Person:William Maitland (8)

William Maitland was born on 24th September 1873 at 42 Thistle Street in Edinburgh. He was the son of Margaret Maitland, formerly McCulloch, and her husband William Maitland, a coach painter. He had a twin sister called Agnes Jane, born fifteen minutes later.

The 1881 census finds William living with his parents and siblings at 5 Haugh Street in Edinburgh. By 1891 they were in nearby Deanhaugh Street, and William was working as an apprentice painter.

In 1894 William married Louisa Scott. They appear to have had two children together. She died after just a couple of years of marriage, on 1st December 1896.

The 1901 census finds William living with his widowed mother and siblings at 1 Brunswick Street. He was described as a coach painter, following his late father's trade.

In 1902, William married his first cousin, Elizabeth Wilson Maitland. Their fathers had been brothers. They went on to have five more children between 1903 and 1913. In 1911 they were living at 39 High School Yards, in the same building that Elizabeth's father lived in at the time.

William died on 18th September 1915 at the Royal Asylum in Edinburgh. He had been ill for a while, with his main cause of death given as "general paralysis of the insane", which he had apparently been suffering for six months. He died six days short of what would have been his 42nd birthday.

Elizabeth survived him by over half a century.

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

   1873 BIRTHS in the District of St Andrew in the Burgh of Edinburgh
   No. 808
   Name and Surname: William Maitland
   When and Where Born: 1873 September Twentyfourth 10h30m A.M. 42 Thistle Street, Edinburgh
   Sex: M
   Name, Surname & Rank or Profession of Father: William Maitland, Coach Painter (Journeyman)
   Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Margaret Maitland M.S. McCulloch
   Date and Place of Marriage: 1862 December 2d Glasgow
   Signature and Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Birth occurred: William Maitland, Father, Present
   When and Where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1873 October 16th At Edinburgh, R.D. Kerr, Registrar

   "Twins" in margin alongside this entry and the following one for Agnes Jane Maitland, born at 10:45am.

2. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   685/1 118/2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 5 Haugh Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian
   2 rooms with windows
   William Maitland, head, married, male, 40 [1840/1], Coach painter, b. St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire
   Margaret Maitland, wife, married, female, 41 [1839/40], b. Glasgow, Lanarkshire
   Margaret Maitland, daughter, female, 11 [1869/70], b. Haddington, East Lothian
   William Maitland, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. St Georges, Edinburghshire
   Agnes Maitland, daughter, female, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. St Georges, Edinburghshire
   James Maitland, son, male, 5 [1875/6], b. St Cuthberts, Edinburghshire
   George Maitland, son, male, 2 [1878/9], b. St Cuthberts, Edinburghshire
   Thomas Maitland, son, male, 3 wks [1881], b. St Cuthberts, Edinburghshire

3. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1891 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   5 Apr 1891.

   Address: Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian
   William Maitland, head, married, male, 50 [1840/1], Coach Painter, b. Aberdeenshire, Scotland
   Margaret Maitland, wife, married, female, 51 [1839/40], b. Lanarkshire
   William Maitland, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1873/4], Painter Apprentice, b. Midlothian
   Agnes Maitland, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1873/4], b. Edinburgh, Midlothian
   James Maitland, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1875/6], Coach Painters Apprentice, b. Midlothian
   George Maitland, son, male, 12 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Midlothian
   Agnes Garrous, sister in law, widow, female, 49 [1841/2], b. Edinburgh, Midlothian

4. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1901 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh)
   31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 1 Brunswick Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian
   Margaret Maitland, head, widow, female, 61 [1839/40], b. Glasgow, Lanarkshire
   William Maitland, son, widower, male, 27 [1873/4], Coach Painter, b. Edinburgh, Midlothian
   James Maitland, son, single, male, 25 [1875/6], Coach Painter, b. Edinburgh, Midlothian
   George Maitland, son, single, male, 23 [1877/8], House Painter, b. Edinburgh, Midlothian
   George Bowes, grandson, male, 5 [1895/6], b. Edinburgh, Midlothian

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
   685/6 933.

   1915 DEATHS in the DISTRICT of MORNINGSIDE in the CITY of EDINBURGH
   No. 983
   Name and Surname: William Maitland
   Rank or Profession, and whether Single, Married, or Widowed: Coach painter, married to (1) Louisa Scott (2) Elizabeth Maitland
   When and Where Died: 1915 September Eighteenth 10h40m AM Royal Asylum Edinburgh Usual residence 39 High School Yards
   Sex: M
   Age: 42 yrs
   Name, Surname, & Rank or Profession of Father: William Maitland, Coach painter (deceased)
   Name, and Maiden Surname of Mother: Margaret Maitland M.S. McCulloch (deceased)
   Cause of Death, Duration of Disease, and Medical Attendant by whom certified: General Paralysis of the Insane 6mos
   Arterio Sclerosis
   Chronic Nephritis
   as cert by James M. Scott M.D.
   Signature & Qualification of Informant, and Residence, if out of the House in which the Death occurred: Elizabeth Maitland, widow, 39 High School Yards
   When and where Registered, and Signature of Registrar: 1915 September 21st At Edinburgh, John Edisfrost[?], Registrar