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Ferguson History, many thanks to
Genny Kang for the exhaustive research she has done on the Ferguson line. This
is her work below, except for any information pertaining to George Harvey
Ferguson. JAMES FERGUSON 1782-1823
James Ferguson was born circa 1782, the son of Thomas Ferguson and Elizabeth Hutchison. James married Mary Fisher, daughter of John Fisher and Ann Cowan, on 6.6.1805 in Muirkirk. Entries in the Muirkirk parish registers describe him as living in the village of Muirkirk. James later moved to Catrine, near Sorn, possibly working in the cotton mills, the village's largest employer. The Kilmarnock Standard in 1879 noted "the Fergusons belong to Catrine, where the cotton mills were established at the time of Burns. With these works the Fergusons were connected ... thoroughly knowing the whole system of management." James died at Catrine on 2.12.1823, aged 41, and is buried in Sorn. In 1851, his wife lived in Ford Street, Catrine with her daughters Mary and Elizabeth, both power loom weavers of cotton. Mary died at Catrine on 22.3.1869 aged 87 and was buried with her husband in Sorn. Also in the same grave are her two unmarried daughters who died in Catrine in 1882 and 1883.
DESCENDANTS OF JAMES FERGUSON 1782-1823 AND MARY FISHER
1. Anne Ferguson born 28.4.1806 in Muirkirk "and bapt in the church upon the 4th May following". Anne married Robert Candlish on 3.6.1828 in Sorn. She died before her brother made his will in 1869.
1. Mary Candlish born 1829. She married Angus McDonald and died in 1871
2. Isabella Candlish born 1831. She married Thomas Coughtry in 1855
3. Henry Candlish baptised 8.9.1835 in Mauchline. He married four times, to Jessie Boa Smith in 1858, then Daisy Howe Lamb, then Emily Lee Hanna and then Marion Bancroft. He died in 1906
4. Anne Candlish baptised 16.5.1836 Mauchline. She married Robert Boa, then William Tolhurst. She died in 1916
5. James Fairlie Candlish bapt 18.11.1838 Mauchline married Martha Lamb
6. Margaret Candlish baptised 4.7.1841 Tarbolton. She maried George Campbell Lochhead, migrating to Canada from Galston in 1864. She died 1916
7. Janet Muir Candlish born 1843 m MacDonald no children
2. Thomas Ferguson born 28.5.1808 in Muirkirk. In 1854, he established a business as a textile manufacturer in Kilmarnock with his brothers. The Kilmarnock Standard of 29.3.1879 commented that the Fergusons had been associated with Catrine cotton works and "the happy thought struck them that a similar work in Kilmarnock, where abundant labour could be had, would be successful. From the economical and skilful manner in which the undertaking was gone about, shrewd men of business foretold success and the result has justified their expectations."
On 10.7.1880, the Kilmarnock Standard outlined the history of T & J Ferguson. "Nursery Mills, so called from being part of the nursery of the late firm of Dykes & Gentles are situated off Netherton Street on the east bank of Kilmarnock Water, and form a pleasing feature in the outline of the town as seen from the west. With the erection of the mills, employment was provided for a section of the community, of whom previously only a limited number could find work; in fact the ample supply of female labour in the town was one inducement to introduce power loom weaving into this district. In 1854, Messrs T & J Ferguson built a small factory in which were placed 80 power looms for the manufacture of cotton fabrics, giving employment to about 50 girls. This place, it can be understood by those who know the energy of the firm and their superior practical knowledge of the trade in all its branches, was soon found to be too small for their requirements and in order to meet the increased demand for the productions of their looms, additions were made to their premises from time to time, till in a few years the factory contained 536 looms in full operation, giving constant employment to about 300 girls. To ordinary businessmen an establishment of such an extent would have taxed their capabilities to the utmost and satisfied their ambition, but it was not so with the Messrs Ferguson."
"Finding that the product of the now large mill found a ready market, they decided to erect alongside it a still larger one. This structure was completed and ready to receive the machinery early in 1869, but by that time the general trade of the country became subject to one of those periodical depressions ... the proprietors decided to postpone extending their operations until warranted by a demand for their goods, at prices at which they could be profitably manufactured. Consequently, it was not until the New Year of 1871 that this mill was supplied with machinery and in full working order. It contains 547 looms, at which upwards of 300 girls find constant employment. During the autumn of 1869 and 1870, by the kind permission of the proprietors, the annual Cheese Show and Fair of the Ayrshire Agricultural Association was held in this mill, which was admirably suited for the purpose. "
Thomas did not marry and in 1871 is recorded as 62 years old, a manufacturer, living with his brother John and his family at 17 West Netherton Street, Kilmarnock. He died on 19.2.1879, aged 70. The Ayr Advertiser of 27.2.1879 recorded his death "At Kilmarnock, on the 19th February, Thomas Ferguson, of Messrs T & J Ferguson, manufacturers there."
Thomas' will was drawn up on 27.5.1869 by Dick and Stevenson, writers in Glasgow and witnessed by John Waters, salesman to William Gourlie & Son, calico printers in Glasgow and Hugh Colquhuon, iron merchant in Glasgow. As trustees, he appointed his brother James, nephews John Urquhart and Thomas Ferguson and friends Henry Knox Dick and William Kerr, grain merchant in Glasgow.
Thomas left his estate to various members of his family, with the residue to be divided between his brother James and nephews Thomas Ferguson and John Urquhart. He left £1,500 to his brother James, £500 to the children of his sister Anne Candlish, £300 each to his nephews Thomas and James Ferguson, £250 to his niece Mary Ferguson or Nimmo and £500 to Henry Knox Dick. The inventory, drawn up by Hugh Jamieson, shows his estate was valued at £10,101; including £7,496 as his interest in the firm of T & J Ferguson, £2,266 held by George C Dick and Co, £262 in Ceylon bonds, £50 in the Bank of Scotland, watch chain rings and clothes valued at £15, £5 in cash and £5 as an IOU granted James Candlish.
The business continued to operate long after Thomas' death. Kilmarnock directories list T & J Ferguson, cloth manufacturer, Nursery Mills, West Netherton Street with minor variations from 1879 until 1936.
3. John Ferguson born 2.11.1810 Muirkirk. He married Catherine Smith 30.12.1834 Sorn, then described as a wheelwright. He lived in Glasgow, then in Rothesay, Bute. In 1851, he was described as a tenter, living at 71 High St, Rothesay, Bute with his wife, children and a lodger, John Pridie, 36, a tenter from Edinburgh. He moved to Kilmarnock to work with his brothers in the family business. In 1871, he was recorded as a power loom tenter, living at 17 West Netherton St, Kilmarnock with his wife, 3 children and brother Thomas Ferguson. He died circa 1877, when his brother Thomas added a codicil to his will, leaving John's widow £30 per annum payable ½ yearly.
1. Ann Ferguson born 10.12.1837 in Barony. At home in 1851.
2. John Ferguson born 2.6.1839 in Gorbals, Lanark, at school in 1851.
3. Mary Ferguson born 20.12.1840 in Gorbals died between 1851-6
4. Elizabeth Ferguson born 18.6.1848 Rothesay, warehouse girl 1871
5. Catherine Ferguson born 29.12.1850 in Rothesay, a milliner in 1871
6. Mary Ferguson born 15.7.1856 in Kilmarnock, at school in 1871
4. Jean Ferguson born 18.2.1813 in Muirkirk. She married William Urquhart on 24.10.1834 in Sorn. In 1841, William was listed as a millworker, living with his wife and children and in 1851 census as a cotton carding master, still in Catrine. On 2.4.1863, his son John wrote to his brother-in-law "My father having got into difficulty with his property, I have given him one way and another from forty to fifty pounds during the last two years and I have them still to assist as the Catrine Cotton Mills have been shut up since September last, the workers get half pay but that is a miserable pittance the wages being small at best." Her husband died in June 1877. In 1879, Jean inherited £500 from her brother. In the 1881 census, she is shown as living at Bridge St, Sorn, aged 67, listed as doing “domestic duties.”
1. Hugh Urquhart baptised 25.11.1835 in Sorn
2. John Urquhart baptised 25.1.1835 in Sorn. A clerk, he married Margaret Dalglish, daughter of James Dalglish and Margaret Marshall of Sorn, on 31.10.1854 in Gorbals. His wife worked in a warehouse. They lived in Hutchesontown and Denny, before settling in Glasgow. Letters written to his brother-in-law James Dalglish show John had a good education, an earnest nature and strong sense of responsibility helping to care for his own parents as well as his mother-in-law.
From 1860-4, John worked for Macleroy, Hamilton and Co, cotton spinners and power loom cloth manufacturers, with a counting house at 47 Ingram St and works at 5 Catherine St, Calton. In 1865, John started work with G C Dick and Co, commission agents. The company was named for George Coventry Dick, whose son Henry Knox Dick was later a trustee for Thomas Ferguson's estate. George C Dick and Co are listed from 1865-1871 as agents at 86 Mitchell St. A separate entry lists them as agents for T & J Ferguson, Manufacturers, Kilmarnock. John, named as a trustee for his Uncle Thomas, also inherited £1000 and one-third of the residue of the estate.
Glasgow directories show that John Urquhart lived at 214 Crown St from 1860-5, at 11 Winston Terrace from 1866-73, at "Ivybank," Langside from 1874-6, at 1 Seyton Place, Langside from 1877-80 and from 1881 onwards, at 13 Campbell Quadrant, Langside.
After his wife died on 25.1.1881, John married Wilhelmina Miller Arnot, the sister of Henrietta Arnot, who married William Kerr and Mary Arnot, who married John Ferguson of Cluden. He remained at the same address. In the 1891 census, he is listed as a cotton yarn merchant, living with his wife and children, with Agnes Jane C Arnot, 22 listed as a visitor. The family also employed a servant. In 1902, John, a grey cloth merchant had his own company at 45 West Nile St, his home address "Rosyth" Glenburn Rd, Bearsden, New Kilpatrick. He was retired when his daughter married in 1906.
John died on 19.5.1917 at home at "Rosyth," aged 82 of "senility." His estate was valued at £4,626. As executors, he appointed his son James Dalglish Urquhart, his son-in-law Osbourne Robert Hatrick and Norman James Kerr, grain merchant of 45 Hope St. His wife died on 6.1.1920, at 10 Lillybank Gardens, Glasgow, of pleurisy, her step-daughter Mary Hartrick the informant.
3. James Urquhart born Catrine baptised 5.11.1836 Sorn, a 14 year old cotton carder in 1851, inherited £300 from his uncle Thomas Ferguson.
4. Mary Urquhart baptised 27.12.1840 in Sorn
5. William Urquhart baptised 20.3.1842 in Sorn
6. Ann Campbell Urquhart born Catrine, baptised Sorn on 18.9.1843.
7. Elizabeth Urquhart baptised 14.7.1844 in Sorn.
8. Mary Urquhart born in Catrine and baptised in Sorn on 27.5.1848.
9. Thomas Urquhart baptised 20.6.1846 in Sorn.
10. Jean Urquhart born in Catrine and baptised on 17.6.1850 in Sorn.
11. William Urquhart baptised 26.5.1853 in Sorn
12. Janet Campbell Urquhart born 1.11.1855 in Sorn
5. James Ferguson was born 8.10.1815 Muirkirk. He married Margaret Gilmour. The Kilmarnock parish registers recorded on 15.9.1837 "James Ferguson in Low Glencairn Street and Margaret Gilmour in Grange Street, after being proclaimed the extract was called for." In 1851 a 35-year-old tinsmith employing 5 men and living in Portland St, Campbells, Kilmarnock, with his family. In 1871, he lived at 11 Dundonald St.
In 1854, James and his brother Thomas established T & J Ferguson. The Kilmarnock Standard of 10.7.1880 noted, James played a major role in the factory's expansion. "The new mill, like the older one, is one storey in height, lighted from the roof, and was built from designs prepared by Mr Thomas Ferguson, Jr ... All the works were erected under the personal superintendence of Mr James Ferguson, to whose shrewdness, industry and perseverance the success of the Nursery Mills must in a great measure be attributed, while his brothers, now deceased attended to the practical inside management."
"The works at present consist of two large weaving sheds, besides stores and a two storey building in which the warps are prepared. The machinery is of the best description, and the looms are, as must be the case in every first class factory, fitted up with all the latest improvements. They are driven by two pair of massive engines of upwards of 200 horse power ... The huge smoke stack 135 feet high, if not the highest is certainly the most handsome and best proportioned in Ayrshire. Some idea of the extent of these works can be formed when we mention that in the two weaving sheds there is a floorage of 10,000 square yards on which stand 1,083 looms giving employment to upwards of 600 girls, beside a competent staff of male superintendents ... Although other fabrics are sometimes made, the looms generally, and at present, are entirely employed in the production of grey cotton for different purposes and of various widths, ranging from 28 inches to 45 inches. The average production of cloth per day is about 25 miles."
1 and 2 daughters, names and date of birth not known
3. Mary Ferguson baptised 31.10.1838. She married John Ninmo on 2.11.1864 in Kilmarnock. Named in her Uncle Thomas' will in 1869.
4. Son name and date of birth not known
5. John Ferguson born 7.3.1843, according to the parish registers, "5th child and second son of James Ferguson, tinsmith and Margaret Gilmour his wife, was born in Kilmarnock on the seventh day of March 1843." At home in 1851
6. James Ferguson born 5.6.1845, "6th child and third son". The Kilmarnock Standard in 1909 noted James "developed exceptional powers as a left-hand medium bowler, and was recognised by competent judges to be one of the finest bowlers in the West of Scotland. This is borne out by the fact that he not only won the Club prize for bowling but that the Clydsedale team, which in those days was the most prominent and about the strongest combination in the West, invited him to accompany them as a bowler while on tour in Ireland, but the honour was declined. While the two brothers were not very conspicuous as batsmen, still they got valuable runs for their side on many occasions by the perfect understanding between them in playing the tip and run style of game ... Not only in cricket has Mr James Ferguson proved himself as an adept. As a ped., as a quoiter, and on the bowling green he has carried off prizes, and he was a member of the rinks of the Kilmarnock Bowling Club that won the Scottish Championship two years in succession in 1894 and 1895."
7. Thomas Ferguson born 27.8.1847 in Kilmarnock, at home in 1851. At the age of 23 he was a cashier in the family business and later designed the new buildings for T &J Ferguson. His uncle Thomas appointed him trustee, leaving him £300 and a third of the residue of his estate.
Thomas married Agnes Jean Workman McKie. In 1871, they lived at 7 Princes St with a servant, Mary Ferguson. Thomas later built a large house at 3 Seaford St, Kilmarnock, completed in 1884. The brass letterbox still bears the name Ferguson. James was interested in ornithology, building an aviary at the rear, later replaced by a flat roofed extension for theatricals and musical soirees.
Thomas was a talented photographer, the Kilmarnock Standard noting in 1913 that he "has carried off the premier honours in a number of important competitions as an amateur photographer." His family later donated 5,000 of his photographic plates to the Dick Institute. When Alistair Leslie bought the Ferguson house in 1977, his son found a large collection of frames, faded photographs and photographic plates in the cellar, including a photo of the Ferguson factory and its workforce.
Cricket was another of Thomas Ferguson's interests. The Kilmarnock Standard of 5.6.1909 published an article "Kilmarnock Willow Wielders - A Notable Family" which stated "it is questionable if a cricket match has been played in Kilmarnock during the last 40 or 50 years without a representative of the Ferguson Family on the team. In the early sixties the first connection with the club was formed, when Mr Tom Ferguson became a playing member on the Glebe Park, near the end of Robertson Place. In those days there was no boundary limit, batsmen having to run for all their counters ... Under such conditions smartness in fielding was as much an essential of the game as batting and bowling, and it was in the department that Mr Ferguson particularly excelled, his speed as a runner serving him well. One extraordinary incident in which Mr Ferguson participated is worth recording. Kilmarnock were playing Muirkirk, which at that time contained some powerful cricketers, when three players all sprained their ankle in dealing with the same ball. Mr Ferguson was batting at the time, and the bowler, in delivering the ball, Mr Ferguson in striking it, and the fielder in fielding it all met with the same mishap- a sprained ankle ... Not long after joining the club, Mr Ferguson was appointed Secretary and Treasurer, and discharged those duties for a number of years." A history of the Kilmarnock Cricket Club pays tribute to Thomas' contribution to the club, he "proved his loyalty to the willow by withstanding the temptations of the bowling green. These were the days of trial when only the staunchest remained. Conditions were difficult, finance was a constant worry and the outlook was far from rosy. But Tom Ferguson was true to his love. Perhaps his cricket was not of the highest order, but of his zeal, there can be no question."
1. Agnes Jean Crawford Ferguson born 13.2.1871 Kilmarnock
2. Maggie Gilmour Ferguson born 2.7.1873 in Kilmarnock
3. James Ferguson born 1877 in Kilmarnock, at school in 1891.
8. William Ferguson baptised 3.11.1849 Kilmarnock, at home in 1851
9. Jane Ferguson born 21.11.1851 in Kilmarnock, "9th child and fourth daughter of James Ferguson, tinsmith." Known as Jeanie, at home 1871
10. Robert Candlish Ferguson born 5.11.1855 in Kilmarnock, at home 1871
11. Andrew Gilmour Ferguson born 29.4.1858. According to the Kilmarnock Standard in 1909, he joined the Kilmarnock Cricket Club in 1875. "He learned the rudiments of the game with the junior clubs that existed in the town at the time, and when he came to the senior combination his innate gift as a batsman proved a decided acquisition to the club. In 1833, he was first elected a Director and for the next 4 seasons -1883-7 - he had the unique distinction of carrying off the leading batting honours of the club. In 1833 his average was 33, and his prize was a bat presented by Captain Sneddon, the donor handing over the gift at the annual supper. In this season Mr Ferguson realised the aim and ambition of every batsman by scoring a century, the exact figures being 104, against a very strong Clydesdale club. In 1884, he was Vice-Captain of the team, and, for the next 4 years, 1885-8, he was Captain, being also Treasurer in the first three. In 1886, Mr Jas Dickie, seedsman, was President of the club and at the annual general meeting intimated that he would give a special prize that season, and selected the match to be played against Kelburne at Paisley on June 5th as the test to decide the winner, the prize to be awarded to the batsman who made 50 runs. Mr Ferguson secured the prize with a score of 68, and Mr Dickie presented him with a beautiful gold scarf pin mounted with wickets, bat and ball - a gift Mr Ferguson still retains in his possession." Andrew was again Captain of the 1st X1 from 1899-1900, often scoring the highest batting average, with his son James serving as Vice-Captain.
Andrew "proved himself a real club man until his playing days ended in 1902 - aye, and a tower of inspiration to every Kilmarnock player to the end of his life. He was a familiar figure at Kirkstyle, always to be found gazing lovingly from the dressing room window, following every game, senior or junior with great interest ... When he finally retired from the Committee of Management in 1904 he was created the first Life Member of the Club ... in appreciation of the long and valuable services rendered to the club over 25 years as Vice-President, Captain, Treasurer, Vice-Captain and director."
1. James Ferguson born 1878 in Kilmarnock. He shared his father's interest in cricket. According to the Kilmarnock Standard in 1913, "for well nigh twenty years Mr James Ferguson was a regular playing member of the first eleven, and during the time he played in the second eleven he acted as a fast right-arm bowler, while in the season before he joined the first eleven he had the highest score in competition with second eleven cricket in Kilmarnock. This was in a game with Spiers School former pupils when he had 56 not out, and along with A Alexander secured a total of 96 runs. In the middle of the same season his services were requisitioned as a "sub" for the first eleven, and in his first game against Cathcart, when he was 14 years of age, he scored 31 not out. It was only natural that after such a promising opening he should become a regular playing member of the first eleven."
"In seasons 1899-1900 he was Vice-Captain to his father, and in the latter season he made the best bowling average. For the next four seasons, 1901 to 1904, he was the club's enthusiastic Captain, and when Colonel Denny opened the new ground in 1904 he had the honour of catching the first ball which was thrown by the Colonel. In 1906, Mr Ferguson's best performance was 68 not out, and in 1908 he gathered 207 runs, his highest score being 55 not out and his average 12.9. In 1909 his highest score was 52, and in 1910, 53 not out. During the last and throughout all the intervening years he retained his place, latterly as a wicket keeper, having few equals in the west of Scotland." The club history noted "Brockie McCulloch, Killie's famous fast bowler, was at his fastest in those days and it was no surprise that Jimmy's hands were badly distorted in his later years."
The Kilmarnock Standard commented "In the management of the club he was always a most indefatigable worker. In 1896, he acted as joint Secretary, and during the last few years the club was on Holm Quarry, Mr Ferguson and a few others worked strenuously to keep the old ship floating till its prospects improved with the acquisition of Kirkstyle." According to the club history, the years of his captaincy were years of iron. When games were played away from home in 1903-4, James "and the other members of the Ferguson family, including the girls, played their part in the club's struggle for survival. All the playing material was kept at their home in Charles St where the pads were cleaned, umpires coats laundered and repaired by female members, bats and pads repaired and balls cleaned and repolished after each game by the younger male members, all to save expense."
When he died at the age of 35, the Kilmarnock Standard of 3.5.1913 commented "It is difficult to realise that never again shall we see the familiar, alert, quick-moving form of Mr James Ferguson crouching behind the wickets watching vigilantly the interests of his side, or never again hear his pungent criticisms, or benefit from the cheery optimism that never seemed to desert him even when the affairs of the club were at their lowest ebb. Some three weeks ago Mr Ferguson was laid aside with an attack of pneumonia, and though it was thought he had got the turn for the better he succumbed on Monday last, to the regret of a wide circle of friends and admirers, for whom will go forth deep wells of sympathy for his sorrowing widow and four young children, the youngest of which is only five weeks old"
2. Andrew Ferguson in 1909, the Kilmarnock Standard noted "young Andrew" as he is popularly known, is only blossoming forth as a willow wielder. Last year as a member of the second eleven his best performance was 31 against Kelburne. In the eight games played he was four times not out, and his average was 15.2. This season he has been introduced into the first eleven, but so far the "tail" has had few opportunities of showing its real value to the side. A nice straight bat, "young Andrew" is promising well." The club history comments Andrew "played regularly for the 1st XI for a few years prior to the Great War and on occasions deputised for his elder brother James, behind the stumps. While he made many useful contributions with the bat he never attained his father's proficiency as a run getter ... he was one of only two regularly playing members prior to the Great War who returned to the fold on the cessation of hostilities and again took his place in the team, captaining the side in 1920 and 21. Unfortunately, a slight arm displacement, sustained while serving with the Royal Field Artillery in France, proved rather a handicap when batting and this resulted in his early retiral from the playing field."
3. Winnie Ferguson born in Kilmarnock about 1880. She remembered playing in the builders' sand at her uncle Thomas house when she was 3. She sang for several decades in the choir at St Andrews Glencairn church. She died in a nursing home about 1980, having survived 8 brothers and sisters. Gabrielle McCracken, who lived near her at 5 Charles Street, remembered her as "a dear, the oldest resident of the street."
4. Thomas Ferguson served in the Highland Light Infantry in World War 1. According to the cricket club history, he "has written his name large in the annals of the Club. Beginning as a lad before the First World War and losing 4 vital years of cricketing life to military service, he was the pivot on which the Club swung during the difficult and disheartening post-war years. From 1920 to 1937 he gave fully of his time, his thought, his organising ability and his skill to KCC. He knew the game well, he was a neat and most attractive batsman, who, when he could curb his impetuosity, played many excellent innings for his side. His fielding at cover point was always a delight to watch, nimble, smart and clean cut in all he did. He captained the Club in seasons 1926-27-28 and 1934-35-36. On and off the field he was a gentleman, highly regarded by all. As Captain, Vice-Captain, President, director and a host of other things, he has served the club well, so much that when he finally retired he was elected a Life Member."
1. Andrew G Ferguson known as Drew, "who in the Juniors of 1933-4, gave great promise of things to come. Perhaps he has not fulfilled that early promise - he lost several vital years in the Forces - but Drew is the happy cricketer to whom averages mean very little, and pleasure, much. He is a gay cavalier with the bat, thirsting to produce the old-fashioned square cut, and a fielder who leaves you no doubt that he is enjoying the game."
1. Thomas Gilmour Ferguson "a small son" 1952
12. Margaret Gilmour
Ferguson b 11.2.1860
Kilmarnock, at home 1871
6. Mary Ferguson born 1816, according to the census, in Sorn. In 1851, she was a power loom weaver of cotton, living with her mother and sister in Ford St, Catrine. In 1871 and again in 1881, she was described as "formerly a dressmaker," living with her sister in Ballochmyle St, Catrine. In 1878, she inherited £500 from her brother Thomas. She died on 1.9.1883 in Catrine, aged 69 and was buried in Sorn.
7. Elizabeth Ferguson born 18.6.1818 in Muirkirk. In 1851, she was a power loom weaver of cotton. In 1871 and 1881 census, she is described as "formerly a dressmaker," living with her sister in Ballochmyle St, Catrine. The Kilmarnock Standard of 8.7.1882 noted the death "At Ballochmyle St, Catrine, on the 2nd inst., Elizabeth Ferguson, daughter of the late James Ferguson. Friends will please accept of this (the only) intimation." She was buried in Sorn with her parents and sister Mary.
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