Gordon Douglas:Information about John Faulds
John Faulds (b. 1816, d. 1903)
Notes for John Faulds:Born around 1816 in the parish of Dalziel, Lanarkshire(data from 1881 census). Married Isabella Lindsay or had the banns published on the 29th August 1847 in the parish of Hamilton or Dalziel (Foulds as surname in Hamilton and Faulds in Dalziel). At the time of the 1851 census he was living in Windmillhill, Dalziel with his wife and daughter (Margaret 11 months). At this time his occupation was a coal pit labourer. At the time of the 1861 census he was living in Craigneuk with his wife, son (William 2) and 4 daughters (Margaret 11, Ann 9, Marion 7 and Mary 5). His occupation at this time was a coal miner. At the time of the 1871 census he was living in Craigneuk with his wife, son (William 12), 3 daughters (Margaret 20, Bella 9 and Janet 3) and a granddaughter (Grace Burt 2 months). His occupation at this time was a coal miner. At the time of the 1881 census he was living in 33 London St in the parish of Dalserf, Lanarkshire. At this time he lived with his wife and granddaughter(Grace M. Faulds 10). His occupation at this time was a coalminer. He was widowed in 1887. At the time of the 1891 census he was living with his daughter in 51 London Street, Larkhall with his daughter(Janet 22), son-in-law (James Baillie 23) and grandson (James 1). At this time he was a coalminer and his age was given as 63.At the time of the 1901 census he was living in 178 Eddlewood Rows, Eddlewood, Hamilton with his daughter (Mary 43) and son-in-law (William MacBeth 42). At this time he was a coalminer and the age given at the census was 79. He died at 2pm on the 11th March 1903 in the Combination Poor House in Hamilton and his usual residence was 127 Eddlewood Rows, Hamilton. The cause of death was cardiac disease and dropsy. The age on the death certificate was only 63. His parents are listed as William and Margaret Brownlie but these are Isabella parents so I think that his son was getting confused between the sets of grandparents.
Children of John Faulds and Isabella Lindsay are:
- +Marion Faulds, b. 1853, Dalziel, Lanarkshire, d. 02 Nov 1931, Holytown, Lanarkshire.
- Margaret Faulds, b. 1850, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.
- Ann Faulds, b. 1851, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.
- Mary Faulds, b. 1855, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.
- William Faulds, b. 1858, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.
- Isabella Faulds, b. 1862, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.
- Janet Faulds, b. 1867, Dalziel, Lanarkshire.