Margaret Henderson (c.1785 - Unknown)

FATHER:	MOTHER:	SPOUSE:	OFFSPRING:
John Henderson (c.1754)	Ann Garden (c.1757)	Thomas Keith (c.1769)	Elspet Keith (b.1804) Elesebet Keith (b.1806) Margaret Keith (b.1806) Jean Keith (b.1808) Thomas Keith (b.1810) Ann Keith (b.1811) Euphemia Keith (b.1814) Helen Keith (b.1820) Richard Keith (b.1825)

CHRISTENED:	Possibly 27 November 1785 - Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
MARRIAGE:	2 June 1804 - Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland
DEATH:	Unknown

KNOWN ADDRESSES:

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BIOGRAPHY:

Margaret Henderson may have been christened on 27 November 1785, in the Parish of Old Machar, Aberdeen. However, this would make her sixteen years younger than her husband to be, whom she married in 1804, and forty when her last child was born. If this assumption is correct, she was the third of eight children born to John Henderson and Ann Garden in Old Machar. Her siblings were William, Alexander, Isabel, John, George, Jean and Kenny. What is certain is that she definately married Thomas Keith in 1804 in Old Machar. However, it is unclear whether they married on 2 June or on 17 June. They went on to have nine children; Elspet, Elesebeth, Margaret, Jean, Thomas, Ann, Euphemia, Helen and Richard, all born between 1804 and 1825. Elspet was first and was christened in Saint Nicholas in 1804. The next two were christened together in Old Machar in 1806 and appear as if they could be twins. The remaining children were all christened in Saint Nicholas. It is not clear whether the family moved back to Old Machar for a time, or for some reason, merely had two daughters christened there. I don't know when Margaret died.

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HISTORICAL EVENTS:

1793 – BRITAIN IS AT WAR WITH A “REVOLUTIONARY FRANCE”. They remain at war, apart from a brief respite, until 1815. 1801 – IRELAND UNITES WITH GREAT BRITAIN TO FORM THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 1801 – HENRY ADDINGTON, later Viscount Sidmouth (Tory), becomes Prime Minister. 1804 - WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM (Tory), becomes Prime Minister for the second time. Also known as “Pitt the Younger”. 1806 – WILLIAM WYNDHAM GRENVILLE, BARON GRENVILLE (Whig) becomes Prime Minister in a coalition cabinet. 1807 - WILLIAM HENRY CAVENDISH-BENTINCK, DUKE OF PORTLAND (Tory), becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1809 – SPENCER PERCEVAL (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1810 – KING GEORGE III IS PROCLAIMED INSANE. His eldest son, the Prince of Wales (the later George IV) acts as Prince Regent. 1812 – SPENCER PERCEVAL, the Prime Minister, is assassinated. 1812 – ROBERT BANKS, EARL OF LIVERPOOL (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1820 – GEORGE IV ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of his father, George III. 1827 – GEORGE CANNING (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1827 – FREDERICK JOHN ROBINSON, VISCOUNT GODERICH and the later Earl of Ripon (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1828 – ARTHUR WELLESLEY, DUKE OF WELLINGTON (Tory) becomes Prime Minister. 1830 – WILLIAM IV ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of his brother, George IV. William is the third son of George III. 1830 – EARL CHARLES GREY (Whig) becomes Prime Minister. 1830 – SIR ROBERT PEEL DEVELOPES THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY which succeeds the Tory Party. 1832 – REFORM BILL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BECOMES LAW, extending the vote to more people and redistributing the constituencies to secure more equitable distribution of representation. 1834 – WILLIAM LAMB, VISCOUNT MELBOURNE (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister. 1834 – SIR ROBERT PEEL (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1835 - WILLIAM LAMB, VISCOUNT MELBOURNE (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1837 – QUEEN VICTORIA ASCENDS THE THRONE following the death of her uncle, William IV. Victoria was the daughter of George III’s fourth son, Edward (Duke of Kent). 1837 – COMPULSORY RECORDING OF ALL BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES INITIATED. 1841 - SIR ROBERT PEEL (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1843 – THE POLICE FORCE FOUNDED. Policeman were often called ‘Bobbies’ and ‘Peelers’ in reference to the then Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel. 1846 – REPEAL OF THE CORN LAWS, thus enabling a greater amount of trade. 1846 – EARL JOHN RUSSELL (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister. 1852 – EDWARD GEORGE GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, EARL OF DERBY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister. 1852 – GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, EARL OF ABERDEEN (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister in a coalition cabinet. 1854 – BRITAIN JOINS WITH FRANCE IN THE CRIMEAN WAR aimed at blocking Russia’s access to the Mediterranean. The war lasts until 1856. 1855 – HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, VISCOUNT PALMERSTON (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister. 1858 - EDWARD GEORGE GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, EARL OF DERBY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1859 - HENRY JOHN TEMPLE, VISCOUNT PALMERSTON (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1859 – CHARLES DARWIN PUBLISHES HIS GREAT WORK, “ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION” to diverse public opinion. In it he puts forth the view that animals are not created individually, but rather, that they evolve through a process he calls natural selection. 1861 – OUTBREAK OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR. Though having no direct affect on Britain since America had severed colonial ties, the lack of raw cotton shipped from North America to Northern England sent many into unemployment. 1865 - EARL JOHN RUSSELL (Liberal) becomes Prime Minister for the second time. 1866 - EDWARD GEORGE GEOFFREY SMITH STANLEY, EARL OF DERBY (Conservative) becomes Prime Minister for the third time. 1867 – SECOND REFORM BILL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS gave the vote to most urban male workers.