I Need Information on Donaldson Family of Kilsyth They Are Linked to the Family Names Hay Laing Burns and Shaw All from Kilsyth Banton
Specifically FLEMING DONALDSON Died 1958 marred first wife Jessie Bankier BURNS Died 1945. Awarded Military Medal 1914 - 1918 1/7 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Presented with solid gold watch and chain by the people of Kilsyth. Left for war from Kilsyth Railway Station - August 1914. Photo of this event is with Fleming's Military Medal etc in A&S Museum, Stirling Castle. Also JOHN DONALDSON (Father?) who won a gold medal for Rifle Shooting Competition in (Kilsyth?) 1899.
Does anyone have a connection and therefore some information.
gbdonaldson@live.co.uk
This could be the John Donaldson you're researching?
Name: John Donaldson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Jun 1865
Birth Place: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Father: Fleming DONALDSON
Mother: Isabella Millar NISBET
FHL Film Number: 6035516
Original data: Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
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1881 Census of Scotland
Registration Number: 483
Registration district: Kilsyth
Civil Parish: Kilsyth
Town: Kilsyth
County: Stirlingshire
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 95
LINE: 6
Roll: cssct1881_137
Household:
-Christina NISBET, Head of Household, age 48, b. Banton, Stirlingshire; Weaver (steam loom)
-John Donaldson, Nephew, age 15, b. Edinburgh, Edinburghshire; Iron Stone Miner
-Mary Harrison, Lodger, age 28, b. Ireland; Paper Mill worker
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1891 Census of Scotland
Registration Number: 483
Registration district: Kilsyth
Civil Parish: Kilsyth
Town: Kilsyth
County: Stirlingshire
Address: Low Craigend
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 175
LINE: 18
Roll: CSSCT1891_151
Household members:
-John Donaldson Head of Household, age 26, b. Edinburgh, Midlothian; coal miner
-*Janet (née Laing) Donaldson, wife, age 30, b. Kilsyth, Stirling
-Jessie Donaldson, daughter, age 5 yrs., b. Kilsyth, Stirling
-Bella Donaldson, daughter, age 3 yrs., b. Kilsyth, Stirling
-Fleming Donaldson, son, age 2 yrs., b. Kilsyth, Stirling
-James LAING, Boarder, age 25, b. Kilsyth; coal miner
-Jas Hamilton, Boarder, age 22, b. Airdrie, Lanark; coal miner
*someone at ancestry.com added the maiden name of Laing to Janet, as a notation on the indexed census.
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1901 Census of Scotland
Registration Number: 483
Registration district: Kilsyth
Civil Parish: Kilsyth
Town: Kilsyth
County: Stirlingshire
Address: 53 High Craigends
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 135 1
LINE: 17
Roll: CSSCT1901_160
Household Members:
-John Donaldson, Head of household, 35 yrs. old, b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh; coal miner
-Fleming Donaldson, son, 12 yrs old, b. Kilsyth, Stirlingshire; scholar
-Catherine Donaldson, dau., 8 yrs old, b. Kilsyth, Stirlingshire; schol
-John Donaldson, son 6 yrs old, b. Kilsyth, Stirlingshire; scholar
-Bella Donaldson, daughter, 4 yrs old, b. Kilsyth, Steringshire
-Catherine Buchanan, servant, 40 yrs old, b. Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Hi Kate 16. Absolutely spot on. It would appear that they had a daughter Bella, who died, and then had another daughter whom they named Bella again.
I am trying to get more information on John DONALDSON, Coal Miner, as shown in your info, because he was killed on November 13 1909, in the Cherry Mine Disaster, Cherry, Ohio, USA. It is difficult to track his movements from Kilsyth to the USA, date of passage etc. In Karen Tintori's book "TRAPPED", it shows that he died leaving a wife and three sons, named as Flenan 21, (we believe should be Fleming), John 15 and James 10. We are trying to discover if John DONALDSON went to the USA alone, leaving his wife and sons in Kilsyth. at this stage Janet (Laing) DONALDSON is not shown as his wife. Did she die? And the other children - did they die? Are you able to assist with more information. How long before the disaster had the mine been working? Arrival from Scotland is after 1901 census, therefore 1902 onward. Thanks for everything to date. Graham