Christina Meiklejohn

(1902-1952)

Christina Meiklejohn was born 27^th May 1902 at 3 Park View, Stockton and died 1^st September 1952 at 12 Hareburn Road, Tillicoultry. She married Robert Crawford. For their family click here.

Just a couple of months before Christina's 6^th Birthday, her mother died and just 28 days after her 6^th birthday her father died, thus leaving the young children orphaned. Christina's mother's own family had all died so the only family left were in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Her father's sister, Elizabeth Meiklejohn, went down to Stockton-on-Tees and registered her brother's death then brought the young children back to Scotland.

Their grandmother, Christian Meiklejohn was still alive as well as a married uncle so they at least had some family in Scotland. It must have been a dreadful time for the youngsters, they have lost both parents, probably met the aunt for the first time and then she uproots them and takes them to Scotland where they probably met their granny and other family for the first time, adding to that a strange accent.

When Christina was 11½ her grandmother died. Her uncle having died the previous year. Then at 16 days after her 16th birthday, the very aunt who had brought her up, died. Christina and her younger sister were then looked after by their elder sister Margaret who died aged just 38. By that time Christina was married with a family.

Christina's elder brother had run off to New Zealand, abandoning his wife and children and her young sister married and went to Canada soon after Christina had her first babies.

It is bad enough for any child to loose both parents, but then to loose all the 'adoptive parents' as well and then siblings, Christina must have felt very much abandoned throughout her life and may partly responsible for her having 15 children.

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(1830-1912)

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(1863-1902)

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(1902-1952)

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This picture is Christina with her eldest son James which must have been taken about early summer 1923. She would be 20½

Christina would be about 26 when this picture was taken. The children are Robert and Annie (standing) and she is holding Isabel. Between these children and James there was a son, Alexander, but I don't have a photo of him as a baby.

Some of the children of Christina Meiklejohn and Robert Crawford are:
James Meiklejohn Crawford, born 11th January 1923 at Park Street, Tillicoultry, died 10h October 2007 at Stirling Royal Infirmary.

Alexander Meiklejohn Crawford, born 19th June 1924 at 28 Ramsay Street, Coalsnaughton, died 12th August 1995 at the Royal Infirmary, Stirling. He married Catherine Hill on the 25th July 1953, Register Office, Stirling.

Isabella Campbell Crawford, born 26th May 1928 at 3 Primrose Place, Tillicoultry and died 15th August 1948 at 12 Hareburn Road Tillicoultry.

Thomas Crawford was born 4th July 1930 at 3 Primrose Place, Tillicoultry and died 2nd October 1930 at the Royal Infirmary, Stirling.

Helen McEwan Crawford was born 4th February 1940 at 12 Hareburn Road, Tillicoultry and died 15th June 1941 at 12 Hareburn Road.

Un-named Crawford was stillborn 28th August 1941 at 12 Hareburn Road, Tillicoultry.

John Crawford was born 20th January 1943 and died 22nd January 1943 at 12 Hareburn Road, Tillicoultry.

Some of the children were buried with their grandparents in Tillicoultry Cemetery.
See the Crawford Family Web site.

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Date this page was last edited: 25 December, 2010