20th Century Timeline

PersonClaimDateDetailAge
Margaret HoggDeathNov 22, 1900Died age 60 of breast cancer as witnessed by son Walter, Summerfield Mains, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland [33]
Andrew Burrell 🧬Death 1901
George BurrellResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, Farm Servant Hind, Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Catherine HamiltonResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Thomas PringleResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, West Mains Farm, Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Agnes DicksonResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Rotten Row, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Margaret Davidson Burrell 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Daur, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
James Pringle 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Head. Occupation: Church Officer, Weat End, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Mary Ann RaeResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, 64 Highbuckholmside, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland [7]
Elizabeth (Bessie) YoungResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Adam Pringle BurrellResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Son, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
John BurrellResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Son, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Joseph Davidson 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [7]
John Davidson 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law, Retired Farmer, Unmarried, North Broomage, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [7]
Harry HughesResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Son, Farndon, Cheshire, England [16]
George Burrell *Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Son, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Ralph DavidsonResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Brother-in-law, Plate Layer, North Broomage, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [7]
Ralph DavidsonSingle1901Unmarried in 1901
John CowanResidence1901Age 41. Relation to Head of House: Head, Shoemaker, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Jessie Campbell MorrisonResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Daur, Ramoyle, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland [7]
Elizabeth Jane SherlawResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Threepwood, Langshaw formerly Ladhope, Roxburghshire, Scotland [7]
Catherine GoldieResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [7]
Adam Pringle Burrell *Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Head. Occupation: Farm Steward, Hillhouse Stewards House, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Walter Cowan 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, Summerfield Main Edinburgh Rd, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland [7]
William Cowan Burrell 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Son, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Agnes LandrethResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, West End, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
James BurrellResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Son, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Thomas Cowan 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, 64 Highbuckholmside, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland [7]
James WilsonResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Head. Platelayer, North Broomage, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [7]
John Burrell 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, Addinston, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Agnes Cowan *Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Hillhouse Stewards House, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Alison DavidsonResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, North Broomage, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [7]
Margaret MarshallResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Patient, Larbert Lunatic Asylum, Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland [7]
George CrooksResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, Mosshouses, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [7]
Magdalene GrahamResidence1901Age 51. Relation to Head of House: Wife, 45 Bothy Row, Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland [7]
Margaret RankineResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Hill Farm Cottage, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Elizabeth CrooksResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Addinston, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Elizabeth Storie EdgarResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Daur, Main Street, Prestonkirk, East Lothian, Scotland [7]
John Cowan 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, Hill Farm Cottage, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Jane Forest BrownResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, 36 Stanley St, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland [7]
Robert CowanResidence1901Relation to Head of House: Head, Burgh Officer, Rotten Row, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland [7]
Elizabeth Burrell 🧬Residence1901Relation to Head of House: Wife, Mosshouses, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland [7]
Margaret MarshallDeathApr 17, 1901Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Jane Buchanan Macgregor ~BirthJun 3, 1903Parents: Duncan McGregor, Ploughman and Mary Geddes, Baad Cottages, Drip Bridge, Doune, Stirlingshire, Scotland [33]
Mary Ann RaeDeathJul 18, 1903Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
John Cowan 🧬DeathNov 13, 1903Died aged 65, Hillhouse. Died of heart failure; registered by his son Walter., Hillhouse, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
Agnes HermistonDeathOct 25, 1904Earlston, Berwickshire, Scotland
Adam Pringle Burrell *Residence1905Adam Burrel, house proprietor, value £4, Waterside, Cromlix Estate, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Margaret RankineDeathMay 11, 1905Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
James Pringle 🧬DeathJul 26, 1905General Labourer, formerly a Farmer, married to Agnes Landreth. Died age 81 of Haemiplegia. Informant, son Robert Pringle, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
Thomas PringleDeathMar 9, 1907Retired Farm Servant, Widower of Margaret Pringle, died age 89 of Pleuro Pneumonia. Son Robert Pringle, 12 Glebe Place, Galashiels was the informant, Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
Thomas Cowan 🧬DeathJan 25, 1908Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Rebecca Kay McCaffertyBirthMar 8, 1908Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Catherine HamiltonDeathApr 4, 1910Colmslie Hill
Joseph Davidson 🧬DeathJun 16, 1910Newstead, Melrose, Scotland
Magdalene GrahamDeathNov 10, 1910Magline, married to Thomas Cowan. Died age 61. Parents Thomas Graham and Magline Wright. Informant Thomas Cowan, Widower, Longdyke, Bothkennar Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth PringleCensus1911Thomas Fairgrieve joiner 53, Mary wife 51, Jessie A daughter 29 woollen darner, Elisabeth Fairgrieve mother 80, 15 Paton Street, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Davidson Burrell 🧬Census1911Dairymaid on farm, age 23, Kippenross Home Farm, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland [37]
Adam Pringle BurrellCensus1911Cattleman on farm, age 15, Kippenross Home Farm, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland [37]
Harry HughesResidence1911Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Head, Farndon Crewe by Farndon, Kings Marsh Barton, Coddington, England [25]
Adam Pringle Burrell *Occupation1911Age 52, Cattleman on farm, Kippenross Farmhouse, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Mary Jane Buchanan Macgregor ~Census1911Duncan McGregor, Head age 48 . Gaelic , Mar, Farmer, born Lismore. Mary, Wife, age 40, 7 children 6 living, born Slamannan. Maggie, 17 Dairy; Tom, 12; Duncan, 8; Mary, 7; Nellie, 5; Janet, 2, Snabhead Farm, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
John BurrellCensus1911Gardener (Domestic), age 20, Kippenross Home Farm, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
George Burrell *Census1911Scholar age 13, Kippenross Home Farm, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
John Burrell 🧬Census1911John Burrell, age 57, Ploughman. Wife Elizabeth Burrell, age 62. Son James , age 22, Ploughman. Niece Bessie, Farm Worker, age 17. Nephew Robert Renton, age 17, Ploughman, b. Sarnia?, Haddingtonshire, Carfrae, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
Adam Pringle Burrell *Residence1911Kippenross Farmhouse, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Walter Cowan 🧬DeathFeb 2, 1911Dairyman, d. age 70. Informant, son, John Cowan, Summerfield Mains, Dunbar. Note: Walter's mother is incorrectly recorded as Janet Wood, rather than Janet Torrie., 161 High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland
George BurrellMarriageFeb 2, 1912Elizabeth Jane Sherlaw, Age 47, 2nd marriage for both. Elizabeth's previous husband was a Hamilton, Threepwood, Langshaw formerly Ladhope, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth PringleDeathMar 30, 1912senile dementia, heart failure, 15 Paton Street, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Alexander Burrell 🧬DeathAug 19, 1912St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia [43] [50]
John BurrellMarriageOct 23, 1912Jessie Campbell Morrison, Ramoyle, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
Adam Pringle BurrellOccupation 1913Worked in the Railway Service at Stirling for a year before enlisting
John BurrellResidence1913Gardener, Kippenross, Dunblane, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland [62]
James BurrellDeathNov 7, 1913James, single, labourer , d. age 65 of Apoplexy , Hemiplegia for 3 days. Informant was his neighbour Thomas Gill, Westruther., Whiteburn, Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland
Adam Pringle BurrellMilitary Enlistment1914Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
James BurrellMilitaryNov 9, 1914Not that clear why he is in both the Navy and the Air Force but looks like he may have been on a Navy Airship. serving in No. 6 Airship Expenditionary Force in Otranto, Italy [40] [41]
John Davidson 🧬Death1915Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Adam Pringle BurrellDeathJul 1, 1916Somme, Picardie, France [31] [32] [42] [64]
Ralph DavidsonDeath1917Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Bessie) YoungDeath NoticeJan 1918At Oxton, Berwickshire, Bessie, wife of John Cowan, Bootmaker, and daughter of the late Alexander Young, farmer, Shielfield. Funeral to Channelkirk Churchyard at 11.30 a.m., Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Bessie) YoungDeathJan 21, 1918Died age 59, of Apoplexy., Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Harry HughesMarriageJan 22, 1920Margaret Davidson Burrell 🧬, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
Helen LawDeath1922St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia [50]
James BurrellMarriageSep 5, 1922Elizabeth Storie Edgar, Manse, Polmont, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
William (Bill) Comline GillespieBirthApr 9, 1923Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Margaret BurrellDeathJun 21, 1924Housekeeper, single, age 73. informant was her nephew James Burrell, present at Hillhouse. he recorded Margaret's mother as "Margaret" Pringle not "Ann" as it should be, Hillhouse, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
Adam Pringle Burrell *Residence1925Adam Pringle Burrell, Craig's, Polmont. Land at North Manuelrigg, Polmont, valued at £21, owned by Carron Co., Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
George Burrell *MarriageSep 4, 1925Mary Jane Buchanan Macgregor ~, George Burrell, Farmer, age 28 from Craigs Farm, Polmont. Mary Buchanan Macgregor, 22 from Snabhead Farm. Witnesses John Blaikie, Hepburn Place, Brightons and Nellie Macgregor, Snabhead Farm, Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland [39]
Mary (May) Geddes MacGregor BurrellBirthJan 28, 1926Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth CrooksDeathFeb 10, 1926Married to John Burrell, Ploughman. D age 65 at Hartside as registered by son James Burrell, Hartside., Hartside, Channelkirk, Berwickshire, Scotland
William (Bill) Paterson °BirthMay 31, 1926Steps Street, Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire, Scotland [44]
William Cowan Burrell 🧬MarriageFeb 9, 1927Rebecca Kay McCafferty, St Giles, Edinburgh
Agnes BurrellDeathJul 22, 1927Housekeeper, single, age 81 of Senility. Informant was her nephew James Burrell, Craigs Farm, Rumford, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *BirthNov 7, 1927Graigs Farm, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland [44]
Alison DavidsonDeath1929Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes DicksonDeathJan 29, 1929Married to Robert Cowan, Labourer, age 79. Mother Agnes Dickson, deceased. Father not recorded. Informant: Robert Cowan, husband, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
William RankinDeathJun 14, 1929Died age 99. Widowed twice. Thomas Rankin, son was informant, Joppa, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Robert CowanDeathJun 28, 1929Retired Farm Steward, age 81, Widower of Agnes Nielson. Informant , William Walker, son-in-law, Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland
James BurrellOccupationOct 25, 1930Transfer of Painting and Decorator business of William Edgar & Sons, owned by Agnes H Storey, Glenedge, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
George CrooksDeath1931Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
George BurrellDeathJan 19, 1932Died aged 79, of Heart Failure, as certified by grandson Alexander Burrell, Bettyfield, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Claim is inconsistent with event
George BurrellNewspaper ReportFeb 4, 1932Report of death in the the Southern Reporter. The place is reported as "Kittyfield" not "Bettyfield", Kittyfield, Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Claim is inconsistent with death
Henry Taylor HunterBirthMar 6, 1932Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *School Photograph 1933Nessie Burrell in her smart wee jacket, 2nd from the right of the 2nd row, Maddiston School, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Adam Pringle Burrell *Adam Pringle BurrellMar 21, 1933Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [66]
Adam Pringle Burrell *DeathMar 21, 1933Died age 76, retired Farmer. Informant, son James Burrell, Craigs Farm, Rumford, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland [33]
Elizabeth Burrell 🧬DeathOct 27, 1933Clachmae, Melrose, Scotland
Agnes LandrethDeathMar 8, 1934Church Officer, retired, Widower of James Pringle. Died age 76 of Apoplexy. No father recorder, mother Janet Landreth, Domestic Servant, afterwards married John Atchinson, Daughter Janet Garden the informant, No 8, The Row, Lauder, Berwickshire
Sheila MacGregor BurrellBirthMar 20, 1934Muiravonside, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *Marriage BridesmaidOct 10, 1934Bridesmaid to her aunt Helen, Temperance Cafe, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *Newspaper ReportOct 13, 1934Wedding of Gordon Campbell and Helen Macgregor with Nessie Burrell as flower girl, Temperance Hotel, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *Marriage BridesmaidNov 21, 1934Bridesmaid at aunt Janet's wedding, Manse, Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Catherine GoldieDeath1935
John CowanNewspaper Article1937Royal Garden party 1937: Mr John Cowan and his daughter Miss Mary Cowan, Roselea, Oxton had the honour of being invited to attend the garden party by her Majesties at Holyroodhouse., Holyrood House, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *School Photograph 1937Nessie Burrell, far left of 2nd row from the back, Maddiston School, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
John CowanWet Review1937On the occasion of the Royal Visit to Edinburgh, Mr John Cowan and Mr James Rankin attended the Wet Review. Both were present at the review of 1881 and at the Jubillee Parade in 1931. (see citation transcript) [36:Wet Review]
John CowanDeathAug 31, 1938Roselea, Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Claim is inconsistent with event
John CowanDeath NoticeSep 1938Death Notice 1938 and obituary notice here: At Roselea, Oxton, Channelkirk, August 1938, John Cowan, bootmaker. Funeral Sunday 4th September to Channelkirk Churchyard from Oxton, Oxton, Berwickshire, Scotland
Claim is inconsistent with death
Harry HughesDeathDec 31, 1938Farndon, Cheshire, England
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *Newspaper ReportJul 1, 1939Maddiston Gala Day reported in the Falkirk Herald. Nessie Burrell 1st in the Novelty race, Maddiston, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes Cowan *Agnes Cowan BurrellMay 22, 1940Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland [67]
Agnes Cowan *DeathMay 22, 1940Died age, 82, of breast cancer. Informant , son George Burrell, 3 Greenhithe Terrace, Rumford, Stirlingshire, Scotland [29:Agnes Cowan] [33]
Sheila MacGregor BurrellNewspaper ReportOct 3, 1942Pageant for Rumford Mothers, Rumford, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *School Photograph 1943Nessie Burrell is the student on the right hand side of the middle row, Falkirk High Scholl, Rennie Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Sheila MacGregor BurrellNewspaper ReportJul 10, 1943Maddiston School, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Jane SherlawDeathJun 3, 1944Maxton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
John BurrellResidence1945Laighill Place, Dunblane, Perth and Kinross, Scotland [62]
John BurrellResidence1947Laighill Place, Dunblane, Perth and Kinross, Scotland [62]
James BurrellResidenceSep 6, 194727 Fircroft Road, Surbiton, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Storie EdgarResidenceSep 6, 194727 Fircroft Road, Surbiton, Surrey, England
William (Bill) Comline GillespieMarriage1949Mary (May) Geddes MacGregor Burrell, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
James BurrellDeathDec 19, 1950Falkirk Herald: James Burrell, dearly beloved husband of Elizabeth Edgar - 27 Fircroft Road, Hook Rise, Surbiton and eldest son of the late Adam and Agnes Burrell, late of Craigs Farm Polmont, Epsom County Hospital, Surrey, England
William (Bill) Paterson °MarriageFeb 1952Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *
William (Bill) Paterson °DepartureApr 8, 1954England [44]
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *DepartureApr 8, 1954Tilbury, London, England [44]
Henry Taylor HunterMarriageMar 29, 1957Sheila MacGregor Burrell, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Mary Jane Buchanan Macgregor ~DeathSep 23, 1965Greenhithe Terrace, Rumford, StirlingShire, Scotland [33]
John BurrellDeathFeb 1, 1966John, retired gardener, died, age 75, b. 10 Dec 1890, of Broncho Pneumonia, at Stirling Royal Infirmary. certified by a A McRoberts, son-in-law, 4 Edward Place, Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
William Cowan Burrell 🧬DeathJun 1966Redding, Stirlingshire, Scotland
George Burrell *DeathNov 30, 1973Greenhithe Terrace, Rumford, StirlingShire, Scotland [33]
Elizabeth Storie EdgarDeathSep 19, 197427 Fircroft Road, Chessington, Surrey, England [9] [13]
Henry Taylor HunterMembership19771977/78 President of the Polmont Rotary Club. Henry was one of the founding members in 1974, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Jessie Campbell MorrisonDeath1979Stirling, Scotland
Margaret Davidson Burrell 🧬DeathJan 25, 1979The Grange, Churton Road, Farndon, Cheshire, England [13]
Claim is inconsistent with event
Margaret Davidson Burrell 🧬Margaret Davidson HughesJan 26, 1979Farndon, Cheshire, England [68]
Claim is inconsistent with death
William (Bill) Paterson °DeathOct 9, 1982Stenhousemuir, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Rebecca Kay McCaffertyDeathJun 1984Strathcarron hospice, Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
William (Bill) Comline GillespieDeathOct 18, 1984Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Sheila MacGregor BurrellDeathAug 8, 1991at 10.50 am. , age 57, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Agnes (Nessie) Cowan Burrell *DeathJun 13, 1999Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland