After the death of his first wife Janet, due to childbirth complications, Archibald left his daughter Marion with his mother who raised her as her own. Archibald later immigrated to Canada where he married Bertha and started a second family. (See notes for Janet and his son Kenneth).
1/2 brother of Marion.
No information as to why he chose and was known publicly as "Dan" when his given name was actually "Donald". He was a widower when I first met him at the time of my wedding to his niece Isabell and Dan was often a frequent visitor at her parent's home, sometimes staying on at his brother's house for weeks at a time. I soon found out the reason for this was that when his own family tired of his frequent argumentative moods, they would encourage him to make a round of family 'visits'. He certainly held very strong views on most any subject, and if you didn't happen to agree with him, you heard about it in no uncertain terms. If you didn't agree with him, there was an argument -- and when he got together with his brothers, it usually didn't take long. He could also well have been the model for the time-honoured "thrifty" Scotsman. Certainly I can't recall any indication of him contributing to the family coffers during his extended 'visits'. I also remember an occasion when I innocently got involved. I noticed he was wearing his house slippers on the opposite feet, and thinking he might not be aware of this, I made the mistake of mentioning it to him. He tore into me with his strong Scottish brogue and very bluntly stated: "It's deliberate as it serves to even up the wear".
Margaret and her two children, Margaret and Alexander, all died within three weeks of each other, sometime after 1900. (Most likely from the influenza epidemic which was rampant at that time.) Sometime after their burial, Dan had a tombstone erected, (unfortunately undated), showing all three are buried in the same grave, #107, at Kilbride. Dan later moved to England where he met and married Catherine Alice Hapson before they immigrated to Canada. In an apparent strange but true coincidence, this second marriage produced, in the same birth order, another Margaret (Peggy), (born in England), Alexander (Alec), as well as a third child, Catherine, (Kit). (Alexander and Catherine were both born in Canada and were well known to my wife Isabell).
Buried with her brother and her mother in Grave #107, Kilbride Cemetery, Scot.
Buried with his sister and his mother in Grave #107, Kilbride Cemetery, Scot.
No information as to why he chose and was known publicly as "Dan" when his given name was actually "Donald". He was a widower when I first met him at the time of my wedding to his niece Isabell and Dan was often a frequent visitor at her parent's home, sometimes staying on at his brother's house for weeks at a time. I soon found out the reason for this was that when his own family tired of his frequent argumentative moods, they would encourage him to make a round of family 'visits'. He certainly held very strong views on most any subject, and if you didn't happen to agree with him, you heard about it in no uncertain terms. If you didn't agree with him, there was an argument -- and when he got together with his brothers, it usually didn't take long. He could also well have been the model for the time-honoured "thrifty" Scotsman. Certainly I can't recall any indication of him contributing to the family coffers during his extended 'visits'. I also remember an occasion when I innocently got involved. I noticed he was wearing his house slippers on the opposite feet, and thinking he might not be aware of this, I made the mistake of mentioning it to him. He tore into me with his strong Scottish brogue and very bluntly stated: "It's deliberate as it serves to even up the wear".
Catherine apparently came from a family of entertainers and reportedly sang and danced professionally in England before her marriage.
Reportedly, Meg was only 16 when she married. As her husband was 15 years older, family gossip had him accused of "robbing the cradle".
His cremation ashes were scattered by the old school church, Bedham, Fittleworth, W. Sussex.
TWIN: a sister of Robert. After a cremation service, her ashes were scattered at New Forest, Hants, England.
Joseph was killed in action in June of 1942 as a fighter pilot in WWII while serving with the RAF in Malta. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission supplied this additional information:
Sergeant Joseph Angus Bowyer (#923861), age 21, served with the 217 squadron, RAF
Volunteer Reserve. He is commemorated at the El Alamein Memorial in Egypt, Column 250.
The Village of El Alamein was the site of the battle acknowledged as the turning point of
the war in the Egyptian campaign for the British 8th Army known as the "Desert Rats".
The village is approximately 130 Km west of Alexandria on the road to Mersa Matruh.
The Cross of Sacrifice feature may be seen from the road.
He preferred and was always known as "Pete" rather than by his first name of Hector. He was the only known member of his family to immigrate, (believed around 1923), to the USA. Other family members either came to Canada or remained in Scotland. Pete's cremation ashes were scattered in the ocean near his home on Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
Like those of her husband, Jean's cremation ashes were scattered in the ocean at Long Beach Island, New Jersey, not far from her home of many years.
He served on nuclear submarines in the US navy after WWII and later became a Police Officer on Long Beach Island, NJ. He was working as a Custom's Agent and was on duty in the World Trade Center in New York City during the original terrorist bombing on 26 Feb 1993 and fortunately survived uninjured. It's not known if he was still working there when both buildings were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of 11 Sep 2001.
Reportedly an accomplished baker and much in demand for her skills in preparing Scottish specialty cakes and pastries.
George was Director of Claims for a large Canada-wide transport company before later establishing his own Transport Claims Consulting Service. In retirement and in addition to his love of golfing which he continued until just before his death, George had taken art lessons and had developed a long held interest in oil painting. They lived for a while in Halifax, Nova Scotia, then for a few years in Vancouver, BC, and then back to Toronto where he died.
For many years, Cathy worked for CFRB, a local radio station in Toronto. After the death of her husband, Cathy moved to the Cornwall area to be near her son Gordon.
Birth record LDS Batch #C079211. Family oral history reported him as a being a Shepherd in England and he is listed as such on his son John Thomas Harding's birth certificate as well as on his marriage certificate, dated July 6, 1857, (Marriage98). Both the 1861 and 1871 census listings show him as a Shepherd. The 1881 British census lists him as an "agricultural labourer". FHL Film #1341744. By the time of the 1891 census at Thorpe-Langton, only his youngest son George (age 15) was still at home. The 1901 census reports his son George as a "Baker", and as the "Head" of the family, although both John and Lucy are still listed.
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Lucy is listed on the 1851 census, age 11, with her father, mother and 5 siblings. On the 1861 census at Thorpe Langdon she is shown married to John and listed as a "shoe binder". The marriage registration reports her as the daughter of a railway policeman. Birth99.
Birth record LDS C064501. The 1881 census records her living and working as a 'domestic servant' at a nearby residence in Leicester. FHL # 1341744.
Edward shows on the 1881 census with his parents and other family members at Thorpe-Langton. His occupation was listed as a "Groom". Family oral history reported he immigrated to South Africa about the turn of the century. He was not found on the 1891 census -- but -- an unnamed "Harding" of the right age, WAS found on Passenger ship lists to Capetown in 1892, (age 27). So while it has NOT been proven this is the same Edward, the reported family "oral history" just MIGHT be true.
Clara is listed as a "house maid" at a retired magistrate's house in the 1891 census taken at "Stoke Albany House", Market Harborough.