Person:Agnes Young (24)

Agnes Young was born on 5th May 1884 at Hawick in Roxburghshire, daughter of a general labourer called John Young and his wife Elizabeth (or Betsy) Grierson. Agnes was born at 6 Dickson Street in the Wilton area of the town. By 1891 the family was living at 32 Mansfield Road, also in Wilton. They were still at that address in 1901, by which time Agnes was working as a woollen specker. Agnes's mother died in 1902.

When she was a young woman, Agnes moved to Edinburgh. She was married there on the last day of 1907 to a plumber called Henry Clouston Maitland. At the time of their marriage Agnes was living at 36 High School Yards, part of a tenement building above a row of shops on Cowgate in the Old Town. Henry was living in Dumfries when they married, although in the 1901 census he had been living at 21 Pleasance in Edinburgh, very close to High School Yards.

After their marriage, Agnes and Henry continued living at High School Yards, and by 1909 had settled at 52 High School Yards, which was to be their home for the rest of their lives. They had six children together between 1909 and 1927. The 1911 census finds Agnes and her eldest two children at 52 High School Yards. Henry was away from home on census night, being at Fodderty in Ross-shire with a large number of other plumbers.

All six of Agnes's children lived to adulthood. Her second child died in 1947, aged 36.

Agnes died on 6th August 1948 at home at 52 High School Yards. Henry outlived her by fourteen years.

1. ↑ Births register, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.

   1884. BIRTHS in the District of Wilton in the County of Roxburgh
   No. 76
   Name and Surname: Agnes Young
   When and Where Born: 1884. May Fifth / 0h30m A.M. / 6 Dickson Street, Wilton
   Sex: F
   Name, Surname, & Rank or Profession of Father: John Young, General Labourer
   Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Betsy Young, M.S. Grierson
   Date and Place of Marriage: 1869 July 23d, Hobkirk
   Signature and Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Birth occurred: John Young, Father (Present)
   When and Where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1884 May 17th At Wilton / James Shiel, Registrar

   Although not explicit from the birth register, the parish of Wilton at this time was partly within the burgh of Hawick. The 1860 and 1885 Ordnance Survey maps show that Dickson Street was in the part within the burgh.

2. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   Census 810/1/20, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 32 Mansfield Road, Wilton, Hawick, Roxburghshire
   3 rooms with windows
   John Young, head, married, male, 49 [1841/2], General Labourer, employed, b. Bowden, Roxburghshire
   Elizabeth Young, wife, married, female, 40 [1850/1], b. Edgerston, Roxburghshire
   Margaret Young, daughter, unmarried, female, 19 [1871/2], Woollen Specker & Inker, b. Hobkirk, Roxburghshire
   Robert Young, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1872/3], Dyers Labourer, b. Hobkirk, Roxburghshire
   Elizabeth Young, daughter, unmarried, female, 13 [1877/8], Message Girl, b. Hobkirk, Roxburghshire
   William Young, son, male, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Wilton, Roxburghshire
   Thomas Young, son, male, 8 [1882/3], Scholar, b. Wilton, Roxburghshire
   Agnes Young, daughter, female, 6 [1884/5], Scholar, b. Wilton, Roxburghshire
   George Young, son, male, 4 [1886/7], b. Wilton, Roxburghshire
   John Young, son, male, 2 [1888/9], b. Wilton, Roxburghshire

3. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   Census 789/2 1/13, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 32 Mansfield Road, Hawick, Roxburghshire
   3 rooms with windows
   John Young, head, married, male, 58 [1842/3], General Labourer, worker, b. Bowden, Roxburghshire
   Betsy Young, wife, married, female, 51 [1849/50], b. Edgerston, Roxburghshire
   Robert Young, son, single, male, 28 [1872/3], Wool Dyehouse Labourer, worker, b. Hobkirk, Roxburghshire
   Betsy Young, daughter, single, female, 23 [1877/8], Wool Worsted Twister, worker, b. Hobkirk, Roxburghshire
   Agnes Young, daughter, single, female, 17 [1883/4], Woollen Specker, worker, b. Wilton, Roxburghshire
   George Young, son, single, male, 14 [1886/7], Wool Tweed Securer, worker, b. Wilton, Roxburghshire
   John Young, son, male, 12 [1888/9], Scholar, b. Wilton, Roxburghshire
   Walter Bower Young, son, male, 7 [1893/4], Scholar, b. Wilton, Roxburghshire

4. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1911 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   Census 685/4 15/7, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 52 High School Yards, Edinburgh
   2 rooms with windows
   Agnes Maitland, head, female, 26 [1884/5], married 3 years, 2 children born, 2 children still living, b. Hawick, Roxburghshire
   Elizabeth Maitland, daughter, female, 1 [1809/10], b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh
   Henry Maitland, son, male, 3mos [1910/11], b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh

5. ↑ Deaths register, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.

   1948. DEATHS in the District of St. Giles in the City of Edinburgh
   No. 81
   Name and Surname: Agnes Maitland
   Rank or Profession, and whether Single, Married, or Widowed: Married to Henry Clouston Maitland, Plumber
   When and Where Died: 1948 August Sixth 1h40m P.M. / 52 High School Yards, Edinburgh
   Sex: F
   Age: 64 years
   Name, Surname, and Rank or Profession of Father: John Young, General Labourer (deceased)
   Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Elizabeth Young M.S. Grierson (deceased)
   Cause of Death, Duration of Disease, and Medical Attendant by whom certified: Chronic Myocarditis Hyperpiesis As Cert. by Donald Cameron L.R.C.P.& S.
   Signature and Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Death occurred: H.C. Maitland, Widower
   When and where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1948 August 7th At Edinburgh, A.A. King, Asst. Registrar