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In the letters books of Thomas Usher, his letters Vol1-245 & Vol1-248 to his son William mention a Mr May in regard as a family member, or at least a close friend. These are addressed to 252 Cornwall Road, Notting Hill, London. A third letter Vol1-258 to William is addressed to him at Mr or Wm B Henderson, ?? St Lukes Road, West ?? Park, Bayswater. In the 1881 Census there is a widowed Mrs P May living at 21 Saint Lukes Road. Conincidence or connection ?
Baptised by the Rev. Robert Gordon, Minister of St. Cuthberts Chapel of Ease.
Thomas died at 10:20pm. His son Andew was the informant.
• He appeared on the census in 1841 in West Nicholson Street, Edinburgh. 13 • Firm: Edinburgh, Scotland. 14 15 Thomas and his elder brother James went into the brewing business and were the originators of the Park Brewery, St. Leonard's, Edinburgh. • In 1867 he resided at 22 Minto Street, Edinburgh. 16 17 No. 22 was rented from Dr Taylor of Penrith. In 1868 the rent was £52-10-0, and the property was becoming too small for Thomas' ever growing family. • He worked as a brewer in 1874. 6 • He worked as a brewer in 1883. 7
Thomas married Eliza Caroline HENDERSON, daughter of Lt. Col. William HENDERSON H.E.I.C.S. and Eliza MILLARD, on 27 Aug 1851 at Kensington Church, London.1 18 (Eliza Caroline HENDERSON was born on 13 May 1830 in , Bombay, , India 11 19, christened on 9 Nov 1830 in , Bombay, , India,19 died on 5 Nov 1880 at 18 Lauder Road, Edinburgh 11 20 21 and was buried at Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh 11.) The cause of her death was Cancer of Breast - 1 year.
Some of his younger children have the date of marriage as the 26th Aug 1851. |
Cause of his death was malignant disease of bowels.
Sources
1 Old Parish Records., 685/2/47. ELIZA CAROLINE/HENDERSON FR2825 DAU 1.
2
"Marriages," (Edinburgh) The Scotsman, (Wednesday) 3 September 1851;
At Kensington Church, London, on the 27th ult., Thomas Usher, Esq., Edinburgh, to Eliza Caroline, eldest daughter of the late Major Henderson, of the E.I.C.S; The Scotsman
4 "Marriage Certificate; Grant, William b. 1849 - Image".
5 "Marriage Certificate; Usher, Thomas b. 1850 - Image".
6 "Marriage Certificate; Usher, Andrew William b. 1852 - Image".
7 "Marriage Certificate; Peterkin, Edward b. 1856 - Image".
8 "Marriage Certificate; Usher, Thomas b. 1862 - Image".
9 Old Parish Records., 685/2/63. ANDREW USHER/MARGARET BALMER FR269.
10
"Family Tombstone Thomas Usher (1821-1896)". Rec. Date: 20 Aug 2002, Cit. Date: 20 Aug 2002.
LEFT PLAQUE
IN MEMORY OF
THOMAS USHER
BORN 27TH OCT. 1821 DIED 30TH JUNE 1896
ELIZA CAROLINE HENDERSON
HIS WIFE
BORN 13TH MAY 1830 DIED 5TH NOV. 1880
AND OF THEIR CHILDREN
EDITH
BORN APRIL 1858 DIED JUNE 1859
EMILY FRANCES
BORN DEC. 1859 DIED APRIL 1863
ANNIE MILLARD
BORN JAN. 1864 DIED JULY 1880
RIGHT PLAQUE
IN MEMORY OF
ANDREW WILLIAM USHER
BORN 2nd JULY 1852 DIED 9th JUNE 1902.
EDWARD CECIL
HIS YOUNGER SON
BORN 18th JAN 1880 DIED 23rd JUNE 1902
ISABELLA PURDIE
HIS WIFE
BORN 6th APRIL 1852 DIED 11th JANUARY 1939
DORA
HIS DAUGHTER
BORN 2nd NOV 1887 DIED 20th SEPT. 1972
Below the inscription at the bottom of the large monument are the words:
THE GROUND OF
THOMAS USHER
LAUDER ROAD EDINBURGH
11 "Family Tombstone Thomas Usher (1821-1896)". Rec. Date: 20 Aug 2002, Cit. Date: 20 Aug 2002.
12 Death Certificate; Thomas Usher (1896), Cit. Date: 23 Jun 2003.
13
Ancestry.com., "1841 Scotland Census," database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com). Cit. Date: 18 Mar 2006;
Piece: SCT1841/685
Place: Edinb.St Andrew-Midlothian
Enumeration District: 41
Civil Parish: St Cuthbert's
Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: South & West
Folio: 41 Page: 10
Address: West Nicholson Street
Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
USHER Thos M 15 Brewer Apprentice Midlothian
USHER Jessie F 25 Midlothian
USHER Janet F 20 Midlothian
USHER Andrew M 10 Midlothian
USHER John M 10 Midlothian
GRAHAM Helen F 20 Midlothian
GRAHAM Margt F 3 Midlothian
PALMER Margt F 15 Outside Census County (1841)
MITCHELL Susana F 14 Female Servant England NORWAY
Jane F 20 Female Servant Midlothian.
; Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
14 George Tancred of Weens, Rulewater and its People An account of the Valley of the Rule and its Inhabitants (Edinburgh: University Press by T. and A. Constable, 1907), page 210.
15
C. M. Usher, A History Of The Usher Family In Scotland (Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1956), page 72;
The book is also available for download in either MS Word 97/2000 format or in Adobe PDF format.
16 Death Certificate; Margaret Usher (1867), Cit. Date: 26 Jun 2003.
17 Thomas Usher, Letter books of Thomas Usher, vol. 1. Number 42. Cit. Date: 8 Jan 2004.
18
"Marriages," (Edinburgh) The Scotsman, (Wednesday) 3 September 1851;
At Kensington Church, London, on the 27th ult., Thomas Usher, Esq., Edinburgh, to Eliza Caroline, eldest daughter of the late Major Henderson, of the E.I.C.S.
19
Various, vol. 9: p. 675. Cit. Date: 2 Mar 2007. Eliza Caroline
Bap : 9th Feb 1830
Parents : William & Eliza Henderson
Place of Abode : Malesim Petha???
Occupation : Honourable Co. Military Service.
20 Scots Origins, SI, 685/5/864.
21
Death Certificate Eliza Caroline Henderson (1880), Cit. Date: 18 Jun 2003.
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