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THOMAS HENDERSON's parents: WILLIAM HENDERSON ( - ) and JANET STRACHEN ( - )
AGNES RIDDELL's parents: JOHN RIDDELL ( - ) and JANET ROBERTSON ( - )

Family of THOMAS HENDERSON and AGNES RIDDELL

Husband: THOMAS HENDERSON (1772-1862)
Wife: AGNES RIDDELL (1770-bef1851)
Children: WILLIAM HENDERSON (1797-1874)
ELIZABETH HENDERSON (1799-1854)
ROBERT HENDERSON (chr.1802, d.1890)
JANE HENDERSON (1804-1863)
ANN HENDERSON (1806-bef1822)
JANET HENDERSON (chr.1810)
CHRISTINA MARY HENDERSON (1812-1855)
JOHN HENDERSON (1813- )
CHARLES HENDERSON (1815- )
THOMAS HENDERSON (chr.1818)
ANN HENDERSON (chr.1822)
Marriage 16 Oct 1796 ANCRUM,ROXBROUGH
Census (family) 1841 JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH

Additional Information

Census (family) <i>Jane, 30, Thomas, 20, Ann, 15, and Agnes Sharp, 5, all staying with them.</i>

Husband: THOMAS HENDERSON

Name: THOMAS HENDERSON
Sex: Male
Father: WILLIAM HENDERSON ( - )
Mother: JANET STRACHEN ( - )
Birth 24 May 1772 ANCRUM,ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Christening 24 May 1772 (age 0) ANCRUM,ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Occupation (1) 22 Oct 1797 (age 25) WEAVER; ANCRUM,ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Census (1) 1851 (age 78-79) JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH
Occupation (2) 1851 (age 78-79) SHEPHERD; JEDBROUGH ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Occupation (3) 1855 (age 82-83) LAND STEWARD
Census (2) 1861 (age 88-89) JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH
Death 6 Sep 1862 (age 90) JORDONFIELD JEDBROUGH ROXBROUGHSHIRE

Additional Information

Census (1) <i>With daughter's Jane, Ann, Janet and grandson Thomas R Henderson aged 3 born in 1848 approx.
</i>
Census (2) <i>Daughter Jane with him and grandaughter Agnes Henderson Sharpe</i>
Death Cause: of total exhaustion oh the body

Wife: AGNES RIDDELL

Name: AGNES RIDDELL
Sex: Female
Father: JOHN RIDDELL ( - )
Mother: JANET ROBERTSON ( - )
Birth 30 Sep 1770 HAWICK ROXBROUGH
Death btw 1841 and 1851 (age 70-81) JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH

Additional Information

Death <i>think Agnes would have died at Jordonfield,Jedburgh,as this was the family home. </i>

Child 1: WILLIAM HENDERSON

Name: WILLIAM HENDERSON
Sex: Male
Spouse: MARGARET WALLACE (1837-1912)
Birth 17 Sep 1797 ANCRUM,ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Christening 22 Oct 1797 (age 0) ANCRUM,ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Census (1) 1841 (age 43-44) SCHOOL MASTER'S HOUSE,YETHOLM, ROXBROUGH
Census (2) 1851 (age 53-54) SCHOOL MASTER'S HOUSE,YETHOLM, ROXBROUGH
Occupation (1) btw 1851 and 1861 (age 53-64) PAROCHIEL SCHOOL MASTER; YETHOLM, ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Census (3) 1861 (age 63-64) SCHOOL MASTER'S HOUSE,YETHOLM, ROXBROUGH
Occupation (2) 1871 (age 73-74) RETIRED SCHOOL MASTER; YETHOLM, ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Death 1 Sep 1874 (age 76) YETHOLM, ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Burial 1874 YETHOLM, CEMENTARY, ROXBROUGH

Additional Information

Census (1) <i>Has Elizabeth, 40, as his housekeeper, and other sister Janet staying wirth him </i>
Census (2) <i>Sister Elizabeth is his housekeeper, niece, Agnes Sharpe and a servant Isabella Young</i>
Census (3) <i>Housekeeper is Magaret Wallace</i>
Death Cause: of old age
<i>Monument Inscription reads " Erected by William Henderson parochil school master
of Yetholm, in memory of his sister Elizabeth Henderson who died in Yetholm Parochil schoolhouse 31-10- 1854. She was the daughter of Thomas Henderson Shephard of Jordonfield and Agnes Riddell his wife. Also the above William Henderson who died Yetholm 1.9.1874 aged 76 yrs. Also Margaret Wallace widow of Wm Henderson, who died at Crooked House 18. 1 .1912 aged 76
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Burial <i>Monument Inscription reads " Erected by William Henderson parochil school master
of Yetholm, in memory of his sister Elizabeth Henderson who died in Yetholm Parochil schoolhouse 31-10- 1854. She was the daughter of Thomas Henderson Shephard of Jordonfield and Agnes Riddell his wife. Also the above William Henderson who died Yetholm 1.9.1874 aged 76 yrs. Also Margaret Wallace widow of Wm Henderson, who died at Crooked House 18. 1 .1912 aged 76
</i>

Child 2: ELIZABETH HENDERSON

Name: ELIZABETH HENDERSON
Sex: Female
Birth 25 May 1799 ANCRUM,ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Christening 26 May 1799 (age 0) ANCRUM,ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Occupation (1) 1841 (age 41-42) HOUSEKEEPER TO WILLIAM; YETHOLM, ROXBROUGH
Occupation (2) 1851 (age 51-52) HOUSE KEEPER TO WILLIAM; YETHOLM, ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Death 31 Oct 1854 (age 55) YETHOLM,PAROCHIL SCHOOLHOUSE, ROXBROUGH
Burial 1854 YETHOLM, CEMENTARY, ROXBROUGH

Additional Information

Burial <i>Monument Inscription reads " Erected by William Henderson parochil school master
of Yetholm, in memory of his sister Elizabeth Henderson who died in Yetholm Parochil schoolhouse 31-10- 1854. She was the daughter of Thomas Henderson Shephard of Jordonfield and Agnes Riddell his wife. Also the above William Henderson who died Yetholm 1.9.1874 aged 76 yrs. Also Margaret Wallace widow of Wm Henderson, who died at Crooked House 18. 1 .1912 aged 76
</i>

Child 3: ROBERT HENDERSON

Name: ROBERT HENDERSON
Sex: Male
Spouse: ELIZABETH BRACK (chr.1812, d.1876)
Christening 11 Apr 1802 ANCRUM,ROXBROUGH
Occupation (1) to 1835 TEACHER; NENTHORN, BERWICK
Religion 10 Apr 1836 CHURCH OF SCOTLAND; LINTON, ROXBROUGH
Occupation (2) 1841 SCHOOL MASTER; LINTON, ROXBROUGH
Occupation (3) 1861 SCHOOL MASTER; LINTON, ROXBROUGH
Retirement May 1869 LINTON, ROXBROUGH
Census 1871 MELROSE,ROXBROUGH
Occupation (4) 1871 RETIRED SCHOOL MASTER; MELROSE,ROXBROUGH
Will 7 Aug 1878 YETHOLM, ROXBROUGH
Death 21 Oct 1890 YETHOLM, ROXBROUGH

Additional Information

Occupation (1) Extract from the Linton Heritors Minute Book 1784- 1929;
The three members of the Presbytery nominated at the last meeting Messers Maculloch, Howson (?) and Baird attended the meeting and examined the different candidates in presence of the meeting and the meeting having considered the testimonials of the different candidates and their appearence at the examination made choice of Robert Henderson presently Teacher at Nenthorn to be Schoolmaster of this parish.
Religion SCHOOLHOUSE
Kirk Sessions Records; Linton in Teviotdale (1836-1905)
National Archives of Scotland; CH2/795

Linton Manse 10th April 1836

"They proceeded to condir of whom suitable addition might be made to the Eldership of this Parish.whereupon it was propsed, and unanimously agreed to, that Mr James Bothwick, Farmer, Greenlees, and Mr Robert Henderson, Parochial Schoolmaster should be elected"
Retirement LINTON SCHOOL HOUSE
Linton Heritors minute Book 1784-1929, National Archives of Scotland; HR475/16
Kelso 28th Febuary 1868
The Rev Mr Leishman chosed chairman there was produced and read to the meeting a letter addressed by Mr Robert Henderson Schoolmaster of Linton to said Heritors and Minister of which the following is a copy.
Linton Schoolhouse 12th Febuary 1868,
Gentlemen, finding myself from failing health I can no longer with comfort to myself and advantage to the parish conduct the school here as I have done and would wish to and wishing well to the Parish in which I have laboured for nearly thirty years I have for some time made up my mind to retire from all appointments. I have through you and the Parochial Boards kindness held in it and understanding that you are willing to accord to me a retiring Allowance of £40 per annum and with a view of enabling you without delay to look out for a Schoolmaster to take my place I here by resign and give up my said appointments of Schoolmaster and bind and oblige myself to immediate entry to the spring cropping of the Garden and to flit and remove myself and family from the School and Schoolhouse and hall premises, leaving the small field in grass to my successor all at the term of Whitsunday or twenty sixth day of May next up to which term I will endeavour as far I am able to carry on the school and to conduct all the other duties incumbent on me as Heritor's clerk, Register, Inspector of Poor and Colletor of Rates up to the same period when all these offices will also become vacant by virture of this my resignation
I am
Gentlemen
your very obedt servant
(signed) Robert Henderson
Census <i>
</i>
Occupation (4) <i>had a annual pension of £40. from the schoolboard of Linton
</i>
Will <i>Trusteee's of the Will and Excecuator's were
Thomas Leishman, Doctor of Divinity, Minister of the Parish of Linton, Roxbourgh
Reverand Adam Davidson, Minister of the Parish of Yetholm Roxbourgh and
James Henderson Sharpe, nephew of Robert.
Made provision for Margaret his daughter to be looked after his death by his aunt Margaret Bell and / or his nephew James Henderson Sharpe, it was his wish that Margaret had her own house and her own means of support, it this was not possible, then " maintain her in a proper manner", and then Margaret and James would "share and share alike if "in the event of my said daughter not requiring all the money"
sadly Margaret died before Robert, and although provision was made for Thomas Leishman, it was noted in the will that he " deffered to accept " his gift from Robert. either his aunt Margaret had already passed away by time of his death, or as Margaret had already died the Estate was finally left to his Trustee's namely Adam Davidson and Great Grandfather, James Henderson Sharpe.

Household furniture and effects were £21/16 /6d
total of Estate was £393/ 18/ 3d

Adam Davidson was Yetholm Minister from 1862- 1907
and Dr Thomas Leishman from 1855 - 1904, who had the ruinous chapel St Machute,rebuilt in his memory after his death in 1905 as he used to take occasional services in a local cottage, as there was no chapel.


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Death Cause: of exchaustion and senility
<i>a Mary Cinningham attended to Robert on his death bed, signed death certificate, and was left money by him for 1) wages - £84 and as stated in his will £12/19/6d
not exceeding £15.</i>

Child 4: JANE HENDERSON

Name: JANE HENDERSON
Sex: Female
Birth 11 May 1804 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Death 12 Feb 1863 (age 58) JEDFOOT LODGE, JEDBROUGH
Census 1841 (age 36-37) JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH

Additional Information

Death Cause: of cancer, - 2 years
<i>WILLIAM SIGNED DEATH CERTIFICATE</i>

Child 5: ANN HENDERSON

Name: ANN HENDERSON
Sex: Female
Birth 22 Feb 1806 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Death btw 1806 and 1822 (age 0-16)

Child 6: JANET HENDERSON

Name: JANET HENDERSON
Sex: Female
Christening 13 May 1810 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Census (1) 1851 JEDBROUGH ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Census (2) 1841 YETHOLM, ROXBROUGH
Census (3) 1861 JEDFOOT LODGE, JEDBROUGH
Occupation 1861 GATE KEEPER; JEDFOOT LODGE, JEDBROUGH
Death

Additional Information

Census (1) <i>WITH FATHER AND SISTER ANN, UNMARRIED
</i>
Census (3) <i>Down as Head of household.and has nephew Thomas Henderson aged 12 staying with them.</i>

Child 7: CHRISTINA MARY HENDERSON

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      CHRISTINA MARY HENDERSON     Spouse: WILLIAM SHARPE    
 
Name: CHRISTINA MARY HENDERSON
Sex: Female
Spouse: WILLIAM SHARPE (1805-1881)
Birth 1812 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Death 4 Oct 1855 (age 42-43) EGLINTON GARDENS, KILWINNING
Burial CHURCH YARD, KILWINNING
Other Info 1840 (age 27-28) GARDNER'S MAGAZINE; PITFOUR CASTLE GARDENS, PERTH

Additional Information

Birth <i>LIVED IN ANCRUM, AS MENTIONED ON HER DEATH CERTIFICATE</i>
Death Cause: of melancholia

Child 8: JOHN HENDERSON

Name: JOHN HENDERSON
Sex: Male
Birth 21 Aug 1813 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Christening 17 Sep 1813 (age 0) CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Census 1841 (age 27-28) JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH
Death

Child 9: CHARLES HENDERSON

Name: CHARLES HENDERSON
Sex: Male
Birth 9 Oct 1815 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Christening 4 Nov 1815 (age 0) CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Death

Child 10: THOMAS HENDERSON

Name: THOMAS HENDERSON
Sex: Male
Spouse: ELIZABETH (1824- )
Christening 4 Jan 1818 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Census 1841 JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH
Occupation 1851 LAND STEWARD; JEDBROUGH ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Death

Child 11: ANN HENDERSON

Name: ANN HENDERSON
Sex: Female
Christening 20 Jan 1822 CRAILING, ROXBURGH , SCOTLAND
Census (1) 1851 JEDBROUGH ROXBROUGHSHIRE
Census (2) 1841 JORDON FIELD, JEDBURGH
Census (3) 1861 JEDFOOT LODGE, JEDBROUGH
Occupation 1861 GATE KEEPER; JEDFOOT LODGE, JEDBROUGH
Death

Additional Information

Census (1) <i>WITH HER FATHER AND SISTER JANET, UNMARRIED</i>
Census (3) <i>down as sister.</i>