John SILVER

Notes:

John Silver's father, also John, is recorded on his death certificate as a journeyman mason and was potentially still living when John junior died in 1924. Without knowing when he was born, there are a couple of John Silvers who were masons born around 1860 or earlier who are potentially his father, given John junior was born in 1883.
The best 'candidate' is a John Silver born around 1859 Fettercairn, Kincardineshire. The others come from districts too far removed from Lumphanan to be seriously considered although it's not impossible that they could have been in the district at the time Mary Cockie fell pregnant to John Silver. But, given the closer proximity between Fettercairn and Lumphanan, the 1859 John Silver stands as the obvious choice. On 1901, he is found in Glasgow as the son of law on a John Joseph Blair, so obviously was married to Agnes Blair.
An online tree gives him was the son of William Silver and Elizabeth Smith, who is turn was the son of Joseph Silver and Isabella Alladyce.
That Joseph Silver is reportedly from Dunnottar, so they all fit in the Aberdeenshire district or surrounds.
As well, on 1881 census, Mary Cockie was at Drumoak which is only a few miles from whether the John Silver in question was living at Clodhill, Banchory Devenick.
All assumptions, but reasonable ones.

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Birth:
1883 births in the parish of Lumphanan, No 8. John Silver Cockie (illegitimate), born 1883 February 21 at 8pm at Old Mill of Auchintrove, Lumphanan, male, son of Mary Cockie, domestic servant.
NOTE: Thereafter known as John SILVER. Marriage cert records that his father was John Silver, mason, journeyman.

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Died:
1924 deaths in the district of St Nicholas in the burgh of Aberdeen.
John Silver, farm servant married to Rachel Kemp, 1924 20 Juy at 7.30pm at Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Laurencekirk, male, aged 42* years, son of John Silver, mason and Mary Cockie, domestic servant (deceased). Causes: Acute cellulitis of scrotum and lower abdoment, general toxaemia. Informant: Andrew Kemp, brother-in-law.
*Based on birth cert, he was 41, not 42.

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John married Rachel KEMP on 30 Jun 1914 in Lumphanan, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Rachel was born in 1886 in Scotland, UK; died in 1961 in Aberdeen Eastern, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
1914 marriage in the parish of Lumphanan in the county of Aberdeen. No 4, 1914 on 13 Jun at the hotel, Lumphanan, after banns according to the forms of the established church of Scotland. John Silver, farm servant, bachelor, aged 32, mains of ??, Midmar, son of John Silver, mason, journeyman, and Mary Cockie, domestic servant (deceased) and Rachel Kemp, housekeeper, spinster, aged 29, of Mosside, ???, Aboyne, dau of Andrew Kemp, crofter, deceased and Mary Kemp, M.S.Low (deceased).

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1. Jane SILVER was born about 1917 in Scotland, UK; died in UNKNOWN.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1891, 83 Thistle St, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
Scottish birth indexes.

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Census:
1891 SILVER, JOHN (Census 644/12 50/ 14) Page 14 of 19. For 83 Thistle St, Glasgow.
In house headed by John Blair
John Silver, son-in-law, mar, aged 32, stone mason, born Fettercairn, Kincardine
Agnes H Silver, dau, mar, aged 35, born Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Lillias Silver, granddaughter, aged 3, born Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Elizbeth Silver, granddaughter, aged 1, born Glasgow, Lanarkshire

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Died:
1923 SILVER, JOHN (Statutory registers Deaths 644/17 88)
1923 deaths in the district of Gorbals in the burgh of Glasgow
No 88, John Silver, mason, journeyman, widower of Agnes Haddow Blair, 1923 February Sixteenth at 11.30am at 238 Thistle St, Glasgow, male, 64 years, son of William Silver, farmer, deceased and Elizabeth Silver, M.S.Smith deceased. Cause: Enteritis, nine months. Informant John Joseph Silver.

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John + Mary COCKIE. Mary (daughter of Alexander COCKIE and Helen SILVER) was born on 27 May 1860 in Maryculter, Scotland, UK; died on 17 Mar 1901 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1881, Tersets, Drumoak, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Tersets Farm, Drumoak, where Mary Cockie worked in 1881, is now owned by William (Sandy) Bisset. Sandy and Mary are both second cousins twice removed and third cousins, twice removed because of double connections through the Silver and Gordon families.

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Birth:
Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
Name: Mary Cockie Gender: Female Birth Date: 27 May 1860 Birth Place: Maryculter,Kincardine,Scotland
Father: Alexander Cockie Mother: Helen Silver
FHL Film Number: 6035516

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Census:
1881 Census for Tersets, Drumoak:
John SHEPHERD Married / Head / Farmer of 140 acres 61 Male born : Echt
Ann B SHEPHERD Married / Wife / Farmers Wife 64 Female born : Echt
Robert SHEPHERD Unmarried / Son / Agricultural Labourer 32 Male born : Echt
Frank EMSLIE Unmarried / Farm Servant 22 Male born : Strachan
Thomas YULE Unmarried / Farm Servant 15 Male born : St Fergus
Mary COCKIE Unmarried / General Domestic Servant 20 Female born : Maryculter

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Notes:

Birth:
Scottish birth indexes.

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Died:
1906 deaths in the parish of Lumphanan in the county of Aberdeen.
No 9, Alexander Cockie, farmer, married to Helen Silver, 1906, November 23rd at 2.30pm at Mill Croft, Auchinhove, Lumphanan, male, 75 years, son of George Cockie, general labourer, deceased and Rebecca Cockie, M.S. Grieve, deceased. Causes: Bronchitis, one month, senile decay. Informant James Cockie, son, present.

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Alexander married Helen SILVER on 16 Jun 1855 in Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK. Helen (daughter of James SILVER and Isobel GORDON) was born on 7 May 1826 in Maryculter, Kincardineshire, Scotland, UK; died on 19 Mar 1909 in Mill Croft, Auchintrove, Lumphanan, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• _FNRL: 22 May 1909, Lumphanan, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Notes:

Birth:
From OPR Maryculter
Silver, Helen, lawful daughter of James Silver in Blairs and Isobel Gordon born 07/05/1826 and baptised 17/05/1826 before Peter Duncan shoemaker and William Mowat crofter.

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_FNRL:
Aberdeen Press and Journal 20 March 1909, p.4:
COCKIE.-At Mill Croft, Auchinhove, Lumphanan, on the 19th inst., Helen Silver, widow of Alexander Cockie, aged 82 years. Funeral on Monday, the 22nd inst. at one o'clock to Lumphanan Churchyard.

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Died:
1909 deaths in the Parish of Lumphanan in the County of Aberdeen No 7 Helen Cockie (widow of Alexander Cockie, farmer) 1909 March nineteenth 12.40am at Mill Croft, Auchinstrove, Lumphanan F 82 years Father: James Silver crofter (deceased) Mother: Isabella Silver M.S.Gordon (deceased) Cause: Cerebral Haemorrhage, intestinal obstruction 6 days as cert by W Brodie Brown Witness: James Cockie son (present)

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Notes:

Married:
Maryculter OPR
Helen Silver OTP and Alexander Cockie OTP 16/6/1855

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1841, Braeside of Blairs, Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK
• Census: 1851, Hill of Blairs, Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK

Notes:

LDS-0101853 1841 Census, Kincardine,SCT Maryculter, Braeside of Blairs,ED1 Silver James Age 60, Farmer, Isabella a 55, Christian 20, Isabella 15,Occ Farm Servant, James 9 (WHO MARRIED MARY ANN FALCONER)

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Birth:
Maryculter OPR
John Silver of Standing Stones and Mary Allen a son James 13/10/1787
witness George Silver Standing Stones

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Census:
LDS-0101853 1841 Census, Kincardine,SCT Maryculter, Braeside of Blairs,ED1 Silver James Age 60, Farmer, Isabella a 55, Christian 20, Isabella 15,Occ Farm Servant, James 9 (WHO MARRIED MARY ANN FALCONER)

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Census:
In 1851 census
At Hill of Blairs, Maryculter :
James Silver .married, head age (obscure, shld be abt 64) farmer of 5 acres, born Maryculter
Isobell Silver wife age 65 born Banchory Devenick
Helen Silver daughter unmarried age 24 born Maryculter.

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Buried:
OPR deaths 264/00 0020 1267 in Old Church Yard, Maryculter:
Silver, James, from Maryculter, 20th March.

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James married Isobel GORDON on 6 Oct 1811 in Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK. Isobel (daughter of Alexander GORDON and Jean LYON) was born on 17 Oct 1784 in Maryculter, Kincardine, Scotland, UK; died about 1854 in Kincardine, Scotland, UK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
Maryculter OPR: James Silver of Roadside of Blairs married Isabel Gordon N. Banchory 6/10/1811

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Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910
Name: James Silver Gender: Male Marriage Date: 6 Oct 1811
Marriage Place: Banchory Devenick, Kincardine, Scotland
Spouse: Isabel Gordon

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