Birth
Peter Beaton (my maternal 2nd great-grandfather) was born around 1859 in Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.[1, 2] Who his parents were and whether or not he had siblings is unknown to me. His parents may have been Peter Beaton and Peggy Gillies.[3, 4]
Peter Beaton (my maternal 2nd great-grandfather) was born around 1859 in Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.[1, 2] Who his parents were and whether or not he had siblings is unknown to me. His parents may have been Peter Beaton and Peggy Gillies.[3, 4]
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| From The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland; or, Dictionary of Scottish topography |
Inverness-shire is Scotland's largest county, and the second largest in the UK as a whole after Yorkshire. It borders Ross to the north, Nairnshire, Moray, Banffshire and Aberdeenshire to the east, and Perthshire and Argyll to the south.
It covers a large mainland area and various island areas off the west coast. The mainland area has coastline in both the east and the west. The island areas include North Uist, South Uist and Harris in the Outer Hebrides and Skye and the Small Isles in the Inner Hebrides. Principal settlements include Inverness, Fort William, Fort Augustus and Portree.[5]
The ancestors of the Beaton family come from the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. The family name comes from the names of Macbeth and Bethune, or Beaton. The Macbeth and Bethune families, who were hereditary physicians to the Chiefs of Macdonald, practiced medicine on the Isles during the Middle Ages and their names merged in English into the one surname of Beaton. The Macbeths were concentrated in Islay and Mull, whereas the Beatons were concentrated in Skye. However, the Beaton family was not restricted to the Isles and it later branched to other counties such as Fraser. Nonetheless, by the 17th century, the Beaton family "ceased to practice the healing art" and the last of the hereditary physicians was Niel Beaton who practiced medicine in about 1763.[6]
Family
Daughter Cathrine was born in 1876 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland and eventually married Jack MacCaskill. Cathrine and Jack had 4 children.
Son William was born in 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and was a sailor. In recounting her grandmother's history to me, my grandmother (Mary Beaton nee Cox, daughter of Mary Campbell nee Beaton) had referred to one of the boys being in a Navy and lost at sea, perhaps it was William.
Son William was born in 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland and was a sailor. In recounting her grandmother's history to me, my grandmother (Mary Beaton nee Cox, daughter of Mary Campbell nee Beaton) had referred to one of the boys being in a Navy and lost at sea, perhaps it was William.
Marriage
Peter Beaton married Euphemia Campbell in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on September 24, 1880, when he was 21 years old and she was 23 years old. Skye is about a 6 hour modern day drive from Irvine, I wonder how they met.
Peter Beaton married Euphemia Campbell in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, on September 24, 1880, when he was 21 years old and she was 23 years old. Skye is about a 6 hour modern day drive from Irvine, I wonder how they met.
At the 1881 Scotland Census, taken on Sunday, April 3, Euphemia and Peter were living at 275 Coburg Pl Springburn Rd, in the registration district of St Rollox, civil parish of Glasgow Maryhill, in Lanarkshire County. Peter was working as a labourer. The other members of the household were Cathrine McDonald, age 5, and William McDonald, age 3. These were likely Euphemia's children from a previous marriage given that they have a different last name and were born before Euphemia and Peter's marriage in 1880.
Euphemia and Peter's son Peter was born in 1883 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
There's a Mary born in 1885? Who is she? Did she die? I need to see the details of the 1901 Scotland Census to know more.
Daughter Margaret was born in 1887 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. She married Malcolm MacCaskill, a policeman, on November 27, 1908 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[7]
Daughter Euphemia McCaskill was born on February 12, 1889, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland and, according to my grandmother, was Mary's favourite sister. She married Joseph Aitken on June 14, 1912 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.[8] They had 9 children. She and her husband were Free Masons, Euphemia being involved with the Eastern Star (Masonic Lodge). She was diabetic later in life and died on December 29,1972.
The 1891 Scotland Census, taken on the night of 5/6 April, finds the family living at 5 Bowling Green St in Midlothian with these children in the home: Katie/Kattie McDonald (age 15), William McDonald (age 13), Peter Beaton (age 8), Mary Beaton (age 6), Maggie Beaton (age 4), Euphemia Beaton (age 2). Peter's occupation is a "ships mak" -- ships maker?
Son Duncan was born around 1892. He married Edith Southern and they had 2 children. He worked for the CNR and drove a team of horses. She ran a rooming house in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and they took in students.[10] He died in 1975.
Daughter Mary Campbell (my maternal great-grandmother) was born on March 1, 1894, at 4:45 a.m. in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, UK. It borders Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders council areas. The county included Edinburgh and was formerly known as Edinburghshire, or more formally as the County of Edinburgh, until 1890.[9] Mary married Rowland Cox (my maternal great-grandfather) on June 18, 1920 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. They had one child - my grandmother!
Son John was born in 1895. In due course he married Louise Lillian Goldsmith. He was a clerk in the CNR and did everything he could to help his widowed sister Mary financially.
Daughter Euphemia McCaskill was born on February 12, 1889, in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland and, according to my grandmother, was Mary's favourite sister. She married Joseph Aitken on June 14, 1912 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.[8] They had 9 children. She and her husband were Free Masons, Euphemia being involved with the Eastern Star (Masonic Lodge). She was diabetic later in life and died on December 29,1972.
The 1891 Scotland Census, taken on the night of 5/6 April, finds the family living at 5 Bowling Green St in Midlothian with these children in the home: Katie/Kattie McDonald (age 15), William McDonald (age 13), Peter Beaton (age 8), Mary Beaton (age 6), Maggie Beaton (age 4), Euphemia Beaton (age 2). Peter's occupation is a "ships mak" -- ships maker?
Son Duncan was born around 1892. He married Edith Southern and they had 2 children. He worked for the CNR and drove a team of horses. She ran a rooming house in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and they took in students.[10] He died in 1975.
Daughter Mary Campbell (my maternal great-grandmother) was born on March 1, 1894, at 4:45 a.m. in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, UK. It borders Edinburgh, East Lothian and the Scottish Borders council areas. The county included Edinburgh and was formerly known as Edinburghshire, or more formally as the County of Edinburgh, until 1890.[9] Mary married Rowland Cox (my maternal great-grandfather) on June 18, 1920 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. They had one child - my grandmother!
Son John was born in 1895. In due course he married Louise Lillian Goldsmith. He was a clerk in the CNR and did everything he could to help his widowed sister Mary financially.
John passed away on January 13, 1932, in Montréal, Quebec, at the age of 37. An article in the paper said he had been ill for only a few days and his death came as a great shock to his many friends. He served with the 5th Battalion, Royal Highlanders of Canada overseas and played soccer for the regimental team. John was active in boxing circles for many years and while in France won the championship of his regiment. He was the Vice-President of Quebec Branch A.A.U.C. (Amateur Athletic Union of Canada) and was prominent also in Masonic circles. He was a member of Transportation Lodge No. 103, A.F. and A.M.
Daughter Ruth Jean Lang's birth year is unknown. She married Robert McNeilly and they had 2 children. She was very active in Salvation Army and church and always had people into her house for meetings, tea, and everything else. Ruth had cataracts and was diabetic and died in 1974.[10]
The Great Depression of 1873–1896
Progress made by the United States and Germany in manufacturing and agriculture in 1881, affected many in the United Kingdom, including Peter Beaton during the Great Depression of 1873 to 1896.
The 1901 Scotland Census, taken on Sunday, March 31, finds the family living in Ayrshire.
Euphemia was a widow when she came to Canada. Records show her daughter Mary departed from Glasgow, Scotland on the Letitia ship on June 1, 1912 and arrived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 9, 1912.
Death
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Sources:
Peter Beaton died before June 1912 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland, when he was 90 years old [11, 12]
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Sources:
1. 1881 Scotland Census
2. 1891 Scotland Census
3. 1871 Scotland Census
4. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
5. Wikipedia: Inverness-shire, accessed February 1, 2019
7. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
8. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967
10. As told to me by Euphemia's granddaughter Mary Beaton nee Cox
11. Euphemia was a widow when she came to Canada. Records show her daughter Mary departed from Glasgow, Scotland on the Letitia ship on June 1, 1912 and arrived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 9, 1912.
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