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John Proven

John Proven

Male 1854 - 1938  (83 years)

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  • Name John Proven 
    Born 19 May 1854  Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Christened 15 Jun 1854  Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1871  [2
    oil work labourer 
    Residence 1871  Market Road, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotlan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 12 Jun 1878  Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 27 Oct 1889  [3
    Foreman at railway works 
    Residence 27 Oct 1889  Newton Rd, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation 1891 
    railway contractor 
    Residence 1891  High St, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 23 Oct 1891  [4
    foreman 
    Residence 23 Oct 1891  Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Occupation 23 Jun 1893  [5
    labourer foreman 
    Residence 23 Jun 1893  High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Occupation 2 Nov 1894  [6
    labourers foreman 
    Residence 1901  Hill Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 2 Apr 1911  [7
    foreman labourer 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  South Victona Terrace, Bamburgh, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Occupation 10 Feb 1938  [1
    labourer 
    Residence 10 Feb 1938  Stokes, 20 Queen Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    _UID F6DF03A666DA40A39B3C1456EE4452A208D6 
    Died 10 Feb 1938  64 Leys Park Road, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Cause: senile debility 
    Person ID I7012  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2021 

    Father John Proven,   b. 4 Mar 1817, Torphichen, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jun 1878, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Isobel Johnston,   b. 26 Oct 1819, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1878, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 3 Jun 1842  Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Name: John Proven
      Gender: Male
      Marriage Date: 22 May 1842
      Marriage Place: Kirkliston,West Lothian,Scotland
      Spouse: Isabella Johnston
      FHL Film Number: 1066630


      Name: Isabella Johnston
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 22 May 1842
      Marriage Place: Kirkliston,West Lothian,Scotland
      Spouse: John Proven
      FHL Film Number: 1066630
    Family ID F2248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Janet Clark,   b. 23 Feb 1859, High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 1894, Aberfoyle, Perthshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1891  High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. John Clark Proven,   b. 22 Jun 1893, High Street, Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2017 
    Family ID F2278  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Janet Liston,   b. 21 Sep 1865, Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1936, 16 Queen Street, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 27 Oct 1899  Southend, Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Witnesses at the wedding of John Proven and Janet Liston were ??? Crawford and Beth Liston
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2021 
    Family ID F2279  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • John was the informant on the death of his mother and his father, both in 1878

      The informant on the death of Janet Liston in 1936 was her husband John Proven

      The informant on his death was his nephew, Robert Crawford of Slate Barns, Roslyn

      ------ From Source Attached To: Occupation ------
      Death Cert, Cit. Date: 15 Jan 2018.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S8] 1871 Census (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S47] GRO Edinburgh (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S13] Birth Cert (Reliability: 4).

    6. [S7] Death Cert (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S215] 1911 Census, England., (n.d.), citing RG 78, RG 14 (Reliability: 3).