Person:Elizabeth Maitland (4)

Elizabeth Wilson Maitland was born in 1879 at Jarrow in County Durham, daughter of Isabella Preston Maitland, formerly Clouston, and her husband John Maitland, a brass finisher. The 1881 census finds Elizabeth living with her parents and siblings at North Shields in Tynemouth on the opposite bank of the Tyne. They later returned to Jarrow some time between 1881 and 1884. The 1891 census finds Elizabeth and her parents and siblings at 28 Lord Street in Jarrow.

Elizabeth's mother died in 1892, when Elizabeth was thirteen years old. Some time between 1894 and 1901 Elizabeth and her widowed father and two of her brothers left Jarrow and moved to Edinburgh. The 1901 census finds them living at 21 Pleasance, on the southern side of the old town.

In 1902 Elizabeth married her first cousin, William Maitland. Their fathers were brothers. William was a widower with two children from his first marriage. He worked as a coach painter.

The 1911 census finds Elizabeth, William and six children living at 39 High School Yards in Edinburgh. Four of the children were Elizabeth's. Elizabeth and William had another child in 1913.

William died in 1915, aged 41. Elizabeth survived him by over fifty years. Her father lived with her at 39 High School Yards, dying in 1926.

Elizabeth died on 16th December 1965, aged 86. She died at Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary, but her usual address was still given as 39 High School Yards.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Elizabeth Wilson MAITLAND, June Quarter 1879, South Shields Registration District, Volume 10a, page 788, mother's maiden name Clouston

2. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 5076; Folio 34; Page 62, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 9 Mount Pleasant, North Shields, Chirton, Tynemouth, Northumberland
   John Mainland, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Brass Finisher, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   Isabella C. Mainland, wife, married, female, 35 [1845/6], Brass Finisher Wife, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   John Mainland, son, unmarried, male, 12 [1868/9], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Scotland
   William Mainland, son, unmarried, male, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Jessie Mainland, daughter, unmarried, female, 3 [1877/8], b. Hull, Yorkshire
   Elizabeth Mainland, daughter, unmarried, female, 1 [1879/80], b. Jarrow, Durham

3. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 4165; Folio 22; Page 40, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 28 Lord Street, Jarrow, Durham
   3 rooms occupied
   John Maitland, head, married, male, 48 [1842/3], Brass finisher, employed, b. Scotland
   Isabella P.C. Maitland, wife, female, 45 [1845/6], b. Scotland
   William Maitland, son, male, 19 [1871/2], Brass finisher, employed, b. Sunderland, Durham
   Jessie Maitland, daughter, female, 13 [1877/8], Scholar, b. Hull, Yorkshire
   Elizabeth Maitland, daughter, female, 11 [1879/80], Scholar, b. Jarrow, Durham
   Henery Maitland, son, male, 10 [1880/1], Scholar, b. North Shields, Northumberland
   George Maitland, son, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. Jarrow, Durham

4. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   685/3 46/4, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 21 Pleasance, Edinburgh, Midlothian
   2 rooms with windows
   John Maitland, head, widower, male, 58 [1842/3], Brass finisher, worker, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Elizabeth W. Maitland, daughter, single, female, 21 [1879/80], b. England
   Henry C. Maitland, son, single, male, 20 [1880/1], Plumbers (app[rentice]), worker, b. England
   George C. Maitland, son, single, male, 17 [1883/4], Brass finisher app[rentice], worker, b. England

5. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1911 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   685/4 15/5, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 39 High School Yards, Edinburgh, Midlothian
   2 rooms with windows
   William Maitland, head, male, 37 [1873/4], married, Coach Painter - (Coach Hirer), worker, b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh
   Elizabeth Maitland, wife, married, female, 31 [1879/80], married 8 years, 4 children born to marriage, 4 children still living, b. England
   Margaret Maitland, daughter, female, 16 [1894/5], single, Layer m. - Printer's, worker, b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh
   Louisa Maitland, daughter, female, 14 [1896/7], b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh
   William Maitland, son, male, 7 [1903/4], School, b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh
   John Maitland, son, male, 6 [1904/5], School, b. Edinburgh, Edinbugh
   George Maitland, son, male, 3 [1907/8], b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh
   Isabella Maitland, daughter, female, 1 [1909/10], b. Edinburgh, Edinburgh

6. ↑ Death register, in General Register Office for Scotland. Civil Registration.

   1965 DEATHS in the District of George Square in the City of Edinburgh
   No. 1538
   Name and Surname: Elizabeth Maitland
   Rank or Profession, and whether Single, Married, or Widowed: Widow of William Maitland, Coachpainter
   When and Where Died: 1965 December Sixteenth 3h0m am, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh (Usual Residence 39 High School Yards, Edinburgh)
   Sex: F
   Age: 86 years
   Name, Surname, and Rank or Profession of Father: John Maitland, Brassfinisher (deceased)
   Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Isabella Maitland, M.S. Clouston (deceased)
   Cause of Death, and Medical Attendant by whom certified: I(a) Congestive cardiac failure (b) Hypertension II Myxoedema Athero sclerosis As Cert by David A. Hardie M.B.
   Signature and Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Death occurred: E.W. Maitland, Daughter, 39 High School Yards, Edinburgh
   When and Where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1965 December 16 at Edinburgh, Ja[me]s Morton, Ass[istan]t Registrar