Alexander SHERRIFF

Other Events and Attributes:

• Church records: Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Name: Alexander Sheriff
• Occupation: Scotland; shoemaker
• Reference Number: 42.0
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• _UID: D1DF2DEEF49F44CA8E6FF6F4D7EA4FD43741
• Census: 1841, Jedburgh, Roxboroughshire, Scotland
• Occupation: 29 Nov 1847, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; shoemaker
• Residence: 29 Nov 1847, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; at 43 St. Leonard's Street
• Occupation: Abt 1850, Scotland
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Registered: 15 Sep 1862, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; the birth of his daughter, Agnes Young Sherriff, with Registrar John Dunn
• Occupation: 15 Sep 1862, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; a shoemaker and sherrif's officer
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Death: 3 Jun 1876, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; at the 8th hour, 10 minutes of the morning
• Death: 3 Jun 1876, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; from disease of the heart, which he had for four months
• Death registration: 3 Jun 1876, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; was made by his son, Alexander Sherriff Junior, to Registrar Thomas Dunn
• Occupation: 3 Jun 1876, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; as boot and shoe maker, at the time of his death,
• Residence: 3 Jun 1876, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland; the time of his death, at 23 High Street

Notes:

Church records:
There are records of marriages of the Associate Congregation (burgher) of First Selkirk United Presbyterian Church for 1850 and 1857. This church became Lawson Memorial United Free Presbyterian Church, then the Church of Scotland. The records are at the National Archives of Scotland, CH3/1229/33.

_TODO:
Try June 3, 1876. Daughter Agnes Young Sherriff was born in 1862. Possibly died in Selkirk, Galashiels, or Edinburgh. Born c. 1824?

_TODO:
Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were likely in Selkirkshire.

_TODO:
St. Cuthbert's, Edinburgh. Marriages 1845-1849. Margaret Cairns married Alexander Sherriff November 29, 1847. Extraction batch # M119902. Microfilm # 1,066,766. Microfiche 6,900,813 - 20 fiche of marriages. Also, births & christenings 1573-1855 microfiche # 6,901,046 - 29 fiche.

_TODO:
Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were likely in Selkirkshire. In 1876 they were at 23 High Street.

_TODO:
Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were either in Selkirkshire or in Edinburgh.

_TODO:
Alexander Sherriff and Margaret Cairns were either in Selkirkshire or in Edinburgh.

Census:
Alexander was aged 30, an agricultural labourer, and recorded as "no" to the question "born in county?"


Occupation:
Alexander was a shoemaker (master) and a sherriff officer.

Census:
He was enumerated as age 36, head of the family, a shoemaker and sherriff's officer, and born in Edinburgh. He was living with his wife, his sons Alexander and William Sherriff, and daughers Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane Sherriff on Bogus Close. Their house had 2 rooms with one or more windows. They were enumerated as living next to the Established Church Manse.

Census:
He was enumerated as age 46, born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, head of the family, and a shoemaker. He was living with his wife, his son, Alexander Sherriff, his daughters Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane and Agnes Y. Sherriff, his granddaughter, Ann Sherriff, and a boarder, Andrew Grieve. They lived at 23 High Street in a house of two rooms with one or more windows.

Alexander married Margaret CAIRNS on 29 Nov 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Margaret (daughter of William CAIRNS) was born about 1822 in Jedburgh, Roxboroughshire, Scotland; died on 15 Apr 1903 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 21.1
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• _UID: 606B2453217D400BB74E1DE85EF83146025A
• Birth: Abt 1850, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Notes:

_TODO:
Born c. 1850 son of Alexander & Margaret (Cairns) Sherriff in Edinburgh. Age 11 on April 7, 1861.

Birth:
Since he was age 11 when the census was taken on April 7, 1861, his birth year was calculated as circa 1850.

Census:
He was enumerated as age 11, and born in Edinburgh. He was living with his parents, his brother, William Sherriff, and sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane Sherriff on Bogus Close. Their house had 2 rooms with one or more windows. They were enumerated as living next to the Established Church Manse.

Census:
He was enumerated as age 21, born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, unmarried, and a journeyman tailor. He was living with his parents, his sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth, Jane and Agnes Y. Sherriff, his neice, Ann Sherriff, and a boarder, Andrew Grieve. They lived at 23 High Street in a house of two rooms with one or more windows.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Margaret Scott

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 21.3
• _TODO: Open
• _UID: A098330A07954025B6A1DF6CE2DB447B9445
• Birth: Abt 1854, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Notes:

_TODO:
Born c. 1850 son of Alexander & Margaret (Cairns) Sherriff in Edinburgh. Age 7 on April 7, 1861.

Birth:
Since he was age 7 when the census was taken on April 7, 1861, his birth year was calculated as circa 1854.

Census:
He was enumerated as age 7, and born in Edinburgh. He was living with his parents, his brother, Alexander Sherriff, and sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Jane Sherriff on Bogus Close. Their house had 2 rooms with one or more windows. They were enumerated as living next to the Established Church Manse.

Census:
He was not enumerated with his parents. [He may have lived somewhere else or had died.]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 21.4
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• _UID: E81BAB1E707445BAA52A3A8ED6B330F7F6A5
• Birth: Abt 1855, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Notes:

_TODO:
Elizabeth Sherriff, daughter of Alexander & Margaret (Cairns) Sherriff born c. 1855 in Selkirk. Age 15 on April 2, 1871. May have extra info on family.

Birth:
Since she was age 6 when the census was taken on April 7, 1861, her birth year was calculated as circa 1855.

Census:
She was enumerated as age 6, and born in Selkirk, Selkirkshire. She was living with her parents, brothers Alexander and William Sherriff, and sisters, Margaret and Jane Sherriff on Bogus Close. Their house had 2 rooms with one or more windows. They were enumerated as living next to the Established Church Manse.

Census:
She was enumerated as age 15, born in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, unmarried, and a woolen darner. She was living with her parents, her brother, Alexander Sherriff, her sisters, Margaret, Jane and Agnes Y. Sherriff, her neice, Ann Sherriff, and a boarder, Andrew Grieve. They lived at 23 High Street in a house of two rooms with one or more windows.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 21.5
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• _UID: B83102D875C748E587EB2DC45B0F3AA1D48E
• Birth: Abt 1859, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 7 Apr 1861, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Notes:

_TODO:
Jane Sherriff, daughter of Alexander & Margaret (Cairns) Sherriff, born c. 1859 in Selkirk. Age 12 on April 2, 1871.

Birth:
Since she was age 2 when the census was taken on April 7, 1861, her birth year was calculated as circa 1859.

Census:
She was enumerated as age 2, and born in Selkirk, Selkirkshire. She was living with her parents, brothers Alexander and William Sherriff, and sisters, Margaret and Elizabeth Sherriff on Bogus Close. Their house had 2 rooms with one or more windows. They were enumerated as living next to the Established Church Manse.

Census:
She was enumerated as age 12, born in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, unmarried, and a scholar. She was living with her parents, her brother, Alexander Sherriff, her sisters, Margaret, Elizabeth and Agnes Y. Sherriff, her neice, Ann Sherriff, and a boarder, Andrew Grieve. They lived at 23 High Street in a house of two rooms with one or more windows.

A.Y. married J.S. THOMSON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 21.21
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• _UID: D67BCAB34C94486BB992C3E1EE00AC18021C
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Notes:

_TODO:
Ann Sherriff, illegitimate daughter of Margaret Sherriff (probably), born c. 1870 in Selkirk. Age 1 on April 2, 1871. See A00815. May have info on family.

Census:
She was enumerated as age 1, and born in Selkirk, Selkirkshire. She was living with her mother [presumed], Margaret Sherriff, her grandparents, Alexander and Margaret Sherriff, her uncle, Alexander Sherriff, her aunts, Elizabeth, Jane and Agnes Y. Sherriff, and a boarder, Andrew Grieve. They lived at 23 High Street in a house of two rooms with one or more windows.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Willie Thomson

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Church records: Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Church records: Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Reference Number: 10.2
• Residence: New York, New York County, New York, United States
• _UID: 8AF55ACD439246A4B4E10301A429336664EF
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Notes:

Church records:
If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of South United Presbyterian Church, which became the United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united in 1936 with Galashiels Trinity to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1256 births/baptisms 1877 to 1937 at the National Archives of Scotland.

Church records:
If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of Relief Galashiels United Presbyterian Church, which became the West United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united with Galashiels South to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1257 /9 /baptisms 1838 to 1915 at the National Archives of Scotland.

Residence:
Frank and Hanna lived in New York City.

Census:
Frank was aged 6 and a scholar.

Census:
Frank S. Thomson was enumerated as son of the head of the household, single, male, age 15, an apprentice hatter [?], a worker rather than an employer or working on own account, and born in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. He was living with his parents, James S. Thomson and Agnes Y. Thomson, and his siblings William S. Thomson (19), Gladstone S. Thomson (13), Alfred S. Thomson (11), Clarence S. Thomson (10), and Madge S. Thomson (7) in a unit at #10 Torphichen Place which had 3 rooms with one or more windows.

Family/Spouse: Hanna. Hanna and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Church records: Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Church records: Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Marriage registration: Ontario, Canada; not found in marriage indexes for 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 or 1918
• Name: Gladstone S. Thomson
• Reference Number: 10.3
• _UID: 8787799EB9B3492C981DEB4C0249E290AF80
• Birth: 1887, Scotland
• Census: 5 Apr 1891, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
• Census: 31 Mar 1901, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Immigration: 1910, Canada
• Occupation: 11 May 1910, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; butcher's assistant
• Occupation: 2 May 1911, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; butcher
• Census: 1 Jun 1911, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: Abt 1912, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 26 Mar 1915, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; in the army
• Residence: 26 Mar 1915, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada; at 44 Silverthorn Avenue

Notes:

See attached sources.

Church records:
If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of Relief Galashiels United Presbyterian Church, which became the West United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united with Galashiels South to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1257 /9 /baptisms 1838 to 1915 at the National Archives of Scotland.

Church records:
If he was baptized in the United Presbyterian Church, this event might be recorded in the records of South United Presbyterian Church, which became the United Free Presbyterian Church, which became the Church of Scotland, and united in 1936 with Galashiels Trinity to form Galashiels St. Cuthbert's. These records are number CH3/1256 births/baptisms 1877 to 1937 at the National Archives of Scotland.

Census:
Gladstone was aged 1.

Census:
Gladstone S. Thomson was enumerated as son of the head of the household, single, male, age 13, a scholar, and born in Galashiels, Selkirkshire. He was living with his parents, James S. Thomson and Agnes Y. Thomson, and his siblings William S. Thomson (19), Frank S. Thomson (15), Alfred S. Thomson (11), Clarence S. Thomson (10), and Madge S. Thomson (7) in a unit at #10 Torphichen Place which had 3 rooms with one or more windows.

Occupation:
His son, Gladstone Wallace Thomson, was born this day.

Occupation:
His brother, Clarence Thomson, declared on the manifest of the "Casandra" on which he sailed to Canada, that he was going to his brother, who was a butcher, in Toronto.

Census:
Gladstone was enumerated as head of household, married, born in month of __, born in 1887, age 23 last birthday, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1910, of Scottish ethnic origin, Canadian nationality, Presbyterian religion, butcher, not an employer, an employee, not working on his own account, pork factory, 34 weeks worked in 1910, working 54 hours per week, earned $408 total in 1910, can read, can write, and speaks english. He was living at 120 Pearson Avenue with his wife, Barbara Thomson, son Gladstone W. Thomson (1), brother Alfred S. Thomson ( 21), brother Clarence S. Thomson (20) and cousin Andrew Scott (18).

Immigration:
Gladstone immigrated to Canada with his brother Clarence, and 3 other men. Two of the other men were Andy Scott and Bob Wallace.

Occupation:
He was a Private "2nd" in the Canadian Continent, on the day that his son, Leonard Singer Thomson, was born.

Residence:
This was his "domicile" on the day that his son, Leonard Singer Thomson, was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Buried:
Gladstone is buried in Park Lawn Cemetery.

Gladstone married Barbara WALLACE on 15 Apr 1910 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. Barbara was born in Feb 1885 in United States; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

A.S. married L.V.W. KININMONTH [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

C.S. married A.W. SNEDDON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

M. married J. LOW [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: S.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 10.22
• _UID: 366DC2E7DC2A481CBBF1036733CB7AC70B70
• Residence: Abt 1932, New York, New York County, New York, United States

Notes:

Residence:
When Violet was 19 years old, she left home and was never heard from again.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Gladstone Thomson
• Reference Number: 10.31
• _UID: 9DAFDDFA324944D49491E5CF60F57BD7369C
• Immigration: 1910, Canada
• Birth: May 1910, Scotland
• Birth: 11 May 1910, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; at 7th hour, 0 minutes in the evening at 7 Gardners Crescent
• Birth registration: 31 May 1910, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
• Census: 1 Jun 1911, Toronto, York County, Ontario, Canada
• Travel: 8 Dec 1914, Glasgow, Scotland; from Toronto to Montreal and then onto the ship "Pretorian" to arrive
• Photograph: Abt 1920, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Notes:

Birth registration:
His birth was registered by his Aunt, Eda Fairley, of Forbes Street, at the St. Giles District Registration Office to Registrar R. D. Robertson.

Census:
G. W. Thomson was enumerated as son of the head of household, single, born in month of May, born in 1910, age 1 last birthday, born in Scotland, immigrated in 1910, of Scottish ethnic origin, Canadian nationality, Presbyterian religion. He was living at 120 Pearson Avenue with his parents, Gladstone S. and Barbara Thomson, his uncles Alfred S. Thomson ( 21) and Clarence S. Thomson (20) and his father's cousin Andrew Scott (18).

Travel:
He was accompaning his mother, Barbara (Wallace) Thomson. They were going to 24 Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Photograph:
Gladstone Wallace Thomson with his mother, Barbara Wallace Thomson, and his younger brother, Leonard Singer Thomson (born 1915).

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Leonard Thomson

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: J.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

I.M. married A.E. LAUGHTON [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

J. married V. GREEN [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

M. married J.E. TAYLOR [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

N.A.S. married D.C. WRIGHT [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: 10.51
• _UID: 42FD5A02252C4648877965DCC71513711B00

Family/Spouse: I. CUMMINGS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: A.M. WEIR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]