13 July 1866, at 308 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, according to the rights of the Free Church of Scotland, Thomas Brewster, Hammerman Journeyman, Bachelor, 24, 55 Marroch Street, Glasgow, Robert Brewster, Agricultural Labourer, and Mary Brewster ms Boyd, Mary (marked) McMaster, Mill worker, Spinster, Thaomas Watters Witness, Mary Graham Witness, 21, 55 Marroch Street, Glasgow, Alexander McMaster, Joiner Foreman, and Margaret McMaster ms Graham.
name: Margaret Brewster gender: Female birth date: 21 Aug 1867 birthplace: OLD MONKLAND,LANARK,SCOTLAND father's name: Thomas Brewster mother's name: Mary Mcmaster indexing project (batch) number: C11652-1 system origin: Scotland-ODM source film number: 6035516
She died in 1867.
Death Notes
No Year Surname /Maiden Name Forename Mother's Surname Other Surnames S e x A g e District City/ County/ MR GROS Data 1 1867 BREWSTER MARGARET F 0 OLD MONKLAND (MIDDLE DISTRICT) /LANARK 652/02 0266
Aged 30 in 1901 census. A search of the Civil Register of Births at Derry Family History Centre did not produce any Mary Brewsters born between 1864 and 1877 (or indeed any of my Brewsters.) BUT, the 1911 census says she was aged 35 (= DoB of 1876) AND she was born in Scotland!! Will now try to find my first Scottish data! However, I suspect the previous age and therefore DoB are more correct. Failed to find her in online Scottish Civil Records.
Now that I know her father was called Thomas, I have found her Civil Birth record at ScotlandsPeople. The record even says she was born at 1030pm!
She died at the age of 90 on December 24th, 1958.
Death Notes
Probably buried in Ballylintagh graveyard under stone inscribed, "To the memory of the Brewster Family of Dromore".
Trevor Brewster, 080412, "Yes I recognise her [Mary Brewster]. Dad, James and I use to cycle to her cottage a couple of times each year and when I was a student I used to visit her in Marlborough Park Old Peoples’ Home, where she died."
Registration details Registration number D/1958/85/1007/5/333 Registration district Belfast(pre-1973 Q4) Registration sub-district St Georges No 1 Deceased details Deceased name(s) Mary Brewster Sex of deceased Female Marital status of deceased Single Date of death 24th December 1958 Age at death 88 District of death Belfast(pre-1973 Q4)