Person:John Maitland (14)

John Maitland was baptised on 16th November 1842 at Aberdeen, son of a nurse called Elizabeth Maitland, formerly Wilson, and her husband William Maitland, a watchman and police constable. The 1851 census finds John living with his parents and siblings at 5 Princes Street in Aberdeen. By 1861 the family was living at 1 Farquhars Court (later called Kirkgate Court), a narrow alley of houses accessed through an arch beside 18 Upperkirkgate in the centre of the city. John at this time was working as an apprentice brass finisher.

John's father died of pulmonary consumption in 1866. John was the informant for the death and said he had been present when his father died.

On 2nd October 1868, aged 25, John married Isabella Preston Clouston. She was also from Aberdeen, and had been working as an envelope maker prior to their marriage. They had a son born in Aberdeen the following year. In 1870 they had another son, but he died when only ten or fifteen minutes old. After that, Isabella, John and their son left Aberdeen and moved south to England, initially living in Sunderland, where they appear in the 1871 census. For the next few years they moved around various ports and shipbuilding centres along England's north-eastern coast, living at different times in Sunderland, Hull, Tynemouth and Jarrow. John worked as a brass finisher and brass founder. Isabella's parents followed them down to England some time between 1871 and 1881, settling in Jarrow. John and Isabella had eight children in total: five boys and three girls, with six children surviving to adulthood.

The 1891 census finds John and Isabella living at 28 Lord Street in Jarrow with their children.

Back in Scotland, John's mother died on 18th April 1892 in Edinburgh. Later that year, John also lost his wife. Isabella died on 5th August 1892 at 46 Lord Street in Jarrow of heart disease and dropsy. She was 46 years old.

John appears to have remained in Jarrow for a couple of years after Isabella's death, still being listed in the town in the 1894 electoral register. Some time between 1894 and 1901 he left Jarrow and moved to Edinburgh with his three youngest children. The 1901 census finds them living at 21 Pleasance, on the southern edge of the old town.

By 1905 the family had moved to High School Yards, just around the corner from Pleasance. John, his daughter Elizabeth and son Henry and would live at various different flats in this building for the rest of their lives. John's other children all settled a long way from Edinburgh. His son John moved to Cardiff, William and George both moved to London, and Jessie had stayed behind in Jarrow.

John died on 9th December 1926 in Edinburgh. He was 84 years old.

1. ↑ Scotland. Old Parish Registers, Births & Baptisms. (Edinburgh, Scotland: ScotlandsPeople (National Records of Scotland))
   168/A 240 0 Aberdeen.

   1842 / Nov[embe]r 16 / Maitland John, Son of William

   Unclear if this date is birth or baptism - assumed the latter.

2. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   168/A 10/21, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: 5 Princes Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   William Maitland, head, married, male, 33 [1817/18], Watchman, b. Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire
   Beatrice W. Maitland, wife, married, female, 36 [1814/15], b. Methlic, Aberdeenshire
   Margaret Maitland, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   William Maitland, son, male, 10 [1840/1], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   John Maitland, son, male, 8 [1842/3], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   James Maitland, son, male, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Barbara Maitland, daughter, female, 3 [1847/8], b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Elizabeth Morrison, wife's daughter, unmarried, female, 15 [1835/6], Scholar, b. Methlic, Aberdeenshire
   N.K., daughter, female, 1w, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

3. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   168/1 16/17, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 1 Farquhars Court, Upperkirkgate, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   4 rooms with windows
   William Maitland, head, married, male, 44 [1816/17], Police Officer, b. Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire
   Elizabeth W. Maitland, wife, married, female, 47 [1813/14], Police Officer Wife, b. Methlic, Aberdeenshire
   John Maitland, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1842/3], Brass Finisher (ap[prentice]), b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Jean Maitland, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Lewis Wilson, boarder, male, 9 [1851/2], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Helen Wilson, boarder, female, 7 [1853/4], Scholar, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
   Margaret Wilson, boarder, female, 2 [1858/9], b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 5001; Folio 63; Page 16, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 21 Enderby Road, Bishopwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham
   John Maitland, head, married, male, 28 [1842/3], Brass finisher, b. Scotland
   Isabella Preston Maitland, wife, married, female, 25 [1845/6], b. Scotland
   John Maitland, son, male, 2 [1868/9], b. Scotland

5. ↑ 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

6. ↑ 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

7. ↑ 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

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

   Address: 36 High School Yards, Edinburgh, Midlothian
   2 rooms with windows
   John Maitland, head, male, 68 [1842/3], widower, Brassfinisher (Gasmeters), worker, b. Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire

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

   1926 DEATHS in the District of Colinton in the City of Edinburgh
   No. 405
   Name and Surname: John Maitland
   Rank or Profession, and whether Single, Married, or Widowed: Brassfinisher (Retired) / Widower of Isabella Clouston
   When and Where Died: 1926 December Ninth 10h45m AM, 144 Coniston Road Edinburgh, usual residence 39 High School Yards, Edinburgh
   Sex: M
   Age: 75 years
   Name, Surname, & Rank or Profession of Father: William Maitland, Police Sergeant (deceased)
   Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Elizabeth Maitland M.S. Wilson (deceased)
   Cause of Death, Duration of Disease, and Medical Attendant by whom certified: Senility Pulmonary Congestion As Cert. by M.M. McGarrity M.B.D.P.H.
   Signature & Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Death occurred: E. Maitland, Daughter, 39 High School Yards, Edinburgh
   When and where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1926 December 9th at Colinton, Alexander Cossar, Assist Registrar

10.   Electoral Registers 1832-1932 (The British Library / findmypast.co.uk).

    1885: Maitland, John / 27 Walter street, Jarrow
    1892: Maitland, John / 28 Lord street, Jarrow
    1893: Maitland, John / 46 Lord street, Jarrow
    1894: Maitland, John / 46 Lord street, Jarrow

11.   Edinburgh, Scotland, Electoral Registers, 1832-1966 (Edinburgh City Archives, Edinburgh / ancestry.co.uk).

    1900/1: John Maitland / Brassfinisher / 21 Pleasance / Tenant and Occupant
    1905/6: John Maitland / Brassfinisher / 36 High school yards / Tenant and Occupant
    1910/11: John Maitland / Brassfinisher / 36 High school yards / Tenant and Occupant
    1914/15: John Maitland / Brassfinisher / 49 High school yards / Tenant