THERE WAS A LADY Agnes Brickenrige working as a bar maid in the Bute Bar in Ardrossan around 1965
Harry.

The Agnes you are researching is my paternal Grandmother. Agnes married my Grandfather in 1920- together they had 2 daughters, and 2 sons. William raised Agnes and John Beveridge's daughter - Margaret H. Beveridge. Their son Edward died at age 5 while my Grandfather Wm. Breckenridge was working in Canada in 1925. He returned to Ardrossan, and moved them to Detroit, Michigan where my father was born. I have all of the information on Agnes but was not informed of the sad details of his death, but excited to have a picture of the man my Grandmother loved first. Kind regards, Karen Breckenridge, Detroit, Michigan, US

My great-great-great-great-grandparents. Are they your ancestors too?

NS

I'm back to Henry Beveridge 1773 and Janet White 1774.

SC

[quote="Penny Tray"]The 11 September 1914 edition of the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald shows the marriage of an AGNES NELLIS to JOHN BEVERIDGE (Not BRECKENRIDGE) of Stevenston at St.Mary's RC Church.Saltcoats.

Could you have a wrong name? Has the person who has transcribed the above information into the database got it wrong? Or, maybe, there is no connection to your lady?[/quote]


I am a distant cousin of John Beveridge, and the many Beveridges of the Stevenston area. My great-great-great-grandfather Samuel Smith married Elizabeth Beveridge in Stevenston in 1821.

You did ask, didn't you?

Thanks again,
Norval Smith

Pllu's ????

I have a Breckenridge side that marries into the Pllu's .They are my Father in Laws side, Also a widow of the Pllu's marries my 1st cousin X5. So My Father in law had a great great uncle related to me. :)

SC

[quote]Edit - Would you believe after all that I have John Beveridge on my tree ,unmarried of course. :D born c 1888 ,should think he was also married before, if the war never intervened.Now I,m getting mixed up :lol: Info overload,NOT a senior moment ,don't you dare :lol:[/quote]

Penny Tray:
The 11 September 1914 edition of the Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald shows the marriage of an AGNES NELLIS to JOHN BEVERIDGE (Not BRECKENRIDGE) of Stevenston at St.Mary's RC Church.Saltcoats.

I have no idea whether he was previouls married.

Are you related to him?

Norval Smith

Sorry about the credits! But the mystery has been solved. Your fellow Mega Heid Poster Penny Tray found the first marriage in the local rag at 11 Sep 1914 of Agnes Nellis to John Beveridge (who was killed in action a year later), and you have given me her second marriage to William Breckenridge in 1921. She then emigrated in 1926. Thanks so much for solving this conundrum! In the CWGC site they had her down as Agnes NELLIE Breckenridge. Nellie also appeared as her (sole) name in the newspaper announcement of his death.

CWGC
BEVERIDGE,JOHN,J,24,,14/09/1915,,Private,Royal Scots,13th Bn.,France,'14555',
CHOCQUES MILITARY CEMETERY,I. D. 98.,
"SON OF JOHN AND SUSAN BEVERIDGE, OF ARDEER SQUARE, STEVENSTON HUSBAND OF AGNES NELLIE BRECKENRIDGE, FORMERLY BEVERIDGE), OF 14, PARKEND RD., SALTCOATS, AYRSHIRE."

It's all there in fact except we misunderstood the context, not realising that this information must date from after her remarriage in 1921.

Thank you also for the other details of her and her husband's death in America.

Norval Smith (grandfather James Hunter Smith, from Irvine)

1 1921 BRECKENRIDGE WILLIAM NELLIS AGNES G BLYTHSWOOD GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/10 1370

All my free units were used up in a trice.

SC

Edit-1891
Name:
John Beveridge
Age:
43
Estimated Birth Year:
abt 1848
Relationship:
Head
Spouse's name :
Susan Beveridge
Gender:
Male
Where born:
Kilwinning, Ayrshire
Registration Number:
615
Registration district:
Stevenston
Civil Parish:
Stevenston
Town:
Stevenston
County:
Ayrshire
Address:
(67) Ardeer Square
Occupation:
Coal Miner
ED:
4
Household schedule number:
134
LINE:
7
Roll:
CSSCT1891_216
Household Members:
Name
Age
John Beveridge 43 c1848 Kilwinning
Susan Beveridge 37 c1854 Stevenston
[color=#FF0000]Jane Beveridge 19 [/color]
James Beveridge 14
Maggie Beveridge 11
Joan Beveridge 8
Ellen Beveridge 5
John Beveridge 3

[color=#FF0000]Jane Beveridge
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 13 Dec 1871
Birthplace: RUTHERGLEN,LANARK,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: John Beveridge
Mother's Name: Susan Auld
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Edit - Would you believe after all that I have John Beveridge on my tree ,unmarried of course. :D born c 1888 ,should think he was also married before, if the war never intervened.Now I,m getting mixed up :lol: Info overload,NOT a senior moment ,don't you dare :lol:

Thanks again, I think I get it now.

A&S Herald 3/10/1925 shows the death at Springvale Hospital of EDWARD NELLIS BRECKENRIDGE, aged 5 years and 11 months, son of WILLIAM AND AGNES.