Margaret Smith

• Birth*: Margaret Smith was born circa 1833 at Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, .^1,2,3
• (Bride) Marriage*: She married William Burnet Mason, son of Alexander Burnet shoemaker, merchant, grocer, publican and Janet Mackie, on 7 September 1851 at Forfar, Angus, Scotland, ; First name(s)     William
  Last name     Burnet
  Sex     Male
  Occupation     Mason
  Marriage year     1851
  Marriage date     07 Sep 1851
  Place     Forfar
  Spouse's first name(s)     Margaret
  Spouse's last name     Smith
  County     Forfarshire (Angus)
  Country     Scotland
  Record set     Scotland, Dundee & Forfarshire (Angus) Marriages & Banns 1562-1855
  Category     Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
  Subcategory     Parish Marriages
  Collections from     Great Britain, Scotland.^4,5
• (Deceased) Death*: Margaret Smith died on 3 July 1909 at 24 View Terrace, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, , Margaret Burnet widow of William Burnet builder mason, 1909 July Third 9h 30m pm 24 View Terrace Aberdeen, female age 76yrs, parents John Smith heckler (dec) & Agnes Smith ms Deuchar (dec), cause senility & cardiac disease as cert by J Ellis Milne MD, signed William Burnet son and occupier present, registered 1909 July 5th at Aberdeen signed James Weston registrar.^6,7

• Married Name: As of 7 September 1851, her married name was Burnet.
• (Witness) Birth: She witnessed the birth of Jess Mackie Burnet on 28 July 1855 at Forfar, Angus, Scotland, ; 1855 births in the burgh of Forfar, ref 183, Burnet, Jess Mackie not present, female, born 1855 July twenty-eighth 5h pm, South Street Forfar, father William Burnet mason 28 years b Forfar, married 1851 Forfar 2 boys living, mother Margaret Burnet maiden name Smith her 3rd child aged 23 years b Forfar, signed William Burnet father, registered 1855 August 10 at Forfar signed John Webster registrar.^8,9
• (Witness) Memorial Inscription: Margaret Smith is commemorated on the headstone erected on 7 July 1863 at Forfar Cemetery #49, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Inscription reads Wm Burnett accidentally killed at Tain 7.7.1863 36, fa Alex 13.1.1838 36, uncle Geo Burnett 9.6.1856 50, two chn d inf, da Nancy 6.3.1886, 23, da Jessie 8.7.1891 3 5, w Margt Smith 3.7.1909 76.⁶

Census & Directory Entries

Spouse	7 April 1861	She was listed in the household of William Burnet Mason in the 1861 census at South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William     Burnet     Head     Married     Male     34     1827     Stonemason (Master) Employing 10 Men     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Margaret     Burnet     Wife     Married     Female     28     1833     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland James     Burnet     Son     -     Male     8     1853     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland William     Burnet     Son     -     Male     6     1855     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Janet     Burnet     Daughter     -     Female     5     1856     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Alexander     Burnet     Son     -     Male     0     1861     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. James Stuart Burnet, William Burnet, Jess Mackie Burnet and Alexander Burnet were also listed in the household.3
Head of Household	2 April 1871	She was listed as head of household in the 1871 census at 5 South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret     Burnet     Head     Widow     Female     39     1832     Spirit Dealer     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Jessie     Burnet     Daughter     -     Female     15     1856     Linen Weaver Factory     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Agnes     Burnet     Daughter     -     Female     8     1863     Scholar     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; also in the household was Jess Mackie Burnet and Agnes Stewart Burnet.2
Head of Household	3 April 1881	She was listed as head of household in the 1881 census at South Street, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Margaret     Burnet     Head     Widow     Female     59     1832     Confectioner     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland Jessie     Burnet     Daughter     Unmarried     Female     35     1856     -     Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland; also in the household was Jess Mackie Burnet.1