13/11/2006
13/11/2006
Genealogy of James Hutchison and (1) Frances McKinnel Copland, (2) Alexandrina West.
Family tree.
Hutchison family tree.
West family tree.
| James
Hutchison. Draper. |
x |
Frances McKinnel Copland. | Alexandrina West. | |
| Born | 25 January 1863. | 1861. | 6 October 1866. | |
| Place | Botriphney: Glack of Midthird. Banff. | Kelton: Kirkubright. Scotland. | Lossiemouth. | |
| Died | 6 December 1901. | 1894. | 1899. | |
| Place | Aberdeen. | Aberdeen: Elmfield Avenue. | Aberdeen. | |
| Married | 1887 and 1895. | 5 October 1887. | 1 October 1895. | |
| Place | (1)Glasgow. (2)Aberdeen. | Glasgow. | Aberdeen: Waverley hotel. | |
| Ancestors | Thomas Hutchison. Elspet Hutchison. |
William Copland and Fanny McKinnel. | James West and Margaret Reid. | |
| Siblings | Elsie Henderson. | 7 sisters, 4 brothers |
| James Hutchison married twice. Firstly to Frances McKinnell Copland in 1887
at Glasgow and they had seven children, three dying in infancy. Frances died
in 1894 at Aberdeen and JH married Alexandrina West 1 October 1895. Their
son Victor James Hutchison was born 7 August 1896 in Aberdeen and died 26
April 1937 at Brighton, then they had a daughter Ruby Margaret (Marguerite)
born 17 October 1899 who died 28 January 1900, having been pre-deceased by
her mother (Alexandrina died 26 November 1899 after "fall from a height")
but I would guess suicide while suffering from post-natal depression. Victor James Hutchison also married twice, firstly to a young widow with four children, Elizabeth Copland Forbes (Mrs Mungall) on 13 April 1926 - possibly a shotgun wedding as she had a son, Victor Forbes Hutchison in November. Elizabeth died 29 November 1926, after the birth and the baby only survived a very short time. VJH married Mary Ellen Jack on 9 April 1928 at Aberdeen and their daughter Eileen May Hutchison was born 6 November 1929. EL. 25 June 2003. Brought up by grandfather in Cruden and Uncle
William, in Peterhead. Apprenticed to uncle. Draper in Glasgow, married
first wife. Came north and became draper in Aberdeen. Val. C. |
(Alexandrina is spelt 'Alexanderina' on the headstone) |
Children of Francis McKinnel Copland.
| ref | Name | Born | Died | Biography. |
| Frances Janet. | 14 Dec 1887 | 13 Oct 1954 | m? (1) Arthur Bendy. (2) William Anderson | |
| Annie Mary (Pinkie) | 31 Jan 1889 | Emigrated to Toronto, with sister Lucie. Worked as a clerk. m. 1922 William Calder a salesman (another Scot) in Toronto. | ||
| Christian Copland (Coupland) | 1890 | 1892 | d. of whooping cough & pneumonia. | |
| Keith Stuart. | 1891 | 1892 | d. of whooping cough & pneumonia. | |
| Elsie. | *16 May 1892 | b. Glasgow, d. Elgin, m. 1923 Alex Fowlie. | ||
| Lucie Hume. | *17 Jun 1893 | Emigrated to Toronto with Annie Mary. m. 28 Oct 1916 James Lauder. | ||
| Alexander James. | *9 Oct 1894 | 1894 | At birth? |
Children of Alexandrina West.
| ref | Name | Born | Died | Biography. |
| 01 | Victor James | 7 Aug 1896 | 26 Apr 1937 | b. Aberdeen; m. (1). Elizabeth Forbes. m. (2). Mary Ellen Jack; d. Brighton, Sussex. |
| Ruby Marguerite. | 1899 | Jan 1900 |
| Now, if you'd like to undertake the solution to a
mystery that has bothered me for some years, here are the facts. Elsie - i e Betty Strachan's mother - and Victor - Eileen's Father - were the two most literary members of that generation, but unlike their siblings, they have left no trace in the educational records of Aberdeenshire. Their sisters are readily traced through the well preserved registers of all the Aberdeen Schools, and the Hatton school, as well as the other five schools in Cruden at that time, but there's no trace whatever of these two people. Betty Strachan says that her mother was a bit of an invalid, and was kept off school - but who gave her the excellent education she clearly had? And Victor couldn't have been a weakling, for he became a decorated member of the Grenadier Guards during the Great War. TH - GH May 05. |
* EL.