Family of John CHISHOLM and Mary HOWATT
Husband: John CHISHOLM
Wife: Mary HOWATT
Name: |
Mary HOWATT |
Sex: |
Female |
Father: |
- |
Mother: |
- |
Birth |
1814 |
Crossmichael, Kirkcudbrightshire |
Death |
27 Aug 1861 (age 46-47) |
Rerrick |
Name: |
Samuel CHISHOLM |
Sex: |
Male |
Spouse: |
Margaret PATERSON (1833-1893) |
Birth |
22 Apr 1836 |
Rerrick, Kirkcudbrightshire |
Occupation |
|
Militia Man / Agricultural Labourer / Railway Wagon Driver |
Death |
28 Jan 1863 (age 26) |
Blair Atholl, Perthshire |
Name: |
Helen CHISHOLM |
Sex: |
Female |
Birth |
18 Nov 1842 |
Rerrick |
Name: |
James CHISHOLM |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
1845 |
Rerrick |
Name: |
William CHISHOLM |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
1851 |
Rerrick |
Name: |
John CHISHOLM |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
1853 |
|
Name: |
Janet Knox CHISHOLM |
Sex: |
Female |
Birth |
1855 |
|
Note on Marriage
John and Mary's lifetime was before statutory records were required and so a lot of the dates and ages were calculated from the 1851 census.
An interesting fact is that in 1851, Mary's age was recorded as 29 when her eldest son, Samuel, was 14, this means that Mary was only 15 when Samuel was born. Mary was recorded as Samuel's mother on both Samuel's marriage and death certificates, so there does not seem to be any question of John having married twice.
John's age when he died was 59 according to his death certificate, this confirms his year of birth. At the time he died, John was a widower so his wife Mary must have died by the time she was 48.
Note on Husband: John CHISHOLM
On John's death certificate his father is given as "Samuel Chisholm (reputed father) and his mother as Jane McDowall.