Family of John Teevin and Elizabeth Glen

Husband:	John Teevin (1857-1926)
Wife:	Elizabeth Glen (1863-1950)
Children:	Elizabeth Tevan (1882-1953)
	Jane Teven (1883- )
	Mary Tevan (1885- )
	James Tevan (1887- )
	John Teevin (1889- )
	Alexander Tevan (1894- )
Marriage	26 Aug 1881	St Ninians, Stirling

Husband: John Teevin

Name:	John Teevin
Sex:	Male
Father:	James Teevin (aft1823-1889)
Mother:	Jane Stewart (aft1831-1902)
Birth	11 Jul 1857	Main Street, Lennoxtown, Stirling
Occupation		various
Death	17 Dec 1926 (age 69)	22 Main Street, Cambusbarron, Stirling
Education		Could not write.
Religion		Church of Scotland

Additional Information

Death

Cause: cerebral haemorrage

Wife: Elizabeth Glen

Name:	Elizabeth Glen
Sex:	Female
Nickname:	Lizzie
Father:	James Glen (1830?-bef1881)
Mother:	Elizabeth McLachlan (1830?-aft1881)
Birth	1863	Kilpatrick, Lanarkshire
Death	1 Mar 1950 (age 86)	Lilybank, Meadowfoot Road, West Kilbride
Religion		Church of Scotland
Education		Could not write.

Additional Information

Death

Cause: cardiovascular degeneration

Child 1: Elizabeth Tevan

Name:	Elizabeth Tevan
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Thomas Turner (1872-bef1953)
Birth	28 Feb 1882	Cambusbarron, Stirling
Death	29 Oct 1953 (age 71)	Meadowfoot Road, West Kilbride
Occupation		baker's saleswoman
Religion		Church of Scotland
Education		Literate

Additional Information

Death

Cause: coronary thrombosis

Child 2: Jane Teven

Name:	Jane Teven
Sex:	Female
Birth	29 Jul 1883	Cambusbarron, Stirling

Child 3: Mary Tevan

Name:	Mary Tevan
Sex:	Female
Birth	6 Sep 1885	Cambusbarron, Stirling

Child 4: James Tevan

Name:	James Tevan
Sex:	Male
Birth	21 Jun 1887	Cambusbarron, Stirling

Child 5: John Teevin

Name:	John Teevin
Sex:	Male
Birth	11 Jun 1889	Cambusbarron, Stirling

Child 6: Alexander Tevan

Name:	Alexander Tevan
Sex:	Male
Birth	6 Dec 1894	St Ninians, Stirling

Note on Husband: John Teevin

Married by the Church of Scotland. James Clark, his nephew, signed his death certificate.

 

His many jobs included - coal miner; limestone miner in 1881; millworker (pressman) in 1882-5; an indoor labourer in 1889.

 

In 1891 the family were living in the Quarry Cottages, St Ninian's. John was a coal miner.

 

John Tevan applies for relief on 21 January 1926. The details on his application form are as follows:

 

Name: John Tevan

Residence: 22 Main Street, Cambusbarron

County and Place of Birth: Campsie

Age: 68

Condition: Married & separated

Occupation: Colliery Labourer

Religion: Roman Catholic

Married when, where, and by whom: 40 years ago at Cambusbarron

Parents: James Teven (sic), Jane Stewart

Name, Age, Birthplace and Parentage of Wife: Elizabeth McMartin living apart for over 20 years

Name, Age, Birthplace and weekly earnings of Children not living in family: Jane, Mary, Elizabeth, John, Alexander, James

 

His application form also indicates that he made another application for relief in Stirling:

 

General Register of the Poor, Parish of Stirling

Name: John Tevan

Residence: 22 Main Street, Cambusbarron (c/o Campbell)

Age: 68

Date of Admitting Liability: 29th April 1926

Amount: 4 shillings

Parish of Birth: Campsie

Denomination: Roman Catholic

Condition: Married & separated

Occupation: Labourer

Wholly or partially disabled: Wholly

Description of Disbalement: Cerebral Haemorrhage

Wholly or partially destitute: Partially

Earnings beside parochial relief: 8 (pounds?)

Nature of settlement: Residence

Name and Age of Wife or Children Living in Family: Elizabeth Glenn. Whereabouts unknown to applicant. Has three sons and three daughters. Addresses of all unknown to him.

Names of Parents: James Tevan, lime-stone miner. Jane Stewart. Both dead.

Changes of circumstances and subsequent proceedings: 29th April 1926. Admitted to St Ninians.

Note on Wife: Elizabeth Glen

John Brown and Alexander Hardie witnessed the wedding.

 

John's death certificate calls her Elizabeth McMartin for some unknown reason...