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I don't think that I am the only one trying to find information on a George Wotherspoon born c1700 in Craighead, Lanarkshire, in Scotland.

His wife's name is not known, she is also believed to have been born in Scotland around 1716.

I have looked everywhere on Scotlands People and on other sites but the furthest I have got back to is a possible son Robert Wotherspoon born c1734 in the Old Monkland area of Lanarkshire.

I think it will take more that a sledge hammer to crack this one :-(

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Georg Wotherspoon
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
christening: 23 Feb 1729 ,? OLD MONKLAND,? LANARK,? SCOTLAND
residence: Old Monkland,? Lanarkshire,? Scotland
parents: John Wotherspoon


name: Georg Wotherspoon
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 23 Feb 1729
baptism/christening place: , OLD MONKLAND, LANARK, SCOTLAND
father's name: John Wotherspoon
indexing project (batch) number: C11652-2
system origin: Scotland-VR
source film number: 1066602

George Wotherspoon
Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
child: Margret Wotherspoon


name: Margret Wotherspoon
gender: Female
baptism/christening date: 06 Mar 1726
baptism/christening place: , OLD MONKLAND, LANARK, SCOTLAND
father's name: George Wotherspoon
indexing project (batch) number: C11652-2
system origin: Scotland-VR
source film number: 1066602

name: George WOTHERSPOON
gender: Male
birth: 1700
Of Craighead, Lanarks, , Scotland
AFN: RHZ6-CJ

Marriages (2)
spouse: Mrs. George WOTHERSPOON (AFN: X23J-MV )
Hide children (1)

child 1: Robert (Witherspoon) WOTHERSPOON (AFN: 1RN4-LB )
gender: Male
BIRTH 1734
Wanflit, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

spouse: Miss SPOUSE (AFN: ZHJL-Z5 )
marriage: 1733
Of Craighead, Lanarks, , Scotland
Hide children (1)

child 1: Robert (Witherspoon) WOTHERSPOON (AFN: 1RN4-LB )
gender: Male
BIRTH 1734
Wanflit, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

Hi AnnCardiff,

Thanks for that information, much appreciated.

Looks like the George Wotherspoon b1729 was the son of John Wotherspoon who may well have been the brother of the George Wotherspoon b1700.

My thoughts are that George Wotherspoon b1700 was married twice and had a child by each of his wives these children being Margaret b1726 and Robert b1734.

This is the scenario that I am looking at as I try to find out who his wife or wives were. :-(

Thanks Again,

James

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=robertraymond&id=I400

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ID: I400
Name: Jean or Jane WETHERSPOON
Surname: Wetherspoon
Given Name: Jean or Jane
_AKA: Gean
Sex: F
Birth: 26 Oct 1776 in Of Wanflit, Old Mondland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 2 3
Christening: 26 Oct 1776 Craighead, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 1 4
Death: 1844 in Of Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom 5
LDS Baptism: 3 Nov 1869 Temple: EHOUS 5
Endowment: 4 Feb 1931 Temple: ALBER 6 2 3
_UID: 48B235C13221D5118C3EE8282BAA47537224
Sealing Child: 22 Aug 1946 Temple: SLAKE 7 3
Note:
Wetherspoon also spelled Wotherspoon

Birthplace also listed as Old Monkland, Craighead, Lanarks, Scot.

Also baptized 3 Feb 1931
8 9 10
Change Date: 10 Jun 2009 at 16:52:18

Ancestry Hints for Jean or Jane WETHERSPOON

1 possible matches found on Ancestry.com


Father: Robert WOTHERSPOON b: ABT 1729 in Of Craighead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 6 Apr 1729 in Glasgow, Bartebeath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mother: Christian MCLEARAN b: ABT 1738 in Of Craighead, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Marriage 1 David THOMPSON b: 14 Nov 1784 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 14 Nov 1784 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
Married: 8 Aug 1801 in Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom 11 1 3 12
Sealing Spouse: 19 Jan 1944 in ALBER 13
Children
Mary THOMPSON b: 13 Nov 1801 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 22 Nov 1801
Margaret THOMPSON b: 16 Jun 1804 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 24 Jun 1804 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
William G THOMPSON b: 16 Jun 1806 in Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 6 Jul 1806 in Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom
George THOMPSON b: 26 May 1808 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 5 Jun 1808 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jean THOMPSON b: 24 Jul 1810 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 5 Aug 1810 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
David THOMPSON b: 3 Oct 1812 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 18 Oct 1812 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Robert THOMPSON b: 12 Apr 1815 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 30 Apr 1815 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
James THOMPSON b: 11 Aug 1817 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 24 Aug 1817 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Alexander THOMPSON b: 5 Aug 1820 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 26 Aug 1820 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Isabelle THOMPSON twin b: 31 May 1823 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 22 Jun 1823 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ann THOMPSON twin b: 31 May 1823 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 22 Jun 1823 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland
Janette THOMPSON b: 7 May 1826 in Langlore, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland, United Kingdom c: 28 May 1826 in , Lanarkshire, Scotland


Unchecked but may interest you.

LadyKira,

Thanks for that, it does interest me and I will follow it up and see where it leads me.

Regards,

James

Having another senior moment here, It appears that George Wotherspoon born abt 1700 had four children, Robert b1729, Margaret b1726, Christian b1732, and George b1735.

That said, I have Robert Wotherspoon b1729 marrying Christian McLearan about 1775 in Wanflit, Lanarkshire, Scotland, and that they had three children who were, Jean b1776, Robert b1778, and Marion b1783.

What is puzzling me is that Robert born 1729 appears to have had another son called George born in 1759, so who was his mother?

I have looked on Scotlands people but cannot find the mother, and weird as it may seem I am wondering if it is possible that his mother was a servant or one of his fathers sisters?

James

I don't see where you get the "servant" idea from. Robert 1729 was 30 when this George was born. An earlier marriage seems in order so i'd look for that on SP.

His later children were born of the second (?) marriage to Christian McLearan (McLaren possibly?)

Hello Malcolm,

I have searched every where on Scotland People and have two George Wotherspoons both born 1759, I have cataracts so my eyesight is not that good, but from what I can decipher, one is from the OPR Births and it shows Robert as the father, the other is from the SRI Births and it shows Alexander as the father, very strange :-(

Be careful, Robert Wotherspoon born in 1729 has different parents:

name: Robert Wotherspoon
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 29 Jun 1729
baptism/christening place: , BOTHWELL, LANARK, SCOTLAND
birth date: 15 Jun 1729
birthplace:
death date:
name note:
race:
father's name: James Wotherspoon
father's birthplace:
father's age:
mother's name: Jean Gillmore

Thanks for that advice BeverleyW,

Why do families have to be so complicated because at my age it does not take much to confuse me, so instead of creating my tree I now may have to become a lumberjack :-(

Hi James,
I don't really sure how you have arrived at researching the Wotherspoon family prior to Thomas Wotherspoon and Agnes Naismith.
I cannot see a birth for their son George bc 1819 but I am assuming that you have a death record that confirms he was the son of Thomas and Agnes Naismith

These are the births from family search.
SP has 5 children, 1 male and 4 females. I am certain that one of them is a female infant death ,taken from the mortcloth section as there is no name for the child.

Children of Thomas Wotherspoon and Agnes Naismith:

Christian Wotherspoon b 28 Aug 1814 Old Monkland
Elizabeth Wotherspoon b 23 Dec 1816 Old Monkland
William Wotherspoon b 7 May 1821 Old Monkland
Catharine Wotherspoon b 14 Aug 1830 Old Monkland

I wonder if Thomas Wotherspoon was younger than your estimate of bc 1780.
Based on the following census returns, he is about 12 yrs younger than , and am pretty sure that this is him with Agnes in 1841 and 1851 as children William and Catherine both fit the birth profiles

Name: Thomas Mothershead
[Thomas Wotherspoon]
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1792
Gender: Male
Where born: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Civil parish: Glasgow, St James ** (note not Old Monkland)
County: Lanarkshire
Address: East Russell Street
Occupation: Carter
Parish Number: 644/1
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Mothershead 49
Agnes Mothershead 48
*William Mothershead 20
Isabella Mothershead 17
Thomas Mothershead 13
Elizabeth Mothershead 4 * Same child appears in 1851 as a Niece
*Catherine Mothershead 10
Margaret Todd 5
Malcolm Cameron 21



Name: Thomas Wotherspoon
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1792
Relationship: Head
Spouse's Name: Agres Wotherspoon
Gender: Male
Where born: GLASGOW, Lanarkshire
Parish Number: 644/1
Civil parish: Glasgow St John
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 363 Gallowgate St
Occupation: Gent Lab
ED: 9
Page: 25 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 107
Line: 11
Roll: CSSCT1851_160
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Wotherspoon 59 Place of birth: Glasgow
Agres Wotherspoon 57 Place od birth: Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire
Thanas (Thomas) Wotherspoon 23 Place of birth: Old Monkland
Elizabeth Wotherspoon 14 * NIECE Place of birth: Old Monkland

Agnes Wotherspoon Ms Naismith was still living at 1861 and 1871

1861
Name: Agnes Wotherspoon
[Agnes Naismith]
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1793
Relationship: Mother
Gender: Female
Where born: Cumbernauld, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/2
Registration district: High Church
Civil parish: Glasgow Inner High
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 43 Duke St
ED: 15
Household schedule number: 17
Line: 16
Roll: CSSCT1861_98
Household Members:
Name Age
Isabella Morland 37
Marion Cameron 14
Malcom Cameron 11
Agnes M Cameron 7
Agnes Wotherspoon 68
Agnes Naithsmith 68
Elizabeth Wotherspoon 23
John Livingston 41
George Livingston 12

1871
Name: Agnes Wotherspoon
Age: 77
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1794
Relationship: Mother In Law
Gender: Female
Where born: Cumbernauld, Dumbarton
Registration Number: 644/3
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil parish: Glasgow Calton
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 40 John St Lane
Occupation: Formerly Dressmaker
ED: 111
Household schedule number: 38
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1871_130
Household Members:
Name Age
David Knox 59
Agnes Knox 58
John Knox 21
David T Knox 5
Agnes Wotherspoon 77
Lewis Scott 32
James Scholes 25

Assuming Thomas' father was indeed called George, could he too be younger than your guess?
Also note that on 1851 return Thomas's place of birth is Glasgow, rather than Old Monkland and Agnes was from Cumbernauld.

Anne

This Wotherspoon research is driving me absolutely crazy, my doctors say avoid stress, they must be joking.

I have been searching various sites including Scotlands People to try and tie down information on a George Wotherspoon's birth abt 1700, Of Craighead, Old Moncklands, Lanark, Scotland, and also who his wife and children were. So far I have not really found out anything definitive on George Wotherpoon.

What I have found is that there were the 9 Wotherspoon's listed below who were born to four fathers between 1700 and 1705 in Old Moncklands/Coatbridge area of Lanark, and this raises the question as to whether these four fathers were related and also the question as to whether any of them have the additional name of George.

1 01/08/1703 WOTHERSPOON CHRISTIAN JOHN WOTHERSPOON/ OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

2 25/02/1705 WOTHERSPOON CHRISTIAN JOHN WOTHERSPOON/ OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

3 03/05/1702 WOTHERSPOON DAVID
JOHN WOTHERSPOON/ M OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

4 02/11/1701 WOTHERSPOON GAVIN
JAMES WOTHERSPOON/ M OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

5 19/09/1703 WOTHERSPOON GAVIN
GAVIN WOTHERSPOON/ M OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

6 28/11/1703 WOTHERSPOON JAMES
THOMAS WOTHERSPOON/ M OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

7 07/10/1705 WOTHERSPOON JAMES
JOHN WOTHERSPOON/ M OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

8 06/10/1700 WOTHERSPOON PATRICK
GAVIN WOTHERSPOON/ M OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

9 01/01/1700 WOTHERSPOON WILLIAM
THOMAS WOTHERSPOON/ M OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE /LANARK

Methinks maybe I should have stopped once I found out the Wotherpoon who was my mothers grandfather :-(

Hi James,
I can see that you are frustrated looking for info on a George Wotherspoon b 1700 but that is a jump of almost a century on your last known definitive Wotherspoon ancestor, Thomas Wotherspoon bc 1792 who married Agnes Naismith.
What is the ancestry in between?

Anne

Hello Anne,

This was provided to me by AnnCardiff:-

name: George WOTHERSPOON
gender: Male
birth: 1700
Of Craighead, Lanarks, , Scotland
AFN: RHZ6-CJ

Marriages (2)
spouse: Mrs. George WOTHERSPOON (AFN: X23J-MV )
Hide children (1)

child 1: Robert (Witherspoon) WOTHERSPOON (AFN: 1RN4-LB )
gender: Male
BIRTH 1734
Wanflit, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

spouse: Miss SPOUSE (AFN: ZHJL-Z5 )
marriage: 1733
Of Craighead, Lanarks, , Scotland
Hide children (1)

child 1: Robert (Witherspoon) WOTHERSPOON (AFN: 1RN4-LB )
gender: Male
BIRTH 1734
Wanflit, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

Regards,

James

Below are the results of a search I have just done between 1730 and 1735 on Scotlands People for - Robert (Witherspoon) WOTHERSPOON (AFN: 1RN4-LB )
gender: Male
BIRTH 1734
Wanflit, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

1 07/04/1734
WOOTHERSPOON ROBERT
ROBERT WOOTHERSPOON/MARGARAT
KERR
GOVAN

2 20/01/1732 WOTHERSPOON ROBERT
ROBERT WOTHERSPOON/MARGARET HOWAY
GLASGOW GLASGOW CITY/LANARK

3 22/06/1735 WOTHERSPOON ROBERT JAMES JAMES WOTHERSPOON/JANET WILKIE BOTHWELL/LANARK

James

I have found these records on Family Search:-

Pedigree Resource File

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name: George /WOTHERSPOON/
gender: Male
birth: 1700
Of Craighead, Lanarks, , Scotland
AFN: RHZ6-CJ
Marriages (1)
spouse: Mrs. George /WOTHERSPOON/ (AFN: X23J-MV )
marriage: EST 1733
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Hide children (1)

child 1: Robert /WOTHERSPOON/ (AFN: 1RN4-LB )
gender: Male
BIRTH 1734
Wanflit, Old Monkland, Lanark, Scotland

I will be 69 this year and as I have no immediate family I am trying to create a history of the family as accurately as possible for my nieces and nephews, to that end I will avoid anything that cannot be verified.

This is because I have discovered the hard way, that Pedigree Resource Files on FamilySearch.org are not always 100% reliable, and that makes it is so easy to go off at a tangent down the wrong path, as a result I have just culled about 30 Wotherspooons from my tree :-(

Hi Anne,

You appear to be correct in regards to Thomas Wotherspoon,
his birth year was abt 1792.

Thanks,

James

Hi Anne,

Regarding the place of birth as Glasgow, rather than Old Monkland, my understanding is that Old Monkland and other places in what is now Lanarkshire were, depending on the source, often classified as part of what was in those days within the area covered by Glasgow.

James