James Souness SPIERS

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FNRL: 13 Oct 1934, Colingham Churchyard, Midlothian, Scotland

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Birth:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
James Souness SPIERS, male, born 1889, ref 685/2 194 in St Andrew, Edinburgh

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1889 births in the district of St Andrew in the parish of Edinburgh
No 194, James Souness Spiers, 1889 February Seventh at 5.20pm at 1 Catherine Row, Edinburgh, male, son of Adam Spiers, manager of woodyard and Margaret Shiel Spiers, M.S.Bathgate who married 1887 December 29 at Berthwick. Informant Adam Spiers, father.

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_FNRL:
The Scotsman 12 October 1934, p16
SPIERS.-At Eskbank, on 11th October, James S.Spiers (Souness & Spiers), beloved husband of Mary N. Wightman. Funeral arrangements later.

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The Scotsman 13 October 1934, p24
SPIERS.-At Eskbank, on 11th October, James S.Spiers (Souness & Spiers), beloved husband of Mary N. Wightman. Funeral on Saturday. 13th October, to Colingham Churchyard, leaving Eskbank at 1 p.m. arrived Coldingham via Grants House, 3p.m.

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Died:
1934 deaths in the district of Lasswade in the county of Midlothian
James Souness Spiers, timber merchant, married to Mary Naylor Wightman, 11 Oct 1934 at 2.am and Hardengreen Sawmill, Dalkeith, male, 45 years, son of Adam Spiers, timber merchant and Margaret Shiel Spiers, M.S.Bathgate, deceased. Causes: Cardiac valvular disease, acute nephritis, heart failure. Informant: Thomas B.Spiers, brother, of 24 Inverleigh Row, Edinburgh.

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James married Mary Naylor WIGHTMAN on 24 Mar 1921 in Cockburnspath, Berwick, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
James Souness SPIERS and Mary Naylor WIGHTMAN, year 1921, ref 731/ 1, in Cockburnspath, Scottish Borders

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The Berwick Advertiser 1 April 1921, p3
SPIERS-WIGHTMAN.-At Cockburnspath U.F.Church, on March 24th, by the Rev. David Hewitt, M.A., James Souness Spiers, eldest son of Mr Adam Spiers, timber merchant, Edinburgh, to Maylor Naylor, eldest daughter of Mr T.Wy.Wightman, Stockbridge, Cockburnspath.

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Notes:

Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: Adam Spiers Gender: Male Birth Date: 8 May 1863
Birth Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Father: James Spiers Mother: Mary Souness

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Died:
1939 deaths in the district of George Square, Edinburgh
No 1036, Adam Spiers, timber merchant, widower of Margaret Shiel Bathgate, 1939 August eighth at 6.45am, Chalmers Hospital, Edinburgh (usual residence 24 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh,, male 76, son of James Spiers, blacksmith, deceased, and Mary Spiers, afterwards Allan, M.S. Souness, deceased. Cause ?? carncinoma. Informant Thomson B Spiers, 24 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh.

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UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014
Name: Adam Spiers Register Type: Cremation Death Date: 8 Aug 1939
Burial or Cremation Date: 10 Aug 1939
Burial or Cremation Place: Edinburgh, Scotland
https://www.deceasedonline.com/servlet/GSDOSearch?DetsView=Summary&src=ext&fileid=2279405

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Adam married Margaret Shiel BATHGATE on 29 Dec 1887 in Guildiehowes, Gorebridge, Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland. Margaret was born in 1864 in Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland; died on 16 May 1934 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
BATHGATE, MARGARET SHIEL, F, year 1864, ref 729/ 29, in Channelkirk, Berwickshire

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Married:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
SPIERS, ADAM and BATHGATE, MAGGIE S, year 1887, ref 674/ 9, at Borthwick

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1887 marriages in the parish of Borthwick in the county of Edinburgh
No 9, 1887 29th December at Guildiehowes, Gorebridge, Adam Spiers, single, manager and clerk, aged 24, of 1 Catherine Place, Edinburgh, son of James Spiers, blacksmith and Mary Spiers, M.S.Souness and Maggie S. Bathgate, aged 23, of Guildiehowes, parish of Borthwick, dau of James Bathgate, farmer and Jessie Elizabeth Bathgate, M.S.Thomson.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1841, Cinderhall, Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1861, Ormiston Kirk Toll, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTYQ-96P
Name: James Spiers Gender: Male
Christening Date: 08 Sep 1827
Christening Place: , HADDINGTON, EAST LOTHIAN, SCOTLAND
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1827
Father's Name: John Spiers Mother's Name: Margaret Henderson

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Census:
1861 Scotland Census for Ormiston Kirk Toll, Haddington.
Name: James Spiers, Age: 29 (should be 33) Estimated Birth Year: abt 1832 (should be 1827) Relationship: Head
Gender: Male Where born: Haddington, Haddington
Registration Number: 715 Registration district: Ormiston Civil parish: Ormiston County: East Lothian Address: Ormiston Kirk Toll
Occupation: Blacksmith
ED: 2 Household schedule number: 7 Line: 18 Roll: CSSCT1861_135
Mary Spiers 24 Wife, born Gifford, Haddington
Janet Spiers 3 Daughter, born Ormiston, Haddington
Thomas Spiers 1 Son, born Ormiston, Haddington
John Spiers 1 Mo (18 Feb 1861) Son, born Ormiston, Haddington
Barbara Souness 10 Sister-in-law, born Pencaitland, Haddington

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Died:
1868 deaths in the parish of Cockpen, in the county of Edinburgh
No 33, James Spiers, blacksmith, married to Mary Souness, 1868 April 23 at 4.15pm at Hunterfield, Cockpen, male, 38 years*, son of John Spiers, blacksmith and Margaret Spiers, M.S.Henderson,. Cause: Compression of brain from accident. Informant: W.Falconer, brother-in-law.
*He was actually 40, as born 27 Aug 1827.

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James married Mary SOUNESS on 19 Feb 1858 in Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland, UK. Mary was born on 6 May 1837 in Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland, UK; died in 1921 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

After her husband, James Spiers, because of an accident in 1868, she remarried as follows:
SPIERS, MARY and ALLAN, JAMES, year 1876, ref 685/2 109, in St Andrew (Edinburgh)

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Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: Mary Souness Gender: Female Age: 0
Birth Date: 6 May 1837 Baptism Date: 30 Sep 1837
Baptism Place: , Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland Residence Date: 1837
Residence Place: Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Father: Adam Souness Mother: Lilian Cockburn

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Died:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
ALLAN, MARY, aged 83, year 1921, ref 691/ 35, at Lasswade

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Notes:

Married:
1858 marriages in the parish of Ormiston in the county of Haddington
No 2, On the nineteenth day of February, 1858, at Ormiston. James Spiers, 26, of Ormiston, bachelor, blacksmith, son of John Spiers, blacksmith, and Margaret Spiers M.S. Henderson and Mary Souness, aged 21, of Ormiston, spinster, dau of Adam Souness, lawyer and Lilian Souness, M.S. Cockburn. Witnesses Peter Dunlop, Elizabeth Spiers.

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Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
Name: James Spiers Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 19 Feb 1858 Marriage Place: Ormiston, East Lothian, Scotland
Spouse: Mary Souness
FHL Film Number: 280202

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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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Notes:

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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