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Elizabeth Geddes linen handlloom weaver

F, #3279, b. 2 February 1839
Last Edited: 30 May 2024

Parents:

Father*: David Geddes b. c 1815
Mother*: Margaret Burns b. c 1818
  • Birth*: Elizabeth Geddes linen handlloom weaver was born on 2 February 1839 at Inverarity & Methy, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; LDS Aug 2006.
  • She was the daughter of David Geddes and Margaret Burns.

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household7 April 1861They was listed as a member of the household of John Adamson linen weaver and Margaret Burns in the 1861 census at 17 Arbroath Road, Forfar, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth Giddes, step daug, unm, 22, linen handloom weaver, Inverarity; John Adamson, head, mar, 66, handloom weaver linen, Forfar; Margaret Adamson, wife, mar, 44, Forfar.1

Citations

  1. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Census 1861 Forfar image held [Aug 2006].