Thomas BARCLAY

Mary ADAMSON

William Arthur PETERKIN (1823-1906)

Elizabeth Mitchell BARCLAY (1823-1901)

Edward PETERKIN (1856-1941)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: Helen Madeleine USHER Millicent Bruce PETERKIN Doris Bruce PETERKIN Phoebe Bruce PETERKIN Lois Bruce PETERKIN Allison PETERKIN William Bruce PETERKIN Edward PETERKIN Born: 2 Mar 1856, Colinton, Midlothian Marriage: Helen Madeleine USHER on 26 Jun 1883 in St. Giles, Edinburgh 1 2 Died: 30 Apr 1941 aged 85 3    Ancestral File Number: 9GBS-0L.   Noted events in his life were: • He appeared on the census on 3 Apr 1881 in St. Cuthberts, Edinburgh. 4 • He worked as a Law Clerk General on 3 Apr 1881. 4 • He worked as a Solicitor on 26 Jun 1883. 2 • He had a residence on 26 Jun 1883 in Fairholane, Wardie, Nr. Edinburgh. Not to sure about the place transcription. 2 • He worked as an Army Colonel. 5 Edward married Helen Madeleine USHER, daughter of Thomas USHER and Eliza Caroline HENDERSON, on 26 Jun 1883 in St. Giles, Edinburgh.1 2 (Helen Madeleine USHER was born on 6 Apr 1861 in 10 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh 6 and died on 27 Apr 1939 in The Parsonage, Croachy, Invernesshire 5.) The cause of her death was Cereberal Thombosis.   Marriage Notes: Marrried by declaration in presence of Amy Balmer Usher and Mary Henry. Amy Balmer Usher is Helen's sister. Mary Henry is unknown. 2

1 Scots Origins, SI, 685/4/143.

2 "Marriage Certificate; Peterkin, Edward b. 1856 - Image".

3 Dr. C. H. Usher, "Typewritten Usher Family Tree - Final copy", Generation VIII.

4 1881 Scotland Census, St Cuthberts, Edinburgh (685/1), enumeration district (ED) 23, page 15, schedule no. 101, 17; database on-line, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 14 Aug 2011);
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
Elizabeth M.B. PETERKINM57 FDunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Rel:Head
Edward PETERKINU25 MColinton, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel:Son
Occ:Law Clerk General
William A. PETERKINU23 MEdinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel:Son
Occ:Student Of Medicine
Gertrude B. PETERKINU21 FEdinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel:Daur
Thomas B. PETERKIN 13 MNairn, Nairn, Scotland
Rel:Son
Occ:Scholar
Margaret MC LEANU22 FNairn, Nairn, Scotland
Rel:Serv
Occ:Cook Domestic Servant
Margaret WILSONU22 FEdinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
Rel:Serv
Occ:Domestic Servant Housemaid
Jane PATTISONU17 FPittenweem, Fife, Scotland
Rel:Serv
Occ:Domestic Servant Housemaid;
Original data: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

5 Death Certificate; Helen Madeline Usher (1939).

6 Birth Certificate; Helen Usher (1861).