William Jamieson – Margaret Martinholm

William Jamieson, born c.1741. His parent’s names and his place of birth are unknown.

There is a William Jamieson born in Crawford & Leadhills, Lanarkshire on 11 October 1741, son of William Jamieson and Helen Scott. Helen ties in with the name of one of William and Margaret’s daughters.

Margaret Martinholm‘s parents and place and date of birth are unknown.

Frustratingly, there are two Margaret Martinholms on the Old Parish Registers, both born in Avondale within two years of each other. In typical Avondale OPR fashion, only the fathers’ names are mentioned, one of which is Gavin Martinholm, which is a good match for William and Margaret’s eldest son. If this is the above Margaret Martinholm then she was born in Avondale on 16 September 1753. The place of birth is unclear but looks like ‘Causeyhead’, a location I haven’t been able to track down.

William and Margaret were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Avondale on 5 December 1776.

CHILDREN

Janet Jamieson, born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire in 1778.

Gavin Jamieson, born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire in 1779.

Margaret Jamieson, born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire c.1781.

Margaret married John Strang (b. East Kilbride, Lanarkshire c.1772). They are at Shieldburn Farm, East Kilbride on the 1841 and 1851 Census.

John died at Shieldburn Farm on 6 February 1854, age 81.

Margaret is at Shieldburn Farm on the 1861 Census.

Margaret died at Shieldburn Farm on 23 March 1866, age 85.

Mary Jamieson, born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire on 19 September 1790.

Archibald Jamieson, born in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire on 2 September 1792.

Helen Jamieson, born at Netherton Farm, Eaglesham and baptised on 9 July 1797.

Elizabeth Jamieson, born at Netherton Farm, Eaglesham and baptised on 20 October 1799.

Elizabeth married James Strang (b. Renfrewshire c.1790), son of James Strang and Janet Baird. They were proclaimed for marriage in the parish of Eaglesham on 14 April 1818.

James and Elizabeth are at Bonnyton Farm, Eaglesham on the 1841 Census. They are possibly there in 1851 as well, however Bonnyton Farm appears to have been missed off that year’s census.

James Strang, now widowed, died at Bowhouse Farm, Carmunnock, Lanarkshire on 7 December 1860, age 70.

DEATHS

Margaret died c.1800, age around 40.

William died in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire on 11 March 1814, age 72.