"The 1841 census has in Larbert Village Alx Y, 55; Ann Y, 55 and Janet Y, 15. These look like Alexander Y and Anne Kincaid, so this would fit with Anne Kincaid's husband being the son of John Y and Janet Kerr."
Kirkmichael and I have no record of Janet Yorkston age 15 at 1841, ie born c 1826.
I take her to be the 26-year-old Janet Graham, who in the 1851 census is living in the same household as Alexander d 1857 and described as his daughter. There are also her husband Samuel Graham and two grandchildren. Samuel and Janet were married in Ross-shire in 1848. Their daughter is named Ann, which is presumably after Ann Kincaid.
I am interested in who is the death witness for Alexander in 1857 as posted above, as a daughter of Alexander Yorkston and Ann Kincaid must have married a (?) Lowe (?) to produce grandson Peter Lowe (?) the death witness.
Indeed.
There is a Peter Low, son of James Low and Marion Yorkston, born 1840 in Larbert and baptised on 23 August 1840. The 1851 census lists in Stenhousemuir a family consisting of James Lowe, 34; wife Marion, 32; and son Peter, 10; all born in Larbert.
Our record shows the latter Janet marries Peter Hogg 14.11.1819, Larbert, Stirling, but the record only shows children James and John, two sons who would not produce Peter Lowe (?).
Yes. Peter Hogg married Margaret Russell in 1826. Therefore this Janet Y must have died between the birth of her son John in 1822/4 and her widower's remarriage in 1826. In 1841 Peter and Margaret's household included John H, aged 19, and Peter's sons by Margaret, Peter and George. There is no daughter in the household in either census. (I also believe that Janet was the daughter of John Y and Janet Kerr, but I still need proof.)
Alexander Yorkston who died 25.6.1850 recorded at St. Cuthberts Edinburgh is a "practical engineer". According to our record he pre-deceased his father also Alexander Yorkston ( in similar trade as Iron Caster) who died 30.6.1857 at Stenhousmuir, buried Parish Churchyard of Larbert and whose death cert. gives parents as John Yorkston and Janet Kerr.
This is exactly the point at issue. Which Alexander Y was the son of Alexander Y and Ann Kincaid? Did he stay in Larbert and marry Ann Donaldson, or did he move to Edinburgh, marry Catherine Phair, and die there in 1850? And if he was the latter, who were the parents of the former? The banns of Alexander Y and Catherine Phair were called in both Edinburgh St Cuthbert's and South Leith.
"Alexander Yorkstone, smith, residing in No 111 Pleasance, in this parish, and Catharine Phair, residing in Heriot's Buildings, Leith Walk in the parish of South Leith, daughter of the late John Phair, sculptor on Leith Walk, have been three times proclaimed in order to Marriage in the Parish Church of St Cuthbert's and no objections have been offered. Married on the twenty third day of April current by the Reverend James Scott, Minister of the Relief Congregation, Bread Street." [Edinburgh St Cuthbert's]
"1833, April. Alexander Yorkstone, smith, Pleasance, Edinburgh and Catherine Phair residing in the parish of South Leith and daughter of the late John Phair sculptor there, after proclamation of banns were married." [South Leith]So there is no clue there to Alexander's parentage.
His death is recorded in the St Cuthbert's burials:
"No 1180 1850, June 25. Yorkston, Alexander, Engineer, age 36 years, Steads Place, consumption." Again, there is no clue to his parentage.
Given that there was another Alexander Y of almost exactly the same age in Larbert, you cannot assume that the one in Edinburgh married to Catherine Phair and who died in 1850 was the one born in Larbert. Which is why I am asking what other evidence there is either way.
