John Jackson MICHIE

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At least one child to this union:
Statutory registers - Births
MICHIE, JOHN JACKSON, M, year 1922, ref 698/B 120, at Stobhill
Statutory registers - Deaths
MICHIE, JOHN JACKSON, aged 83, mother's maiden name THOMSON, year 2006, ref 801/ 15, at Peebles

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Birth:
1880 MICHIE, JOHN JACKSON (Statutory registers Births 692/1 535)
1880 births in the district of North Leith in the county of Edinburgh. No 535, John Jackson Michie, 1880 July twentysixth at 10.45am at 16 London Row, Leith, male, son of John Miche, carder, journeyman and Margaret Michie, M.S.Falconer, who married 1880 May 21st at Gorebridge. Informant: John Michie, father.

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Died:
1945 MICHIE, JOHN (Statutory registers Deaths 698/B 21)
1945 deaths in the district of Stobhill in the county of Midlothian.
John Michie, colliery surface worker, married to Helen Thomson. 1945 June seventeenth, 10am at 30 The Avenue, Gorebridge, , prish of Cockpen, male, 64 years, son of John Jackson Michie, labourer, deceased and Margaret Michie, M.S.Falconer, deceased. Causes: Valvular disease of heart, failure of myocardium, general and aortic arteriosclerosis. Informant John Miche, son.

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John married Helen THOMSON on 13 Dec 1921 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. Helen was born about 1890 in Scotland, UK; died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
1921 marriages in the district of Lesmahagow in the county of Lanark.
No 66, 1921 Thirteenth of December at Sunnyside, Lesmahagow, John Jackson Michie, labourer, bachelor, aged 41, of Arniston, Gorebridge, son of John Jackson Miche, labourer and Margaret Michie, M.S.Falconer and Helen Thomson, domestic servant, spinster, aged 31, of Sunnyside, Lesmahagow, dau of James Thomson, baker, deceased and Isabella Thomson, M.S.Burnside, deceased. Witnesses: Isabella Marshall, Wiliam Falconer*.
*John Michie had a first cousin William Falconer, so this is most likely the same person.

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Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: John Michie Gender: Male Birth Date: 17 Sep 1851
Birth Place: Portmoak,Kinross,Scotland Father: John Michie Mother: Isabel Jackson
FHL Film Number: 1040205

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Died:
Statutory registers - Deaths
MICHIE, JOHN JACKSON, aged 70, year, 1923, ref 698/B 3, at Stobhill
1923 deaths int he district of Stobhill in the county of Midlothian.
No 3, John Jackson Michie, colliery labourer (retired), married to Margaret Falconer, 1923 January Thrieth at 8.40 am at 5 Arniston Engine, Hunterfield, parish of Cockpen, male, 70 years*, no details on parents, causes: cerebral haemorrhage and syncope. Informant: John J Michie, son, of 3 Dundas Terrace, Huntefield.
*He was actually 71. His parents were John Michie and Isabel Jackson.
NOTE: Given his son had no information about his father's parentage, it is not surprising that there is also an age discrepancy.

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John married Margaret Spiers FALCONER on 21 May 1880 in Gorbridge, Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. Margaret (daughter of William FALCONER and Janet SPIERS) was born on 19 Mar 1853 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, UK; died on 9 Feb 1939 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FGRAVE: 211636080
• Census: 1911, 24 Arniston Engine, Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
[S-888756401] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

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Census:
1911 census for 25 Arniston Engine, Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
John Michie, head, aged 58, colliery labourer, born Kinrossshire, Portmoak
Margaret Michie, wife, aged 58, married 30 years, seven children, four living, born Midlothian, Edinburgh
Margaret Michie, dau, aged 16, single, clerkess, co-op store, born Midlothian, Edinburgh

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Died:
MICHIE (nee FALCONER), MARGARET SPEIRS, aged 85, year 1939, ref 698/B 7, at Stobhill
1939 deaths in the district of Stobhill in the county of Midlothian. No 7, Margaret Speirs Michie, widow of John Jackson Michie, colliery labourer, 1939 February Ninth at 4.45am at Newtontown Toll, parish of Cockpen, female, 85 years, dau of William Falconer, colliery pit sinker, deceased and Janet Falconer, M.S.Spiers, deceasd. Cause: Senile decay, failure of Myocardium, gneral arterio sclerosis. Informant: John Michie, son, 3 Dundas Terrace, Hunterfield.

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UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
Name: Margaret Speirs Michie Gender: Female Birth Date: 19 Mar 1853 Birth Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Death Date: 9 Feb 1939 Death Place: Springburn, Glasgow City, Scotland
Cemetery: Cockpen and Carrington Parish Churchyard Burial or Cremation Place: Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland
Has Bio?: Y Spouse: John Jackson Michie URL:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211636080/margaret-speirs-michie

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Notes:

Married:
FALCONER, MAGGIE and MICHIE, JOHN in 1880, ref 698/B 8, at Stobhill

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Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

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Died:
Web: UK, Coal Mining Accidents and Deaths Index, 1878-1935
Name William Falconer Death Age 55 Event Type Death Birth Year 1821
Death Date 1 Sep 1876 Death Place Cockpen, Edinburgh Occupation Sinker Colliery Arniston Owner Arniston Coal Co Ltd
Notes A fall of earth in a sinking shaft which was being bricked carried away the scaffold on which he stood.

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William married Janet SPIERS on 11 Jun 1852 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. Janet (daughter of John SPIERS and Margaret HENDERSON) was born on 20 May 1823 in Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK; died on 20 Jun 1909 in Stobhill, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1861, Cinderhall, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1881, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name Janet Spiers
Birth Date 20 May 1823 Baptism Date 06 Jun 1823
Baptism Place , Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland
FHL Film Number 1067849 Reference ID 2:15R6MRL
Parents: Margaret Henderson & John Spiers

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Census:
1881 census for Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, UK
Janet Falconer, head, widow, aged 55, born Haddington
John Falconer, son, aged 24, born Cockpen, Edinburghshire
William Falconer, son, aged 20, born Cockpen, Edinburghshire
John Spiers, father, widower, aged 88, formerly blacksmith, born Westruther

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Died:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
FALCONER, JANET, aged 85, year 1909, ref 698/B 24, at Stobhill

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Notes:

Married:
Extract of OPR, 2124, parish of Cockpen, county of Edinburgh, Midlothian.
Falconer - William Falconer of this parish and Janet Spiers of Ormiston, gave their names for proclamation on the 28th May, they were regularly proclaimed and married on 11th June, following by Revd W.Duff.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Blacksmith
• Census: 1841, Cinderhall, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1851, High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1861, High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1871, Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1881, Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Census:
GRO 1841 census 722/00 013/00 011
Cinderhall, Parish of Tranent.
John SPIERS, aged 45, blacksmith, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 40, born Scotland
Jessie SPIERS, aged 19, born Scotland
James SPIERS, aged 13, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 10, born Scotland
William SPIERS, aged 5 born Scotland

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Census:
1851 census for High St, Haddington:
John Spiers, head, married, aged 56, blacksmith, born Westruther, Berwickshire
Margaret Spiers, wife, aged 54, born Haddington
Margaret Spiers, dau, unm, aged 18, house servant, born Haddington
William Spiers, son, unm, aged 14, scholar, born Salton, Haddington

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Census:
Name John Spiers Age 64 Estimated Birth Year abt 1797 Relationship Head
Spouse's Name Margaret Spiers Gender Male Where born Lauder, Berwickshire Registration Number 715
Registration district Ormiston Civil parish Ormiston County East Lothian
Address High Street Occupation Blacksmith
ED 1 Household schedule number 48 Line 11 Roll CSSCT1861_135
John Spiers 64
Margaret Spiers 64
William Spiers 22
Margaret Falconer 8
James Rodgers 22

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Census:
Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
ED 5 Household schedule number 52 Line 1 Roll CSSCT1871_172
John Speers 75
Margaret Speers 74

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Died:
GRO Statutory Deaths 698/0035
1883 deaths in the district of Stobhill, Edinburgh.
No 35, John Spiers, blacksmith widower of Margaret Henderson, 1883 23 September at 7.50pm at Hunterfield, parish of Cockpen, male, aged 90 years, son on James Spiers, blacksmith, and Elizabeth Spiers M.S. Dunn, cause senile decay. Informant. William Falconer*, grandson.
*The son of John's daughter Janet.

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John married Margaret HENDERSON on 24 Mar 1834 in St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. Margaret (daughter of William HENDERSON and Janet DODDS) was born about 1799 in Haddington, Scotland, UK; died on 26 Jan 1879 in Ford Rd, Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, High St, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1861
• Census: 1871, Nungate, Haddington, Ormiston, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Census:
1851 census for High St, Haddington:
John Spiers, head, married, aged 56, blacksmith, born Westruther, Berwickshire
Margaret Spiers, wife, aged 54, born Haddington
Margaret Spiers, dau, unm, aged 18, house servant, born Haddington
William Spiers, son, unm, aged 14, scholar, born Salton, Haddington

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Died:
GRO Statutory deaths 709/00 0014
1879 deaths in the parish of Haddington. No 14, Margaret Spiers (married to John Spiers, blacksmith), 1879 January 26 at 4.30am, at Ford Rd, Nungate, Haddington, female, 80 years, daughter of William Henderson, weaver thiner?, deceased, and Janet Henderson M.S.Dodds (deceased), senile decay. Informant, Elisabeth Spiers, daughter.

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Married:
GRO 1841 census 722/00 013/00 011
Cinderhall, Parish of Tranent.
John SPIERS, aged 45, blacksmith, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 40, born Scotland
Jessie SPIERS, aged 19, born Scotland
James SPIERS, aged 13, born Scotland
Margaret SPIERS, aged 10, born Scotland
William SPIERS, aged 5 born Scotland

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