note	Walk Mill may be known as Waulk Mill. Walk mills used to wash the newly made cloth to prevent shrinkage, and then have people to walk on it to squeeze out the water. This technique presumably meant a better product, & was perhaps most common for blankets.  [3]
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Dec 1861 - West Linton, Peeblesshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Information on the web suggests that she emigrated to British Columbia in 1885 and married Thomas BROWN, and then moved to Washington state, where she died in 1936. Information from the family says she emigrated to the USA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S728] 1871 Census :- Blegbie, Humbie, East Lothian (1). [S794] Birth transcript :- Marion Lockie (1861). [S3] Information from the family. [S741] David and Angela Webb, Personal knowledge.