John Galt abt 1770 Mary Knox 1779

John Galt
Born abt 1770
Unknown parents
Married Mary Knox 13 Nov 1795 Cragie by Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
Marriage:  Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Film 1041336 Batch M11584-2

Mary Knox
Christened  14 May 1779 Tarbolton, Ayr, Scotland
Parents:  John Knox and Elizabeth Allan
Sources
AF

CHILDREN

*Elizabeth Galt
Christened 28 Dec 1796 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Married Hugh Howat 24 May 1816 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Children: William, John, Hugh
Sources
Marriage:  Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Film 1041336 Batch M11584-2
AF
John Galt
Christened 15 Apr 1798 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
AF
Helen Galt
Christened 25 Jan 1800 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Died before Sep 1801
Sources
AF
Helen Galt
Christened 1 Sep 1801 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Possible marriage to William Ferguson 14 Sep 1822 Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland
Sources
AF
Mary Galt
Christened 5 Jun 1803 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
AF
James Galt
Christened 27 Jan 1805 Harelaw, Scotland
Sources
Online: http://www.geographyhigh.connectfree.co.uk/familyhistknoxmaryknox.html
Agnes Galt
Christened 20 Dec 1806 Harelaw, Scotland
Sources
Online: http://www.geographyhigh.connectfree.co.uk/familyhistknoxmaryknox.html
Jean (Jane) Galt
Christened 19 Feb 1810, Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Married Mungo Douglas 7 Dec 1832 Stair, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  John, Mary, Janet, William, James, Hugh, Elizabeth, Jane, Ann
Immigrated to New Zealand in 1863
Died 8 Mar 1881 Mangere, Auckland, New Zealand
Sources
1841 Census for New Cumnock Address Fardin:
Douglas Mungo, M. Age 35 years, Farmer, born Ayrshire,
Douglas Jane, F. age 30 years, born Ayrshire,
Douglas John, M. age 7 years, born Ayrshire,
Douglas Mary, F. age 5 years, born Ayrshire,
Douglas Janet, F. age 3 years, born Ayrshire,
Douglas Wm. M. age 1 year, born Ayrshire,
McConnel William, M. age 15 years, Male Servant, born Ayrshire,
Carson John, M. age 11 years, Male Servant, born Ayrshire,
Murdoch Helen, F. age 15 years, Female Servant, born Ayrshire,
Cuthbert Mary, F. age 15 years, Female Servant, born Ayrshire.
1851 Census for New Cumnock. Address, Fardin
Douglass Mungo, Head, M. M. age 48 years, Farmer, 180 Acres, Born Sorn, Ayr,
Douglass Jane, Wife, M. F. age 41 years, born Craigie, Ayr,
Douglass John, son, U. M. age 17 years, Ploughman, born, Stair, Ayr,
Douglass Mary, daur, U. F. age 15 years, Born Stair, Ayr,
Douglass Janet, daur, F. age 13 years, born Stair, Ayr,
Douglass William, son, M. age 11 years, scholar, born Stair, Ayr,
Douglass James, son, M. age 9 years, scholar, born New Cumnock, Ayr,
Douglass Hugh, son, M. age 7 years, scholar, born New Cumnock, Ayr,
Douglass Elizabeth, daur, F. age 5 years, born New Cumnock, Ayr,
Douglass Jane, daur, F. age 3 year, born New Cumnock, Ayr,
Douglass Anne, daur, F. age 1 year, born New Cumnock, Ayr,
Mcdougall Grace, Servant, F. age 15 years, House Servant, born Glencairn, Dumfriesshire.
Online: http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-35207.html
AF
William Galt
Christened 28 Aug 1811 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
AF
Ann Galt
Christened 24 Sep 1813 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Possible marriage to John Hamilton 15 Nov 1833 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
AF
David Galt
Christened 10 Jul 1815 Cragie, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
AF

John Howat abt 1764 Mary Shaw 1764

John Howat
Born abt 1760 Scotland
Occupation:  Woodman
Married Mary Shaw 27 Jul 1787 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  I haven't found this marriage except on AF
Sources
Occupation: http://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Records/Post%201855/Ayrshire%201865%20Deaths.htm
AF

Mary Shaw
Bor 10 Jun 1764 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Parents John Shaw and Agnes Hutchison
Sources
AF

CHILDREN

Note:  Not sure if James is the first child born if John and Mary were married in 1787
James Howat
Christened 24 Mar 1793 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation:  Railway Surfaceman (1851 Census)  Woodman (1861 Census until time of death)
Married Ann Richmond 5 Mar 1820 Galston, Ayr, Scotland 
Children:  Margaret, John, James, Mary, William, Matthew, George
Died 12 Jan 1865 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note: Died of Pneumonia
Sources
1851 Census, Ayr, Galston (age 57)
Note:  This census claims birth place as Galston, Ayr, Scotland
1861 Census, Ayr, Galston (age 68) Wood Cutter
Note:  This census claims his birth place as Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Marriage:  Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Batch M11593-4 Film 1041377
Death:  http://www.ayrshireroots.com/Genealogy/Records/Post%201855/Ayrshire%201865%20Deaths.htm
Ann Howat
Born 24 May 1795 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Married Thomas Pollock 28 Jan 1821 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  Thomas, John, Mary, Robert, William
Died 12 May 1870
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
Marriage:  Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Batch M11593-4 Film 1041377
AF
Mary Howat
Born 22 Mar 1797
Christened 26 Mar 1797 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Possible marriage to James Steel 7 Dec 1823 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
Marriage:  Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Batch M11593-4 Film 1041377
AF
*Hugh Howat
Born 14 Nov 1799 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Christened 22 Nov 1799 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Married Elizabeth Galt 25 May 1816 Craigie by Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Children: William, Hugh, John
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
Marriage:  IGI Flm 1041336 Batch M115842 dated 1776-1820
AF
Robert Howat (twin to George)
Born 20 Jul 1801
Christened 22 Jul 1801 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Possible marriages 1) Margaret Campbell 5 Mar 1826 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  John
2) Elizabeth Alston14 Aug 1836 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  Agnes, John
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
AF
George Howat (twin to Robert)
Born 20 Jul 1801
Christened 22 Jul 1801 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Possible marriages 1) Janet Connell
Children: John, Hugh
2) Mary Young 23 Jan 1848 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  George,
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
AF
Margaret Howat
Born 24 Jun 1803
Christened 17 Jul 1803 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Possible marriage to Thomas Leakie 17 Oct 1824 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  John
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
AF
Andrew Howat
Born 28 Dec 1805
Christened 31 Dec 1805 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Possible marriage Mary Crawford 29 May 1842 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  Mary, Margaret, Robert
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
AF
Helen Howat
Born 2 May 1810
Christened 13 May 1810 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Married James McDonald
Children:  James
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch C115932
AF

Hugh Howat 1799 Elizabeth Galt 1796

Hugh Howat
Born 14 Nov 1799
Christened 22 Nov 1799 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Parents: John Howat and Mary Shaw
Married Elizabeth Galt 25 May 1816 Craigie By Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 1041377 Batch 115932 dated 1670-1677
Marriage: IGI Film 1041336 Batch M115842 dated 1776-1820
Ancestral File

Elizabeth Galt
Born 28 Dec 1796 Craigie, Ayr, Scotland
Parents: John Galt and Mary Knox
Sources
Ancestral File

CHILDREN

*William Howat
Born 14 May 1818 Murikirk, Ayr, Scotland
Christened 16 May 1818 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Married Janet Findlay 28 Jun 1874 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  Lillias, James, Jean, Hugh, Euphemia, Agnes, William, Mary, Grace, Janet, Hugh
Occupation: Coal Miner
Died 1878 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
British Isles Vital Record Index 2nd Edition on CD (version 2001)
Ancestral File
John HowatChristened 1 Feb 1820 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
SourcesAncestral File
Hugh Howat
Born 27 Nov 1821 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
Ancestral File

William Howat 1818-1878 Janet Findlay 1812-1898

St. Quivox Church where William and Janet were married
Note:link active as of March 2019    https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/AYR/StQuivox/StQuivoxChurchofScotland

William Howat
Parents: Hugh Howat and Elizabeth Galt
Born 14 May 1818 Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland
Christened 16 May 1818 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note: surname spelled Howet in record
Occupation:  Coal Miner (1841-1871)
Married Janet Findlay 18 Nov 1836 St Quivox and Newton, Ayr, Scotland
Died 1878 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Buried:  likely in what is known as the old churchyard
Sources
Birth and Christening:  Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 1041404 Batch C11611-2 also Christening found: British Vital Record Index Second Edition.
Marriage: IGI Film 1041406 Batch M116128 dated 1820-1854 also Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
1841 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (25y)
Note:  address was Old Engine
1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (37y)
Note: address was Howies Square 
1861 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  same address as 1851
1871 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  address 6 Ironwork Square
Family Search
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For the history about the Riccarton, Ayrshire area:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riccarton,_Ayrshire

Janet Findlay
Parents: James Findlay and Janet Meikle
Born 30 Mar 1812 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation:  Cotton Weaver (1871)
Died 25 Mar 1898 Galston, Ayr, Scotland

Note: she was a pauper and a widow

COD: Bronchitis

Informant: John Pator Grandson-in-law

Sources
1841 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  address was Old Engine
1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note: address was Howies Square 
1861 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  same address as 1851
1871 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  address 6 Ironwork Square
1881 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 63, widow)
Note:  same address as 1871
1891 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 74, widow, living with daughter Grace and kids)
Note:  address 31 Ironwork Square
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CHILDREN

Lilias Clelland Howat
Born 1837 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation:  Dairy Maid (1861) Dairy Manager (1871)
Married Robert Parker 15 May 1861 Craigie by Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland

Lilias and Robert's marriage record

Children:  Janet, John, Martha, Mary, Lilias, Robert, William
Note:  daughter Lilias began training in 1926 as a nurse at the Royal Alexander Infirmary in Paisley and completed it in 1928. She became a midwife 5 May 1931 and was listed in the Midwife/Nursing Registers of her time through 1968.

Died 29 March 1876 Craigie, Ayr, Scotland          

Buried 
Sources
1841 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  address was Old Engine
1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note: address was Howies Square 
1861 UK Census Craigie, Ayr, Scotland (age 23)
Note:  she is a servant living in Robert Parker's home.  She is a dairy maid
1871 UK Census Craigie, Ayr, Scotland (age 34)
Note:  married, now upgraded to Dairy Manager
Marriage: Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Batch M11584-1 Film 6035516
Children: Scotland births and baptisms 1564-1950
Family Search
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James Howat
Born 5 Feb 1839 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Christened:  24 Feb 1839 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Died May 1839
Buried
Sources
Family Search
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Jean Howat
Born 11 Apr 1840 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Christened 13 Aug 1840 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Died 26 Nov 1860 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  I've never found the source for burial that was recorded on Family Search
Buried
Sources
Birth and Christening: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950
Christening: IGI Film 1041404 Batch C116114 dated 1820-1854
1841 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (age 1)
Note:  address was Old Engine
Family Search
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Hugh Howat
Born 1841 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Died as an infant
Sources
Family Search
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Euphemia Howat
Born 1843 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Married 1) James Brown 28 July 1882 Galston, Ayr, Scotland

Children: Jeannie, John

2) Thomas Caddies 31 December 1897 Galston, Ayr, Scotland

Note:  I've seen three different marriages for her - one with David Muir in 1860 which was what I originally thought was correct, but wasn't.  Why?  Euphemia was in the 1861 census with her parents!  I later discovered there are TWO Euphemia Howat's in the same area.  The other married David.  

Euphemia's and James Brown's marriage 

Died 1902
Buried
Sources
Marriage Record (shown above)

1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (age 8)
Note: address was Howies Square 
1861 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 17)
Note:  same address as 1851
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Agnes Howat
Born 1845 Dreghorn, Ayr, Scotland
Married ?  There are TWO Agnes Howats in the area.  One has the middle name Elizabeth and that Agnes married James Torrence.  I have not found any marriage or children for this Agnes.
Died
Buried
Sources
1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (age 6)
Note: address was Howies Square
Family Search
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William Howat
Born 1848 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Died Feb 1863 (age 13y)
Sources
1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (age 3)
Note: address was Howies Square
Family Search
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Mary Howat
Born 1850 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Married George Wilson 30 Dec 1870 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  Hugh, Janet, Elizabeth, Hugh, Isabella, Janet
Died
Buried
Sources
1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (age 1)
Note: address was Howies Square
1861 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 10)
Note:  same address as 1851
1871 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 19)
1901 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 51)
Marriage: IGI Film 6035516 Batch M115931 dated 1855-1875
Family Search
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Grace Howat
Born 30 Apr 1853 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Married William Bruce Hendrie 29 Nov 1871 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  Robert, Lillian, Marion, Jane, William, Hugh
Died
Buried 
Sources
1861 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 8)
Note: address was Howies Square
1871 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 18)
Note:  address 6 Ironwork Square
Marriage: IGI Film 6035516 Batch M115931 dated 1855-1875
1891 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 74, living with mother, going by surname Bruce)
Note:  address 31 Ironwork Square
Family Search
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Janet Howat Grieve

Janet's headstone

*Janet Howat
Born 10 Dec 1855 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Married William Grieve 28 Jun 1874 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children: William, Peter, Hugh, Annabella, Lillias, Jeanette, James, Violet, Christina, Margaret
Died 29 Nov 1935 Plain City, Weber, Utah
Buried 1 Dec 1935 Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah
Sources
Birth:  IGI batch C115931 Film 6035516 dated 1855-1875
Marriage:  IGI Film 6035516 Batch M11593-1 dated 1855-1875 also Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Film 6035516 Batch M11593-1
Utah Death Certificate
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Hugh Howat
Born 4 Sep 1858 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Died May 1879 (age 20y)
Sources
Birth: IGI Film 6035516 Batch C115931 dated 1855-1875
1861 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 2)
Note: address was Howies Square
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Hugh Findlay and Lilias Cleland

Coal Miner Family

Hugh Findlay
Parents: John Findlay and (possibly) Margaret Campbell
Born 1785 Scotland
Occupation:  Coal Miner
Married Lillias Cleland 11 Dec 1801 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland

Hugh Findlay and Lillias Cleland's marriage record

Died 
Buried
Sources
Marriage:  Kilmarnock Parish Register - also FHL Film number 1041386
To find our more about Kilmarnock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilmarnock
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Lilias Cleland
Parents:  Alexander Cleland and Mary Houston
Note about parentage:  I have seen Archibald Cleland and Jean Stewart listed as her parents, but this would be impossible as the birth and christening for THAT Lilias was in December of 1798 and the marriage between Hugh and Lilias took place in 1801, with firstborn child in 1802.  On top of this is the fact, there is a Mary Houston Findlay in this group of children, which ties back to this Lilias's mother.
Born:  about 1785 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Died 12 May 1835 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Buried
Sources
Family Search
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CHILDREN 

James Findlay
Born 31 October 1802 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation: Coal Miner

Married Elizabeth Holland 22 Dec 1822 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Children: Hugh, John, unnamed boy, Elizabeth, Mary, James, David, Lillie, Caroline
Immigration:  At the age of 30, (1832) he took his wife and four children on the Ship "Mercator" and after a voyage of 35 days, landed in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

The ship Mercator

Died 16 July 1877 Pennsylvania
Buried: Huffs Union Cemetery, Huffs Church, Berks, Pennsylvania

James Findlay headstone
Note the Mason's symbol

Good information about his young life, but the following two pages regarding
his adult life and family born in Nova Scotia and the move to Pennsylvania were missing!

Sources
Picture of ship: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_(ship)

Book:  History of Berks county in Pennsylvania, By Morton L Montgomery, Pub 1886 page 1055
Family Search
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Nova Scotia Finlay family:  http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ac794/genea/finley.html
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31644908/james-findlay
Alexander Findlay
Born 17 Oct 1804 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation: Coal Miner (1841-51)

Marriage: Janet Richmond 22 July 1825 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Children: Agnes, Lilias, Hugh, James, Janet, John, Margaret, Thomas, Jean
Died 28 February 1862
Buried
Sources
1841 Scotland Census (age 35)

1851 Scotland Census (age 46)

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Hugh and children memorial
Erected by Hugh - see 
transcription below

Hugh Findlay
Born 20 Feb 1807 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation: Coal Miner (1851-1871) Coal Miner and Grocer (1861)  

Married Elizabeth Wallace Brown 05 Oct 1827 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Children: Hugh, Elizabeth, Lillias, Agnes, William, James, Mary, Hugh, Robert
Died 11 June 1873 Hurlford, Ayr, Scotland
Buried Kilmarnock Low Churchyard, East Ayrshire, Scotland

from findagrave
Erected by Hugh Findlay, thirdpart 
in memory of his son of Hugh Findlay died 2 Oct 1844 (17y)
and of his daughter Lillias Findlay died 17 Nov 1864 (13y)
also of his son Robert died 31 March 1856 (7y)
Also of the said Hugh Findlay died 11 June 1873 (66y)
Father Hugh Findlay died in Gargeston 9 Oct 1845 (64y)

Sources
1851 Scotland Census Portland Row, Kyle, Ayr, Scotland (age 42)

1861 Scotland Census Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland (age 54)

1871 Scotland Census Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland (age 64)

Scotland Marriages

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Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173563086/hugh-findlay
David Findlay
Born 20 Feb 1809 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Occupation: Coal Miner (1841-1871) Underground Manager (1861) 

Married 1) Susan Strachan 23 May 1832 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Children: Hugh, Peter, Mary, Helen, James  
2) Margaret Brown abt 1849 Scotland
Children:  David, Margaret, Agnes, Alexander, Robert, John
Died 30 June 1873 Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

COD: Softening of brain (probably dementia) and apoplexy (heart attack)
Buried: Scotland
Sources
1841 UK Census Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom (age 30)

1851 UK Census Portland Row, Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (age 42)
1861 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland (age 52)
1871 UK Census Titchfield Street, Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 62)
Death Record

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Mary Houston Findlay
Born 8 May 1811 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Married 1) James Muir 22 June 1832 Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland
Children:  Andrew, Hugh, Hugh, Elizabeth, John

Mary and John's marriage record

2) Peter Mcluskie  20 January 1852 Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Children:  Catherine, Lillias

Mary and Peter's marriage record

3) James McGhee 26 Jan 1857 Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
No Children together
Died 17 January 1886 Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland
COD:  Cerebral Apoplexy

Mary Houston Findlay Muir McLusky Mchee death record

Buried 17 January 1886 Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland
Sources
1841 UK Census Ayr, Scotland (age 25)
1851 UK Census Paisley Middle Church, Renfrewshire, Scotland (age 37)
1861 UK Census Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland (age 47)
Marriage Records with all three husbands
Death record
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Jean Findlay
Born 31 Aug 1813  Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died
Buried
Sources
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3rd ggmother

*Janet Findlay
Christened 6 April 1816 St Quivox and Newton, Ayr, Scotland
Married William Howat 18 Nov 1856 St Quivox and Newton, Ayr, Scotland
Children: Lillias, James, Jean, Hugh, Euphemia, Agnes, William, Mary, Grace, Janet, Hugh

Occupation:  Cotton Weaver (1871)

Died 25 March 1898 Scotland
Buried
Sources
Marriage: IGI Film 1041406 Batch M116128 dated 1820-1854
1841 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  address was Old Engine
1851 UK Census Riccarton, Ayr, Scotland
Note: address was Howies Square 
1861 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  same address as 1851
1871 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note:  address 6 Ironwork Square
1881 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 63, widow)
Note:  same address as 1871
1891 UK Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 74, widow, living with daughter Grace and kids)
Note:  address 31 Ironwork Square
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John Findlay
Born 18 Aug 1818  Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: Coal Miner (1841)

Married Janet McGee
Children: Mary, Lillias, Hugh, Agnes
Died
Buried
Sources
1841  UK Census Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland (age 20, with parents)

1851 UK Census Nourish Bank, Kyle, Ayr, Scotland (age 32)

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Archibald Findlay
Born 02 Jun 1821  Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Occupation: Ironstone Miner 

Married Elizabeth Shields 9 Dec 1843  Beith, Ayr, Scotlandand
Children: Ann, Ann, Lilias, Hugh, Elizabeth, Archibald, Mary, James
Died 18 Feb 1860 • Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland
COD:  apoplexy (heart attack)

Archibald's death record

Buried
Sources
1851 Scotland Census Kyle, Ayr, Scotland (age 30)

Marriage: Scotland Marriages

 Death Record
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Patrick (Peter) Grieve 1829 Isabella Ferrier 1826- by 1868

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Paternal
3 Great grandparents

Farm laborer

Patrick (a.k.a. Peter) Grieve
Parents: William Grieve and Ann Brown

Born 2 May 1829 Benholm, Kincardine, Scotland

ABOUT KINCARDINE: Kincardineshire, with its diversified soil and situation and with an elevation reaching over 2000 ft. The county as a whole is remarkably rich in the number and the variety of its wild plants, while several spots within it have acquired more than a local reputation as a hunting ground for the botanist.

Notice Bervie and Benholm near the east coast

Christened 10 May 1829 Benholm, Kincardine, Scotland
Occupation: Farm Laborer (1851) Ploughman (1861)  Agricultural Laborer (1871) Farm Servant Ploughman (1891) Gardeners Laborer (1901)

Married 1) Isabella Ferrier 22 Dec 1848 Arbuthnott, Kincardine, Scotland

Peter and Isabella's marriage record
Transcript: Marriage Register 1848 
Peter Grieve in this parish and Isabella Ferrier in the Parish of Arbuthnott gave 
in their names for proclamation of marriage on 9th December and
were married on 22nd Dec 1848

Where Peter and Isabella were married

2) Christina Bruce 2 Dec 1868 Glenbervie, Kincardine, Scotland

Children: Margaret

Died: 10 Oct 1912 Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Buried 14 October 1912 Sleepyhillock Cemetery, Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Note: there is no headstone
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 0993309 Batch C112535 dated 1820-1854
Marriage to Isabella: IGI Film 0993387 Batch M112506 dated 1820-1854
If the marriage took place in Bervie: IGI Film 099310 Batch M112546 dated 1818-1854
Marriage to Christina: IGI Film 6035516 Batch M112611 dated 1855-1875
1851 Census Westerton Cottage, Fordoun, Kincardine, Scotland  (age 21, with Isabella and William)
1861 Census Cottar Street Midtown, Kinneff and Caterline, Kincardine, Scotland GS Ser #14511 pt 64 (age 31)
1871 Census Scotston, Laurencekirk, Kincardine, Scotland (with second wife) (age 41)

1881 Census Lower Scotston, Laurencekirk, Kincardine, Scotland (with second wife) (age 50)
1891 Census Fettercairn, Kincardine, Scotland (with second wife) (age 60)

1901 Census Hedderick House, Montrose, Angus, Scotland (with second wife) (age 71)

Map of Kincardineshire: https://www.europa1900.eu/images/Greatbritain/Scotland/Kincardineshire/Kincardineshire.jpg

The 'about' information and the picture of Arbuthnott church: https://www.electricscotland.com/history/kincardinshire/chapter16.htm

Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131858371/patrick-grieve
Isabella Ferrier
Parents: George Ferrier and Jean Stuart

Christened 27 Feb 1826 Birse, Aberdeen, Scotland
Died 9 July 1867 Kineff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Buried
Sources
Christening: IGI Film 0991258 Batch C111754 dated 1820-1855
1851 Census Westerton Cottage, Fordoun, Kincardine, Scotland  (age 22)

1861 Census Cottar Street Midtown, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland GS Ser #14511 pt 64 (age 33)

Note: her surname was misspelled Fennie

CHILDREN WITH ISABELLA

William Grieve

*William Grieve
Born 9 June 1850 Archen Blay, Fordoun, Kincardine, Scotland
Christening 29 Jun 1850 Fordoun, Kincardine, Scotland
Note: Mother's name is spelled Isobel in record.
Occupation: Farmer

Married Janet Howat 28 Jun 1874 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Children: William, Peter, Hugh, Annabella, Lillias, Jeanette, James, Violet, Christina, Margaret

William Grieve headstone

Died 9 November 1924 Plain City, Weber, Utah

COD: Lobar Pneumonia

Note: this type of pneumonia affects a specific lobe of the lung. 

Informant: Mrs. L.E. Wilkinson who is their daughter, Margot

Buried 12 Nov 1924 Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah

William Grieve death certificate

Sources
1851 Census Westerton Cottage, Fordoun, Kincardine, Scotland  (age 8 months)

1861 Census Cottar Street Midtown, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland GS Ser #14511 pt 64 (age 10)

Picture:  Family Search
Birth and Christening: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 993317 Batch C11259-7 and IGI Film 0993316-17 Batch 112597 dated 1820-1855
Marriage: Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Film 6035516 Batch M11593-1and IGI Film 60335516 Batch M115931 dated 1855-1875
Temple Marriage information: Utah Marriages 1887-1966 Film 430305 Batch M73408-4

News clipping of their 50th wedding anniversary celebration

Death Certificate
James Grieve
Born 22 May 1854 Forfar, Angus, Scotland
Christened 12 Jun 1854 Farnell, Angus, Scotland
Note: Mother's name is spelled Isabel in record 
Occupation: Servant (1871) Farmer (1891) General Laborer (1901)

Marriage 1) Jane Ferguson about 1877 Scotland

Children: Mary, William, Jemima, Elizabeth, Alexander, James

2) Jane A Mackie 30 March 1912 Mill of Ayr, Scotland

Children: Cecil, William, Frances, Sydney

Died 21 March 1937 New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James Grieve's death notice

Buried 24 March 1937 New Deer Cemetery, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Sources
Birth and Christening: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 993428 Batch C11286-4 and IGI Film 0993428 Batch C112864 dated 1820-1854

1861 Census Cottar Street Midtown, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland GS Ser #14511 pt 64 (age 6)

1871 Census Benholm, Kincardineshire, Scotland (age 16 - as a servant)

1891 Census Westburn, Skeene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (age 38)

1901 Census Lyne of Skeene, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (age 49)

Death notice: Aberdeen Press and Journal - Tuesday 23 March 1937, page 1 

Memorial: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198703529/james-grieve
Patrick (a.k.a. Peter) Grieve
Born 23 November 1856 Dunn, Angus, Scotland
Note: Mother's name is spelled Isabel Firnie in record
Occupation: Carter (1891) Ships Engine Driver (1901)

Military - see the paper below.

Married: Helen Smith  23 June 1883 Aberdeen, Scotland
Children: Helen, Annie, Catherine, Maggie, Jeannie, Charles,  John, William

Died 18 Nov 1916 Stonehaven, Kincardine, Scotland

Buried in a pauper's grave and there was a witness (this comes from Family Search)

Sources
Birth: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 6035516 Batch C11262-1 and IGI Film 6035516 Batch C112621 dated 1855-1867

1861 Census Cottar Street Midtown, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland GS Ser #14511 pt 64 (age 4)

1891 Census St. Andrew Street, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (age 34)

1901 Census St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (age 44)
Farquharson Grieve
Born 9 April 1859 Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland
Note: Mother's name is spelled Isabella in record.
Occupation: Farm Bailiff (1891) which is to act as a steward or overseer on a farm Farm Foreman (1901) Farmer Bailiff (1911) Retired Farm Foreman (1939)

Married Emma Jolley April 1885 Warrington, Lancashire, England
Children: William, Peter, Rhoda, Mary, Thomas
Died 9 April 1940 Haymeads, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Buried 1940
Sources
Birth: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 6035516 Batch C11262-1 and IGI Film 6035516 Batch C112621 dated 1855-1867
1861 Census Cottar Street Midtown, Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland GS Ser #14511 pt 64 (age 4)

1871 Census Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland (age 10)

1891 Census  Billinge, Ashton, Lancashire, England  (age 31)
1901 Census for High Wych, Hertford, England (age 41)

1911 Census Acton's Farm, High Wych, Hertford, England (age 51)

1939 England and Wales Register: Little Hyde Hall, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England (age 80, widower) 

England Death and Burial Registration
Isabel Grieve
Born 16 January 1862 Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland
Note: Mother's name is spelled Isabel in record

Died 1862 is what I have seen, but there are no records to substantiate this, so far

Buried
Sources
Birth: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 6035516 Batch C11262-1 and IGI Film 6035516 Batch C112621 dated 1855-1867
Anne Grieve
Born 21 March 1864 Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland

Anne's birth record

Note: Mother's name is spelled Isabella in record

Married William Forbes 15 Nov 1889 Fettercairn, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Marriage record for Anne and William

Children: Margaret, William, Mary, Catherine

Died 15 March 1927

Buried
Sources
Birth: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 6035516 Batch C11262-1 and IGI Film 6035516 Batch C112621 dated 1855-1867

Picture of the birth register: https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/5/55/Grieve-205.pngAnne Grieve

John Grieve
Born 18 June 1867 Kinneff and Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland
Note: Mother's name is spelled Isabella in record

Occupation: Police Constable (1891)

Died

Buried
Sources
Birth: Scotland Births and Baptisms 1564-1950 Film 6035516 Batch C11262-1 and IGI Film 6035516 Batch C112621 dated 1855-1867
1871 Census Scotston, Laurencekirk, Kincardine, Scotland (age 3)

1881 Census Garvock, Scotland (age 13, servant in the Alexander Mather household)

1891 Census Forfarshire (Angus) Scotland (23, lodger in the Mary Foulds household)

CHILDREN WITH CHRISTINA

Margaret Grieve
Born 17 July 1869 Laurencekirk, Kincardine, Scotland
Sources
IGI Film 6035516 Batch C112633 dated 1868-1875

William Grieve 1850-1922 Janet Howat 1855-1935

NOTE: Check the US Census Records for 1900 in Plain City and you will find William, Jeanette (Janet) and four children: Jenette, Violet, Christina, Margeret.

There is a William and Janet in the US 1900 Census in Wyoming, but the dates do not check out for THIS family. The William in Wyoming was born in Jun 1840, his wife in 1850 and only two of their children match the names in this family.

The confusion is understandable. According to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church records, Jeanette, James, Violet, and Christina were born in Wyoming.  However, they did not stay in Wyoming. It appears they left after their son, William, was killed in a mining accident.

-M-
Paternal
2nd great grandparents

William Grieve
enhanced/colorized

William Grieve

Parents: Peter Grieve and Isabella Ferrier

Born 9 Jun 1850 Westerton Cottage, Kincardine, Scotland
Christened 29 Jun 1850 Fordoun, Kincardine, Scotland
Note: His mother's name is spelled Isobel in christening record.
Married Janet Howat 26 Jun 1874 Galston, Ayr, Scotland

Immigrated to Utah: 1886 

Note: it's recorded in the 1900 US Census for Plain City that they immigrated in 1880. This cannot be correct. he was definitely in Scotland in December of 1880 because in September the following year, a little girl was born and died. If he did leave to scout things out, which seems highly unlikely, he must have returned to Scotland and remained working on a farm because My great grandmother, his daughter, Lillias, was 2 when the family left for Utah. 

Occupation(s)  

Carter 1871
Carters (also known as teamsters) were men that hauled goods.
This was the early form of trucking goods.

Coal Miner - Almy, Wyoming according to his obituary

Farm Servant in Scotland 1881,
Farmer in Scotland then Utah and
was still farming up until time of death

  

1895: His oldest son, William, died in mining accident and family moves to Utah. His youngest daughter is born in Salt Lake in 1896. 

Teamster (1900)

Note: In 1900, the typical teamster worked 12-18 hours a day, seven days a week for an average wage of $2 per day. A teamster was expected not only to haul his load, but to also assume liability for bad accounts and for lost or damaged merchandise.

Farmer (1915, Utah)

Died 9 Nov 1924 Plain City, Weber, Utah 

COD: Lobar Pneumonia

Illustration from Wikipedia

NOTE:  
Informant: Mrs. L.E. Wilkinson (his daughter, Margot)
incorrect year for birth (1852 should be 1850),
wrong mother's name (Jane Watson - should be Isabella Ferrier),
wrong name of wife (Janet Watson - should be Janet Howat).

Buried 12 Nov 1924 Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah

William's headstone

Obit
Mistakes: his mother was Isobel Ferrier, not Janet Watson
His wife was Janet Howat, not Janet Howard 

Funeral Announced

Sources
Occupation as a farmer: U.S. City Directories Ogden, Utah 1915, 1935

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20136418/william-grieve
Picture:  Family Search
Birth and Christening: IGI Film 0993316&17 Batch C112597 dated 1820-1855 and Scotland Births and Baptisms (christenings)
1851 England and Wales Census Kincardine,Scotland (age 9m, son of Farm Laborer)

1861 Census Kinnef & Catterline, Kincardine, Scotland GS ser #14511 pt 164 (age 10)
1871 Census Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (age 20, lodger)

1881 Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 28, married, farming)

1900 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah  page 4A (age 47, Teamster)
1910 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah page 1 (age 57, Farmer)
1920 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 68, Farmer)
LDS Branch Records, Ayr, Scotland GS call no F Scot 17 pt 3
LDS Branch Records, Almy, Wyoming, GS ser no 8256 pt 2
LDS Branch Records, Rock Springs, Wyoming, GS ser 8281 pt 1
LDS Branch Records, Plain City, Weber, Utah, GS Utah pt P.C.

Civil Marriage:  IGI Film 6035516 Batch M11593 dated 1855-1875

Temple Marriage: Utah Marriages (Logan Temple) Logan, Cache, Utah

Utah Death Certificate

Obituary: 10 Nov 1924 Ogden Standard Examiner

Funeral Notice: 13 Nov 1924 Ogden Standard Examiner

Family Search

ancestry.com

Janet Howat Grieve
enhanced/colorized pic

Janet Howat

Born 10 Dec 1855 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Parents: William Howat and Janet Findlay
Occupation: 

Cotton Weaver/Mill worker (1871, Scotland)
Weaver (1881, Scotland)

Died: 29 Nov 1935 Plain City, Weber, Utah 

Informant: John Jacob Driver, son-in-law

COD: Possible Cerebral Hemorrhage due to High Blood Pressure

Headstone for Janet
Buried: 1 Dec 1935 Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah

Sources

Picture:  Family Search
Birth: IGI Film 6035516 Register Batch C115931 dated 1855-1875
1861 Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 5)

Janet's obituary in Salt Lake Telegram

Janet's Obit in 
Salt Lake Tribune

1871 Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 15, with parents)

1881 Census Galston, Ayr, Scotland (age 24, married)

1900 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah page 4A
1910 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah page 1 (age 54)
Note:  name incorrectly spelled Ganet
1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah (age 68)
1930 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah page 2A (age 73)
Utah Death Certificate

Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20136437/janet-grieve

For an example of more modern weaving and to hear the 'brogue' spoken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGIV-cKjLF8&t=90s (this link was working as of Oct 2023)

Obituary: Salt Lake Telegram 30 Nov 1935 

Family Search

ancestry.com

Probate Notice: 

CHILDREN

William Howat Grieve

Born 30 November 1874 Galston, Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Note: on Church record, his mother's surname was spelled Houet

Occupation: 

Coal Miner - Almy, Wyoming

Died 20 Mar 1895 Almy, Uintah, Wyoming

COD: Killed in the explosion at #5 mine, Almy, Wyoming.

He was 20 years 3 months, 20 days old.

Buried: Unknown. This fact is bothering me. If you know the truth PLEASE let me know!

So far, here is what my research helped me conclude: 

1) All the bodies were brought out and identified, so there was a body and it had to be buried somewhere. None of the articles I’ve found mention who did the identifying of the dead. Logically, it was either surviving miners or family members. In addition, cremation was not yet offered, so he wasn't 'sprinkled' somewhere and bid adieu. 

2) There was a mass funeral at the nearby ward (a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints meetinghouse) with burials that followed on the Sunday after the disaster. Were they all members. I am not 100% sure. The clipping says 32 were buried. The news article below states that only 20 of those buried in Almy, were members of the ward.

The Almy Cemetery was established in 1888 and the explosion was 7 years later. William's parents were members and lived in Almy, so it was likely their ward building.
I took a look at findagrave online to check for his. It is missing. 
Note: I didn't check for funeral programs for the other men that died. 

3) The families were supposedly given $600 dollars by the company. To me, it sounds like such a small sum for the life it cost.  The average cost for a funeral in rural Texas was about $78. Embalming was available (see history of Abraham Lincoln, who died 1865, and was a good 'advertisement' for embalming practices because his body was not rotting as it traveled to its final destination), but the state of Wyoming didn't have laws about it (that I have found) until 1913. 

The verse at the bottom of the Memorial card:

A precious one from us has gone.

A voice we've loved is stilled;

A place is vacant in our home.

Which never can be filled.

 

God in his wisdom has recalled,

The boon His love had given;

And tho the body moulders here,

The soul is safe in heaven.

CRITICAL NOTE: I looked up how much $1 in 1895 is worth in 2023 money. The answer: $1 = $35.72. If you multiply that number by 600, the family had the buying power (in 1895) of $21,372.  

3) There was an Indian War going on at the time concerning a minor uprising in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This is a 129-mile journey. The Bannock tribe was allowed to hunt on unoccupied lands. This may have been (but I think unlikely) a reason for the decisions made concerning his body. 

MY THOUGHTS: $600 would have been a fortune to them. So, why no headstone in Almy, Wyoming or Utah, for that matter? 

 

One reason for not shipping the body by RR is the fact that in the near future (1913 - a mere 18 years), you had to have a body embalmed for transport. Common sense lets us know that they would not have a law if certain unfortunate circumstances (such as decaying corpses) had not made the law a necessity.  From what I've read about the disaster that took his life, the bodies were in such bad shape (either burned or crushed), that they couldn't be embalmed, even if available. The embalming fluid would have just leaked out. Also, according to the article below, at least some of the miners were unidentifiable (too badly damaged to be identified).

Now, the only other mode of transportation was by car or wagon. Cars were still few and far between and I doubt less than a truck (if available) would have been large enough to move a casket.  Following more logic, they wouldn't be able to throw the casket in the back of the wagon and just mosey on to Utah. That trip - a distance of 80 miles from Almy to Ogden - would have taken significant time and that isn't feasible with a decomposing body.  On a personal note, the winters in Wyoming are fierce. Even if it was later March (a temperamental beast of a month at best) would make it a freezing cold, and possibly muddy or snowy wet mess. Even if it happened to be cold enough to keep the body from rotting, how would you get the rest of your belongings home? Two wagons? Send part of the family home on the railroad and part of them ride a wagon?  Cars were still few and far between.

Likely, because of the condition of the body, they buried it there. That fact brings up the funeral program at the top of this post. The fact there is a funeral program means there was a funeral. Maybe. 

Part of me wonders if the program is just a memorial card,  after all, it was published by the "Toledo Memorial Card Company" based in Ohio. 

I guess it could have simply been a memorial service held in Utah and during that they may have said he was buried in Almy. 

about 1878 (4 years old)
This is the only known picture of William.
His little brother, Peter, was also in the picture.

Almy Mine disasters 

- the picture below is what above ground looked like after the horrific explosion that killed 62. 

WyoFile could find little information about the origin of this photograph, other than it depicts the detritus from the 1895 explosion in the Red Canyon Mine No. 5. The mine was located in Almy, just north of Evanston, and the blast killed 62. An earlier blast on Jan. 12, 1886, led the Wyoming Territorial Legislature to create the office of state mining inspector.

January 12, 2018, by Angus M Thuermer Jr. 

On this day in 1886 an explosion in a coal mine in Almy, just north of Evanston, killed 13 miners.

It was not the first, nor would it be the last time miners in the Almy complex died at work. The explosion on Jan. 12, 1886, however, spurred the Wyoming Territorial Legislature to establish the Office of State Mining Inspector, a position that persists to this day.

Tragedy first struck in 1881 when an explosion killed 38 miners in the Central Pacific Mine No. 3. A fire had been burning in the mine, which had opened in 1869, for 5 years. But workers had sealed it off with stone walls, The Cheyenne Weekly Leader reported. The dead, the newspaper said, included “35 Chinamen and 3 white men.”

The 1886 explosion occurred in Almy Mine No. 4 and killed 11 men and 2 boys. Utah papers covered the disaster because of the heavy Mormon population in the area.

The explosion was “so terrific as to blow all of the building’s above-ground into kindling wood, sending great timbers and rocks three-quarters of a mile,” the Deseret Evening News in Salt Lake City reported.

Nine years later, in 1895, a third explosion occurred, the results of which are depicted in the photograph above. It blew up the Red Canyon No. 5 mine, killing 62. It is considered the third-largest mining accident in Wyoming history.

The state shut down the Almy mines in the 1940s because of their danger.

There’s little information readily available about the photograph, although several persons, including bloggers Eric Christensen and Ron Keyes, have referenced the mines and the disasters in documenting their family histories.

From Wyoming Genealogy (see link listed in sources) which gives a bit more information:

"...Most disastrous of all Almy explosions was that of March 10th, 1895, when, at No. 5, sixty men who were just about to come to the surface for the evening meal were suddenly ushered into eternity. 

The victims were James B. Bruce, O. Maltby, W. E. Cox, James W. Clark, William Sellers, Jr., Jerry Crawford, James Limb, Fred Morgan. Samuel Clay, W. H. Grieves, Willard Brown, John G. Lock, George Hydes, David W. Laurie, Jr., Wm. Morris, John Clark, James T. Clark, Wm. Longdon, Marshall Longdon, John Morris, David Lloyd, John G. Martin, George Crichley, George Hardy, Matthew Johnson, H. A. Hyborn, Wm. Pope, John Wilkes, Charles Casola, Gus Casola, Wm. Weedup, James Hutchenson, Samuel Hutchenson. Thomas Hutchenson, Wm. Sellers, Hugh Sloan, Wm. Graham. Jr., Henry Scotthern. Albert Clark, John Phebes, Wm. Mason, Andrew Mason, John Lester, Wm. Wagstaff, Chas. Clark, Joseph Hyden, John Lethu, Matt Silta, Walter Miller, Thomas Booth. Benjamin Coles, Samuel Bates, John Dexter, Henry Burton. Samuel Holston, John Iapar, Angel Dermodi, John Fern. Baptiste Julian, Aaron Butte, Isaac Johnson.

Seven on the outside were killed by flying timber. Death came instantaneously to James Bruce, the mine foreman, and O. Maltby, superintendent of motive power, died about two hours after being found. Those within the mine were killed instantly. The bodies were all rescued through the heroic efforts of rescue parties. The disaster occurred on Wednesday, and on the following Sunday, interment services were held by ministers of the various denominations. Thirty-two were buried from the Mormon Church, and the others from the chapels to which they belonged." [This differs slightly from the above clipping].

There were many news articles from around the 48 contiguous states that had articles. Most were taken and modified from the original SL City article and even that article indicated it had taken its information from an Evanston, Wyoming news source. 

William Wallace Cluff wrote this article, was a member of the 
Utah Territorial Legislature, and a leader of men.  
William Grieves' body, according to article, 
at end of the second paragraph, it claims his body was recovered.
He is listed as W.H. Grieve 


Some articles say the bodies were "buried from the church" meaning the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and at least one other article said that the bodies were returned to their families and buried in their own wards.
This article claims at the end that a "general funeral"
was likely going to be held on Sunday at 2 p.m.
I'm not sure if William's parents (or anyone in the family) attended the group funeral
or left the body there to be buried in Almy Cemetery, or took the body home.

IF they did, I have no record of a burial for him anywhere with the family
in any of the usual graveyards.

Sources

Birth: Deceased LDS Church member record from early members' ward/branch records

1881 Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland Census (age 6)

Death: Family Search via Jerilin Whiting1

Frontier Times Almy Mines Article by Cliff Stewart pages 12-14, unknown (it was cut off), and page 54

Many news articles from several states from New York to California also reported the incident.

Information about the Almy Mine disaster: WyoFile 12 January 2018 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr

https://wyominggenealogy.com/uinta/almy.htm

Newspaper article:  https://morby.us/sitebuilder/images/coal96-441x600.jpg

Link to 2023 article about the disaster - no one claims authorship and most of it is repeats of what has been said before: https://wyominggenealogy.com/uinta/almy.htm

Peter Grieve

Peter with bike - enhanced and colorized

Picture from Tami Jones Carr on Family Search

Born 2 Jan 1877 Galston, Ayr, Scotland

Peter Grieve
Enhanced and colorized using My Heritage technology

Occupation: (1940) Crane operator, Amalgamated Sugar Company

Sugar Sack from Amalgamated Sugar Co.
Ogden, Utah, where Peter worked

Ogden, Utah Amalgamated Sugar Company

Married: (1) Laura Petersen 15 Sep 1897 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah (he was 21, she 23)

Children: Laura, Janet, Emma, Ellen, William, Violet, Peter 

Laura Petersen 
Colorized photograph

(2) Camilla Ipsen Hunt  2 Jan 1930 Ogden, Weber, Utah

Children: she had a son from a previous marriage

Camilla Ipsen Hunt

Died 20 Apr 1955 Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah 

COD: Senility, Bronchial Pneumonia

Informant: Robert? S Hunt 

Peter's Obituary

Buried Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah
Note: Death Certificate states the body was removed and doesn't give a date of burial

Peter and Laura's headstone

Sources
Picture:  Family Search
Marriage to Laura: BYU-ID Western States Marriage Index Volume H page 132
Marriage to Camilla: Film 1324687 Batch M74792-6 p217 #P
1881 Scotland Census (age 4)

1910 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah page 2
1920 US Census for Weber County, Utah page 7 (age 43)
1930 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 51)
Note: 18-year-old Stepson Albert G Hunt is living with them
1940 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah page 4B (age 63)
Utah Death Certificate
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20136428/peter-grieve

Hugh Howat Grieve

Born 11 Jun 1879 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Died Sep 1879 Scotland

Buried 1879 Scotland
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

Annabella Grieve 

Born 2 Sep 1881 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Died Aug 1882 Scotland

Buried Scotland
Sources
Birth: Scotland Select Birth and Baptisms (Christenings)

Family Search

ancestry.com

-M-
Paternal
Great Grandmother

*Lillias (Lilly) Grieve

Lillias (Lilly) Grieve
Enhanced/colorized pic

Born 15 Oct 1884 Galston, Ayr, Scotland
Married: Charles Ezra Taylor 13 Aug 1902 Plain City, Weber, Utah
Children: Hannah, Thelma, Arvilla, Howard, Clark, Russell, Hugh, Anne
Died 20 Nov 1973 Ogden, Weber, Utah
Buried 24 Nov 1973 Plain City, Weber, Utah
Sources
1900 US Census, Plain City, Utah: 16y old domestic servant in the Milo Sharp household.  The Sharp's were next-door neighbors.
1910 US Census page 8
Note in the Census middle initial given as L
1920 US Census page 5 (age 36)
1930 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah
1940 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah
Photo:  Family Search
Obituary in Ogden Standard-Examiner
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20130196/lillias-taylor
Family Search

ancestry.com

Jeanette (a.k.a. Janet) Grieve

Jeanette Grieve Driver
enhanced and colorized
using MyHeritage technology

Born 1 Oct 1887 Almy, Uinta, Wyoming
Married: John Jacob Driver 26 Feb 1913 Ogden, Weber, Utah 

John Jacob Driver

Children:  Lucille
Died 26 Oct 1970 Roy, Weber, Utah
Buried 28 Oct 1970 Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Ogden, Utah

Jeanette's headstone

Sources
Picture:  Family Search
Marriage: Utah, County Marriages
Note:  her given name is spelled Jannette in record
1900 US Census for Plain City, Utah page 4A (with parents)
1920 US Census for Ogden, Weber, Utah page 1 (age 32)
SS Death Index
Billion Graves Index
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67107061/jeanette-grieve

Family Search

ancestry.com
James Grieve
Born 15 May 1889 Almy, Uinta, Wyoming
Died 14 Jun 1890
Sources
Family Search

ancestry.com

Violet Grieve
enhanced and colorized pic

Violet Grieve
Born 6 Mar 1891 Almy, Uinta, Wyoming
Married Delwin Sharp 25 Sep 1907 Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah
Note: Delwin was a neighbor and about 7 years older than Violet
Children: Milo, Albert, Mae, Frank, Fern

Note: Both Milo and Frank died young of bronchitis
Died 18 Jan 1964 Dee Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah

Violet and Delwin's headstone

Buried: 21 Jan 1964 Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah
Sources
Picture:  Family Search
Marriage:  Utah Marriages
1900 US Census for Plain City, Weber, Utah page 4A (as a daughter)
1910 US Census  Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 19)
1920 US Census  Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 28)
1930 US Census  Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 39)
1940 US Census  Plain City, Weber, Utah (age 48)
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20207126/violet-sharp

Christina Mae Grieve
enhanced/colorized pic

Christina May "Tina" Grieve
Born 19 Aug 1893 Almy, Uinta, Wyoming
Note: on church record, her mother's surname is incorrectly spelled Howatt
Married Henry Thomas Dance 16 Oct 1914 Salt Lake City LDS Temple, Salt Lake, Utah
Died 9 Jul 1970 McKay Hospital, Ogden, Weber, Utah
OBITUARY:
Death Takes S. Ogden Pair in 4-Hour Span

SOUTH OGDEN -A South Ogden couple, Henry T. Dance, 75, and his wife, Christina "Tena" Grieve Dance, 76, of 3895 Riverdale Road, died within four hours of each other at the McKay Hospital of natural causes.
Mrs. Dance died Wednesday at 9:30 p.m. and Mr. Dance died this morning at 1:30.
The couple was married Oct. 16, 1914, in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.
Mr. Dance was born Sept. 27, 1894, in West Weber, a son of Henry B. and Margaret Etherington Dance.
A lifelong resident of Weber County, he was a farmer and raised horses.

Christina and Henry Dance headstone

HELD OFFICES
He was former president of Weber County Farm Bureau and Weber Canal Co. He was a high priest in the 32nd LDS Ward.
Mrs. Dance was born Aug. 19, 1893, in Almy, Wyo., a daughter of William and Janet Howat Grieve. She was also a lifelong resident of Weber County. She was a member of the 32nd LDS Ward and had been active in the Primary and Relief Society.
Mr. and Mrs. Dance are survived by two grandsons and one granddaughter, E. Gary Cragun, Roy; W. Henry Cragun and Miss Christy Cragun, both of South Ogden, and two great-grandchildren.
Also surviving Mr. Dance are two brothers and one sister, John E. Dance, Floyd Dance both of West Weber, and Mrs. Francis Maw, Ogden.
Mrs. Dance is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Lillias Taylor, South Ogden; Mrs. Janet Driver, Ogden; Mrs. Margot Robinson,.Evanston, Wyo. Joint funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lindquist and Sons Colonial Chapel with Bishop Robert L. Nielsen of the 32nd Ward officiating.
Friends may call at the mortuary Friday from 7 to 9 p.m and Saturday until services.
Burial will be in the Washington Heights Memorial Park. 
Buried 11 Jul 1970 Washington Heights Memorial Park, Ogden, Weber, Utah
Sources
Picture:  Family Search
Marriage:  Utah, County Marriages
1900 US Census, Plain City, Utah Film 1241688 sheet 4A Ref 30 Image 815
1910 US Census Plain City, Weber, Utah page 1 (age 16)
1930 US Census Riverdale, Weber, Utah (age 36)
1940 US Census Riverdale, Weber, Utah (age 44)
Ogden Standard-Examiner July 9, 1970
SS Death Index
Deceased LDS member record
Headstone: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87066539/christina-may-dance

Margot Grieve
enhanced/colorized pic

Margaret Ann (Margot) Grieve 
Born 5 Aug 1896 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
Note: Her name on church record is Margot and her mother's surname is incorrectly spelled Howett.
Married: (1) Lyle Elvin Wilkinson 22 May 1919 Salt Lake City Temple, Salt Lake, Utah 

Note: he died 18 Jun 1942 of a heart attack

Lyle Wilkinson and Margot Ann Grieve Wilkinson

No Children
(2) George Robinson 3 Feb 1943 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho

No Children

George Robinson

Civil Ceremony
Shows her previous married surname

After I did some correcting on findagrave, I received a special email I received about this couple (Margot and George) from Jason O'Driscoll (my additions are in red): 

I grew up a block away from her and George, he was also our ward clerk. 

I got spoiled with candy from George way too many times. He would give out candy at church and I would stop by his house after elementary school and come home with a produce bag of candy and I made sure once my little sister was old enough she got her share of candy also. I never knew Margot very well. She was always sick in bed and if I stopped by when George was not home she was mad, I don't blame her. 

I was seven-years-old when she died. I remember going trick or treating with my friend and when we came to George's door he informed me that his wife had passed away [she died the day before and they had been married for 33 years) and wanted me to make sure I told my mom. 

George was a good friend and when I got married he had me and my wife drop by to get a gift, a spaghetti strainer that we still have. I remember the day my mom called in November 1993 that George had sadly taken his own life and was found in his house by his Neighbor Read Putman. 

I think of George and Margot often and pass the house every time I visit my mom. 

One more thing: George gave me his 1940s Christmas tie in 1993 after I was married and told me he would wear it every Christmas, I have kept the tradition going.

Died 30 Oct 1976 Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming

OBITUARY

<----if you can't read the print, I've typed it below - with a special note about her real age and why the date is incorrect in her obituary and on her headstone.

Margot W. Robinson
EVANSTON, Wyo. Margot Ann Wilkinson Robinson, 73, Evanston, Wyo., died Oct. 30, 1976, at home of a lingering illness.  Born Aug 5, 1903, Salt Lake City, to William and Janet Grieve. (Note incorrect birth year. She told George, her second husband, 1903 so he wouldn't know she was 12 years older than him)

Married Lyle Elvin Wilkinson, Salt Lake LDS Temple. He died 1942.

SL Temple 1899

Married George Robinson, Feb 3, 1943, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

Active in LDS Relief Society, serving as secretary in Ogden and served as secretary in the presidency in Evanston, Wyo. Served on MIA Stake Board while living in Ogden.
Survivor: husband.

Funeral services Wednesday, 10 a.m., Crandall Bills Funeral Home, Evanston, Wyo., where friends may call Tuesday, 7-9 p.m. and Wednesday one hour before services. Additional services held Larkin and Sons Mortuary, Ogden Wednesday 5 p.m. Friends may call one hour before services. Burial, Ogden City Cemetery.

Buried: Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden Weber, Utah Plot J-1-4-5W

Margaret's headstone

Sources
Birth: Utah Salt Lake County Birth Records

1900 US Census, Plain City, Utah Film 1241688 sheet 4A Ref 31 Image 815
1910 US Census Plain City, Weber, Utah page 1 (age 13)
1920 US Census Weber County, Utah page 10 (age 23)
1930 US Census Ogden, Weber, Utah page 17B (age 29)

1935 Census Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (age 36)

1940 US Census Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming (age 36)

Marriage to Lyle: Western States Marriage Index

Marriage to George: Idaho Marriage Records
SS Death Index (which has her correct birth year)

Obituary: Salt Lake Tribune 1 November 1976 page D5
Picture:  Family Search

ancestry.com
Deceased LDS member record
Headstone:  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39816744/margot-ann-robinson