A GORRIE Family in Liverpool.

DANIEL GORRIE, GENTLEMAN SERVANT.

Daniel GORRIE, Gentleman Servant, of Saint Andrew's Parish, was married at Edinburgh Parish, 27 June 1809, to Mary HERRIOT, of the same parish, daughter of the deceased John HERRIOT, Labourer, Parish of Liberton (he may have been the John HERRIOT who died at Liberton, 31 January 1798).
Daniel and Mary had issue baptized at Pencaitland, East Lothian (their only two children with details recorded on the www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk web-site):
a. Mary GORRIE, born 25 March 1813.
b. Daniel GORIE, born 23 December 1815, and baptized in 1816, before 4 March.
Mary has not yet been traced.
Daniel Junior may have been the Plumber of Edinburgh and Liverpool. See [A] below.
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DAVID MEARNS OF MONTROSE.

The were two David MEARNS born in or near Montrose, county Angus (formerly Forfarshire) in 1782:
1. Baptised at Montrose, 11 August 1782, son of Alexander MEARNS and Katherine SCOTT.
2. Baptised at Craig by Montrose, 7 May 1782, son of Alexander MEARNS and Janet STEPHEN or STEPHENS; a family tree on Ancestry records that he was married at Craig by Montrose in 1802, to Margaret FINDLAY, and that they probably continued to reside in Craig by Montrose.
One of these may have been the next - but probably the first - although if he was, one might have expected to see him name a son Alexander.

David MEARNS was born in or near Montrose, Angus, in 1782 [Chelsea Pensioners Discharge Documents]; Cordwainer [ditto]; he enlisted in the 30th Regiment of Foot, 1803, and served in India; he was described as being 5 feet 6 and-a-quarter inches high, of a swarthy complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, and a long visage [ditto]; he was "discharged" from this Regiment, as unfit for service, at Fort St George, 18 October 1807, after serving for 4 years and 7 months; it appears from another entry, in The National Archives index [WO 121/117/128], that he continued in the service with the 9th Royal Veteran Battalion, and was actually discharged in late 1811, aged 30 years, and after 8 years 10 months service (the date 6 February 1812 appears on the earlier Fort St George "discharge" in 1807); David was at 13 Carrubbers Close, Edinburgh, 1841 Census, aged Army Pensioner, with (probable second) wife Jessie, aged 50, both born in Scotland but not in Midlothian; he died suddenly at Carrubbers Close, 19 May 1844, aged 62, a Brassfounder.
David was married firstly to Mary ERSKINE, perhaps about 1800 (when Mary was aged about 16 - this would suggest that there were probably no other children with earlier baptisms); she died at 24 Salisbury Street, Canongate, Edinburgh, 11 September 1838, aged 54, of decline (burial register recorded her as Mary ERSKINE the wife of David MEARNS, Brassfounder); they had issue (from a family tree on Ancestry):
     a. William MEARNS, born at Gorbals, Glasgow, 1802; he is said to have died in 1851.
     b. Isobel MEARNS, baptised at Kirkwood and St Ola, Orkney, 19 July 1809.
     c. Margaret MEARNS, baptized at Edinburgh Parish kirk, 1812.
     d. Christian MEARNS, born at Canongate, Edinburgh, and baptized 12 June 1815.
     e. John MEARNS, born at Canongate, Edinburgh, and baptized 20 October 1817; he is said to have died in 1865.
     f. But no mention of a daughter Mary, or a son Alexander (there are no appropriate MEARNS or MAIRNS baptisms in India Office Registers between 1803 and his return to England in early 1808).
David MEARNS, Brassfounder, residing at 24 Salisbury Street, Parish of St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, was married, probably secondly, at Edinburgh St Cuthbert, 24 February 1840, to Jessie HUME, of 6 Beaumont Place, Edinburgh St Cuthbert, a daughter of the late Robert HUME, Butler at Alva House in the parish of Alva, after regular proclamation of Banns; she was with her husband, 1841 Census, aged 50 (+ ?), born in Scotland but not in Midlothian.

Although the Scottish Naming Tradition might suggest otherwise, David may have been the father of Mary MEARNS, the wife of Daniel GORRIE the Plumber. See [A] next.
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DANIEL GORRIE, PLUMBER.

[A] Daniel GORRIE was born in Edinburgh, about 1816 +/- 1 year (from his ages in six Census enumerations, four of which actually match the above December 1815 birth date); he was at Queen Ann Street, Dunfermline, Fife, 1841 Census, aged 25+, J. (Journeyman) Plumber, with his wife and son, all residing in the household of the Widow HYND and her family; it is not yet clear why he was here, nor whether the Widow HYND may have been related to him, or perhaps to his wife?
However, later Censuses record the Widow as Margaret HYND, and a close relationship appears unlikely as her maiden surname appears to have been MATHEW (her son Allan HYND was born in Dunfermline in 1814, son of John HYND, and was baptized at Queen Ann Street Burgher Associate Church).

Daniel took his family to Liverpool in about 1847 (the birth of his son William was registered there in December quarter of 1847 - see below); he was at 22 Standish Street, Liverpool, 1851 Census, aged 35, Plumber, with his wife and four children; he was at 58 Trueman Street, Liverpool, 1861 Census, aged 43, Plumber and Gas-fitter, with his wife and seven children; ditto, 1871 Census, aged 54, with his wife and six younger children; he was at Molyneux Avenue, West Derby, 1881 Census, aged 65, Plumber, with his wife, two sons and two grand-daughters Mary GORRIE (aged 15 months) and Mary DYKE (aged 8); he was living with his married daughter and son-in-law at 126 Towson Street, Everton, 1891 Census, aged 75, Retired Plumber, born Edinburgh, with wife Mary and son William.
Daniel GORRIE died at West Derby, June quarter 1893, aged 73 [Volume 8b, Page 251].

Daniel was married at Edinburgh St Cuthbert, 22 March 1839, to Mary MEARNS, daughter of David MEARNS (she was born in Edinburgh about 1822; she was aged 20+ in 1841, 28 in 1851, 39 in 1861, and 49 in 1871; she was at 132 Towson Street, Everton, 1901 Census, aged 81, Widow, born Edinburgh, and living with her grand-daughter May HEAPS (aged 21), her husband James, and their three young children; Mary probably died at West Derby, December quarter 1904, aged 80 [Volume 8b, Page 338].
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FAMILY OF DANIEL GORRIE AND MARY MEARNS.

Daniel and Mary had issue (the eldest three were born in Scotland, but leave no trace in baptismal records on the www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk web-site):

1. David Fergus(on) C. GORRIE; eldest son, born in Scotland, about 1839-40; he was aged 16 months, with his parents, 1841 Census; aged 11, Scholar, with his parents, 1851; aged 21, Plumber, with his parents, 1861; he was at 11 Tudor Street, Kennington, October 1868, Plumber, when his daughter Kate was baptised; he was at 78 Stitt Street, Everton, 1871 Census, aged 32, Gas Fitter, with wife and three children.
David GORRIE died at West Derby, September quarter 1873 [Volume 8b, Page 320], aged 33, and was buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery, 18 September 1873, aged 34 years [Section 4; Plot 891].
David was aged 22, Bachelor, of Upper Beau Street, Everton, when he was married by Banns (1, 8 and 15 June), at Holy Trinity Church, Walton-on-the-Hill, 18 June 1862, to Ann Elizabeth HAMLET, aged 22, Spinster, Milliner, of 5 Prince Edwin Street, Everton, daughter of Thomas HAMLET, Pilot, deceased [West Derby, 1862, Volume 8b, Page 702].
David and Ann Elizabeth had issue, including:
     a. Thomas Hamlet GORRIE, born at Everton, 27 March 1863, and baptised at Liverpool St Peter, 10 January 1864; aged 8, Scholar, with his parents, 1871 Census.
     b. Annie Isabella GORRIE, born at Dryden Street, 9 August 1865, and baptised at All Saints Liverpool, 21 August; aged 5, Scholar, with her parents, 1871.
     c. Kate GORRIE, born 29 March 1868, and baptized at Christ Church, Kennington, 3 October; aged 3, with her parents, 1871.

2. Daniel GORRIE, born in Scotland, about 1841-42; he was aged 9, Scholar, with his parents, 1851; he died in Liverpool, 19 February 1860 [March quarter, Volume 8b, Page 91], aged 18 years, "... son of Mr Daniel GORRIE, Plumber, Trueman Street" [Liverpool Daily Post, 22 February], and was buried at Toxteth Park Cemetery, 22 February 1860, aged 18 years [Section R, Plot 108].

3. Another possible birth - perhaps Mary GORRIE (born between 22 December 1843 and 21 January 1844 if her age at burial was accurately recorded); she died at Dunfermline, 21 April 1845, aged 15 months, and was buried at Dunfermline Old Ground, 23 April.
If this Mary was NOT the daughter of Daniel the Plumber, then it would appear that his mother may not have been Mary HERRIOT.

4. Harriet GORRIE, born in Scotland about 1845-46; she was aged 5, Scholar, with her parents, 1851; aged 14, House Servant, with her parents, 1861; she died at West Derby, 1898; aged 23, Spinster, of 24 Great Nelson Street, when she was married at All Saints, Liverpool, 19 September 1870, to Samuel DYKE, aged 24, Fitter and Turner, of same address, the marriage witnessed by Douglas GORRIE and Mary Bertha DAVIDSON; he was at 25 Page Street, 1871 Census, aged 25, Engine Fitter, born Wigan, with his wife Harriet, aged 24, born Scotland; at 361 West Derby Road, 1881, aged 35, Fitter and Turner, with wife, three daughters and sister-in-law Isabella M. GORRIE; he was at 439 West Derby Road, 1891, aged 45, Iron Turner, with wife and three daughters.he died at West Derby Road, 23 May 1898, engineer, with Administration in Liverpool, 13 June, to Harriet DYKE, the widow, effects 83 pounds;  they had issue, including:
     a. Jane DYKE, born at Page Street, Liverpool, 5 August 1871, and baptized at St Peter's, 27 August; aged 9, Scholar, with her parents, 1881.
     b. Mary DYKE, born at Trueman Street, Liverpool, 8 December 1872, and baptized at St Peter's, 22 December; aged 8, with her maternal grandparents, 1881.
     c. Harriet DYKE, born 1874; aged 6, with her parents, 1881; aged 16, Dressmaker, with her parents, 1891.
     d. Margaret Ellen DYKE, baptized at St Peter's, Liverpool, 26 March 1877.
     e. Ethel Gorrie DYKE, baptized at St Peter's, Liverpool, 28 March 1881; aged 1 month, with her parents, 1881; aged 10, Scholar, with her parents, 1891.

5. William GORRIE, born at Liverpool, December quarter 1847; he was aged 3, with his parents, 1851; aged 12, Scholar, with his parents, 1861; aged 22, Carter's Labourer, with his parents, 1871; aged 32, General Labourer, with his parents, 1881; probably visiting his married sister in 1891 Census, aged 44 , General Labourer; he probably died at West Derby, September quarter 1899, aged 52 [Volume 8b, Page 435].

6. Douglas GORRIE, born at Liverpool, March quarter 1850 [Registered as GORIE, March quarter, Volume XX, Page 155]; he was aged 1, with his parents, 1851; aged 10, Scholar, with his parents, 1861; aged 21, Plumber, with his parents, 1871; he was at 20 Ossory Road, North Dock, Dublin, 1901 Census, aged 50, Plumber, with his second wife, and her mother Ellen SMITH, aged 81, Widow, born at Liverpool; he was at the "Rest for the Dying Hospital," Camden Row, South side, Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin, 1911 Census, aged 60, Married, born at Liverpool.
Douglas GORRIE died at the Rest for the Dying Hospital, 18 May 1911, aged 60 years, a Widower, late of 118 Great Georges Street, Kingstown, Plumber.
Douglas was married firstly, at All Saints Liverpool, 28 April 1873, to Ellen PARK, aged 25, Widower, and daughter of George OSBORNE [June quarter, Volume 8b, Page 16]; as Helen, she died at 46 Clonliffe Road, North Dublin, 5 December 1887, aged 45 years, wife of a Plumber, of Debility, the death informed by Douglas GORRIE, the husband, of the same address, present at the death.
Douglas was of 8 Stony Road, North Strand, Widower, Plumber, when he was married secondly, at North Strand Church, Parish of St Thomas, City of Dublin, 21 June 1893, to Mary Ellen SMITH, of North Strand Church School House, daughter of John SMITH, Watch Maker; Mary Ellen was aged 45 in 1901, born at Liverpool.
Douglas does not appear to have had issue, or at least none surviving him.

7. Norval GORRIE, born at Liverpool, June quarter 1853 [Volume 8b, Page 101]; aged 7, Scholar, with his parents, 1861; aged 18, Plumber, with his parents, 1871; he was at 25 Glasgow Street, Barrow-in-Furness, 1881 Census, aged 27, Plumber, with his wife and son; he was at 27 Derry Street, Barrow-in-Furness, 1891 Census, aged 37, House Plumber, with his wife and five children; he was at 51 Rawlinson Street, Barrow-in-Furness, 1901 Census, Married aged 43, Plumber, boarding in the household of John TAYLOR and his family; Norval died at Barrow-in-Furness, 28 May 1906 [June quarter, Volume 8c, Page 534], aged 53 years [Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser, etc, 7 June].
Norval was married at St Mary's, Bootle, Lancashire, 22 April 1875, to Theresa Marion LACY, daughter of the late William Thomas LACY, by Rev George REED, both of the town [Liverpool Mercury, 29 April], witnessed by Edwin G. LACY and Mary KEHOE [Registered West Derby, June quarter, Volume 8b, Page 840]; Theresa was aged 24 in 1881, 35 in 1891; she was at 15 Cheadle Avenue, West Derby, Lancashire, 1911 Census, aged 54, Widow, no occupation, with her three daughters, and with visitors Mr Ernest and Mrs TIDSWELL and their infant daughter; Theresa died at West Derby, in 1919.
Norval and Theresa had issue, including:
     a. Ada Gertrude GORRIE, born 2 March 1877, and was baptized North Shore, 27 November 1878, with her younger brother Alexander; she was buried at St Walton-on-the-Hill, Bootle, 2 September 1880, aged 3 years, from 4 Sheridan Place, Bootle.
     b. Alexander Daniel GORRIE, born at 4 Sheridan Place, Bootle, October 1878, and baptized at North Shore Parish, 27 November; he was aged 10, Scholar, with his parents, 1891; he was aged 28, Meat Salesman, of 28 Empress Road, when he was married at Christ Church, Kennigton, 26 December 1903, to Florence Mary TAYLOR, aged 23, Spinster, of the same address, daughter of John TAYLOR, Fruit Salesman, witnessed by Robert (indecipherable signature ending in ...INSON) and Florence GORRIE; they had issue including:
          i. Stanley GORRIE, born 19 September 1904, and was baptized at Christ Church, Kensington, Liverpool, 27 November, of 23 Ennismore Road, Stanley, his father a Shop Manager.
     c. Florence Gertrude GORRIE, born at Barrow-in-Furness, June quarter 1881 [Volume 8e, Page 815]; aged 9, Scholar, with her parents, 1891; aged 26, Waitress, with her widowed mother, 1911; she was married at St John's Church, Tuebrook, 30 July 1916, to Thomas HANSON, 1st Cheshire Regiment [Liverpool Echo, 31 July].
     d. Elizabeth Marion GORRIE, born at Barrow, June quarter 1885 [Volume 8e, Page 350]; aged 6, Scholar, with her parents, 1891; she was married at All Saints, Old Swan, Stoneycroft, Lancashire, 28 December 1908, to Arthur Ernest TIDSWELL, Cabinet Maker, of 18 Farren Street; they were visiting her mother, 1911 Census, with their infant child; they had issue:
          i. Edna May TIDSWELL, born at Liverpool, about 1909; aged 1, with her parents, visiting her grandmother, 1911.
     e. Edith Emily GORRIE, born at Barrow about 1887; aged 3, with her parents, 1891; aged 2, no occupation, with her widowed mother, 1911.
     f. Norval GORRIE, born at Barrow, 24 May 1889 [Volume 8c, Page 901 - full date recorded in the index to his Death Registration]; aged 1, with his parents, 1891; Plumber; at 1 Ash Avenue, Derby C.B., Derbyshire, 1939 Register, Retired Steel Erector, with Eliza GORRIE (born 12 January 1887); Norval died at Derby, Derbyshire, December quarter 1979 [Volume 6, Page 546]; he was married at West Derby, March quarter 1911 [Volume 8b, Page 649], to Alice Ann NORRIS; they had issue, including:
          i. Florence GORRIE, born 16 April 1911, and was baptized at All Saints, Stoneycroft, 7 May 1913, with her younger brother Alexander.
          ii. Alexander GORRIE, born 30 May 1913, and was baptized at All Saints, Stoneycroft, 7 May 1913;he died in 1991; he was married to Mary SEDDON, with issue two sons - David Alexander and Rowan.
          iii. Claud Stanley GORRIE, born at 58 Etna Street, 15 July 1915, and baptized at All Saints, Stoneycroft, 18 August, his father a Soldier.
     g. Millicent Maude L. GORRIE, born at Barrow, March quarter 1892 [Volume 8e, Page 830]
     h. Claud Stanley GORRIE, born at Barrow, 5 June 1894 (Death registration Index), and Registered September quarter 1894 [Volume 8e, Page 793]; he died at Birkenhead, Cheshire, June quarter 1984 [Volume 37, Page 598]; he was married with issue.
     j. Ernest Constantine GORRIE, born at Dorothy Street, and was baptized at St Peters, Liverpool, 1 August 1898.

8. Catherine GORRIE, born at Liverpool, June quarter 1855; aged 5, with her parents, 1861; she may have died at Liverpool, December quarter 1867, aged 12.

9. Alexander Campbell GORRIE, born at Liverpool, 14 March 1859; aged 2, with his parents, 1861; aged 12, Scholar, with his parents, 1871; he was baptized into the Catholic Faith, at All Souls, Liverpool, 4 May 1900 ("... filius Danieli et Mariae GORRIE olim MEARNS, conjugum"); he was married at All Souls Catholic Church, Liverpool, 17 June 1900, to Catherine McGOVERN, daughter of Martin McGOVERN [Registered June quarter, Volume 8b, Page 308].

10. Daniel McGregor GORRIE, born at Liverpool, June quarter 1861 [Volume 8b, Page 101]; aged 9, Scholar, with his parents, 1871; aged 19, Plumber, with his parents, 1881; he probably died at West Derby, September quarter 1910, aged 50 [Volume 8b, Page 198].
Daniel may have been the father of:
     a. May GORRIE, born at West Derby, March quarter 1880 [Volume 8b, Page 399]; she was at 132 Towson Street, Everton, 1901 Census, aged 21, born Everton, with her husband, three young children, and her GORRIE grandmother; she was recorded as born in 1877, daughter of Daniel GORIE, when she was married at Kirkdale, Lancashire, 24 May 1896, to James HEAPS, aged 21, son of James HEAPS, Brass Finisher [Registered at West Derby, June quarter, volume 8b, Page 740]; they had issue.
Although John Campbell SHARP's Family Tree on Ancestry records her parents as David GORRIE and Annie Elizabeth HAMLET.
However, it would appear more likely that May was instead the daughter of Daniel's sister Isabella Margaret GORRIE (see next).

11. Margaret GORRIE, born at Liverpool, March quarter 1864 [Volume 8b, Page 559]; aged 7, Scholar, with her parents, 1871; aged 17, Domestic Servant, 1881 Census, residing with her married sister Harriet DYKE and her family; she died at West Derby, 1892, aged 24 [Volume 8b, Page 339]; as Isabella Margaret, of 101 Molyneux Road, Kennington, she was married at Christ Church, Kennington, 15 July 1883, to John Charles HATTON, 20, Labourer, of the same address, son of William HATTON, Ship's Steward [Registered at West Derby, September quarter, Volume 8b, Page 720]; as Isabella M. HALTON, wife of John L. HALTON, residing at 126 Towson Street, Everton, 1891 Census, both aged 26, with their five children and her parents; he was at 29 Hartnup Street, Everton, 1901 Census, aged 36, Railway Carter, with his second wife Maggie Dawkes (maiden surname RIST), his two children older and their two younger children (John William, aged 5, and Amy Naomi, aged 4); John Charles died at West Derby, June quarter 1922, aged 58 [Volume 8b, Page 496].
Isabella Margaret GORRIE had issue:
     a. May GORRIE, born at Everton, March quarter 1880, and was baptized at St Peter's, Liverpool, 26 May 1880, of Everton, the father not named; aged 15 months with her GORRIE grandparents, 1881; aged 11, with her "parents," 1891. Possibly, even probably (?), the wife of James HEAPS - see above.
John and Isabella had further issue:
     b. Minnie G. HATTON, born at Kennington, June quarter 1884 [Volume 8b, Page 627]; aged 6, with her parents, 1891.
     c. Mary Gorrie HATTON, born at Everton, December quarter 1886 [Volume 8b, Page 280]; aged 4, with her parents, 1891.
     d. Maggie HATTON, born at West Derby, March quarter 1887 [Volume 8b, Page 620]; aged 3, with her parents, 1891; aged 13, with her father, 1901.
     e. Daniel Gorrie HATTON, born at Everton, June quarter 1890 [Volume 8b, Page 913]; aged 1 month, with his parents, 1891; aged 10, with his father, 1901.