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Mary Pagan¹

F, #98551, b. About 1843

Parents

Father	Hector Hetherington Pagan b. 4 December 1816, d. 2 January 1877
Mother	Jane Gleg Phillips b. 1816, d. 6 March 1861

Last Edited

2 May 2024 19:20:14

Birth

Mary Pagan was born About 1843, in Hoddom, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.051650, -3.317183G.¹

Witness

She was enumerated on the census in 1861 in the household of William Pagan in Clarencefield Cottage, Clarencefield, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.005998, -3.423397G. included in the household with William (widower) were his son Hector (age 43, master joiner employing 7 men and 2 apprentices, widower), and Hector's two children, Mary (age 18, housekeeper) and Joseph (age 11, scholar). Also in the household were William Skilling and John Rodgerson, both joiner apprentices. William's occupation was Post Master.¹

Citations

[S4678] 1861 Scotland Census - William Pagan, Household #74, of William Pagan, Transcribed from microfilm, Emumeration District 1, Page 14, Line 15, Roll CSSCT1861_145. Clarencefield Cottage, Ruthwell Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Ancestry (UK), Ancestry.co.uk.

Joseph Pagan¹

M, #98552, b. About 1850

Father	John Hetherington b. About 1787, d. 12 August 1848
Mother	Mary Irving b. About 1793, d. 6 September 1855

Birth	Margaret Lindsay Hetherington was born About July 1826.¹
Death	She died on 15 April 1827.¹
Burial	She was buried in Lochmaben Churchyard, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.126379, -3.438778G. Inscription: In memory of / John Hetherington who died in Lochmaben / 12th August 1848 Age 61 years / Also Mary Irving his spouse / who died 6th September 1855 Age 63 years / Also Margaret Lindsay Hetherington / Their Daughter / Who died 15th April 1827 age 9 months / Also Francis Irving Hetherington their son / Who died 18th February 1845 age 23 years.²

Birth	Francis Irving Hetherington was born About 1822.¹
Death	He died on 18 February 1845.¹
Burial	He was buried in Lochmaben Churchyard, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.126379, -3.438778G. Inscription: In memory of / John Hetherington who died in Lochmaben / 12th August 1848 Age 61 years / Also Mary Irving his spouse / who died 6th September 1855 Age 63 years / Also Margaret Lindsay Hetherington / Their Daughter / Who died 15th April 1827 age 9 months / Also Francis Irving Hetherington their son / Who died 18th February 1845 age 23 years.¹

Name	Margaret Lindsay was also known as Margaret Hetherington.¹
Marriage	She married John Hetherington on 25 April 1814, in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.128276, -3.440626G. "John Hetherington & Margaret Lindsay both in this parish had the banns of marriage three times Regularly published before the Congregation & no objections offered against them they were married accordingly on the 25 of April (1814)".¹

Father	William Pagan b. About 1853, d. 25 June 1919
Mother	Georgina Bell b. About 1857, d. 6 April 1919

Birth	Hector Pagan was born About 1889.¹
Death	He died on 29 August 1891 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.993316, -3.408452G.¹
Burial	He was buried in Ruthwell Church & Cemetery; Kirklands Loaning Rd. & B725, Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.000208, -3.407478G. Inscription: In Loving Memory of / Hector, / Son of William Pagan / Who Died at Ruthwell 29th Augst. / 1891, Aged 2 Years / Also Georgina Bell / Wife of William Pagan, Who Died at / Ruthwell, 6th April, 1919 in Her 63rd Year. / Also the Above William Pagan, Who / Died at Ruthwell June 25th 1919 / In His 67th Year.¹ Tombstone, William Pagan, his wife Georgina Bell and their son Hector. Ruthwell Churchyard, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Photo courtesy of Joe Dougherty.

Father	Charles Bell b. 21 October 1818, d. 8 July 1868
Mother	Janet Ross b. About 1818, d. 22 January 1889

Name	Elisabeth Bell was also known as Elizabeth Bell.^2,3
Birth	She was born About 1848, in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.052960, -3.387886G.¹
Witness	She was enumerated on the census in 1851 in the household of Charles Bell in Flosh, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.011851, -3.148725G. included in the household were his wife Janet (Ross), daughter Elisabeth (age 3), and Elisabeth Hyslop (mother-in-law). Charles' occupation was Millwright.¹
Witness	She was enumerated on the census in 1861 in the household of Charles Bell in Plans, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.013411, -3.422886G. included in the household were his wife Janet and children Elizabeth (age 15, scholar), Margaret (age 9, scholar), Janet (age 7, scholar), Agnes (age 6, scholar), Georgina (age 4) and Charlotte (age 2). Elizabeth Hyslop was also living in the household, described as mother-in-law. Charles' occupation was Millwright.⁴
Death	She died on 13 February 1930 in Ruthwell Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.993316, -3.408452G. she died 4hrs. 50min AM. She was single. Cause of death was recorded as cardio-vascular degeneration. Her daughter Maggie was present when she died. Her death was recorded 13 February 1930 at Ruthwell.^2,3
Burial	She was buried in Ruthwell Church & Cemetery; Kirklands Loaning Rd. & B725, Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.000208, -3.407478G. Inscription: In Memory of / Charles Bell / Who Died at Plans 9th Feby / 1868, Aged 48 Years. Also / Janet Ross, His Wife Who Died at Plans / 22 Jany. 1889, Aged 72 Years. / And Margaret Their Daughter Who / Died 13 Novb. 1868 Aged 18 Years / Also Helen Their Daughter Who Died 14 Jany. / 1871 Aged 8 Years And Charles Their / Grandson Who Died 24 May 1875 Aged / 2 Years. Also Driver John Bell RFA / Son of Margaret Bell Who was Killed in / Action in France 8th of August 1917 Aged / 21 Years. Also Elizabeth Their / Daughter Who Died at Ruthwell / Village 13 Feby. 1930 Aged 83 Years.³ Marker - Charles Bell & Janet

Name	Janet Bell was also known as Janet Rome.²
Birth	She was born About 1854, in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.993316, -3.408452G.¹
Witness	She was enumerated on the census in 1861 in the household of Charles Bell in Plans, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.013411, -3.422886G. included in the household were his wife Janet and children Elizabeth (age 15, scholar), Margaret (age 9, scholar), Janet (age 7, scholar), Agnes (age 6, scholar), Georgina (age 4) and Charlotte (age 2). Elizabeth Hyslop was also living in the household, described as mother-in-law. Charles' occupation was Millwright.¹
Marriage	She married George Rome on 9 December 1870, in Comlongon Mains Cottages, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.009893, -3.445327G. "after Banns according to the Form of the Church of Scotland". George was an agricultural labourer, bachelor, Janet a domestic servant, spinster. Janet was living at Comlongon Mains Cottages when they married. The marriage was recorded 11 December, 1870, in Clarencefield.²

Name	Agnes Bell was also known as Agnes Rork.²
Name	She was also known as Agnes Rorke.³
Birth	She was born About 1855, in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.993316, -3.408452G.¹
Witness	She was enumerated on the census in 1861 in the household of Charles Bell in Plans, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.013411, -3.422886G. included in the household were his wife Janet and children Elizabeth (age 15, scholar), Margaret (age 9, scholar), Janet (age 7, scholar), Agnes (age 6, scholar), Georgina (age 4) and Charlotte (age 2). Elizabeth Hyslop was also living in the household, described as mother-in-law. Charles' occupation was Millwright.¹
Marriage	She married Henry Rorke son of James Rorke and Margaret Dickson, on 20 May 1881, in Comlongon Mains Cottages; Parish of Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.009893, -3.445327G. "after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland". Henry Rorke Agricultural Labourer, Bachelor, Agnes Bell, Field Worker, Spinster. Henry's father was an Agricultural Labourer (deceased), and Agnes' father was a Millwright Journeyman (deceased). Witnesses were David John Gilbertson and Georgina Bell (likely sister of Agnes). The marriage was recorded 21st May 1881 at Clarencefield.³
Death	Agnes Bell died on 19 February 1930 in Church Road, Laurieston, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, 54.960014, -4.060784G. according to her death record she was "found dead in her bed about 8h 40m am. Last seen alive February eighteenth 6h 30m pm". Cause of death was "valvular disease of the heart", natural causes. Her son George was the informant; he was living at 30 Ravensdowne, Berwick-on-Tweed at the time. She was a widow of Henry Rork, ploughman. Her death was recorded 20 February at Balmaghie.²

Birth	Helen Bell was born About 1863.¹
Death	She died on 14 January 1871.¹
Burial	She was buried in Ruthwell Church & Cemetery; Kirklands Loaning Rd. & B725, Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.000208, -3.407478G. Inscription: In Memory of / Charles Bell / Who Died at Plans 9th Feby / 1868, Aged 48 Years. Also / Janet Ross, His Wife Who Died at Plans / 22 Jany. 1889, Aged 72 Years. / And Margaret Their Daughter Who / Died 13 Novb. 1868 Aged 18 Years / Also Helen Their Daughter Who Died 14 Jany. / 1871 Aged 8 Years And Charles Their / Grandson Who Died 24 May 1875 Aged / 2 Years. Also Driver John Bell RFA / Son of Margaret Bell Who was Killed in / Action in France 8th of August 1917 Aged / 21 Years. Also Elizabeth Their / Daughter Who Died at Ruthwell / Village 13 Feby. 1930 Aged 83 Years.¹ Tombstone, Charles Bell (1818-1868), his wife Janet Ross (1818-1889 ), and family. Ruthwell Churchyard, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Name	Margaret Dickson was also known as Margaret Rorke.¹
Marriage	She married James Rorke.¹

Name	Mary Ann Bell was also known as Mary Ann Thomson.¹
Birth	She was born About 1865.¹
Marriage	She married James Thomson son of William Thomson and Margaret, on 30 September 1887, in Ruthwell Parish, Plans Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 55.013411, -3.422886G. "after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland". James was a farm servant, widower, and Mary Ann was a spinster. James father, William, was a farm labourer, and Mary Ann's father, Charles, was a master millwright, deceased. The marriage was recorded 1st October 1887 in Clarencefield.¹

Name	Margaret was also known as Margaret Thomson.¹
Marriage	She married William Thomson.¹

BirthIlleg	Charles Bell was born illegitimate About January 1874.¹
Death	He died on 17 May 1876 in Mains Cottages, Dumfriesshire, ScotlandG. he died at 7:00 am, following two days from a chest infection. His mother was a domestic servant at the time of his death. Agnes' sister, Mary Ann was present when he died. Charles' death was recorded 22 May 1876 at Clarencefield.¹

Name	Margaret Helen Bell was also known as Maggie Bell.²
BirthIlleg	She was born illegitimate on 16 February 1871 in Mains Cottages, Dumfriesshire, ScotlandG.¹
Death	She died on 8 January 1959 in Ruthwell Village, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, 54.993316, -3.408452G. she was single. Cause of death was senility and cardio-vascular degeneration. The death was recorded 10 January 1959 in Ruthwell.³

Father	George Bell b. 1773
Mother	Janet Hetherington b. 1777, d. Before 1841

Birth	Richard Bell was born on 2 October 1815, in Parish of Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, ScotlandG.^2,1
Marriage	He married Agnes Henderson In the marriage record Richard's occupation was entered as "Sawyer in Ayr".^3,1
Death	He died on 9 June 1880 in New Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, 55.075559, -4.140454G. cause of death was "wounds on throat, self inflicted from 3rd till 9th June 1880". He died at 9h10m P.M. His death occurred in the house he occupied near to the New Galloway railway station, Parish of Kells, Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. The first death record was recorded 10 June 1880 at New Galloway. There was a Register of Corrected Entries, providing more details about the cause and location of his death. This second report was recorded 23rd June 1880 at New Galloway. His son William was the informant, and was present when he died. William's residence was entered as Pilrig Nursery, Edinburgh. His occupation was entered as woodcutter. It was noted that he was a widower of Agnes Anderson.¹

Name	Agnes Henderson was also known as Agnes Bell.²
Marriage	She married Richard Bell son of George Bell and Janet Hetherington, In the marriage record Richard's occupation was entered as "Sawyer in Ayr".^1,2
Death	Agnes Henderson died Before 9 June 1880. William was a widower when he died.²

Father	Isaac Cannon b. 27 January 1846, d. 21 May 1914
Mother	Martha Ann Ford b. December 1849, d. 17 February 1935