Note from Mary Young - Elspeth Mitchell Gray Beatson was already known as "Alice" by 1901 and throughout her life.
Noted events:
1915: Elspeth was married from 55, Crawford Street, Glasgow (her parents' home). 1
31 Mar 1901 census: age 6, "Alice", daughter of James Beatson at 77, Salisbury Street, Kirkcaldy, FIF, Scotland. 4
Elspeth married John LEWIS, (4) [40] [MRIN: 29], son of John LEWIS [145] and Amelia Dickson MATHER [112], on 19 Jan 1915 in Glasgow.1 (John LEWIS, (4) [40] was born on 3 Sep 1897 in 13, Inglis Street, Glasgow,5 died on 4 Jul 1949 in North Berwick, ELN, Scotland 6 and was buried in Jul 1949 in Liberton Cemetery, Edinburgh, MLN, Scotland.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
Abt Apr 1915: Soon after their marriage, John and Alice Lewis took a motherless infant into their home, and brought her up as their eldest child. Elizabeth McFarlane Morwood was born April 5th 1915 to William Morwood and Elizabeth McFarlane. Despite much research, I have been unable to find any blood link between the two families, nor any trace of a formal adoption.
5 Mar 1917: they resided at Viewforth Place, Burntisland Road, Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland. Jackie Lewis was born in Kinghorn, at the home of his maternal grandmother. I'm unsure whether Alice was living there permanently, or had moved to Kinghorn temporarily for the birth of her first child. 7
21 Aug 1919: resided with John's parents in 17, Nisbet Street, Glasgow. 8
11 Feb 1924: resided when James was born at 1, Burt Avenue, Kinghorn, Fife. In the 1920s, many new housing estates were built in Scotland. Burt Avenue was part of a new estate developed in Kinghorn. A local historian told me that Burt Avenue was the first street to be occupied, perhaps John and Alice's family were given priority because of his war service. 9
13 Jan 1931: resided at the time of Alice's death in 1, Garden City Houses, Park Road, Bonnyrigg, MLN, Scotland. During the 1920s, groups of Veterans' homes were built for disabled British ex-Service men and women, and the work continues to the present day, see http://www.veteransscotland.co.uk/members/housing.html. 10
Sources
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Glasgow [district?] Marriages 1915 644-10/181. 19th January 1915 at Wilmington Street, Glasgow [Registrar's Office] JOHN LEWIS 19 single, platelayer, sapper, 2nd Lowland Field Company, Royal Engineers Territorials, 17 Nisbet Street, Glasgow; John Lewis ironworks labourer. Amelia Lewis ms Dickson ALICE M.G. BEATSON 20 spinster, 55 Craford Street, Partick James Beatson riveter. Janet Beatson ms Graham. Witnesses David Malcolm machineman, Agnes Burnside machinist. [errors: John's mother was Amelia Lewis ms Mather; Alice's mother was Janet Beatson ms Gray.]
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Kinghorn Births 1894 439/48. ELSPETH BEATSON female 17 July 1894 Walls Court, Kinghorn parents James Beatson fisherman. Janet Suttie Beatson ms Gray married 30 December 1892 Kinghorn. Informant James Beatson father.
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Edinburgh Canongate Deaths 1931 685-7/065. ALICE BEATSON age 36 married to John Lewis died 13 January 1931 City Hospital, Edinburgh. usual residence 1 Garden City Houses, Park Road, Bonnyrigg [Midlothian]. parents James Beatson shipyard riveter. Janet Suttie Beatson ms Gray. cod ulcerative endocarditis; Informant John Lewis widower. [was she registered as Alice or Elspeth? should look up again]
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1901 census of Scotland, Fife, Vol.442 Kirkcaldy (77 Salisbury Street), enumeration district (ED) 31, page 15, schedule no. 64; James Beatson 32 M head, iron and steel rivetter, Kinghorn Fife Jessie Beatson 33 M wife, Cameron Fife Alice Beatson 6 daughter, Kinghorn James Beatson 4 Kinghorn John Beatson 1 Abbotshall Fife
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Glasgow Camlachie Births 1897 644-2/1387. JOHN LEWIS male born 3 September 1897 at 13 Inglis Street, Glasgow father John Lewis journeyman hairdresser mother Amelia Dickson Lewis ms Mather married 31 December 1896 Glasgow Informant John Lewis father.
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North Berwick Deaths 1949 713/20. JOHN LEWIS 51, poppy maker, married to (1) Alice Beatson, (2) Hannah Hoggarth died 4 July 1949 at 8hr 10min p.m. in High Street, North Berwick (usual residence, 42 Northfield Broadway, Edinburgh) parents John Lewis hairdresser; Amelia Lewis ms Dickson [error, she was Amelia Dickson Mather] informant Hannah Lewis widow present; 42 Northfield Broadway, Edinburgh death; registered 5 July 1949 at North Berwick.
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Kinghorn Births 1917 439/09 (John "Jackie" Lewis). JOHN LEWIS, male born 5 March 1917 at Viewforth Place, Kinghorn father. John Lewis, platelayer, Sapper, 2nd Lowland Field Company, Royal Engineers mother Alice Mitchell Gray Lewis ms Beatson married 19 January 1915. Informant Janet Beatson grandmother, present.
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Kinghorn Births 1919 439/31 (Janet Lewis). JANET LEWIS female born 21 August 1919 at 4 Viewforth Place, Kinghorn usual residence, 17 Nisbet Street, Parkhead, Glasgow father John Lewis, ship's photo printer Mother Alice Lewis ms [not cited]. Married 19 January 1915 Blythswood, Glasgow. Informant. John Lewis, father. Registered 23 August 1919 at Kinghorn Registered 28 August 1919 at Glasgow Camlachie 644-2/985 (mother's ms correctly given as Beatson)
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Kinghorn Births 1924 439/?? (James Beatson Lewis). JAMES BEATSON LEWIS male born 11 February 1924 at 1 Burt Avenue, Kinghorn father John Lewis, fancy goods merchant mother Alice Mitchell Gray Beatson married 19 January 1915 Blythswood, Glasgow Informant. John Lewis, father, present
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Edinburgh St Giles Marriages 1931 685-04/1055. 17th October 1931, 369 Hugh Street Edinburgh [registry office] JOHN LEWIS 33 widower, artificial flower maker, 10 St Leonard's Lane, Edinburgh John Lewis hairdresser. Amelia Dickson Lewis ms Mather HANNAH ABIGAIL HOGGARTH 22 spinster, domestic servant, 17 Heriot Row, Edinburgh. Stephenson Hoggarth farm labourer. Charlotte Annie Hoggarth ms Clubley. Wit. James Graham, 10 Little King Street [groom's friend], Jessie Miller, 17 Heriot Row [bride's workmate].
