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     Evelyn Leslie Smith, daughter of William Smith and Ann Maxwell Black, was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, on Monday, 11 May 1863.¹


          In the 1881 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 3 April 1881, Evelyn was recorded as the Head of the Household at Belle View, Logie, Perthshire, Scotland, also in the Household were Gertrude Berta Elliot Smith,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; Evelyn L. SMITH     17     F     Edinburgh, Scotland     Rel: Lodger (Head.)²
          ; T.B.E. SMITH     15     F     Leith     Rel: Lodger (Sister)     Occ: Scholar.²

     The 1891 U.K.Census  listed her as a daughter of the Head of Household - Ann Maxwell Smith, at 47 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, who is recorded as -
          Ann Smith     Head     Widow     64     Private Means     LKS. Glasgow.³
     Evelyn's entry for the 1891 Census was recorded as -
          Evelyn Smith     Daughter     Single     27.³

     Evelyn Leslie Smith, daughter of William Smith and Ann Maxwell Black, was married to Rev. David Ramsay Henderson, son of David Ian Henderson and Janet Margaret Ramsay, on Tuesday, 6 February 1894 at 47 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
     The details from the Marriage Certificate are - Evelyn L. Smith (30), spinster, of 47 Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, married David R. Henderson (26), bachelor, clergyman of the Church of Scotland and living in the Manse of Lecropt, Bridge of Allan, at 47 Inverleith Row, after banns according to the forms of the Church of Scotland. The witnesses were Evelyn's sister, Gertrude Smith, and N.E. Farquharson. The officiating minister was Norman MacLeod, DD, of Inverness.¹
          Evelyn is recorded as the Wife of the Head of Household in the U.K.Census of 31 March 1901 at Lecropt Manse, Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland. This Census included Evelyn and also William Smith Ramsay Henderson and Janet Ramsay Henderson, as living in the Household, as follows:
          ; Evelyn Henderson     (Head Absent) Wife     Married     36     E.C. Minister's wife     MLN. Leith.⁴
          ; William Henderson     Son     Single     3     PER. Lecropt.⁴
          ; Janet Henderson     Daughter     Single     2     PER. Lecropt.⁴

     Evelyn Leslie Henderson nee Smith has not been located in the UK Census of 2 April 1911.

     Evelyn Leslie Smith, daughter of William Smith and Ann Maxwell Black, died on Wednesday, 26 March 1924, in Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland, she was survived by her husband Rev. David Ramsay Henderson.¹ Evelyn Leslie Henderson nee Smith was buried in Lecropt Churchyard, Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland,
     Monumental Inscription - Front Face - Bottom stone :-
/ In Affectionate Memory of / Evelyn Leslie / daughter of the Revd. William Smith D.D. / Minister of the Parish of North Leith / and wife of the Revd. D R Henderson, / who entered into rest 26th March 1924 /.⁵

     William Smith, son of Thomas Smith and Marion Lindsay, was born in Harelaw, Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on Monday, 19 April 1819.¹
     He was Baptised on Monday, 3 May 1819.¹
     

     William Smith was married to Ann Maxwell Black on Tuesday, 30 March 1852 at Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland.²

     William Smith was born at Harelaw, Carstairs, and was educated at Pettinain School and Edinburgh University.

He was licensed by the Presbytery of Kirkcaldy in 1845 and served as a tutor in the Minto, Rothes and Rollo families. He was presented by James, Earl of Lauderdale, and ordained on December 25, 1845 in Lauder, Berwickshire. He was transferred to Trinity Parish, Edinburgh on December 25, 1857, thence to North Leith parish on March 15, 1860. He was convenor of the Endowment Committee in 1860, was awarded a DD in 1869, published "Endowed Territorial Work", and was Baird Lecturer in 1875" (Source: Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, Vol. I, pp. 130, 157; Vol. II, p. 154).

In 1844, William Smith, Minto, was in the Advanced Hebrew Class in the Faculty of Divinity, University of Edinburgh. He placed second for diligence and proficiency, and had the best essay entitled "On the Character and Writings of David" (Scotsman, May 1, 1844).

At the time of the 1851 census, William Smith was the Minister of Lauder. He had not yet married, and his widowed mother, Marion Lindsay, an annuitant, had come to live with him in the Manse. Two servants also lived with them: Margaret Blackie (48), house servant, and Margaret Fairbairn (12), errand girl and scholar.

"MID-LOTHIAN COAST ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS - The officers of this regiment entertained the Lieutenant-Colonel, Sir James Gardiner Baird, Bart., at dinner yesterday evening in the Hopetoun Rooms, Queen Street. The Rev. William Smith, minister of North Leith, honorary chaplain to the regiment, was also present"
(Scotsman, November 9, 1860).

"FUNERAL OF THE REV. PROFESSOR JAMES ROBERTSON - The remains of the late Dr. Robertson were interred yesterday afternoon in .. the West Church Burying Ground. The relatives and intimate friends of the decased assembled in his house in Ainslie Place ... where appropriate devotional exercises were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Paul and the Rev. Professor Crawford. The funeral procession ... was very large. The coffin was borne shoulder-high; while all the mourners followed on foot; and, notwithstanding the incessant rain, the cortege was accomapnied along the route by a large number of spectators." The Rev. William Smith, North Leith, was one of the pall-bearers
(Scotsman, Dec. 7, 1860).

In his 1861 will, William Smith had appointed as Trustees John Tulloch, Principal of St. Mary's College, St.Andrews; John Black, merchant, Borneo Company Limited, then residing in Manchester (probably William Smith's brother-in-law); Rev. William Dell, Minister of Colmonel, Ayrshire; Hew Hamilton Crichton, writer to the Signet; and John Romanes, of Paterson and Romanes, writers to the Signet. His estate, including the proceeds from life insurance policies, was to be placed in a trust, with the proceeds to be paid out to his widow twice a year, at Whitsunday and Martinmas. The will also obliges his widow to "maintain, educate and support" their children "in a manner suitable to their station in life." The trustees were also allowed the latitude to to advance up to 300 GBP to any of the children as they may deem advisable and proper for the purpose of "forwarding the views in life" of the children. Upon the death of his widow, the estate was to be divided equally among the children. The will was written by David Sutherland, Clerk to Messrs Tait and Quenton, writers to the Signet, and was executed by William Smith at Bonnington, near Edinburgh, witnessed by John Robertson Liddell, Student of Divinity and Patrick Adair Black, Merchant, Glasgow (probably William Smith's wife's uncle). John Tulloch (1823-1886), one of the trustees in William Smith's will, met William Smith at Edinburgh University and formed a lasting friendship with him. In 1875, Tulloch was appointed Chief Clerk of the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, and "from that time he was the most prominent churchman in Scotland". In 1878 he was appointed Moderator, a post which he held for a year.
(Source: 2 epona.lib.ed.ac.uk:1822/isaar/P0217.html).

The degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred honoris causa tantum on William Smith, Minister of North Leith, and seven others, in 1869. The graduants are nominated by the Senatus Academicus and are presented to the Chancellor by the Dean of the Faculty of Divinity
(University of Edinburgh, List of Graduates, 1859-88, Manuscript Book 1, p. 109).

"UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH - INSTALLATION OF CHANCELLOR AND GRADUATION CEREMONIAL - The formal installation of the Lord Justice-General as Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh took place yesterday, at noon, in the Music Hall, after which the degrees in Divinity, Law, Arts and Science were conferred, and the newly installed Chancellor delivered an inaugural address. A brilliant assemblage of ladies and gentlemen were present at the ceremonial. The centre of the hall was occupied by graduates and members of the General Council of the University, the side seats were set apart for the friends of the graduates, and the galleries were filled with ladies. The members of the University Court and the gentlemen selected to receive honorary degrees were attired in academic robes, as were the graduates who appeared to have their degrees conferred upon them ... Before the ceremony, Professor Oakeley played on the organ "The Coronation Anthem" by Handel; and afterwards a student's song "Alma Mater" by Professor Oakeley ... Professor Crawford, Dean of the Faculty of Theology, presented the seven gentlemen whom the Senatus Academicus had deemed worthy to receive the degree of Doctor in Divinity, each gentleman receiving the degree amidst applause upon being presented to the Chancellor ... Professor Crawford, in presenting the Rev. William Smith, said - The next person whom I have the privilege of naming is the Rev. William Smith - (applause) - minister of North Leith, a distinguished alumnus of this University, and a singularly able and assiduous parish minister, one who was worthily elected by the Church of Scotland to succeed the late lamented Professor Robertson in the management of the endowment scheme for the extension of the Church in our overgrown towns, and in our mining and manufacturing districts of the country, and to whose indefatigable exertions it is mainly owing that in the course of the last nine years no fewer than seventy-five additional parishes have been erected and endowed by voluntary contributions amounting to upwards of 264,000 GBP. It seemed to the Senatus no inappropriate tribute to his great public services, as well as to his personal excellencies and accomplishments, that the degree of Doctor of Divinity should be conferred upon him. (Applause)." Later in the ceremony, a Doctor of Laws degree was conferred on Matthew Arnold
(Source: Scotsman, April 22, 1869).

The second edition of William Smith's book entitled "Endowed Territorial Work: its Supreme Importance to the Church and Country" was published by Wm. Blackwood & Sons, and advertised by them in the Scotsman under the heading "Theological Works"
(Scotsman May 22, 1875).

In November 1876, three months before he died, William Smith altered his will. By that time, Rev. Dell had died, and William Smith wished also to recall the appointments of Dr. John Tulloch, John Black, and John Romanes. In their place, he appointed his wife, Anne Maxwell Black or Smith; Reverend John Robertson Liddell, Minister of Kirkliston; and James Arthur Crichton, Advocate Sheriff of Fifeshire. He added a provision directing the trustees to pay his widow the sum of 200 GBP for mourning, and to enable her to maintain herself and her family until the first payment of income. This codicil to his will was executed by William Smith in his home, the Manse of North Leith, witnessed by Reverend James Park, assistant Minister of North Leith and Richard Williams, church officer.
A further codicil contains a provision allowing the trust to be terminated in the event of the death of both his children. His widow was to get half the estate, and the other half was to be shared amongst his nephews Thomas Smith "now factor to Lord Falmouth, Truro"; Thomas Graham, Paisley; and Mr. William Brownlie, Motherwell (the son of William Smith's sister Margaret).

William Smith, DD (57), the Minister of North Leith Parish Church, died at the Manse. His wife, Anne Maxwell Black, was present at his death.

"THE LATE DR. WILLIAM SMITH, NORTH LEITH - General regret will be awakened by the announcement we have this morning to make of the death of the popular minister of North Leith. To look at Dr. Smith's stalwart frame, one might naturally have anticipated for him a long lease of life; but he has been cut off in the midst of a career of usefulness, long before reaching the span of three score and ten. Two years ago, we believe, he sustained a crushing bereavement in the sudden death of an only son, a youth of great promise, and since that event his friends have observed a certain failure of strength, which may very likely have been aggravated by the unremitting labour he continued to undergo in connection with Church business. In October last, after returning 3 from a few weeks' holiday on Speyside, he was prostrated by some internal ailment to such an extent that for some time his life was despaired of. From this attack he rallied so far as to be able to take daily drives when the weather was fine; but about a fortnight ago there came a relapse, under which he gradually sank bearing himself the while with remarkable fortitude and composure, till, shortly after seven o'clock yesterday morning, he peacefully breathed his last."

"The son of a farmer on the Carstairs estate in Lanarkshire, William Smith was born on 19th April 1819. He received his early education at the parish school, and subsequently at an academy near Lanark, under the charge of Dr. __thco. Being then sent to prosecute his studies at Edinburgh University, he there distinguished himself alike by ability and industry and in particular attracted the favourable notice of Professor Pillans, who predicted for him an honourable career. Through the Professor's influence he obtained the post of tutor in the family of Lord Minto, and thus, besides securing the life-long friendship of the late Dr. Aitken, of Minto, one of the most lettered and thoughtful of the older clergy of the Church of Scotland, he obtained the advantage of residence in London during a great part of three years, at a time when matters affecting the Church of Scotland were being debated in Parliament. He was still a student in the Divinity Hall at the time of the Disruption; and, we believe, his name stands first on the album at the head of the thirty whom that event left as the rising hope of the Church of Scotland. As a theological student he was the centre of a group of men most of whom afterwards made their mark in life. He was somewhat older and more advanced in experience and knowledge of the world than the others, and his happy genial nature, combined with the solidity and force of his judgment, gave him a corresponding influence over them. This happy circle long survived, and, while its integrity was unbroken, used to meet at periodical intervals to revive college memories and the old bonds of friendship. Most of them, alas! are now gone. Dr. Smith had a peculiar turn for this sort of fellowship which was probably quite unknown to the outside world, for later in life, and long after he had become a prominent minister, first at Lauder and then in Edinburgh, he was the main centre of another group, composed of clergy of the Church of Scotland, who might be supposed, and probably were supposed, by the world to have no dealings with one another. It was true that they differed widely, and the course of ecclesiastical politics had a tendency to separate some of them at last very far; but till within a recent period they were in the habit of meeting at least once a year, and the main attraction of the meeting was undoubtedly the genial personality of Dr. Smith, before which for the time all differences vanished. But to return, the popular student besides his connection with the Minto family, enjoyed similar social advantages while acting as tutor in those of Rothes and Rollo; and in this way his time was protfitably occupied till 1845, when he received a presentation to the parish of Lauder. In this charge the young minister remained for twelve years. While approving himself a zealous pastor, the friend and adviser of his humblest parishioners, he lived at the same time on a cordial footing with the Lauderdale family, at whose board he had opportunities of meeting many of the leading men of the day. Translated in 1857 to Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, Mr. Smith occupied that post till 1860, when he was appointed to the parish of North Leith. Here, again, he distinguished himself by the zeal and assiduity with which he applied himself to parochial duty. He had one of the largest communion-rolls in Scotland, as many as 2200 members sometimes partaking of the sacrament in his church; yet he strove to maintain constant intercourse with this large flock, not only going among them in cases of sickness or bereavement, but keeping up a system of regular visitation. He at the same time took a warm interst in many public matters connected with Leith; and the general estimation in which he was held was evinced by his being twice elected to the local School Board, on the last occasion at the top of the poll."

"From the time of his settlement in Edinburgh Mr. Smith began to take an active part in the business, not only of the local Church Courts, but of the General Assembly, in which he soon came to be regarded as a judicious counsellor. He took kindly to what is known as "Church work" although some of his friends used to grudge the extent to which his work absorbed his intellectural energies, and seemed to fit him less than he seemed to them to be fitted for the higher walks of his profession. To a great extent it was his admiration for Dr. James Robvertson, as the founder of the Endowment Scheme, which led him into this line, and induced him at length to take up the burden which Dr. Robertson laid down in the end of 1860. His labours in this prosperous cause for many years were incessant, and possibly he tasked his strength too much, although he never till recently wore the look of weakness or overwork. After working diligently for some eight years on the lines laid down by his predecessor, he in 1869 laid before the Assembly a scheme for endowing 100 additional churches, at an expenditure of 100,000 GBP. The money was readily forthcoming, a tenth part of it being subscribed by the late Mr. Baird of Cambusdoon; and with the additional assistance offered from the Baird Trust the work cut out for ten years was all but accomplished in half that period. Last year the indefatigable convener was able to report that the operations of the committee had resulted in the endowment of 240 churches, irrespective of 39 Parliamentary chapels erected into regular parochial charges; while he announced a renewal of subscriptions from Mr. Baird and other supporters of the scheme as warranting the committee in aiming at a hundred more. It was in recognition ofhis efforts in this cause, no less than of his merits as a parish minister, that Mr. Smith in 1869 received from his 4 Alma Mater the degree of Doctor of Divinity."

"Another important matter with which the name of this zealous Churchman will be associated is the passing of the recent Act for abolishing patronage. It was in April in 1866 that Mr. Cumming moved, in the Presbytery of Edinburgh, the overture which may be said to have originated the movement that led up to this piece of legislation. When the overture came before the Assembly, Dr. Smith made a vigorous speech in its support; and though Dr. Pirie's motion on that occasion for a committee to inquire into the subject was only carried by a majority of 5, in a house of 95 members, the agitation thus commenced was kept up year after year until, as the result of much deliberation and negotiation with Government, the Act now in operation was passed. Thoughout these proceedings Dr. Smith was the trusted counsellor of both ecclesiastical and political leaders; and when at length patronage was abolished, he had an important share in the work of framing the regulations under which the election to benefices is now conducted. One of the main grounds on which he originally advocated the change was the tendency he supposed it would have to heal existing divisions among Scottish Presbyterians; and it was in consonance with this view that he of late years warmly supported motions in the Assembly in which action pointing towards such union was shadowed forth. Nor in this connection should we omit to mention that he acted as one of the committee who have been making arrangements for a Pan-Presbyterian Council."

"Like other ministers who have shown aptitude for Church business, Dr. Smith was for several years returned out of rotation as a member of the Assembly; and so high a sense did the Supreme Court of the Church entertain of his judgment and capacity that about two years ago, on the demission by Dr. Pirie of the convenership of the Business Committee, he was unanimously recognised as the member best fitted to fill that important post. To his onerous Church work he added the duties of a director of the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge; and he was also a member of Her Majesty's Bible Board, besides filling such honorary offices as the chaplaincies of the Mid-Lothian Coast Artillery Volunteers, and of the Edinburgh Upper Ward of Lanrkshire Association. Of one so immersed in active professional work, the fruits of the pen were not to be expected, though under other circumstances Dr. Smith's classical scholarship, his extensive acquaintance with theology and general literature, and his cultivated taste, might well have fitted him to excel in literary pursuits. As it is, the only publication with which, so far as we remember, his name has been associated is the volume containing the Baird Lectures delivered by him in 1875, and in which with characteristic ability he discussed the subject so near to his heart of "Endowed Territorial Work; its supreme Importance to the Church and Country.""

"As a preacher, Dr. Smith had an early career of great success, and those who remember his preaching in those years will recall its singularly inspiriting and powerful tone. He was a popular preacher in the best sense. His commanding presence, his ever earnest, and high-toned feeling, his copious - sometimes too copious - flow of language, his range of Scriptural knowledge - in this respect he belonged to the old school, and its seemed often as if he knew the Bible by heart - his solemnity and depth of spiritual experience all gave his pulpit utterance a very high character. And none probably thought more of it than those who heard it regularly and knew how it was all the natural outflow of his own mind and character. If it lacked range of thought, as well as of experience and Biblical knowledge, and was at times too slightly compacted and finished in its literary form, this was owing to the enormous practical labours of his later years, and the hurry and lack of thought, we fear, in which the convener of a Church Committee must spend his life."

"As an ecclesiastical politician, Dr. Smith belonged to the Liberal side of the Church, and, although some may be disposed to deny this, was upon the whole true to the deeper instincts of ecclesiastical liberty. He was much entangled, no doubt, especially of late years, in the actual toils of ecclesiastical statecraft, and these toils are never of an elevating - often they are of a seriously depressing and deteriorating - character. He never went so far astray as when, during the temporary pressure of a mistaken policy, he joined the cabal which contrived at last Assembly to throw out the overture for relaxation of the formula of subscription to the Confession now taken by Elders. When reproached with his action on this subject, he had nothing to say, but that he thought the proposed relaxation was not worth the trouble - in short, that it was not liberal enough! This was a part, however, he should not have acted - and especially as he may be supposed to have been not altogether unaware of the real motives which inspired the movements of the cabal, and led them to bring the old leader from Aberdeen once more to the front, in circumstances over which it is better to draw a decent veil. No good in the end can come of such movements inpsired from behind and this the day will by-and-by declare."

"No man's public conduct, however, is to be judged by a temporary aberration of his mind. Dr. Smith was trained as a Whig of the old school. He remained upon the whole true to the traditions of this school. He hated with all his heart the meaner arts of a pseudo-Conservative policy, of which probably he saw more than most men who were not actually partakers in that policy. He was possibly mistaken in his dreams of a reunion of the severed 5 sections of Scottish Presbyterianism; but at any rate he saw no future of the Church which would exclude even a wide latitude of opinion. Himself unmoved by the radical questions now stirring many minds - for he had a singularly simple, clear and strong faith - he had yet much sympathy with those whom he knew to be vexed by them. And nothing would have induced him to shut the door of the Church against freedom of thought, or to make narrower the room for freedom or expression than it now practically exists. He was glad that men of differing opinions should meet within the Chruch if they would only work for it. He had certainly no toleration for a latitude which meant escape from work, as well as the traditionalism of old views."

"Altogether Dr. Smith is a very pominent figure removed from the Church, whose absence may tell in many ways upon its future movements. All who gather around the grave, whatever they may think otherwise of him or his work, can have no thoughts but those of deep personal respect for one who always respected others, however he might differ from them, and whose amiability and generous ardour of character were combined with a life-long devotion to what he considered great Christian interests and the moral well-being of his country in whom it may be said the fire of a Christian patriotism consumed all lower feeling and interests."

"Dr. Smith was married in 1852 to a daughter of Mr. James Black, merchant, Glasgow, who, with two daughters, survives him. We are authorised to state that in consequence of numerous intimations of a desire to attend the funeral which have already been received, it has been resolved that all desirous of so doing shall meet in North Leith Parish Church on Saturday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, and thence proceed to Warriston Cemetery"
(Scotsman, February 13, 1877.)¹

     William Smith, son of Thomas Smith and Marion Lindsay, died on Monday, 12 February 1877, in The Manse, North Leith, Midlothian, Scotland,"Cause of Death: Tumour in Abdomen, uncertain jaundice. Informant - Anne Maxwell Smith, present at the Death", he was survived by his wife Ann Maxwell Smith.¹

     He was buried in Warriston Cemetery, Edinburgh on Saturday, 31 March 1877.¹ The total value of William's estate was £6089. This included the proceeds from 3 Life Insurance Policies taken out in 1845 - £499; 1846 - £500 & 1861 - £1500.

     Alfred Povey was born in 1908, Estimated from stated age at Marriage.


     Alfred Povey was married to Alberada May Bull, daughter of John Frederick Bull and Eva Harrison, on Tuesday, 5 January 1932 at St. Chad's Church, Longford, Derbyshire.
     St. Chad's Church Marriage Register - "Entry #431 - Alfred Povey, 24, bachelor, Quarryman of Longford, son of Charles Henry Povey, a Woodman was Married to Alberada May Bull, 19, Spinster of Longford, daughter of John Frederick Bull, Labourer of Longford, after Banns.
     Both signed and Witnessed by Nellie Bull & Walter Archie Harrison."¹

     Alberada May Bull, daughter of John Frederick Bull and Eva Harrison, was born in Rodsley, Derbyshire, on Sunday, 14 July 1912, her Birth was Registered at the Ashbourne Register Office in the Jul-Aug-Sep Quarter of 1912.^1,2      She was Baptised on Friday, 4 October 1912 in St. Oswald's Church, Ashbourne, Derbyshire .
     St. Oswald's Church Baptismal Register Entry - "Entry #336 - Alberada May, daughter of Eva Bull, a Widow of the Union Workhouse, was Baptised.     (Born 14 July 1912.)³"

     Alberada May Bull, daughter of John Frederick Bull and Eva Harrison, was married to Alfred Povey on Tuesday, 5 January 1932 at St. Chad's Church, Longford, Derbyshire.
     St. Chad's Church Marriage Register - "Entry #431 - Alfred Povey, 24, bachelor, Quarryman of Longford, son of Charles Henry Povey, a Woodman was Married to Alberada May Bull, 19, Spinster of Longford, daughter of John Frederick Bull, Labourer of Longford, after Banns.
     Both signed and Witnessed by Nellie Bull & Walter Archie Harrison."⁴

     Amelia Alexander Mitchell, daughter of James Mitchell, was born about 1880.


     Amelia Alexander Mitchell was married to John Chalmers Peat about 1910.

     Amelia A. Peat nee Mitchell was married to Rev. David Ramsay Henderson on Sunday, 25 December 1932. # 61 - David Ramsay Henderson, Clergyman, Married to 1st. Evelyn Leslie Smith & 2nd. Amelia Alexander Mitchell or Peat. Died 1946 February 13th at 3h a.m. at 28 Ardgowan Street, Greenock. Male, age 78 years. Father - William Henderson, Farmer, deceased and Mother - Janet Henderson m.s. Ramsay, deceased. Of Myacardial Degeneration (Cardiac Failure), Certified. Informant - Isabella C. Mitchell, sister in law, of Clydebank House, Kilcraggan on 15 February 1946 at Greenock.¹

     Amelia A. Henderson formerly Peat nee Mitchell, daughter of James Mitchell, died on Tuesday, 21 March 1972, in Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland. Amelia A. Henderson formerly Peat nee Mitchell was buried in Lecropt Churchyard, Lecropt, Perthshire, Scotland, after 21 March 1972.
     Monumental Inscription - Left Face :-
/ The Revd. D R Henderson TD MA / Born 1868 Died 1946 / and his wife / Amelia A Mitchell / who died 21st March 1972 /.²

     Walter E. Smith, son of Alexander George Smith and Mary Ellis, was born in Salford, Manchester, Lancashire, in 1867, his Birth was Registered at the Salford Register Office in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1867.¹

     Walter E. Smith, son of Alexander George Smith and Mary Ellis, died on Monday, 29 November 1869 in Salford, Lancashire, his Death was Registered at the Salford Register Office in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1869.²

     He was buried in The Cemetery, Salford in December 1869.
     The Cemetery Parish Register Entry - 'he died aged 18 months.³'

     Joseph Bull, son of William Bull and Hannah Fone, was born in 1786.
     He was Baptised on Wednesday, 15 November 1786 in St. Michael's Church, Sutton on the Hill, Derbyshire .
     St. Michael's Church Baptismal Register Entry - "Joseph, son of William & Hannah Bull was baptised on Nov. 15th."¹

     William Stronginarm, son of Anthony Stronginarm, was born about 1618.


     William Stronginarm, son of Anthony Stronginarm, died in December 1620.

     He was buried in St. Andrew's Church, Cubley on Sunday, 6 December 1620.
     St. Andrew's Church Parish Register Entry - 'William son of Anthony Stronginarm was Buried.¹'

     Ann Stronginarm, daughter of Anthony Stronginarm, was born in 1615.
     She was Baptised in July 1615 in St. Andrew's Church, Cubley, Derbyshire .¹
     

     She was buried in St. Andrew's Church, Cubley on Sunday, 31 January 1616.²

     Mary Harris was born about 1745.


     Mary Harris was married to Samuel Blood on Sunday, 14 September 1766 at Waterfall, Staffordshire.¹

     Thomas Smallwood, son of William Smallwood and Susanna, was born in Warwickshire about 1806.²


     Thomas Smallwood was married to Elizabeth about 1830.

          In the 1841 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 6 June 1841, Thomas was recorded as the first person in the Household at Duddeston cum Nechells, Parish of Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire,
     also in the Household were Elizabeth Smallwood and Mary Ann Smallwood plus Samuel 11, Susannah 8, Thomas 6, Amelia 4 & John 1,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; Thomas Smallwood     35     Shoe Maker     Yes (Born in this County.)³
          ; Elizabeth Smallwood     25     ---     Yes (Born in this County.)³
          ; Mary Smallwood     11     ---     Yes (Born in this County.)³

     Elizabeth was born in Warwickshire about 1816.¹


     Elizabeth was married to Thomas Smallwood about 1830.

          The U.K.Census of 6 June 1841 listed her in the Household of Thomas Smallwood, at Duddeston cum Nechells, Parish of Aston, Birmingham, Warwickshire, who is listed as -
     Thomas Smallwood     35     Shoe Maker     Yes (Born in this County.)²
     Elizabeth's entry for the 1841 Census was recorded as -
          Elizabeth Smallwood     25     ---     Yes (Born in this County.)²

     William Smallwood was married to Susanna about 1806.

     Susanna was married to William Smallwood about 1806.

     Elizabeth Bull, daughter of Bainbridge Bull and Ann Gilbert, was born in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, in 1691, possible place of Birth - Parents lived in the Parish.
     She was Baptised on Thursday, 23 August 1691 in St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire .
     St. Mary the Virgin's Church Baptismal Register Entry - "Elizabeth the daughter of Benbrick Bull and Anne his wife was baptized."¹

     Robert James Peters, son of Thomas Spence Peters and Isabella Sim, was born in Crawley, Sussex, on Friday, 5 April 1872, details supplied by daughter, Lilian Henderson.


     The 1881 U.K.Census  listed him as a son of the Head of Household - Thomas Spence Peters, at Belle Vue, Worth, Sussex, who is recorded as -
          Thomas Spence Peters     Head     Married     44     Estate & Farm Manager 1100 Acres 33 Men & Boys 2 Women     Scotland.¹
     Robert's entry for the 1881 Census was recorded as -
          Robert J. Peters     Son     8     Scholar     SSX. Worth.¹ He was Church of Scotland.

     Robert James Peters was employed as Superintendant Engineer, Steel Bros. Rangoon, Burma. in 1908.

     Robert James Peters was married to Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous on Thursday, 13 February 1908 at Rangoon, Burma.

     Robert James Peters, son of Thomas Spence Peters and Isabella Sim, died on Wednesday, 19 September 1951, in Forfar, Forfar, Scotland,"as birth."

     He was buried in Forfar Cemetery, Forfar.

     Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous was Church of Scotland.
     Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous, daughter of James Porteous and Catherine Dalgliesh, was born in The Smiddy, Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland, in 1880, details supplied by daughter, Lilian Henderson.


     The 1881 U.K.Census  listed her as a daughter of the Head of Household - James Porteous, at Post Office, Wamphrey, Dumfries, Scotland, who is recorded as -
          James PORTEOUS     M 31     M     Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland     Rel: Head Occ: Blacksmith Post Master.¹
     Elizabeth's entry for the 1881 Census was recorded as -
          Elizabeth PORTEOUS     1     F     Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland     Rel:     Daur.¹

     Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous was married to Robert James Peters on Thursday, 13 February 1908 at Rangoon, Burma.

     Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous, daughter of James Porteous and Catherine Dalgliesh, died on Sunday, 29 December 1918, in Rangoon Hospital, Rangoon, Burma,"as birth."

     She was buried in Rangoon Cemetery, Rangoon in January 1919.

     Thomas Spence Peters was employed as Farmer.
     Thomas Spence Peters was born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, about 1837, derived from Census information.


     Thomas Spence Peters was married to Isabella Sim about 1867.

          In the 1871 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 2 April 1871, Thomas was recorded as the Head of the Household at Belle View, Worth, Sussex, also in the Household were Isabella Peters nee Sim, Agnes S. Peters and Anne Spence Peters,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; Thomas S. Peters     Head     Married     34     Bailiff & Farm Manager 715 Acres 26 Men & 6 Boys     Scotland Dundee.¹
          ; Isabella Peters     Wife     Married     32     ---     Scotland Dundee.¹
          ; Agnes S. Peters     Daughter     3     ---     SSX. Worth.¹
          ; Anne S. Peters     Daughter     1     ---     SSX. Worth.¹

          In the 1881 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 3 April 1881, Thomas was recorded as the Head of the Household at Belle Vue, Worth, Sussex, also in the Household were Robert James Peters, Isabella Sim, Anne Spence Peters, Thomas Spence Peters, James Spence Peters, Charles Spence Peters and Mary Peters,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; Thomas Spence Peters     Head     Married     44     Estate & Farm Manager 1100 Acres 33 Men & Boys 2 Women     Scotland.²
          ; Isabella Peters     Wife     Married     42     Scotland.²
          ; Annie Spence Peters     Daur     11     Scholar     SSX. Worth.²
          ; Robert J. Peters     Son     8     Scholar     SSX. Worth.²
          ; Thomas S. Peters     Son     7     Scholar     SSX. Worth.²
          ; James S. Peters     Son     5     Scholar     SSX. Worth.²
          ; Charles S. Peters     Son     2     SSX. Worth.²
          ; Mary Peters     Daughter     4m     SSX. Worth.²

     Thomas Spence Peters died in 1904, in Seggieden, Inverarity, Angus, Scotland.

     He was buried in 1904.

     Isabella Sim was born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland, in 1839, derived from Census information.


     Isabella Sim was married to Thomas Spence Peters about 1867.

     The 1871 U.K.Census listed her as the Wife of the Head of Household - Thomas Spence Peters, at Belle View, Worth, Sussex, who is recorded as -
          Thomas S. Peters     Head     Married     34     Bailiff & Farm Manager 715 Acres 26 Men & 6 Boys     Scotland Dundee.¹
     Isabella's entry for the 1871 Census was recorded as -
          Isabella Peters     Wife     Married     32     ---     Scotland Dundee.¹

     The 1881 U.K.Census listed her as the Wife of the Head of Household - Thomas Spence Peters, at Belle Vue, Worth, Sussex, who is recorded as -
          Thomas Spence Peters     Head     Married     44     Estate & Farm Manager 1100 Acres 33 Men & Boys 2 Women     Scotland.²
     Isabella's entry for the 1881 Census was recorded as -
          Isabella Peters     Wife     Married     42     Scotland.²

     Isabella Sim died on Sunday, 13 May 1917.

     

     All details, except Census, have been supplied by granddaughter, Lilian Henderson.
     James Porteous was born in Wamphrey, Dumfries, Scotland, in 1850.


     James Porteous was married to Catherine Dalgliesh in 1877.

          In the 1881 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 3 April 1881, James was recorded as the Head of the Household at Post Office, Wamphrey, Dumfries, Scotland, also in the Household were Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous, Catherine Dalgliesh, William Porteous and Jane Dalgliesh,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; James PORTEOUS     M 31     M     Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland     Rel: Head Occ: Blacksmith Post Master.¹
          ; Catherine PORTEOUS     M     31     F     Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland     Rel:     Wife.¹
          ; William PORTEOUS     2     M     Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland     Rel:     Son.¹
          ; Elizabeth PORTEOUS     1     F     Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland     Rel:     Daur.¹
          ; Jane DALGLIESH     14     F     Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland     Rel: Sister In Law     Occ:     Scholar.¹

     Catherine Dalgliesh, daughter of Dalgliesh, was born in Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland, in 1850.


     Catherine Dalgliesh was married to James Porteous in 1877.

     The 1881 U.K.Census listed her as the Wife of the Head of Household - James Porteous, at Post Office, Wamphrey, Dumfries, Scotland, who is recorded as -
          James PORTEOUS     M 31     M     Wamphray, Dumfries, Scotland     Rel: Head Occ: Blacksmith Post Master.¹
     Catherine's entry for the 1881 Census was recorded as -
          Catherine PORTEOUS     M     31     F     Ettrick, Selkirk, Scotland     Rel:     Wife.¹

     Thomas Spence Peters was employed as Chartered Accountant.
     Thomas Spence Peters, son of Robert James Peters and Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous, was born in Poozoondoung, Rangoon, Burma, on Saturday, 27 November 1909.


     Thomas Spence Peters was married to Gladys Gilmour in 1946 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

     Thomas Spence Peters was married to Nancy McLeod on Saturday, 5 June 1971 at St.Andrew's, Fife, Scotland.

     Robert James Hamilton Peters, son of Robert James Peters and Elizabeth Hamilton Porteous, was born in Annan Lea, Linlithgow, Scotland, on Monday, 15 April 1912.
     He was Baptised.¹
     

     Gladys Gilmour was born about 1910.


     Gladys Gilmour was married to Thomas Spence Peters in 1946 at Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

     Gladys Gilmour died on Monday, 17 November 1969, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

     Nancy McLeod was born about 1910.


     Nancy McLeod was married to McLeod about 1935.¹

     Nancy McLeod was married to Thomas Spence Peters on Saturday, 5 June 1971 at St.Andrew's, Fife, Scotland.

     Nancy McLeod died on Sunday, 5 March 1989, in Dunshalt, Fife, Scotland.

     McLeod was born around 1910.


     McLeod was married to Nancy McLeod about 1935.¹

     McLeod died before 1971.

     George Sherwin, son of John Beeston Sherwin and Sarah Potts, was born in Draycott, Derbyshire, about 1836, estimated from stated age on 1851 Census.


     The U.K.Census of 30 March 1851 listed him as a Servant to the Head of Household - John Holloway, at Alvaston, Derbyshire, who is recorded as -
          John Holloway     Head     38     Farmer of 38 acres     DBY. Hollington,     DBY.¹
     George's entry for the 1851 Census was recorded as -
          George Sherwin.     Servant     16     Farm Servant.                    Dracott,     DBY.¹

     George Sherwin, son of John Beeston Sherwin and Sarah Potts, was married to Rosetta Poxon in St. Chad's Church, Wilne, Derbyshire, in 1862.
     Their Marriage was recorded in the Shardlow Registration District in the Apr-May-Jun Quarter of 1862.²

          In the 1881 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 3 April 1881, George was recorded as the Head of the Household at Boat Houses, Wilne, Derbyshire, also in the Household were Rosetta Sherwin, William Sherwin, Isaac Sherwin, Elisabeth Sherwin, Mary Ann Sherwin, Edward Sherwin and Martha Sherwin,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; George SHERWIN M 46 M Draycott, Derby, England Rel: Head Occ: Laborer.³
          ; Rosetta SHERWIN M 46 F Castle Dontown, Leicester, England     Rel: Wife.³
          ; William SHERWIN U 17 M Draycott, Derby, England     Rel: Son     Occ: Lace Carder.³
          ; Isaac SHERWIN 14 M Draycott, Derby, England Rel: Son Occ: Millhand Cotton.³
          ; Elisabeth SHERWIN 11 F Draycott, Derby, England Rel: Daur Occ: Millhand Cotton.³
          ; May Ann SHERWIN 9 F Draycott, Derby, England Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar.³
          ; Edward SHERWIN 7 M Draycott, Derby, England     Rel: Son Occ: Scholar.³
          ; Martha SHERWIN 4 F Draycott, Derby, England     Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar.³

     Elizabeth Mosedale, daughter of James Mosedale and Elizabeth Tipper, was born about 1803.
     She was Baptised on Sunday, 1 January 1804.¹
     

     Elizabeth Mosedale, daughter of James Mosedale and Elizabeth Tipper, was married to Samuel Bull, son of Charles Bull and Elizabeth Hudson, on Sunday, 23 June 1822.
     ; Entry #118 - Samuel Bull of the Parish of Dalbury in the County of Derby and Elizabeth Mosedale of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this 23rd day of of June 1822.
     Both Signed the Register and were Witnessed by James X Mosedale and Joseph Malkin.^2,3

     James Mosedale was born about 1770, Estimated from stated age at Marriage.


     Marriage Banns for James Mosedale and Elizabeth Tipper were published in July 1789 in St. Werburgh's Church, Hanbury, Staffordshire,
Register Entry states - "stopped by the girl's father she being a minor" - according to the Vicar's notes - but this Elizabeth is 30 by then??¹

     James Mosedale was married to Elizabeth Tipper on Thursday, 24 September 1789 at Tutbury, Staffordshire, By Licence. (The Marriage Licence Bond, held in Lichfield Diocesan Records, gives James Mosedale as a Bachelor aged "19 and upwards", a Husband man of "Hanbury Park in the Parish of Tutbury" (actually Hanbury), the son of Joseph Mosedale a Farmer of "Hore"(=Hoar) Cross, who was also party to the Bond; James signed with a Mark. Joseph signed; the Bond was sworn before the Vicar of Egginton. Elizabeth is given as a Spinster aged "26 and upwards" of "Hanbury Woodend in the Parish of Hanbury". This would make James Mosedale the step-father of James Tipper, but unlikely to be the natural father - he would have been c15 at the time of his conception, and also James junior did not take the Mosedale name after his mother's marriage. The claim by Elizabeth's father that she was under age must be spurious - he may have been intent on preventing his daughter, an unmarried mother, from marrying a 19 year-old, by any means he could think of).^1,2

          James Mosedale was a Witness of the Signatures at the Marriage of James Tipper and Ann Wheeldon on 20 March 1808 in St. Werburgh's Church, Hanbury, Staffordshire,
     The details from the Marriage Certificate are - James Tipper and Ann Wheeldon, both of this Parish, were Married.^3,2

     In 1817 Tutbury Parish Valuation, James Mosedale is owner and occupier of a Cottage and Land "anciently taken from the forest", of just under two acres, preumably on the edge of the Needwood.³

     James Mosedale was left a Widower on the death of his wife, Elizabeth in August 1817 in Tutbury, Staffordshire.³

     James Mosedale was married to Dorothy Wheeldon on Monday, 27 April 1818 at St. Werburgh's Church, Hanbury, Staffordshire.
     St. Werburgh's Church Marriage Register - "James Mosedale of Tutbury and Dorothy Wheeldon of Hanbury were Married."³

          James Mosedale was a Witness of the Signatures at the Marriage of William Mosedale and Susannah Twigg on 11 October 1819 in Tutbury, Staffordshire.^4,3

          James Mosedale was a Witness of the Signatures at the Marriage of Samuel Bull and Elizabeth Mosedale on 23 June 1822 in Tutbury, Staffordshire,
     The details from the Marriage Certificate are - Entry #118 - Samuel Bull of the Parish of Dalbury in the County of Derby and Elizabeth Mosedale of this Parish were married in this Church by Banns this 23rd day of of June 1822.
     Both Signed the Register and were Witnessed by James X Mosedale and Joseph Malkin.^5,3

     In 1832 White's Directory - James Mosedale, "Farmer", Tutbury area.³

          In the 1841 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 6 June 1841, James was recorded as the first person in the Household at Blackbrook, Tutbury, Staffordshire,
     also in the Household were Dorothy Mosedale,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; James Mosedale     71     A.L.     Yes.⁶
          ; Dorothy Mosedale     60     ---     Yes.⁶

     James Mosedale was left a Widower on the death of his wife, Dorothy in September 1842 in Tutbury, Staffordshire.³

          In the 1851 U.K.Census, held on Sunday, 30 March 1851, James was recorded as the Head of the Household at Castle Hayes, Tutbury, Staffordshire, also in the Household were William Smith, Jane Smith, Jane Smith, John Smith, Ann Smith and William Smith,
     the listing for the Household is -
          ; James Mosedale     Head     Widower     81     Farmer of 3 Acres     STS. Hoars Cross.⁷
          ; William Smith     Son in Law     Married     29     Farm Labourer     LEI. Belton.⁷
          ; Jane Smith     Daughter     Married     32     Farm Labourer's Wife     STS. Black Brook.⁷
          ; Jane Smith     Daughter     11     Farm Labourer's Daughter     STS. Black Brook.⁷
          ; John Smith     Son     8     Scholar     STS. Black Brook.⁷
          ; Ann Smith     Daughter     5     Scholar     STS. Black Brook.⁷
          ; William Smith     Son     6m     ---     STS. Black Brook.⁷

     James Mosedale died in 1851 in Staffordshire, his Death was Registered at the Burton Register Office in the Oct-Nov-Dec Quarter of 1851.⁸

     Elizabeth Tipper, daughter of George Tipper and Elizabeth Hanson, was born about 1762.
     She was Baptised on Saturday, 27 November 1762 in St. Mary's Church, Tutbury, Staffordshire .¹
     

          Elizabeth Tipper was a Witness of the Signatures at the Marriage of Thomas Corser and Ann Tipper on 14 January 1786 in St. Mary's Parish Church, Bushbury, Staffordshire,
     The details from the Marriage Certificate are - Ann Tipper and Thomas Corser, both of this Parish. Witnessed by Elizabeth Tipper and Samuel Howell.^2,3

     Elizabeth Tipper, daughter of George Tipper and Elizabeth Hanson, was married to Joseph Chesters on Saturday, 12 February 1791 at St. Mary's Parish Church, Bushbury, Staffordshire.
     St. Mary's Parish Church Marriage Register - "Elizabeth Tipper and Joseph Chesters, both of this Parish."^2,3