James Learmonth
- Born: 6 Nov 1856, Greenbank, Falkirk Scotland
- Marriage (1): Catherine Davidson Fairlie on 26 May 1885
- Marriage (2): Christian Fairlie
- Died: 1928, Bramhall, Cheshire England at age 72
Noted events in his life were:
• source. Rita Dowdall @ genes who writes:
[grayfamilytree.FTW] [learmouth.FTW] Came back from Manchester to register death of his father. He was staying at Beech Lawn, Ardenshaw to be exact as per death register. Began as Iron founders clerk. He was in Manchester and borrowed money from his brother in law James Ross to become co-owner of the Planet foundry Ardenshaw. After his son Alex death, nephew James Shaw help run the foundry. Many workers came from the Falkirk area. It became part of Allied Iron founders and James Shaw was national chairman. It was taken over by Glynwed. There is no foundry now and sadly no records. The workers houses remain and locals recall the planet. Info supplied by Anne Cruickshank.
James married Catherine Davidson Fairlie, daughter of William Fairlie and Elizabeth Davidson, on 26 May 1885. (Catherine Davidson Fairlie was born on 8 Jun 1856 in Central District, Glasgow, Lanarkshire Scotland and died in 1899 in Ashton, Manchester England.)
James next married Christian Fairlie, daughter of William Fairlie and Elizabeth Davidson. (Christian Fairlie was born on 15 Jun 1854 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland UK and died in 1935 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland UK.)
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