Mary Dumbreck was born 27 December 1846, Lanark,
Lanarkshire and christened, 21 February 1847, Old Kilpatrick,
Dunbartonshire.In 1871 she was a pirn winder. By 1891 she has gone to New
Zealnd.
Margaret (Maggie) Stevenson Dumbreck was born 14 May
1853, Lanark, Lanarkshire and died 12 April 1919, of senility at the
Poorhouse, Lanark. Her occupation in 1891 was a varnisher and she stayed
at 29 West Port, Lanark until her death. She died unmarried and had no
issue. She was a cotton weaver in 1871 and in 1901 she still resided at 29
West port and was a Hat Box Finisher (varnisher)
David Wilson Dumbreck was born 26 March 1857,
Lanark, Lanarkshire and died from bronchitis after several weeks on 27
June 1865, West Port, Lanark. He also had pulmonary consumption for months
prior to his death.
Lindsay Dumbreck was born 23 August 1860,
Lanark, Lanarkshire and died 5 May 1863, West Port, Lanark from croup for
two days.
William Wilson Dumbreck was born 3 October 1863,
Lanark, Lanarkshire. He died in January 1865, Lanark.
Janet Dumbreck
was born 15 April 1869, Lanark,
Lanarkshire and died 14 January 1918, 29 West Port. Lanark. She is listed
as Jessie W Dumbreck on the 1881 census. Janet is often changed to
Jessie in Scotland.
The only two descendants with
issue are Mary and Janet. With all of Margaret Stevenson Dumbreck's
children dying out and only John as a descendant with issue, it is very
sad. When you see the above finishing up her days in the poorhouse after
all the money that could have been theirs - and ours - it is a
very sad tale indeed.
NOTE:- Back in 1919 there was
no National Health Service and ordinary working folk would be admitted
to the poorhouse which was the only sort of hospital available to them.
It does not necessarily mean they spent years living there.
