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James
Drummond Descendancy to William Waite
JAMES
DRUMMOND,
6th Earl of Perth, was born on 11th of May 1713 in Drummond
Castle, Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. After the Battle of
Culloden he escaped to Biddick in Washington, Durham, England.
He lived there and
married Elizabeth Armstrong, the daughter
of John Armstrong, on 16th of November 1749, in St. Michael's
church of Houghton le Spring, County Durham. James eventually
died in Biddick on 1st of June 1782.
Oldest
son of James Drummond and Elizabeth (nee Armstrong) was:-
JAMES DRUMMOND who was born on 1st of August
1752 in Biddick, Washington and was baptised on 9th of August
1752, at the Parish church of Houghton le Spring. He married
Margaret Pearson on 12th of April 1776
in the Chapelry of Penshaw, County Durham. and worked as
a coal miner. He made no attempt to claim the title of the
Earl of Perth. James
died on 7th of February 1823 in Biddick, Washington
and he
was buried on 11th of February in Penshaw.
Oldest
son of James Drummond and Margaret (nee Pearson) was:-
THOMAS DRUMMOND who was born on 17th of
May 1792 in Biddick, Washington, Thomas Drummond was destined
to be the descendant to fight a legal battle in court to
win back the titles and lands which his grandfather James
had to forfeit after the Battle of Culloden. Thomas married
Jane Burn on 14th of May 1815 at
All Saints Church, Penshaw. Jane was born on 8th of April
1811, and died on 2nd of April, 1871. Thomas died on 8th
of November, 1873 in Biddick, Washington. Thomas was buried
on 22nd of November 1873, in Penshaw Cemetery. Jane is also
buried in Penshaw cemetery.
Youngest
child of Thomas Drummond and Jane (nee Burn) was:-
MARY HENRIETTA DRUMMOND was born on 29th
of October 1839 in New Painshaw, Durham. She married William
Waites on 26th of December 1863, in the Parish
Church at Penshaw. William, son of Thomas and Catherine
Waites, was born in 1839 in Gateshead, Catherine died on
24th of April 1912 at 6, Miners Homes, Shiney Row, Penshaw,
Newbottle.
William
died on 17th of March 1922 at 1, Chapel Row, Philadelphia.
Only
known son of Mary Henrietta and William Waite was:
THOMAS FRANKLIN WAITES was born on 3rd
of April 1868, New Painshaw. Thomas married Jane
Hannah Geldard on 2nd of March 1895 in the Register
Office, Gateshead. Daughter of Charles Geldard and Jane
(nee Lazenby), Jane was born on 7th of February, 1873 in
Park Place, Darlington. Thomas Franklin Waites died on 12th
of December 1914, in the Sunderland General Infirmary.
Second son of Thomas Waites and Jane (nee Geldard) was:-
WILLIAM WAITES, my grandfather. William
was born on 14th of September, 1899, in Back Lane, Newbottle.
William was awarded the General Service Medal and the
Victory medal for his service in the West Riding Regiment
and the 2nd Battalion of the Manchester Regiment during
the First World War.
William
died on 22nd of August, 1979 at New Herrington, Tyne and
Wear.
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