War Memorial - Cornhill on Tweed, Northumberland, England

Thomas John Hume
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 35187 abt. 1888, West Heaton, Cornhill 17 September 1917 29 10th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of John and Alice Hume, nee Falkender, husband of Margaret Hume, nee Mitchell.

The birth of Thomas John Hume was registered in Berwick, Northumberland, England during the first quarter of 1888.

England Census 1891 about Thomas Jn. Hume and family Residence: Cornhill, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Hume Thomas Jn. Hume Jane Hume Christina Hume Margaret Hume	Head Son Sister Sister Sister	Widowed Single Single Single Margaret Hume	28 3 52 48 24	abt. 1863 abt. 1888 abt. 1839 abt. 1843 abt. 1867	West Heaton, Northumberland West Heaton, Northumberland Barelees, Northumberland Branxton Hill, Northumberland West Heaton, Northumberland

England Census 1911 about Thomas Hume and family Residence: Twizell, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Hume Margaret Hume John Hume	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	23 22 1	abt. 1888 abt. 1889 abt. 1910	Cornhill, Northumberland Berwick Cornhill, Northumberland

Nicholas William Fairley Swan
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 235372 abt. 1896, New Harper Ridge, Cornhill 24 August 1917 21 6th Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry formerly (1950) Northern Cyclist Battalion Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Francis and Martha Swan, nee Fairley.

The birth of Nicholas William F. Swan was registered in Berwick, Northumberland, England during the fourth quarter of 1896. His mother Martha Swan, aged 29, died at Donaldson's Lodge, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland, England on 14 November 1896. The re-marriage of his father to Margaret Swan was registered in Berwick, Northumberland, England during the second quarter of 1897.

Berwickshire News and General Adviser, 02 July 1918
Pte. Wm. Swan, K. O. Y. L. I., son of Mr. F. Swan, New Harperidge, Cornhill-on-Tweed, is reported dead. He was previously reported missing. His age is about 21.

England Census 1901 about Nicholas W. F. Swan Residence: 8, Laburnum Avenue, Wallsend, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Margaret Fairley Mary A. Fairley Nicholas W. F. Swan George P. Patterson James D. Allan Arthur J. Boyd William Moss	Head Mother Nephew Boarder Boarder Boarder Boarder	Single Widowed Single Single Single Single Single	30 59 4 24 25 18 23	abt. 1871 abt. 1842 abt. 1897 abt. 1877 abt. 1876 abt. 1883 abt. 1878	Branxton, Northumberland Twisel Norham, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Manchester, Lancashire Scotland Ulster, Ireland Shipley, Yorkshire

John Robinson Reid
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Rifleman 371644 abt. 1896, Cornhill 26 July 1918 22 8th Bn. London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) Pernois British Cemetery, Halloy-les-Pernois, France Son of Alexander and Sarah Emily Reid, nee Robinson, of Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland.

The birth of John Robinson Reid was registered in Berwick, Northumberland, England during the third quarter of 1895.

England Census 1911 about John Robinson Reid and family Residence: Cornhill, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Alexander Reid Sarah Emily Reid Emily Reid William Reid John Robinson Reid George Reid Agnes Ann Reid	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Daughter	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single	44 45 19 17 15 13 10	abt. 1867 abt. 1866 abt. 1892 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1898 abt. 1901	Cornhill, Northumberland Upleatham, Yorkshire Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland

James Piercy
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 9115 abt. 1897, Cornhill 25 January 1915 18 1st. Bn. Scots Guards Le Touret Memorial, France

The birth of James Piercy was registered in Berwick, Northumberland, England during the fourth quarter of 1896.

England Census 1901 about James Piercy and family Residence: Cornhill, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Piercy Agnes Piercy William Piercy James Piercy	Head Daughter Son Grandson	Widowed Single Single Single	56 27 29 4	abt. 1845 abt. 1874 abt. 1872 abt. 1897	Kirknewton, Northumberland Kirknewton, Northumberland Kirknewton, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland

England Census 1911 about James Piercy and family Residence: Ford, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William Piercy Jessie Piercy Agnes Ann Piercy James Piercy	Head Wife Daughter Nephew	Married Married Single Single	37 34 4 14	abt. 1874 abt. 1877 abt. 1907 abt. 1897	Kirknewton, Northumberland Kirknewton, Northumberland Norham, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland

William Nesbit
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private G/93729 abt. 1893, Ancroft 17 December 1918 25 24th Bn. Royal Fusiliers Belgrade Cemetery, Belgium Son of William A. Nesbit.

The birth of William Nesbit was registered in Berwick, Northumberland, England during the fourth quarter of 1893.

England Census 1901 about William Nesbit and family Residence: Gosforth Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
William A. Nesbit William Nesbit Elizabeth J. Nesbit Isabella Hardy	Head Son Daughter Servant	Widowed Single Single	26 7 4 63	abt. 1875 abt. 1894 abt. 1897 abt. 1838	Carham, Northumberland Ancroft, Northumberland Ancroft, Northumberland Alston, Cumberland

England Census 1911 about William Nesbit Residence: Carham, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomson Nesbit (female) George Nesbit William Nesbit	Head Nephew Nephew	Single Single	41 18 17	abt. 1870 abt. 1893 abt. 1894	Buckton Kyls, Northumberland Ancroft, Northumberland Ancroft, Northumberland

James Lawrie (Served as James Laurie)
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Pioneer 220912 abt. 1865, Norham 17 November 1917 52 303rd Road Construction Coy. Royal Engineers Solferino Farm Cemetery, Belgium Son of James and Elizabeth Lawrie, nee Robertson.

England Census 1881 about James Lawrie and family Residence: Howtell, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Elizabeth Lawrie John Lawrie James Lawrie William Lillie Lawrie	Head Son Son Son	Widowed Single Single Single	49 21 16 11	abt. 1832 abt. 1860 abt. 1865 abt. 1870	Berwickshire, Scotland Berwick, Northumberland Norham, Northumberland Berwickshire, Scotland

England Census 1901 about James Lawrie and family Residence: Cornhill, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Elizabeth Lawrie James Lawrie William Lawrie	Head Son Son	Widowed Single Single	70 34 31	abt. 1831 abt. 1867 abt. 1870	Scotland Norham, Northumberland Scotland

John Wilson
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Serjeant 4127 abt. 1879, Coldstream 15 July 1915 36 1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Son of Elizabeth Wilson. Husband of Sarah Alice Martin, formerly Wilson, nee Rule, of 247, Tyldesley Rd., Atherton, Manchester. Served in South African Campaign.

Scotland Census 1881 about John Wilson and family Residence: 25, Duke Street, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Wilson Jessie Wilson Elizabeth Wilson James Wilson Thomas Wilson John Wilson John Nesbitt	Head Wife Daughter Grandson Grandson Grandson Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single John Nisbett	65 63 31 11 5 2 22	abt. 1816 abt. 1818 abt. 1850 abt. 1870 abt. 1876 abt. 1879 abt. 1859	England Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Kelso, Roxburghshire

Scotland Census 1891 about John Wilson and family Residence: 10, Duke Street, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Bessie Wilson Thomas Wilson John Wilson Jessie Wilson Elizabeth Wilson John Nesbitt Jessie Dewer	Head Son Son Daughter Daughter Boarder Visitor	Single Single Single Single	41 15 12 9 3 33 72	abt. 1850 abt. 1876 abt. 1879 abt. 1882 abt. 1888 abt. 1858 abt. 1819	Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Coldstream, Berwickshire Kelso, Roxburghshire Coldstream, Berwickshire

England Census 1901 about John Wilson and family Residence: Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Wilson Sarah Alice Wilson Charles Wilson	Head Wife Son	Married Married Single	32 25 1	abt. 1879 abt. 1886 abt. 1910	Coldstream, Berwickshire Ford, Northumberland Ford, Northumberland

James Jeffrey
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 273157 abt. 1888, Donaldsons Lodge, Cornhill 24 October 1917 29 17th Bn. Royal Scots formerly (1005) Lothians and Border Horse Yeomanry Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium Son of Nicholas and Isabella Jeffrey, nee Crammond, of Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland.

The birth of James Jeffrey was registered in Berwick, Northumberland, England during the third quarter of 1888.

England Census 1911 about James Jeffrey and family Residence: Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Nicholas Jeffrey Isabella C. Jeffrey Agnes Jeffrey Rachel Jeffrey James Jeffrey Helen C. Jeffrey Martha J. Jeffrey Alexander Jeffrey Ruby Jeffrey	Head Wife Daughter Daughter Son Helen C. Jeffrey Martha J. Jeffrey Alexander Jeffrey Ruby Jeffrey	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	58 56 29 25 22 20 17 16 13	abt. 1853 abt. 1855 abt. 1882 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1894 abt. 1895 abt. 1898	Twizel Mill, Northumberland Ilderton, Northumberland Donaldson's Lodge(?), Northumberland Donaldson's Lodge(?), Northumberland Donaldson's Lodge(?), Northumberland Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland

The Jeffrey familygrave can be found in St. Helen's churchyard in Cornhill on Tweed:

To
the memory of
Isabella
wife of Nicholas Jeffrey,
who died at Cornhill 18th March
1932, aged 77 years.
also the above
Nicholas Jeffrey,
who died 8th Feby. 1935,
aged 82 years.
Also James, son of the above,
who fell in action in France,
24th Octr. 1917,
aged 29 years.
Also Martha Jane
daughter of the above
who died 10th Octr. 1949,
aged 56 years.
Also Agnes,
daughter of the above
who died 31st Augt. 1953,
aged 72 years.

James Affleck
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 20492 abt. 1894, Kirknewton 17 September 1916 22 12th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Thiepval Memorial, France Son of Walter and Hannah Affleck, nee Mossman, of Marldown(?), Cornhill.

England Census 1901 about James Affleck and family Residence: Ford, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Walter Affleck Hannah Affleck James Affleck Barbara Affleck Helen Smith Joseph Smith Adam Smith	Head Wife Son Daughter Sister-in-Law Nephew Nephew	Married Married Single Single Married Single Single	42 35 6 4 33 6 0	abt. 1859 abt. 1866 abt. 1895 abt. 1897 abt. 1868 abt. 1895 abt. 1901	Scotland Lowick, Northumberland Kirknewton, Northumberland Kirknewton, Northumberland Lowick, Northumberland Lowick, Northumberland Lowick, Northumberland

John Cassidy
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 30/66 abt. 1892, Lowick 26 October 1917 25 1st/7th Bn. Northumberland Fusiliers Poelcapelle British Cemetery, Belgium (?)Son of Mrs. Ann Cassidy, of Lucker Cottage, Belford, Northumberland.(?) (?)Grandson of John and Elizabeth Cassidy.(?)

England Census 1901 about John Cassidy and family Residence: Lowick, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Cassidy Elizabeth Cassidy Frank Cassidy John Cassidy Elizabeth Cassidy Wilhelmina Cassidy Richard Cassidy John Cassidy	Head Wife Son Son Daughter Daughter Son Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	57 54 26 18 16 14 12 8	abt. 1844 abt. 1847 abt. 1875 abt. 1883 abt. 1885 abt. 1887 abt. 1889 abt. 1893	Gathwick, Lowick, Northumberland Detchen, Belford, Northumberland Lowick, Northumberland Burton, Bamburgh, Northumberland Felkington, Duddo, Northumberland Newbiggin, Northumberland Berryhill Ford, Northumberland Lowick, Northumberland

England Census 1911 about John Cassidy and family Residence: Carham, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
John Cassidy Elizabeth Cassidy John Cassidy John Cassidy	Head Wife Son Grandson	Married Married Single Single	69 64 29 18	abt. 1842 abt. 1847 abt. 1882 abt. 1893	Morpeth, Northumberland Belford, Northumberland Bamburgh, Northumberland Lowick, Northumberland

Herbert Marshall
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 4403 abt. 1895, Cornhill 12 July 1915, Dardanelles 20 1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Son of James William and Helen Marshall, nee Turner.

Herbert Marshall was baptised in Cornhill, Northumberland, England on 22 December 1895. His parents were James William and Helen Marshall.

England Census 1911 about Herbert Marshall and family Residence: Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James William Marshall Helen Marshall Helena Jane Marshall Herbert Marshall Edwin John Marshall Alfred Marshall Evelyn Marshall Wilfred Marshall	Head Wife Daughter Son Son Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single	42 40 17 15 14 12 11 5	abt. 1869 abt. 1871 abt. 1894 abt. 1896 abt. 1897 abt. 1899 abt. 1900 abt. 1906	Cornhill, Northumberland Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland

James Johnston
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 29530 abt. 1880, Cornhill 09 April 1917 37 7th/8th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Feuchy Chapel British Cemetery, Wancourt, France Son of Thomas and Hannah Johnston, of Cornhill-on-Tweed, husband of Agnes Johnston, nee Coultert, of 2, Station Cottages, Cornhill-on-Tweed.

James Johnston was baptised in Cornhill, Northumberland, England on 20 June 1880. He was married to Agnes Coultert in Cornhill, Northumberland, England on 27 September 1907. His parents were Thomas and Hannah Johnston.

England Census 1891 about James Johnston and family Residence: Cornhill, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Thomas Johnston Hannah Johnston James Johnston John Johnston Thomas Johnston Hannah Snowball Johnston Margaret Johnston John Brown	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Daughter Boarder	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Married	56 43 10 8 7 5 2 51	abt. 1835 abt. 1848 abt. 1881 abt. 1883 abt. 1884 abt. 1886 abt. 1889 abt. 1840	Northumberland, England Northumberland, England Northumberland, England Northumberland, England Northumberland, England Northumberland, England Northumberland, England Scotland

England Census 1911 about James Johnston and family Residence: Cornhill, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
James Johnston Agnes Johnston Margarete Johnston	Head Wife Daughter	Married Married Single	30 33 2	abt. 1881 abt. 1878 abt. 1909	Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland

In
loving memory
of
my mother and father
Agnes Johnston
died 13th Decr 1950
aged 74 years.
James Johnston
killed in action in
France
13th April 1917
aged 37 years.
And their daughter
Margaret
beloved wife of
James Davison
died at Roker, Sunderland
5th October 1996
aged 88 years.

John Timlin Dalgleish
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Private 6874 07 June 1891, Cornhill 12 July 1915 24 1st/4th Bn. King's Own Scottish Borderers Helles Memorial, Turkey (including Gallipoli) Son of Robert and Margaret Dalgleish, nee Timlin, of Kimmerston, Wooler, Northumberland. Stepson of Margaret Dalgleish, nee Hume, of Kimmerston, Wooler.

England Census 1911 about John T. Dalgleish and family Residence: Cornhill On Tweed, Northumberland, England
Name	Relation	Marital status:	Age	Birth	Place of Birth
Robert Dalgleish Margaret Dalgleish William Dalgleish John T. Dalgleish Robert T. H. Dalgleish Christian H. Dalgleish James H. Dalgleish Margaret H. Dalgleish Peter H. Dalgleish	Head Wife Son Son Son Daughter Son Daughter Son	Married Married Single Single Single Single Single Single Single	45 45 22 20 14 13 10 8 6	abt. 1866 abt. 1866 abt. 1889 abt. 1891 abt. 1897 abt. 1898 abt. 1901 abt. 1903 abt. 1905	Newtonlees, Northumberland West Heaton, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Donaldson's Lodge, Northumberland Campfield, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland Cornhill, Northumberland

John Leonard Collingwood Briggs
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lieutenant 314977 abt. 1925 15 April 1945 20 The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) Royal Armoured Corps Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany Son of John Mindrum Briggs and Nora Carnaby Briggs, nee Collingwood, of Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland.

William Edward Johnston
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Lance Corporal T/3192815 abt. 1917 15 February 1942 25 Royal Army Service Corps Singapore Memorial, Singapore Son of Thomas and Emily Elizabeth Johnston, nee Simmons, of Cornhill-on-Tweed, Northumberland.

Francis Swan Renton
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Flying Officer (Air Gunner) 173905 abt. 1916 05 January 1945 29 550 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Hanover War Cemetery, Germany Son of Alexander and Mary E. Renton, nee Swan. Crewing Avro Lancaster NG331, believed shot down by anti aircraft fire.

Jean Watson Elliot
Rank: Service No.: Date of Birth: Date of Death: Age: Regiment: Cemetery: Add. Information:	Civilian abt. 1917 19 January 1946, Coldstream Hospital 29 formerly Auxiliary Territorial Service Cornhill (St Helen) Churchyard, UK Daughter of John and Mary Jane Elliot, nee Watson.

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