Margaret Coats

F, b. 8 December 1840
FatherRobert Coats1 b. c 1818, d. 11 Jan 1860
MotherChristina Hepburn1 b. c 1815, d. 23 Sep 1883
RelationshipGreat-granddaughter of Matthew Gardner
ChartsDescendants of Matthew Gardner and Margaret Martin
Birth*Margaret Coats was born on 8 December 1840 at Stane, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2 
BaptismShe was baptized on 20 December 1840 at Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.2 
(Member of household) CensusShe appeared on the census of 1841 as a member of the household of Robert Coats at Stane, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.3 
Occupation*Margaret Coats was a dressmaker circa 1859 at Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 
Residence*She lived before 18 January 1859 at Newmains, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 
Married Name As of 18 January 1859,her married name was Forrest.1 
Marriage*She married James Forrest, son of James Forrest and Christina Wetherspoon, on 18 January 1859 at Newmains, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 
(Informant) DeathMargaret Forrest was listed as an informant on the death certificate of Christina Hepburn on 23 September 1883 at 198 Cambusnethan Street, Wishaw, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.4,5 

Family

James Forrest b. c 1833
Marriage*Margaret Coats married James Forrest, son of James Forrest and Christina Wetherspoon, on 18 January 1859 at Newmains, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.1 
Last Edited29 Feb 2012

Citations

  1. [S1041] Scotland, marriage certificate for James Forrest and Margaret Coats, 18 January 1859; digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 24 February 2012); citing statutory marriages 628/00 0012, Lanarkshire, Cambusnethan registration district; General Registry Office, Edinburgh.
  2. [S1047] Bonkle United Presbyterian Church (Lanarkshire, Scotland), Baptismal Register 1837-1852, CH3/1445/6, p. 5, Margaret Coates baptism (20 December 1840); National Archives of Scotland, Edinburgh.
  3. [S1076] 1841 census of Scotland, Lanarkshire, Cambusnethan registration district, enumeration district (ED) 10, p. 6, Robert Coats household; digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 29 Febraury 2012); citing GRO Census 1841 628/00 010/00 005.
  4. [S1036] Scotland, death certificate for Christina Gardner, 23 September 1883; digital image, ScotlandsPeople (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk : accessed 24 February 2012); citing statutory deaths 628/00 0221, Lanarkshire, Cambusnethan registration district; General Registry Office, Edinburgh.
  5. [S701] Lanarkshire Family History Society, editors, Cambusnethan Old Parish Churchyard Monumental Inscriptions. Originally transcribed 1982. (Motherwell, Scotland: Lanarkshire Family History Society, 2003). There is no map included making it difficult to understand the physical proximity of the markers.

    239/1 Robert Coats died January 1860 aged 42 years. His wife Christina Hepburn died September 1883 aged 69 years.