More old photos

Maggie, Cissy and May - Batton sisters


Cissy Batton


Margaret Batton (my mum), Andrew Batton with their Aunt Maggie Strachan


Margaret Batton (my mum) with cousin Bill Strachan and his mother Maggie Strachan.

Jean Batton with Margaret Batton and Duncan Murray on their wedding day - 16th February 1963. Jean was in hospital recovering from TB.

Batton photographs

Donald, Alda, Peter and Dorothy Seckler - children of Margaret Batton and her husband Peter Seckler. Great grandchildren of John and Jessie Batton (John is the brother of Andrew Batton, Samuel Paton, George Paton and Ellen Gordon)

Batton sisters in later years.

Top picture - Margaret Batton on left

Bottom picture - Margaret Batton on right.

Dorothy Forcina (daughter of Dorothy Mastrangelo ms Seckler) with her grandmother Margaret Batton. Dorothy is the person who has been kindly sending me the information and photographs.

The four Batton sisters - left to right : Lily, Edna, Bella and Margaret Note the forenames, repeated in many of the Batton families over the years - even now!

1911 Census - Where are the Battons?

BATTON'S ON THE 1911 SCOTTISH CENSUS:

I couldn't resist checking to see where they were in the 1911 Census released yesterday. Email me if you would like a copy of the census record.

My great great grandfather Andrew Batton was still living in Galston at 21 Ironwork Square with his wife Lilias - both were now 53 years old. Living with them are their sons John Batton age 16 and Robert Batton age 9.

John would move to New York with his wife Sarah in 1929.

Andrew, Lilias and Robert would move to Douglas, Lanarkshire. So we know that in 1911 they are still living in Galston.

My great grandfather George Batton (31 years old), son of Andrew and Lilias is now living in Coylton, South Ayrshire, at 3 Kerse Row. Living with him is his wife Maggie (34) and their children Lily (7), Isabella (6), Andrew (5), Lizzie (2) and nephew John Queen, aged 8 years.

In the house next door, living at number 4 Kerse Row, is George's younger brother Peter McGregor Batton (29 years) and his wife Barbara with their 2 children, Lizzie Batton (4) and Andrew Batton (2).

Another chapter in the book.