David Brown LOCKIE

Abt 1847 - 1916  (69 years)

• Name	David Brown LOCKIE
  Birth	Abt 1847	"Mid Crosswood", West Calder, West Lothian   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial Note	Tombstone states that he was 69 when he died.  [3]
  Occupation	Shepherd  [4, 5]
  Reference Number	V661
  Individual Note	One family note has him being born in 1846  [6]
  Death	15 Aug 1916	Whitslaid Farm, Hawick, Roxburghshire   [6]
  	aged 69.
  Burial	Makerstoun Church, Makerstoun, Kelso, Roxburghshire   [3]
  Person ID	I661	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   [6]
  Family Note	According to a 1741? map, there was a mill in West Linton, probably to the west of the present A702.  [7]
  Family Note	Living at Blegbie, Humbie, East Lothian in 1870 (GR 481618?)Marriage location may be near the West Water river and South Slipperfield  [6]
  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.  [6]
  Family ID	F249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Kay BROWN,   b. 3 Nov 1843, West Libberton, Lanarkshire d. 19 Feb 1889, Manorhill Farm, Kelso, Roxburghshire (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1870	Libberton, Midlothian   [6, 8]
  Marriage Fact	They were second cousins. Marriage witnesses were Thomas Lockie and Mary Brown, possibly David's brother (P217) and Elizabeth's sister (P242) ????  [6]
  Children	1. Thomas Brown LOCKIE,   b. 18 Feb 1873, Spott, East Lothian  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Margaret Brown LOCKIE,   b. 8 Dec 1887, Edinburgh d. 17 Jul 1968, Altoona Hospital, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Elizabeth Brown LOCKIE,   b. 9 Nov 1874, Mordington, Berwickshire d. Abt 1905 (Age 30 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. David Brown LOCKIE,   b. 19 Sep 1881, Eckford, Roxburghshire d. 27 Jun 1958, 18, Stott St., Alnwick, Northumberland (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. James Brown LOCKIE,   b. 29 May 1878, Hadden Farm, Kelso, Roxburghshire d. 2 Apr 1970, Ford Westfield Farm, Ford, Northumberland (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Mary Brown LOCKIE,   b. 2 Jan 1884, Eckford, Roxburghshire d. 15 Nov 1952, 107W, 14th Ave., Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Barbara Smith LOCKIE,   b. 13 Jul 1886, Whitton, Roxburghshire d. 1 Jun 1958, Mercy Hospital, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. John LOCKIE,   b. 26 May 1871, "Blegbie", Humbie, East Lothian d. 23 Mar 1942, "Wellfield", Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Janet Brown LOCKIE,   b. 24 Dec 1876, Hadden Farm, Kelso, Roxburghshire d. 21 Apr 1953, Bowden, St. Boswells, Roxburghshire (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1847 - "Mid Crosswood", West Calder, West Lothian Marriage - 30 Dec 1870 - Libberton, Midlothian Death - 15 Aug 1916 - Whitslaid Farm, Hawick, Roxburghshire Burial - - Makerstoun Church, Makerstoun, Kelso, Roxburghshire  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  There are two very similar death notices - Whitslade and Whitslaid. There does appear to have been a farm called Whitslade near Hawick, (though nearer to Ashkirk), It seems that the farm was originally called Whitslaid, and so this spelling is used.

  
  

• Sources

  [S679] 1851 Census :- Fairliehope, West Linton, Peebleshire. [S776] 1881 Census :- The Ark, Sprouston, Roxburghshire. [S874] Gravestone :- David Brown Lockie. [S683] 1861 Census :- Fairliehope, West Linton, Peebleshire. [S876] 1871 Census :- Blegbie, Humbie, East Lothian (2). [S3] Information from the family. [S741] David and Angela Webb, Personal knowledge. [S939] Marriage transcript :- David B Lockie - Elizabeth K Brown (1870).