John EASTON^[1]

Abt 1838 -

• Name	John EASTON  [2]
  Relationship	with Mark GURDEN
  Birth	Abt 1838	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	31 Mar 1857  [2]
  	Cotton weaver
  	Age: 19y
  Person ID	I1502	Main Tree
  Last Modified	6 May 2022

  
  

  Father	William EASTON,   b. 8 Oct 1813, Carriden, Scotland d. 1 Dec 1873, Carriden, Scotland (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Agnes CRANDLE,   b. Abt 1813, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 24 Feb 1897, Bathgate, Linlithgow, Scotland (Age 84 years)
  Notes	[Easton July 2005.FTW] Judging by the information found in various census listings, this couplenever legally married. [5,1]
  Family ID	F448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen FLEMING,   b. Abt 1838, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. Abt 1910, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	31 Mar 1857	Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   [2, 6]
  Notes	[Easton July 2005.FTW] "On the 31st day of march 1857 at Bathgate after banns was solemnizedbetween us according to the forms of the United Presbyterian Church." At time of marriage, John was living at 19 Cochrane Street and Helen wasliving at 18 Livery Street. Witnesses were Andrew Bining and MargaretScott. The minister was James Scott. [5,1]
  Children	1. John EASTON,   b. 4 Apr 1858, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   2. Alexander EASTON,   b. 9 Oct 1859, Bathgate, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland d. 22 Apr 1926, Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 66 years)   3. William EASTON,   b. 27 Mar 1861, Cochrane St., Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 11 Jan 1903, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 41 years)   4. Isabella EASTON,   b. 1 Apr 1863, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 10 Dec 1902, Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 39 years)   5. Margaret Lang EASTON,   b. 3 Mar 1865, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. Abt 1869, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 3 years)   6. Robert EASTON,   b. 11 Nov 1866, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 1873, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 6 years)   7. James EASTON,   b. 19 Feb 1869, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 1879, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 9 years)   8. Fleming EASTON,   b. 6 Feb 1871, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. Abt 1940, Newington, Scotland (Age 68 years)   9. George EASTON,   b. 20 Mar 1872, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 1878, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland (Age 5 years)   10. Thomas EASTON,   b. 21 May 1873, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. Abt 1887, Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 13 years)   11. Robert EASTON,   b. 9 Aug 1874, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 22 Nov 1953, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)   12. Helen Fleming EASTON,   b. 20 Nov 1876, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland   13. George EASTON,   b. 22 Feb 1879, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. Bef 1907 (Age < 27 years)   14. James Galloway EASTON,   b. 1 Jun 1880, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. 1948, Portobello, Edinburgh, Scotland (Age 67 years)   15. Sutherland EASTON,   b. 1881, Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland d. Aft 1954 (Age > 74 years)   16. Agnes EASTON,   b. 1883, Bathgate, Scotland
  Family ID	F431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1838 - Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland Marriage - 31 Mar 1857 - Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [Easton July 2005.FTW] In 1891, John's son William is living with his family on the same Street.They appear on the same census index. In 1901 Census, a boarder is also living in the home -- John Peutherer,an Equine Fitter, born in Edinburgh There are three possible death registrations that would fit pretty closeto John re: age 1907, age 67, Polmont Stirling (would be 67 or 68) 1922, age 83, Falkirk, Stirling (would be 82 or 83) Clipping appeared in Broxburn paper in 1907 to announce celebration ofJohn and Helen's Golden wedding anniversary: Mr and Mrs John Easton, Old Town, Broxburn celebrated their goldenwedding last Friday evening, when a large company of relatives andfriends assembled in Haston Hall. Both Mr Easton and his wife, belong toBathgate, where in their youth they followed the now obsolete occupationof weaving in their homes. They were married on 29th March 1857, by thelate Rev. J Scott of the old Bathgate U.P.Church. After the weavingindustry went down, Mr Easton entered the service of Young's Oil Companyand was employed in the old Bathgate Chemical Works, and afterwards atStraiton with the Straiton Oil Company. He came to Broxburn 9 years ago,and although now 69 years of age, still actively follows his employmentthere as an oil worker in the service of the Broxburn Oil Company Ltd.Mrs Easton, who is 2 days younger than her husband, also continues toenjoy good health, and is able to go about her household duties from dayto day. There were seventeeen of a family, seven children of whom (fivesons and two daughters) survive. The aged couple have fifty-eightgrand-children and seven great-grand-children. After the ceremony onFriday evening they were made the recipients of numerous beautiful andhandsome presents, which were handed over on behalf of himself and theother members of the family by Mr John Easton, slater and plasterer, theeldest son. The Rev H Ferguson, of Broxburn East U.F. Church, officiated.In his younger days Mr Easton used to be a playing member of the oldBathgate Reed Band during Mr Adams term as conductor. He also had anumber of sons in that band, which was locally known as 'The Auld Cairt',the rival combination (the Chemical Works Band) being called 'TheBreaking Machine.' [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S148] Karen Adderley Research. Record originated in... [S214] Registration of Marriage of son George Easton. Date of Import: 24 Jul 2005 [S230] 1901 Census, Uphall. Listed as age 62, oil worker, born Bathgate [S182] 1841 Census, Bathgate. [S148] Karen Adderley Research. [S252] Scottish Registration of Marriage, 662/18.