Deaths in Berwick 1855

Film Number 0103531 - 1855 Deaths Berwick, Parishes 726-757 (all Berwick)

1855 was the first year of Civil Registration in Scotland, and registrations for this year contain extra information compared to the subsequent years.

List of Names
Page 1 ... Ayton ... Bunkle & Preston ... Channelkirk ... Chirnside
Page 2 ... Cockburnspath ... Coldingham ... Coldstream
Page 3 ... Dunse ... Earlstoun
Page 4 ... Eccles ... Edrom ... Eyemouth ... Gordon
Page 5 ... Greenlaw ... Lauder ... Longformacus ... Mertoun ... Mordington ... Westruther

Column Headings

1. No.
2. Name, Rank, Profession or Occupation.
3. Sex.
4. Age.
5. Where born and how long in this District
6. Parents Names, and Rank, Profession or Occupation
7. If married - To whom
8. If married - Issue, in Order of Birth, their Names and Ages.
9. When died, Year, Day of Month, Hour.
10. Where died.
11. Cause of Death, and how long Disease continued. Medical Attended by whom certified, and when he last saw deceased.
12. Burial Place. Undertake by whom certified.
13. Signature of Informant
14. When and where registered, and Signature of Registrar

1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Eccles in the County of Berwick, Registered by John Stevenson, Registrar.
8	Kerse, Robert	Male	8 weeks	Leitholm	William Kerse Tailor Catherine Kerse maiden name Havery
	1855 May fourteenth 10h 30m AM	Leitholm		uncertain 10 hours as certified by John Purves, Surgeon, Coldstream who saw deceased May 14th 1855	Church Yard of Eccles as certified by John Glasgow, Undertaker	William Kerse Father	1855 May 16th at Eccles John Stevenson Registrar
18	Hogg, William Mason	Male	38 years	Sunnyside, Parish of Eccles	William Hogg Farmer (Deceased) Elizabeth Hogg maiden name Kerse (Deceased)	Sarah Hogg maiden name Patterson	1. Elizabeth 7 2. William 5 3. John 3
	1855 October eleventh 8h 0m AM	Leitholm		Tubercular Phthisis since Octr 1854 as certified by John Bookless, Surgeon, Kelso who saw deceased on 8th October 1855	Church Yard of Eccles as certified by Joseph Allan, Sexton	Robert Hogg Brother	1855 October 18th at Eccles John Stevenson Registrar

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1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Edrom in the County of Berwick, Registered by Charles Anth?, Registrar.
17	Story, Catherine	Female	5 months	Murton, Northumberland	John Story Shepherd Anne Story maiden name Mason
	1855 August twenty eighth 8h 0m PM	Mungoswalls, Parish of Edrom		Disease of Bowels nearly 7 days as certified by Robert McWatt, MD, Surgeon who saw deceased August 31[sic] 1855	Edrom Church Yard as certified by Alexr McDonald, Custodian of Church Yard	Ralph Story Unkel[sic]	1855 August 29th at Edrom Charles Anth? Registrar

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1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Eyemouth in the County of Berwick, Registered by William H Scott, Registrar.
1	Burgan, Alexander	Male	1 year and 9 months	Eyemouth	Alexander Burgan Fisherman Alison Burgan maiden name Gray
	1855 January fourth 8h PM	Eyemouth		Hooping[sic] cough 9 days as certified by James Forsyth, MD who saw deceased January 3rd 1855	Eyemouth Parish Burying Ground as certified by Drysdale Aitchison, Undertaker	Alexander Burgan Father	1855 January 9th at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar
5	Fulton, William Labourer	Male	79 years	Eyemouth	William Fulton Labourer (Deceased) Elisabeth Fulton maiden name Rutherford (Deceased)	Margaret Utterston	1. Agnes 55 2. Isabella 53 3. William 50 4. James (Deceased age not known) 5. John 45 6. Mary Dec 1834 æt 20 7. Janet 40
	1855 February fourth 2h PM	Eyemouth		Bronchitis 14 days as certified by James Forsyth, MD who saw deceased February 4th 1855	Grave Yard of Eyemouth as certified by Alexr Sutherland, Heritors Clerk	William Fulton Son	1855 February 7th at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar
	see also: #7 below, for death of William's wife, Margaret #20 below, for death of William's daughter, Isabella Faid
No	Name	Sex	Age	Born	Parents	Spouse	Children
	Died	Died		Cause of Death	Buried	Informant	Registered
7	Fulton, Margaret	Female	85 years	Chirnside probably about 55 years in Eyemouth	John Utterston Labourer (Deceased) Agnes Utterston maiden name Hay (Deceased)	William Fulton Labourer (Deceased)	1. Agnes 55 2. Isabella 53 3. William 50 4. James (Deceased age not known) 5. John 45 6. Mary Dec 1834 æt 20 7. Janet 40
	1855 February twelfth 8h 30 AM	Eyemouth		Palsy 10 weeks as certified by James Forsyth, MD who saw deceased 10th February 1855	Grave Yard of Eyemouth as certified by Alexr Sutherland, Heritors Clerk	John Fulton Son	1855 February 14th at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar
	see also: #5 above, for death of Margaret's husband, William #20 below, for death of Margaret's daughter, Isabella Faid
11	Anderson, Alexander Agricultural Labourer	Male	66 years	Brechin, Forfarshire 45 years in Eyemouth	John Anderson Agricultural Labourer (Deceased) Jane Anderson maiden name not known to Informant (Deceased)	Mary Cairns	1. Mary died 1838 æt 27 2. Jane 40 3. Alexander 38 4. John died in Infancy 5. Charles 34
	1855 March twelfth 8H 30m PM	Eyemouth		Palsy many years as certified by James Forsyth, MD who saw deceased 10th March 1855	Grave Yard of Eyemouth as certified by Alexr Sutherland, Heritors Clerk	Alex Anderson Son	1855 March 17th at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar
No	Name	Sex	Age	Born	Parents	Spouse	Children
	Died	Died		Cause of Death	Buried	Informant	Registered
13	Craig, Peter	Male	16 months	Eyemouth	George Craig Fisherman Elizabeth Craig maiden name Elizabeth Burgan
	1855 April twenty seventh 3H 30m PM	Eyemouth		Chronic Diarrhea 3 months as certified by Robt K Colville, MD who saw deceased 26th April 1855	Church Yard of Eyemouth as certified by Alexander Sutherland, Heritors Clerk	George Craig Father	1855 May 1st at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar
18	Maltman, Alexander	Male	7 years	Eyemouth	Alexander Maltman Fisherman Helen Maltman maiden name Swanston Deceased
	1855 May twentieth 8H 30 AM	Eyemouth		Asthma 6 weeks no medical attendant	Grave Yard of Eyemouth as certified by John Landles, Undertaker	Maltman Father	1855 May 25th at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar
No	Name	Sex	Age	Born	Parents	Spouse	Children
	Died	Died		Cause of Death	Buried	Informant	Registered
20	Faid, Isabella	Female	53 years	Eyemouth	William Fulton Labourer (Deceased) Margaret Fulton maiden name Utterston (Deceased)	Simon Faid Labourer (Deceased)	1. Margaret Faid not known to informant 2. Jane Faid (Deceased) 3. William Faid 23 years 4. Isabella Faid 21 years Deceased in infancy 5. Thomas Faid 11 years
	1855 July sixteenth 3H 30 AM	Eyemouth		Piles and Chronic Diarrhœa 8 months as certified by John Jeffrey, Surgeon who saw deceased 15th July 1855	Churchyard of Eyemouth as certified by William Smith, Heritors Clerk	William Fulton Brother	1855 July 18th at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar
	see also: #5 above, for death of Isabella's father, William #7 above, for death of Isabella's mother, Margaret
23	Black, Robert Storey	Male	2 years & 1 month	Eyemouth	James Jeffrey Black Shoemaker Darling Black maiden name Storey
	1855 August twenty second 6h 45m PM	Eyemouth		Hydrocephalus 14 days as certified by John Jeffrey, Surgeon who saw deceased 21st August 1855	Graveyard of Eyemouth as certified by Wm Smith, Heritors Clerk	James Jeffrey Black Father	1855 August 23rd at Eyemouth William H Scott Registrar

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1. No	2. Name	3. Sex	4. Age	5. Born	6. Parents	7. Spouse	8. Children
	9. Died	10. Died		11. Cause of Death	12. Buried	13. Informant	14. Registered
1855 Deaths in the Parish of Gordon in the County of Berwick, Registered by Nicholas Dodds, Registrar.
1	Stark, Anne	Female	58 years	Blackadder Mount, Edrom 8 years in East? Gordon	John Dodds Hedger /Deceased/ Helen Dodds maiden name Currie /Deceased/	William Stark Labourer	1. Thomas 32 2. Helen 30 3. Margaret 26 4. John 24 5. James 22 6. William 19 7. Elisabeth Dec æt 1 in 1839
	January twenty-seventh 3h 40m PM	East Gordon		Disease of the Heart accompanied with Dropsy for some years as certified by Alexander Cruickshank who saw deceased January 22d 1855	Greenlaw as certified by James Richardson, Sexton	Thomas Stark Son	1855 January 30th at Gordon Nicholas Dodds Registrar
	see also: 1872 Deaths, Earlston #22 for death of Anne's sister, Isabella Mason
7	Kirkwood, James Dry Stone Mason	Male	84 years	Broomhall in the Parish of Mertoun between 70 & 80 years	Walter Kirkwood Dry Stone Mason /Deceased/ Janet Kirkwood maiden name Forscythe /Deceased/	Catherine McDougal
	March ninth 1h 0m PM	Gordon Village		Gastritis for 3 days as certified by James Gibson, Surgeon who saw deceased March 8th 1855	Gordon as certified by Joseph Harvey, Undertaker	Catherine McDowgal[sic] his wife	1855 March 11th at Gordon Nicholas Dodds Registrar

Created 30 April 2002 by Janet Connochie ; last modified 31 May 2002

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