Record No. 93 The Family of ELIZABETH ALLAN & GEORGE GRAHAM << Parents Link >> ELIZABETH ALLAN (25.7.1784 - 4.6.1861) & GEORGE GRAHAM (C. 1785 - ) Married 'Langtonlees', Langton Par, Berwickshire, Scot. Born 11.4.1814 22 Bank St, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scot. Died Moffat, Dumfrieshire, Scot. Melrose, Roxburghshire Buried Scotland *** FAMILY HISTORY ***  Elizabeth ALLAN was the 3rd child of Andrew ALLAN and Sibbilla RICHARDSON. She was born at "Langtonleas", Langton Parish in 1784, and married George GRAHAM in 1814 at Melrose. Her husband was a shepherd , and they lived at "Ladhopemuir",in the former Ladhope Parish of Roxburghshire in 1836. They farmed in this area probably for over 45 years.During this time they corresponded and visited with her brother Richard ALLAN'S family living at Greenlaw and later Gifford. Only a few years before her death, Elizabeth was widowed, and lived with her son and daughter in Galashiels where she died in 1861. She had several children. Son John was a shepherd with his father at "Ladhopemuir" farm in 1851. He was at "Allanshaws" farm near Stow in 1857, and then was described as a butcher in Galashiels in 1861, and his sister Cecilia lived there with him. Son William had a shop (trade unknown), in 1836 at 128 Canongate, Edinburgh. In a letter to his cousin Andrew ALLAN, he mentions a brewery next door where worked Andrew ALLAN'S cousin by surname of NISBET (from his mother Elizabeth DARLING'S side). The brewery is now gone except for some rear steps. Son Andrew GRAHAM married with at least seven children, lived at "Langshaw" farm, Ladhope Parish in 1851. ******* Of children and grandchildren named Cecilia, this might possibly be linked to "Sibbilla" RICHARDSON. On Elizabeth ALLAN'S and her sister Margaret's death certificates, their mother is denoted as Cecilia RICHARDSON. The two names sound similar, and could lead to confusion. Informants often got details of grandparents wrong on death certificates, and very often had never even met them. Elizabeth's sister Jean FOGGO also had a daughter named Cecilia. But why they would name their own daughters Cecilia and not Sibbilla is a good question??.There were plenty of relatives named Sibbyla or similar spelling to surely get the name right.

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-- 1 -- ANDREW GRAHAM (Shepherd) (C.1823 - ) & ISABELLA HALL (C.1825 - ) Married Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire, Scotland Born Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland 23.5.1845 - Died Roxburghshire Melrose Par Buried BUR (1851) "Langshaw", Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire. 7 Children - WILLIAM GRAHAM C. 1846 Stow, Midlothian MARY GRAHAM C. 1850 Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire JOHN GRAHAM 3.7.1855 Melrose Par, Roxburghshire CECILIA GRAHAM 7.5.1858 Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire ISABELLA GRAHAM 18.3.1860 Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire ANDREW GRAHAM 17.8.1862 Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire CHRISTINA GRAHAM 7.5.1865 Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire

-- 2 -- WILLIAM GRAHAM - No Information as to Birth date. BUR (1836) 128 Canongate, Edinburgh - See Family History above.

-- 3 -- CECILIA GRAHAM (C.1825 - ) B Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire, Scotland; D ? BUR (1851) "Ladhopemuir",Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire. or (1861) 22 Bank St, Galashiels, Selkirkshire

-- 4 -- JOHN GRAHAM (C.1827 - ) B Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire, Scotland; D ? BUR (1851) "Ladhopemuir", Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire. (Shepherd) or (1857) "Allanshaws", Ladhope Par, Roxburghshire or (1861) 22 Bank St, Galashiels, Selkirkshire (Butcher)