Greetings!
My name is Eileen Kortright and I am an ex-pat Canadian (from Guelph,
Ontario) living in Herndon, Virginia, USA.
I am researching the Linlithgow Caldwells. Linlithgow is located
approximately 33 miles from Glasgow and 18 miles from Edinburgh.
My Caldwells go back to my gggg-grandparents, Alexander Caldwell and
Elizabeth Fraser (Alexander seems to be a very common Caldwell name) -both
born around 1795. Location is uknown, but one would assume Linlithgow:
1. Alexander CALDWELL was born about 1795 and is listed as a Paper Mill
Worker. Alexander married Elizabeth FRASER. Elizabeth was also born around
1795.
I have no other information on Alexander and Elizabeth and no other
children accounted for.
2. Christina CALDWELL was born to Alexander and Elizabeth CALDWELL about
1811. She died Feb 11 1890 at the age of 79 years. She marred Allan
MCGOWN, weaver, before 1839. There is no record of her marriage to Allan
MCGOWN and, other than statements on her child's birth records and her
death record, I cannot locate any other records relating to Allan MCGOWN.
In 1847 Christina married Alexander DOWNIE, shoemaker, in Linlithgow. The
index to the birth records for Linlithgow has the married listed as
"Christian Caldwell/Alexander Downie". Either a spelling error or a
variation of her name. At this point I am assuming that Allan MCGOWN passed
away, however no record of his death has been found.
3. Before she remarried, Christina and Allan MCGOWN had a daughter,
Elizabeth McGown CALDWELL, who was born about 1839. I have been unable to
locate any other children from that marriage at this time. Elizabeth
McGown CALDWELL died April 3, 1882.
She married Robert DUFF, shoemaker on June 18, 1861 in Linlithgow, and they
had the following children:
i. Christina Caldwell DUFF was born Aug 11 1862 and died Aug 14 1941. She
married Felix McGlone Nov 18 1881 in Linlithgow. These are my
great-grandparents.
ii. * Jane Osman DUFF was born May 30 1864 in County Linlithgow, Burgh
Linlithgow.
iii. John DUFF was born Mar 5 1867. John married Jessie SMITH on 1889 in
Linlithgow.
iv. * Robert DUFF was born Dec 22 1868.
v. * Elizabeth McGown DUFF was born[5] Nov 18 1870 in High Street,
Linlithgow.
vi. * Helen Caldwell DUFF was born Mar 26 1872 in District Of Linlithgow,
Burgh Linlithgow.
vii. * Catherine Ross DUFF was born Aug 14 1874.
viii. * Agnes Glen DUFF was born Aug 16 1876.
x. * Robina DUFF was born Dec 23 1877 in District Of Linlithgow, County
Linlithgow.
* still researching marriages/children.
Ahem, sorry to be so long-winded :O. If anyone has any other information on
these Linlithgow Caldwells, please feel free to respond.
Tapadh leibh!
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Mar sin leibh an-dràsda,
Eileen
Cùm a' Ghàidhlig Beò!
Researching: Kelly, McGlone, Butler, Duff, Hammil, McGown, Mulholland,
Caldwell, Osman