M.A. SORBIE

M.A. married A.B.W. COOK [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. A. COOK
2. W. COOK
3. M.S. COOK
4. E. COOK

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Lanarkshire, Scotland
• _UID: E91582F4F0364D128B07D06A8692775EB216

Notes:

1881 census: Longridge, Whitburn, Linlithgow, West Lothian.
1891 census: Berkenshaw Close, Dalserf.

Occupation:
Thomas was a coal miner.

Died:
Thomas lived at Lockhart Street, Stonehouse, at the time of his death.

Thomas married J. BURKE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Lanarkshire, Scotland
• _PPEXCLUDE: D
• _UID: 98A17697323840AEB70D49874B5B1011F946
• Census: 1841, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Census: 1851, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Census: 1851, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Death: 16 Oct 1856, Lesmaghow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Notes:

1851 census: New Town Street, Stonehouse.

Occupation:
Mitchell was a champion footracer/quarryman. Mitchell is believed to be the winner of the "Red Hose Race", still held annually every June at Carnwath in South Lanarkshire. It is one of the oldest footraces in the world (oldest in the U.K.) that is still run.

Census:
Mitchell was age 15, a cotton handloom weaver, living at Angle Street with Thomas Sorbie (70) and Andrew Sorbie (25). He was born in Stonehouse.

Census:
Mitchell's occupation was described as "Footracer. Champion of the 3 Kingdoms".

Census:
Mitchell was age 26, married to Ann Sorby, a footracer "Champion of the 3 Kingdoms", and born in Stonehouse.

Death:
Mitchell died an accidental death caused by the unexpected falling of part of the wall of the roadway in Torylee Coalpit, Auchenheath, about 6:00 a.m. The Mine records gave his occupation as 'Drawer' which meant that he pushed and pulled the coal wagons.

Died:
Mitchell died at Auchenheath, Lesmahagow.

Buried:
Mitchell is buried in the Churchyard of Stonehouse.

Mitchell married Ann THOMSON. Ann was born on 28 Jun 1830 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 17 May 1865 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Family history: Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Occupation: Lanarkshire, Scotland
• _UID: 03C3C8CB74E448BD9E959DED604CBCD6B191
• Census: 1851, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Notes:

1851 census: New Town Street, Stonehouse.
1861 census: Stonehouse, living with 2nd husband, Robert Walker.

Family history:
Ann was a direct descendant of Conenanto James Thomson of Tanhill farm, Lesmahagow, born 1630, killed by Claverhouse's dragoons in the Battle of Brumclog 1679 and declared a Martyr. He was buried in St. Ninian's old churchyard, Stonehouse.

Occupation:
Ann was a yarn winder.


Census:
Ann was age 20, wife of Mitchell Sorby, a winder of yarn, and born in Stonehouse.

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: D4EB76B8FEFE4480BF6AE7451DF67CA3345D

James married Jane BARR. Jane and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _UID: D34F00E6FCB04F5A98FEAA869D8091EFC070

Other Events and Attributes:

• AFN: F
• Occupation: Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland
• Reference Number: 184.0
• _TODO: Open
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• _TODO: Open
• _UID: 667D233488A449C3B58D0EAD439CB77B8063
• Census: 1841, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Notes:

Occupation:
Thomas was a hand loom weaver.

Occupation:
Thomas was a weaver in Stonehouse.

_TODO:
Stonehouse. Thomas Sorbie would be about 70 years old.

_TODO:
Stonehouse. Thomas would be about 80 years old.

_TODO:
Thomas would be about 90 years old.

_TODO:
birth could be 14 May 1771 or 21 May 1771 - check again; son of John S. Sorbie & Grizel Miller

_TODO:
Thomas died before 1862. Born c. 1771

Census:
Thomas was the head of the family on Angle Street. He was around age 70 (ages rounded on the census), a cotton hand loom weaver, and born in Lanarkshire.

Thomas married Janet THOMSON on 1 Jul 1797 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Janet (daughter of James THOMSON and Margaret WILSON) was born on 26 Apr 1776 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; was christened on 28 Apr 1776 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died before 1841 in Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Ann Thomson
• Reference Number: 185.0
• _TODO: Open
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• _UID: F3B35A5A59844DC6A647504311527C20C99D
• Census: 1841, Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Notes:

_TODO:
ANN SORBIE or JANET SORBIE - aged approximately 65. Married to Thomas Sorbie

_TODO:
died before 1841 JANET (THOMSON) SORBIE married to Thomas Sorbie; born April 1776

_TODO:
Stonehouse Janet Thomson born April 26, 1776. Birth could have been 26 April 1776 or 28 April 1776 - check again; also called "Janet". Daughter of James Thomson & Margaret Wilson.

Census:
Janet is NOT shown on the 1841 census with Thomas Sorbie in Stonehouse. She may have died.

Notes:

Married:
The Parish Register extraction records the date as July 1, 1797.

Marriage:
Margery's notes say that the marriage was on 2 July 1797.