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Margaret Blyth cotton weaver¹

F, #3504, b. circa 1819, d. 21 January 1869

Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Father*: Lachlan Blyth² b. 1786
Mother*: Janet Anderson² b. 1791

Birth*: Margaret Blyth cotton weaver was born circa 1819 at Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, ; from 1871 census.
She was the daughter of Lachlan Blyth and Janet Anderson.²
(Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Blyth cotton weaver married John Fisher cotton weaver, son of William Fisher nailer and Agness McWilliam, on 21 October 1838 at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, .³
(Deceased) Death*: Margaret Blyth cotton weaver died on 21 January 1869 at Roma, Queensland, Australia, .⁴
Burial*: She was buried on 22 January 1869 at Roma, Queensland, Australia, .²

Married Name: As of 21 October 1838, her married name was Fisher.
Emigration*: John Fisher cotton weaver emigrated with Margaret Blyth cotton weaver on an unknown person in 1862 at Australia, .²
(Spouse) Death: Their spouse John Fisher cotton weaver died on 17 June 1904 at Dunwich, Queensland, Australia, .⁵

Principal

6 June 1841

Margaret Blyth cotton weaver and John Fisher cotton weaver appeared in the 1841 census at Quarry Hill, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland,

. John Fisher, m, 22, cotton handloom weaver, Ayrshire; Margaret Fisher, f, 21, Ayrshire.⁶

Spouse

30 March 1851

She was listed in the household of John Fisher cotton weaver in the 1851 census at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland,

. John Fisher, head, m, m, 32, handloom weaver cotton, Maybole; Marg Fisher, wife, m, f, 30, Irvine. Andrew Fisher, Agnes Fisher cotton weaver, Robert Fisher cotton weaver, John Fisher cotton weaver and Charles Fisher were also listed in the household.⁶

Spouse

7 April 1861

She was listed in the household of John Fisher cotton weaver in the 1861 census at Quarry Hill, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland,

. Quarry Hill Maybole; John Fisher, head, mar, 42, cotton weaver, Maybole; Margaret Fisher, wife, mar, 41, cotton weaver, Irvine; 2 children in school; 2 rooms with windows. Agnes Fisher cotton weaver, Robert Fisher cotton weaver, John Fisher cotton weaver, Margaret Fisher, Jane Fisher and Rebecca Fisher were also listed in the household.⁷

John Fisher cotton weaver b. 5 Jul 1818, d. 17 Jun 1904

(Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Blyth cotton weaver married John Fisher cotton weaver, son of William Fisher nailer and Agness McWilliam, on 21 October 1838 at Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland, .³

Andrew Fisher+ b. 18 Jan 1839, d. 15 Sep 1917
Agnes Fisher cotton weaver+ b. 1 May 1841, d. 1909
Robert Fisher cotton weaver b. c 1844, d. 1869
John Fisher cotton weaver+ b. 8 May 1847, d. 1927
Charles Fisher b. 8 Dec 1849, d. 1869
Margaret Fisher b. c 1853, d. 1902
Jane Fisher b. c 1855, d. 1870

[S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Quarry Hill, Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland [Jul 2019].
[S40] TL via Ancestry https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/153562233/person... [Jul 2019]
[S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), M116054 also Irvine M115954 [June 2007].
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Ancestry Tree Lavelle_Williams 10 Aug 2018; Terry Lavelle [Jul 2019]
And Ancestry Queensland Historical Record of Death
1869 Margaret Fisher, Registration No. 146, Reference no. 1080.
[S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Ancestry Tree Lavelle_Williams 10 Aug 2018; Terry Lavelle [Jul 2019]
And Queensland Historical Record of Death
1904 John Fisher Registration No. 4643, Record No. 2798
And Dunwich Benevolent Asylum
John Fisher (c1900 Roma).
[S13] Website FreeCEN UK Census Online Project (http://www.freecen.org.uk/) [May 2007].
[S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS ref 605/00 004/00 020; image held [May 2007].

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