Margaret Nisbet was sometimes Margaret Nesbit! Margaret Nisbet died on the 21st March 1927 at Haddington in Scotland. The document states that she was 83 years of age but she may have been older. Born about 1841 in Haddington her Father was John Beaumont and her Mother was Mary (Wilson) Beaumont. Cerebral Haemorrhage and Senile Decay were her cause of death. Catherine Burnside was the informant at the time was her Daughter in Law. 61 Hardgate street Haddington was the residence. This was also the residence of Catherine and Andrew Burnside when they died in later years. Margaret gave birth to Andrew Burnside on the 7th November 1859 at (Quarry House Jerusalem) Pencaitland near Haddington. In 1863 a correction was made to add his father's name to his birth certificate. Andrew Burnside may have been an only child. In 1861Margaret Beamont was 20 years of age and unmarried. She worked as an Agricultural Laborer and lived with her 1 year old child Andrew Burnside. According to ...
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Below is My fathers eulogy from 1999. I contributed to some of the information which is not entirely accurate. Dad belonged to the 39th Battalion which included some militia but the attestation he signed was to fight abroad. He was transferred during the battle which he rarely spoke about. Because New Guinea was part of Australia at the time militia were sent to the jungle which so many thought was wrong. Just remember the 118 men died in his battalion and most of those that returned to Australia wouldn't muster!
Grand fathers obituary!
Jonathan Beswick passed away in 1959. This was printed in the local paper at the time. This was from the Sentinel on May 7 1959