Andrew BEATSON [308]

Andrew BEATSON [308]
(1877-Aft 1919)

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Spouses/Children:
Thomasina ELDER [15542]

Andrew BEATSON [308]

Born: 1877, Kinghorn, Fife
Marriage: Thomasina ELDER [15542] on 20 Mar 1919 in 21, Hope Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ¹
Died: Aft 1919

General Notes:

Mary Young's note: Two brothers married sisters, i.e.
David Brown Beatson married Jessie Bell Elder, and
Andrew Beatson married Thomasina Elder.

Noted events:

Andrew worked as a boilermaker.

3 Apr 1881 census: age 4, son of James Beatson at 13, St James Place, Kinghorn, Fife. ²

5 Apr 1891 census: age 14, ship yard worker, son of James Beatson at 6, St James Place, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. ³

1901: not found in UK census. On 3 August 1897, Andrew Beatson enlisted in the British Army for Short Service (3 years with the colors, and 9 years in the Reserve). He was in the Royal Engineers, and served in the South African Campaign of 1899-1902, being awarded the South African War Medals (King's and Queen's) and Clasps for Cape Colony, Orange River Colony and Transvaal, and King's Clasps for 1901-1902.
His next of kin were Robert Beatson (brother), 6 Tailor Close, Kinghorn
James Beatson (brother), 5 Nethergate, Kinghorn
and Walter Beatson (brother), H.M.S. Intrepid.

Andrew married Thomasina ELDER [15542] [MRIN: 4391], daughter of Thomas ELDER [14358] and Elizabeth LINDSAY [14359], on 20 Mar 1919 in 21, Hope Street, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Thomasina ELDER [15542] was born about 1887 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland and died after 1919.)

Marriage Notes:

At the time of his marriage in 1919, Andrew Beatson was serving in the South Africa Scottish. There are no records of this couple dying in Scotland. Andrew Beatson and his wife, Thomasina Elder, probably spent their married years in South Africa, where Andrew had been settled for many years.

1 Glasgow Blythswood Marriages 1919 644-10/596 (Andrew Beatson & Thomasina Elder).
married 20th March 1919 at 21 Hope Street, Glasgow
ANDREW BEATSON, boilermaker (Lance Corporal, 4th Batt. South Africa Scottish), bachelor age 42
Gertuld Property Mines, Via Springs, Transvaal, South Africa, presently on Service
father James Beatson, fisherman, deceased
mother Elizabeth Beatson ms Lawrie, deceased
THOMASINA ELDER, laundry worker, spinster age 21
51 Robert Street, Govan, Glasgow
father Thomas Elder, fisherman
mother Elizabeth Elder ms Lindsay
by warrant of Sheriff

2 1881 census of Scotland, Fife, Volume 439 Kinghorn - 19 St James Place, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 27, schedule no. 167;
James Beatson 41 M head, fisherman, Kinghorn
Betsy Beatson 41 M wife, Buckhaven Fife
Robert Beatson 18 U son, fisherman, Kinghorn
Elizabeth Beatson 16 U daughter, mill worker, Kinghorn
James Beatson 12 son, Kinghorn
Williamina Beatson 9 daughter, Kinghorn
Walter Beatson 6 son, Kinghorn
Andrew Beatson 4 son, Kinghorn
Jessie Beatson 2 daughter, Kinghorn
David Beatson 1½ son, Kinghorn

3 1891 census of Scotland, Fife, Volume 439 Kinghorn - 6 St James Place, enumeration district (ED) 1, page 35, schedule no. 186;
James Beatson 53 W head, shale worker, Kinghorn
James Beatson 22 U son, ship yard labourer, Kinghorn
Williamina Beatson 19 U daughter, housekeeper, Kinghorn
Walter Beatson 16 U ship yard labourer, Kinghorn
Andrew Beatson 14 son, ship yard labourer, Kinghorn
Jessie Beatson 12 daughter, scholar, Kinghorn
David Beatson 10 son, scholar, Kinghorn
David Pittile 32, Susan Pittile 29, Mary Pittile 6; lodgers, Loanhead.

Andrew BEATSON [308]

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