Matthew Semple
- Born: 1 Jun 1811, Avondale, Lanarkshire Scotland
- Marriage (1): Margaret Watt on 10 Dec 1831 in Avondale, Lanarkshire Scotland
- Died: 17 Apr 1899, Ladehead, Lesmahagow, Scotland UK at age 87
Noted events in his life were:
• fact. There is an OPR entry for the marriage of Matthew Semple and Margaret WATSON in Avondale on t he 10th of December 1831 (OPR Ref. 621/4, FR648). This may be an error in the register or in the transcription. Matthew and Margaret are at Hallburn Farm, Avondale, on the 1851 and 1861 census. On the 186 1 census the address is South Hallburn. Matthew is at Ladehead Farm, Lesmahagow, on the 188 1 and 1891 census.
• connection. 102 Joseph (Joey) Watt's connection to Robert is as follows:
Joseph (Joey) Watt . . .
is connected in some way to . . .
Thomas Watt (c1780) who married Margaret Craig (c1780)
although he says her name was Margaret Wilson
They had Margaret Watt (1808) who married Matthew Semple (1811)
His father was Andrew Semple (1767) & he also had William Semple (1797)
He had William Semple (1827)
He had David Semple (1856) who married Mary Gray (1861)
Her father was James Gray who married Mary Gardner (1828)
They had Robert Gardner Gray (1868)
He had Elsie Jane Gray (1898) who married William Kemp (1895)
They had Veda Kemp (1925) who married Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
They had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
• connection. 103 Emma-Louise Nelson's connection to me is as follows:
Emma-Louise Nelson (c1985)
Her father is Thomas Nelson (1963) who married Elizabeth Semple (c1965)
Her father was Thomas Semple (c1930)
His father was Thomas Semple (1885)
His father was John Semple (1843)
His father was Matthew Semple (1811)
His father was Andrew Semple (1767) & he also had William Semple (1797)
He had William Semple (1827)
He had David Semple (1856) who married Mary Gray (1861)
Her father was James Gray who married Mary Gardner (1828)
They had Robert Gardner Gray (1868)
He had Elsie Jane Gray (1898) who married William Kemp (1895)
They had Veda Kemp (1925) who married Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
They had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)
Matthew married Margaret Watt, daughter of Thomas Watt and Margaret Craig, on 10 Dec 1831 in Avondale, Lanarkshire Scotland. (Margaret Watt was born on 4 Dec 1808 in Ridden in Avondale, Lanarkshire Scotland and died on 6 May 1865 in Hallburn Farm (South Hallburn?) Avondale, Lanarkshire Scotland.)
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