Matthew Crawford 1848 - 1919

Calico machine printer

1848. Matthew Crawford was born to William Crawford , quarrier, & Alexia Hamilton on 23/1/1848 in Southbar. Inchinnan - SP church record not purchased. Also on FMP

1851C. Matthew Crawford, 3, was living North Lodge, Southbar, Inchinnan, Uppper Ward, Renfrewshire

William	Crawford	Head	Married	Male	56	1795	Quarry man	Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Alexia	Crawford	Wife	Married	Female	40	1811	-	Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William	David	Step son	Unmarried	Male	13	1838	Ag lab	Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Elizabeth	Crawford	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	10	1841	-	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret	Crawford	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	7	1844	Scholar	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Isabell	Crawford	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	5	1846	At home	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Matthew	Crawford	Son	Unmarried	Male	3	1848	At home	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Alexander	Crawford	Son	Unmarried	Male	0	1851	At home	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

1851-1861 his mother dies> - not on Statutory registers , which start in 1855 : nor on Church records 1851-1854!!

1861C. Matthew Crawford, 14, washer up in print works, was living Cross Arthurlie, Neilston, Renfrewshire

William	Crawford	Head	Widower	Male	66	1795	Ag lab	Renfrewshire, Scotland
Margaret	Crawford	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	18	1843	Cotton bleacher	Renfrewshire, Scotland
Isabella	Crawford	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	16	1845	Cotton bleacher	Renfrewshire, Scotland
Matthew	Crawford	Son	-	Male	14	1847	Washer up in print w	Renfrewshire, Scotland
Alexander	Crawford	Son	-	Male	12	1849	Washer up in print w	Renfrewshire, Scotland

1867. His father dies

187C Matthew Wilson, really Crawford, 23, machine tenter, was living with his married sister , Elizabeth 1841, and his brother Alexander, 1850, at Crosstab, Barrhead Road, Abbey

 

David	Wilson	Head	Married	Male	34	1837	Whinstum quarrier	Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth	Wilson	Wife	Married	Female	30	1841	-	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
William	Wilson	Son	-	Male	11	1860	Scholar	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Elizabeth	Wilson	Daughter	-	Female	7	1864	Scholar	Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Janet	Wilson	Daughter	-	Female	5	1866	Scholar	Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret	Wilson	Daughter	-	Female	3	1868	-	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Lexie	Wilson	Daughter	-	Female	1	1870	-	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Matthew	Wilson	Brother-in-law	Unmarried	Male	23	1848	Machine tenter	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Alexander	Wilson	Brother-in-law	Unmarried	Male	21	1850	Whenstum quarrier	Inchinnan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

 

1875. Matthew Crawford, marries Elizabeth Beaton on 25/12/1875 in Renfrew - Scullion Ancestry tree

1878. Daughter Marion born

1881C. Matthew Crawford, 33, widower, was living alone in Neilston, Renfrewshire. Daughter Marion, 3, born Barrhead, likely a boarder with the Philips family

1883. Matthew Crawford, 35, widower, calico machine printer, married Mary McLucas, 29, calico grounder, on 27/4/1883 in Neilston - His address Grahamston, Barrhead; hers Gateside, Barrhead. His parents William Crawford , ??stone quarrier?, .deceased. and Latitia Hamilton, deceased. Hers James McLucas, cutter, deceased, & Mary Donelly, cotton thread worker.

 

1884. Mary Crawford was born to Matthew and Mary

1886 William born

1888. Matthew born

1888. His wife, 35, dies, of phthisis pulmonalis, on 20/9/1888 at gateside, Neilstone. She given as illegitimate, married to Matthew Crawford, machine printer Her reputed father James Mclucas, dead: her mother Mary Donnelly

So, Matthew is left widowed for a second time with 4 children aged 0-10

1891C. Matthew Crawford ,42, machine printer, widower,, was living Village of Gateside, Neilston, Renfrewshire with 4 children, 3-13

Matthew	Crawford	Head	Widower	Male	42	1849	Machine printer	Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marion	Crawford	Daughter	Unmarried	Female	13	1878	Scholar	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary	Crawford	Daughter	-	Female	7	1884	Scholar	Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
William	Crawford	Son	-	Male	5	1886	-	Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Matthew	Crawford	Son	-	Male	3	1888	-	Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

1891-1901. Matthew Crawford moves north from Neilston to Bonhill

1901C. Matthew Crawford, 53, calico printer, , was living 28 Albert Street, Alexandria, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire

Matthew	Crawford	Head	Widower	Male	53	1848	Calico printer	Renfrewshire, Scotland
Marion	Crawford	Daughter	Single	Female	23	1878	-	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Mary	Crawford	Daughter	Single	Female	17	1884	Sewing machine worker	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
William	Crawford	Son	Single	Male	14	1887	Print field worker	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Matthew	Crawford	Son	Single	Male	13	1888	Grocers message boy	Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

 

1911C. Matthew Crawford, 63, is living Bonhill - SP, printout not purchased

1919. Matthew Crawford,, 71, dies Bonhill SP, image not purchased. No probate on Ancestry

Doris and Matthew Crawford b,1888.  He was the brother of Mary Crawford, Bill's grandmother.

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