Margaret BROWN

1847 - 1914  (67 years)

• Name	Margaret BROWN
  Birth	4 Jul 1847	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [1]
  Baptism	1 Aug 1847	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [2]
  Gender	Female
  1851 Census	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [3]
  	At 1851 Census, she is 3
  1861 Census	"Sandyhaugh", Libberton, Lanarkshire   [4]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 13, occ "Domestic Servant"
  1871 Census	"Royal Bank House", Academy Street, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire   [5]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 24, occ "General Servant Domestic"
  1881 Census	Broomgate Street, Lanark, Lanarkshire   [6]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 33, a widow, occ "Laundress"
  1891 Census	Broomgate Mutries Buildings, Lanark, Lanarkshire   [7]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 43, occ "Laundress"
  1901 Census	34, Greenside Lane, Lanark, Lanarkshire   [8]
  	At 1901 Census, she is 54, occ "Laundress"
  Reference Number	V629
  Christening	1 Aug 1847	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [9]
  Death	9 Dec 1914  [10]
  	aged 67
  Burial	Lanark Cemetery, Lanark, Lanarkshire   [10]
  Person ID	I629	VaughanDavies
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas BROWN,   b. 3 Mar 1815, Carnwath, Lanarkshire d. 22 Apr 1892, "Rowantree Cottage", Libberton, Lanarkshire (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth BROWN,   b. 5 Jul 1820, Carnwath, Lanarkshire d. 5 Dec 1885, "Rowantree Cottage", Libberton, Lanarkshire (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	18 Aug 1842	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [11]
  Family Note	?the 2 sons lived in Inverness. One had a daughter who married a minister in Canada, and there is another daughter, Elizabeth Brown who died in Inverness? according to family lore  [1]
  Family Note	At 1891 Census, there is also Elizabeth Kay Brown, g'd, a18, b Stirling and Thomas Brown b Libberton, a 1. At 1881 Census, Lizzie K g'd aged 8, occ "Scholar"  [12, 13]
  Family ID	F254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James WALDIE,   b. 1846   d. 27 Jul 1879 (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1872	Libberton, Lanarkshire   [14]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Brown WALDIE,   b. 1875, Carlisle, Cumberland d. 25 Aug 1952 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Ramsay WALDIE,   b. 1877, Carlisle, Cumberland d. 27 Feb 1941, Kendal, Westmorland (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edward WALDIE,   b. 13 Nov 1878, Carlisle, Cumberland d. 2 Jul 1949, Durban, South Africa (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Jul 1847 - Libberton, Lanarkshire Baptism - 1 Aug 1847 - Libberton, Lanarkshire 1851 Census - At 1851 Census, she is 3 - - Libberton, Lanarkshire 1861 Census - At 1861 Census, she is 13, occ "Domestic Servant" - - "Sandyhaugh", Libberton, Lanarkshire Christening - 1 Aug 1847 - Libberton, Lanarkshire Marriage - 31 Dec 1872 - Libberton, Lanarkshire Burial - - Lanark Cemetery, Lanark, Lanarkshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Information from the family. [S842] Baptism transcript :- Margaret Brown (1847). [S837] 1851 Census :- Libberton, Lanarkshire. [S844] 1861 Census :- "Sandyhaugh", Libberton, Midlothian. [S845] 1871 Census :- "Royal Bank House", Academy Street, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire. [S761] 1881 Census :- Broomgate Street, Lanark, Lanarkshire. [S764] 1891 Census :- Broomgate Mutries Buildings, Lanark, Lanarkshire. [S763] 1901 Census :- 34, Greenside Lane, Lanark, Lanarkshire. [S843] IGI record of Christening :- Margaret Brown (1847). [S1310] Gravestone transcript :- James Waldie (1879) and others. [S932] Parish Record marriage - Thomas Brown and Elisabeth Brown (1842). [S836] 1891 Census :- "Rowantree Cottage", Libberton, Lanarkshire. [S720] 1881 Census :- Cottage, Libberton, Lanarkshire. [S937] Marriage transcript :- James Waldie - Margaret Brown (1872).