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William Borthwick               1860-1927
William was born 4 May 1860, the son of James Borthwick and Jane Soulsby, at Bishopwearmouth, County Durham. He married Mary Ingram on 5 September 1881. William left Mary, shortly after his daughter Mary Jane was born in 1882, and was not seen again until 1926, when his daughter's husband (Thomas Little) located him in Berwick on Tweed, Northumberland. He died several months after their reunion on 31 May 1927.
Mary Ingram                       1860-   (1st Wife)
Mary was born about 1860, the daughter of Jane McGarrey, and a man named Robson.
I have found the following children.
Mary Jane Born 18 May 1882   Gateshead, County Durham Married Thomas Little

Birth of Parents
William Borthwick b: 4 May 1860    Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
son of James Borthwick and Jane Soulsby, Iron Factory Labourer, 7 Catherine St., Millfield
Mary Ingram b: abt 1860  c: 3 Apr 1860             St. James Church, Gateshead, County Durham
daughter of Jane McGarrey, and a man named Robson


Marriage
5 Sep 1881
James Borthwick (22)
Mary Ingram (19)
All Saints Church, Newcastle upon Tyne
bachelor, Puddler, Dean Street, Father: James Borthwick, Furnaceman
spinster, Dean Street, Father: William Ingram, Striker
after Banns, Wit: Ellen Monaghan, John Hogan


Children
Mary Jane Borthwick b: 18 May 1882       Gateshead, County Durham
daughter of William Borthwick and Mary Ingram, Iron worker, 20 Victoria Street, Gateshead

At this time, the marriage ended in divorce.

Death
Mary (Ingram) Borthwick No Data



Louisa Burn                       1866-   (2nd Wife)
Louisa was born about 1866, in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
I have identified the following children.
  Ann Born abt 1900   Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland  

Birth of New Wife
Louisa Burn b: abt 1866             Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland       1866 1Q Berwick 10b 357

Marriage
abt 1893
William Borthwick
Louisa Burn
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland       1893 1Q Berwick 10b 505

Children
Ann Borthwick b: abt 1900               Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland       1900 1Q Berwick 10b 512
daughter of William Borthwick and Louisa Burn

1901 Census   1 April 1901 Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
14 Chapel Street
William Borthwick
Louisa (Wife)
Ann
Age 35
Age 40
Age 1
Dock Labourer Sunderland
Berwick
Berwick
Durham
Northumberland
Northumberland
4 May 1860
abt 1866
abt 1900

1911 Census RG14-145 3 April 1911 Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland
Golden Square   (2 Rooms)
William Borthwick
Louisa (Wife)
Fannie
Age 51
Age 42
Age 11
Labourer

School
Sunderland
Berwick on Tweed
Berwick on Tweed
Durham
Northumberland
Northumberland
4 May 1860
abt 1866
abt 1900
The record indicates that she had 4 children, but only 1 has survived.

Death
William Borthwick Died 31 Mar 1927 Age 67
at 31 Chapel Street, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, General Labourer.
Informant: W. Hennessey, 31 Chapel Street, Berwick upon Tweed

Louisa (Burn) Borthwick No Date



SPECIAL THANKS  to B. Sadler, Leicestershire, a descendant of Walter Borthwick (1797-) for the details provided above.