Euphemia McCallum 1829 1904

Name: Euphemia McCallum

Father: Ivor McCallum

Mother: Christian McCallum 1809 - 1842

Born: 24th May 1829, Auchindrain
Baptism: 9 Jun 1829, Auchindrain

Siblings:

  • Janet McCallum 1831
  • James McCallum 1833 - Bef 1842
  • Archibald McCallum 1835 - 1923
  • Duncan McCallum 1839 - 1909
  • James McCallum 1842

Married: 20th December 1855, Auchindrain to Alexander Munro 1820 - 1901. He was the son of Duncan and Catherine Munro and was born at Auchindrain.

Children:

  • Their first child Christina was born on 18th November 1856 but died on November 30th 1858 of Scarlet fever at 50 Roslyn Place, Burnside Street, Glasgow. She was buried at Southern Necropolis, Glasgow.
  • Their sixth child is Elizabeth born on 4th May at Shandon, Row, Garelochhead, christened on 12th May at Row. Elizabeth dies on 6th January 1870 of measles.
  • All of the other children went to Canada as adults although they did not travel together.

Death: Nov 6, 1904, Hawkhead Asylum, Paisley

  • Cause of Death: Cardiovalvular Disease
  • Burial
  • Headstone

Occupation

Address

Census

  • 1841 census Auchindrain

McCallum Ivor M 35 1806 tenant Argyllshire
McCallum Chirstian F 30 1811 Argyllshire
McCallum Euphemia F 10 1831 Argyllshire
McCallum Jannet F 8 1833 Argyllshire
McCallum Archibald M 5 1836 Argyllshire
McCallum Duncan M 1 1840 Argyllshire
McCallum Effy F 70 1771 lodger Argyllshire
Irvine Mary F 16 1825 female servant Argyllshire
Reside Charles M 19 1822 agricultural labourer outside census county
1st household from St Johns, Achandryan

  • 1851 Census Inveraray

John Thomson 45 M D & Surgeon Edinburgh General Practitionner, Logie, Clackmannanshire
Catherine Thomson 34
Andrew Thomson 4 Mo
Ann Munro 24 Auchnagoul
Euphemia Mccallum 21 House Servant, Auchindrain
Duncan Munro 14 Inveraray
Parish: Inveraray; ED: 2; Page: 29; Line: 18

  • 1861

In 1861 their address is Mcphuns Front Land No 3, Row, and Alexander is working at an agricultural labourer. There are several folks from Inveraray there, as land workers or fishermen.

  • 1871

In 1871 their address is Hillhead, Row, Dunbartonshire. Alexander is working as a gardener.

  • 1881

In 1881 their address is 160 Henderson Street, Kelvin, Glasgow. Alexander is a gardener, Christina is a dressmaker, Jessie is working at a drapers, and Edward is a scholar. The household is completed with Christina, age 15, working as a milliner, who is Euphemia's brother Archibald's daughter.

  • 1891

In 1891 their address is 10 Kelvin Drive, Maryhill, Glasgow, Alexander is again a gardener, Christina, Euphemia and Jessie are dressmakers and mantlemakers, Edward is a brass moulder.

  • 1901

by 1901 Euphemia is a widow but have NOT found Alexanders death yet on Scotlandspeople, or familysearch. She is living at 262 Main Street Shettleston, Barony, North Lanarkshire, with Christina and Jessie who are both working at dressmakers.

Stories:
In March of 1876, Euphemia Munro was found guilty of "reset of theft" or receipt of stolen goods and her daughter Euphemia of the theft itself. Additional details and references are on the Euphemia Munro 1863 - 1940 page.

References:

  • 1829 OPR Births 513 / 00 0050
  • 1855 Statutory Marriages 509 / 00 0003
  • 1904 Statutory Deaths 573 / 01 1451

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Other records

  • Duke of Argylls census
  • Fencible Men
  • Valuation Rolls
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