Descendants of William Edward (Yvonne would welcome
hearing from anyone of the Edward Family descendants.) Generation 1 William Edward and Isabel Jessiman had the following
child:
Generation 2 Notes for George Edward: George married Isabella Milne, daughter of John, farmer
Bogbain, Keith. George took a lease of Bridgend in 1856 George was ground officer to Earl of Fife in the Parish of
King Edward. In 1879 his son, John, succeeded him on the farm of Bridgend. George Edward and Isabella Milne had the following children: Notes for George Edward: George born in Burnside, emigrated to Australia.
Notes for Jane Edward: Jane was born at her parents home on the farm at Burnside.
She worked as a domestic servant.
King Edward Churchyard and the Burial Location for Jane
Edward.
The Brick House Farm Where John and Jane Edward Lived. Notes for Alexander Edward: Alexander emigrated to Agnew, Ottawa,
Michigan with his brother, Joseph, in 1873. He remained
unmarried and had many health problems. He lived near his
sisters, Isabella and Mary, in Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo,
Michigan and died in ward three of the Kalamazoo Asylum for
the insane. Alexander was in the asylum by 1900. Notes for Mary Edward: Mary was born in Keith in 1853. She lived for a short time in
Kinall, Cumberland, England but eventually, sometime after 1893, she followed
her sister and brothers to America. Mary woked as a nurse in Schoolcraft and in
1920, at the age of 66, she was working as a live-in housekeeper for John F.
Chapin, 81 yrs., a widower. Mary remained unmarried and died aged 69 in
Schoolcraft.
Grand Haven Basket Factory Owned by James Edward and Fred
Churchill Generation 3 Notes for Isabella Edward: Isabella was born in the family home at Land Street,
Keith. She was affectionately known as "Tibbie" all her life. She married
Abercromby Boyd, master blacksmith in 1866. Abercromby, at the age of 20, lived with his brothers, Omy
and James in Aucherless, Aberdeen. Soon after his marriage to Tibbie, they
moved to a six-acre farmlet names Gorrachie, in the parish of King Edward
and in the 1871 census, his occupation was blacksmith and crofter. They had ten children the first seven born at King
Edward. In 1881 they moved to live in a house provided to them,which
adjoined the blacksmith shop in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire. The last three
children were born here. Tibbie decided to join her brothers, William, Joseph and
James, and her father who had all emigrated to America. With six of their
nine children in two, Bella jane, Lizzie, Mary, Edward and Jemimia, they set
sail from Glasgow aboard the ship Anchoria as 2nd class passenters, and
arrived in America on 14 Feb 1892. They settled in Grand Haven, Michigan, to
be near her brothers, Alexander, James Duff, and Joseph. They were still
living in Grand Haven according to the 1900 census. Bella was working as a
domestic servant, edward was a farm labourer and Jemimia was a school
student. Mary had married Benjamin Harris in Ocotber of 1900 and had moved
out of the parental home, but it is no known where Cynthia was at the time.
Ten years later Abercromby and Tibbie are still living in Grand haven with
children, Jemimia, Lizzie, and Hampton. sometime between 1910 and 1920 they
moved to a rented property in the town of Schoolcraft, Michigan, where
brother, Alexander, and sister, mary, also lived. In 1920, daughter Jemimia,
aged 34, was unmarried and living with them. Abercomby was aged 79 and
Isabella aged 77. Tibbie died on 15 Feb 1922 and Abercromby went to live with
his daughter, Cynthia, who was a postal clerk. The last year of his life he
lived with his other daughter, Bella, and son-in-law, patric McCarthy and
grandson, Boyd McCarthy in Schoolcraft, Michigan. He died 7 Feb 1932 Abercromby Gordon Boyd and Isabella Edward had the
following children:
Notes for John Edward: John was a farmer and became the tenant of the Mill of
Blackton. John succeeded his father at Bridgend farm, King Edward in 1879. In 1898 John left Bridgend and settled in an historical
farm, Whornes Place, Cuxton, Kent. In Tudor times Whorne's Place was the
principal house in the village, erected on the river by Sir william Whorne,
Lord Mayor of London in 1487. this was later owned by Sir Joseph Levinson
(1556-1615) the privateer. This was taken over by the Mashams, strong
royalists who moved on to the Mote in Maidstone. The mansion was demolished
in 1782 and only an outlying granary, converted to a house, still bears the
name Whorn'es Place. In 1901 the family finally moved to Brick House farm,
Cuxton, where hiswife, Jane, died on14 March 1919, aged 80 years. John died
at his daughter Mary's home, 11 Maidstone Road Rochester, 17 Oct 1933, aged
89 years. John Edward and Jane Scroggie had the following children: Notes for Joseph Edward: Joseph joined the local police force for a period of 5 years. At
the age of 24, in 1871, he emigrated first to Canada where descendants of his
two uncles, william and Joseph, were living. For one or two years he joined the
police force in Toronto, before moving to Agnew, grand Haven, Michigan. His
brother, Alexander, emigrated with him and another brother, James Duff, followed
in 1876. Agnew is a very tiny hamlet located on the eastern shores of Lake
Michigan at the mouth of the Grand River. When Joseph arrived it was known as
Johnsville after one of the early settlers, but was renamed Agnew in December,
1887. On 24 July 1875, Joseph married, Ellen Booker. ellen was born in
Indiana, Pennsylvania in October, 1855 (or 1853). He was able to purchase 160
acres of heavily wooded land in Section 27 of Grand Haven township. He set about
clearing, cultivating, and improving enough soil to grow crops. he eventually
had a home built for his growing family and 80 acres cleared for cultibation. He
became a prosperous horticulturist growing crops of mainly, peaches, varieties
of grapes, berries, including strawberries, and harvesting hay. Joseph was a staunch Democrat and very active in town politics,
holding almost every position except Treasurer and Supervisor. He was Justice of
the Peace for 12 years and his decisions were seldom carried to the upper
courts. Though not following the religion of his parents, Joseph was an active
member of the Good Templars. For 15 years he was a director on the school board and clerk of the township. Joseph and Ellen had 12 children. They had tragic events in their family - Victoria died 12
March 1879 at one year, one month, 14 days old. Joseph began drinking to excess and became his own worst
enemy. On the 15th of December, 1900, he was walking across the trestle
works mostly likely trying to catch the Pere Marquette freight train to his
home town in Agnew. He apparently fell between two railway trestles and
plummeted into the Grand River and drowning. He is buried in the Grand Haven
Township Cemetery. This tragedy left his wife, Ellen, destitute to raise her
eight surviving children alone, the younges, Archie, just 3 years old. Ellen
tooke the six youngest of her children and moved to El Monte, California. In
the 1910 census, she was living with her children, Maude, 24, Joseph, 23,
James, 18, Gordon, 16, Madge, 15, Archibald, 13. By 1920, ellen was living
in Whttier, California with Gordon, a pipefitter, and his wife, Margaret. It
is not know when Ellen died. Joseph Edward and Ellen Booker had the following children: Notes for James Duff Edward: James Duff emigrated in 1876 and became a naturalized
citizen. James Duff Edward and Cynthia I. Munger had the following
children:
Notes for Rheba/Reba Edward: Rheba was living in Tacoma, Washington in 1926 and in
1930 with her mother, in Muskegon, Michigan. She was a nurse. Notes for Nicola/Lacola Edward: James was named after the Earl of Fife, James Duff, who owned
the land that the family occupied at Bridgend. He served an apprenticeship in
Aberdeen with his brother, George, in the seed trade, but at the age of 20 was
keen to join his brothers and set sail for America in 1876. He settled close to
Joseph and Alexander in Agnew and gained employment at the local sawmill and box
making factory. James married Cynthia Munger in Paw Paw, Michigan. She was
the daughter of Luke and Rebecca (Harris) Munger, one of five children. They settled on a 80-acre farm in Agnew and had five
children. While busy clearing his farm, he also studied business
management. He joined partnership in 1897 with Fred Churchill to open a sawmill
and box factory on 6th Street dbetween Madison and Elliot Streets and together
they ran a flourishing business manufacturing crated for celery peaches,
berries, grapes, and other fruits grown in the area. They also offered shingles
for sale and custom sawing, planing and matching of tidmber from the sawmill and
custom feed grinding during the grain season. The business was always referred to as the Grand Haven Basket
Factory. The company ceased operations in 1925. James held various office in his
community. The family lived at 425 Lafayette Street. James was a Republican and took an active role in the party.
Although brought up in the faith of the Scotch Free Church he was not connected
with any denomination. Cynthia, his wife, attended the Unitarian Church. James
died at the age of 67 and is buried in Lake Forest Cemetery. After her husband's death, Cynthia moved many times. In 1926 she
was living with her daughter Rheba, a nurse in Tacoma, Wahsington. In the 1930
census she was living in Muskegon, Michigan with Hattie (Munger) Kloster), 63
yrs., a widow and Hattie's 3 children. Cunthia died on 27 apr 1930 at the home
of her daughter, Rheba in Muskegon and is buried by her husband in Lake Forest
Cemetery. Generation 4 Patrick McCarthy and Bella Jane Boyd had the following
child:
Notes for Tibbie Edward: Tibbie studied to become a nurse in Pierce, Washington and
eventually married Hilbrand Hards. They had one child, Robert. Hilbrand Hards and Tibbie Edward had the following child: George Luke Edward and Flora Jane Carrel had the
following children:
Contributed by Yvonne (Edward) Geelong -
yvonneje@bigpond.net.au
EORGE2
E
DWARD
was born on 03 Mar 1807 in Botriphnie, Banffshire, Scotland. He died on
02 Mar 1891 in Bridgend, King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
He
married I
SABELLA
M
ILNE
on 24 May 1836 in Keith, Banff, Scotland, daughter of John Milne and
Jean Watt. She was born on 20 Sep 1810 in Keith, Banff,
Scotland. She
died on 13 Nov 1857 in Bridgend, King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
He married
I
SABELLA
M
ILNE
on 24 May 1836 in Keith, Banff, Scotland, daughter of John Milne and Jean
Watt. She was born on 20 Sep 1810 in Keith, Banff, Scotland.
She died on 13
Nov 1857 in Bridgend, King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
E
LIZABETH
P
HILIP
on 29 Sep 1860 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
When she was 25 years old, she contracted Tuberculosis and
after three years died at Bridgend Farm, King Edward.
She was buried on the 9th of June in King Edward Churchyard.
BERCROMBY
G
ORDON
B
OYD
on 06 Sep 1866 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, son
of James
Boyd and Jean McBeth. He was born in Dec 1840 in Fordyce, Banffshire,
Scotland.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, daughter of James
Ingram and Isabella Ingram. She was born about 1839 in Of Eastertown,
Scottland-80 yrs.. She died on 14 Mar 1919 in Cuxton, Kent, England.
in Breedsville, Van Buren, Michigan, USA. She was born in Oct 1855 in
Indiana, PA (or 1852). She died in probably in California.
BERCROMBY
G
ORDON4
B
OYD
was born in 1867 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
In 1883 an epidemic of meningitis was in the area and they
lost 3 children in 3 weeks time - Florence, Arthur and Albert
In 1898 their farmhouse burned to the ground and shorly
after they lost the lot when their debt became too much and the bank
foreclosed on the property leaving them nothing.
OYD4
E
DWARD
was born in 1882 in Agnew, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan. He died in
1883 in Agnew, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan.
HEBA/REBA
E
DWARD
was born in Apr 1891 in Agnew, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan.
She married A. J. Bolt.
OYD5
M
CCARTHY
was born in Michigan, USA.
EORGE5
E
DWARD
was born in 1913 in Agnew, Grand Haven, Ottawa, Michigan.