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John Meiklejohn
(1793-1853)
John Meiklejohn was
christened on 25 June 1793, Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire and died 31 May 1853
in Westfield, Clackmannan. He married
Elizabeth Gordon
on the 21 March 1829 in Clackmannan, daughter of
James Gordon and
Elizabeth Vannan.
She was
christened 2 January 1792 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, and died 8 August
1871 in Devon, Parish of Clackmannan.
John and his family were at Powside, Clackmannan on the 7 June 1841 census,
and at Craigrie, Clackmannan on the 31 March 1851 census. In 1841 John was a
labourer and in 1851 he was a Groom & General Labourer. When he died he was
a labourer at Westfield. John and Elizabeth on the census - See
Census
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I believe that David Meiklejohn and Christian
Scotland are definitely the parents of this John Meiklejohn because he was the
only John Meiklejohn born in Clackmannan and the date fits with his age. Because
he died before records began in 1855, there is no official document only a
burial record and that is not conclusive. However, as John only had two children
and they are called David and Christian, together with only one John being born
in Clackmannan, I am confident that this is the correct lineage.
Children of John Meiklejohn and Elizabeth Gordon are:
David Meiklejohn was born on the 25 April 1830, Clackmannan,
Clackmannanshire and died 12 May 1912, 33 Mill Street, Tillicoultry. Also look
at Census and Census 2
Christian Meiklejohn
was born on the 31 March 1832, Clackmannan and
died on the 12 November 1913, 23 Union Street, Tillicoultry. Also see
Census
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I think that John Meiklejohn must have been working for Robert Stevenson at
Park Farm, when he died. His son John was found working at 'Devon Iron Works'
which I now know was part of Bankhead Farm and Robert Stevenson owned that at
some point. So it looks like David Meiklejohn was also working for Robert
Stevenson. When John died his wife and children would have to move on as the
house went with the job. So they moved in with the son at Devon Iron Works.
The Iron works had houses where many people lived. They didn't actually
live in an iron works as it was defunct. However, I have found that an Alexander
Christie actually owned the works or at least bought it over when it finished.
There was a coal pit with it and Christie run that for a while until it was sold
to Coal Board. If this Christie is related to the Stevenson's, that would
explain how Robert came into possession of Bankhead farm.
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