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Mary Scott Fergusson was born in Highgate, London, Middlesex, on 9 June 1896.^1,2,3,4 and was baptised on 10 July 1896 at Highgate St Michael in Highgate.³
The siblings Mary and Honor were listed in the 1901 census at Kinlark in Little Stanmore, Hendon, Middlesex, with their parents, Norman Gardner Fergusson and Caroline Mary Graham Scott.¹
She was listed in the 1911 census at Bentley Priory in Harrow, Middlesex, where she was a pupil with her sister Honor.⁵

She married Richard Arthur Goodwin at Hounslow Holy Trinity in Hounslow, London, Middlesex, on 27 January 1917. Richard gave his occupation as 'army paymaster.^6,7'
She was listed in the 1921 census, visiting the household of the Rev. Edward Denison Lear at The Rectory in Frome, Somerset.⁸

In 1928 Richard petitioned Mary Scott Fergusson for divorce.⁹

Mary's marriage to Gilbert Henry Turner was registered between October 1928 and December 1928 in Brighton, Sussex.¹⁰

In 1933 Gilbert petitioned Mary Scott Fergusson for divorce citing Gerald TURNER as the co-respondent (this may be meant to be Gerald TREVOR).¹¹

She had a defacto relationship with Gerald Essex Trevor from circa 1937.¹²

She was listed in the 1939 Register at Broxbourne Lodge in Ponsbourne Park, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, with Gerald Essex Trevor; he was managing clerk at a garage and claimed to be married, but his real wife at this time was Gladys HOUGHTON. Mary Scott FERGUSSON, living with him and also 'married' was using the surname TREVOR. Ann Goodwin was listed as living at the same address.¹³

Mary died on 2 January 1970 at St Mary Abbots Hospital in Kensington, London, Middlesex, at age 73 of acute bronchitis. Although recognised as the widow of an unnamed Mr TURNER (and recorded as TURNER in the civil registration), her death certificate was in the name of TREVOR.¹⁴

Nancy Muirhead Scott Fergusson was born in Little Stanmore, Middlesex, on 3 July 1903.^1,2,3
The siblings Nancy and John were listed in the 1911 census at 'Herondale', Gordon Avenue in Stanmore, Middlesex, with their mother Caroline Mary Graham Scott.¹
The siblings Honor and Nancy were listed in the 1921 census at The Rectory in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, with their mother Caroline Mary Graham Scott. Nancy was an Acting student.⁴

Nancy's marriage to Geoffrey Charles Odhams was registered between October 1926 and December 1926 in Paddington, London, Middlesex.⁵

She and her husband Geoffrey left London on 1 July 1927 on the Maloja, bound for Sydney.⁶

She and her husband Geoffrey arrived back in England on the Ormonde, which docked in London on 25 April 1929, although they disembarked in Southampton. Geoffrey gave his occupation as Co. Director of the Allon Bottling Co and they were accompanied by their child Timothy.

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 'Trewalder' in Wadebridge, Cornwall.³

Nancy died on 6 January 1948 in Helford, Cornwall, at age 44.^7,8

Norman Gardner Fergusson was born in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, on 6 May 1867.¹
The siblings Alexander, John, Ernest, Norman and Anita were listed in the 1871 census at 14 1/2 Newcastle St in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, with their parents, John Fergusson and Jessie Muirhead McFarlane.²
The siblings Alexander, Ernest, Norman, Anita, Mabel, James and Winifred were listed in the 1881 census at Cardiff St John in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, with their parents, John Fergusson and Jessie Muirhead McFarlane. Norman was a clerk in a shipbroker's office.³

He signed the register at Ernest Stuart Fergusson and Constance Evelyne Legay Hawkins's wedding at St Margaret's Church in Roath, Glamorganshire, on 1 October 1888.^1,4,5
He was listed in the 1891 census, boarding at 41 Havelock Rd in Hastings, Sussex, and also at 18 Ossian Rd, St Mary Hornsey, Middlesex. In the two entries his occupation is given as either merchant's clerk (Middlesex), or iron-merchant's clerk (Sussex), and in the Sussex listing he is at the same boarding-house as his brother Ernest's wife - so this may be the correct entry.⁶

He married Caroline Mary Graham Scott at St Michael's Church in Edmonton, Highgate, Middlesex, on 5 June 1894. The bride was given away by her father and her three sisters Norah, Lilian, Ethel were bridesmaids along with Winifred Jessie Fergusson. After the reception the couple left for a honeymoon tour in Scotland.^1,7,8,9

He was listed in the 1901 census as Head of Family at Kinlark in Little Stanmore, Hendon, Middlesex, with his wife Caroline; he was an iron ore merchant. Their children Mary and Honor were listed as living with them.¹⁰

He signed the register at Auckland Reeve Branwell and Anita Isabelle Fergusson's wedding in Westminster, London, Middlesex, on 21 January 1909.^1,11
He was listed in the 1911 census at the Royal Hotel, St Mary St in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, and was an iron ore merchant.¹²

Norman died on 28 December 1932 at The Braes in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, at age 65.^1,13

His will was probated in London, Middlesex, on 25 April 1933 to the Royal Exchange Assurance and Albert George ALLEN (solicitor) with effects valued at £14,625/7/4, later resworn as £16,295/16/10.¹³

Norman Scott Fergusson was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, on 19 May 1895.^1,2,3 and was baptised on 14 June 1895 at Highgate St Michael in Highgate.²
He was listed in the 1901 census at 7 North Grove in Hornsey, London, Middlesex, as the grandson of Robert Turnbull Scott.⁴

He was listed in the 1921 census as Head of Family at 19 Beckingham Rd in Leicester, Leicestershire; he was an assistant at the Bible League's Institute.⁵

He was listed in the 1939 Register at 2 Western Rd in Tring, Hertfordshire; he was a Roman Catholic priest, apparently rooming in a house run by one Anne M CHAMBERS.³

Norman Scott Fergusson and Honor Scott Fergusson were appointed executors of Caroline Mary Graham Scott's estate in Llandudno, Conway, on 11 January 1945.⁶

Norman died on 10 October 1986 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, at age 91.^7,8

Norman's birth was registered between July 1894 and September 1894 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire.¹ and was baptised on 18 July 1894 at St German in Roath.²
He was listed as the grandson of Fanny Wiggins in the 1901 Census at 39 Newport Rd in Cardiff, Glamorganshire.³
He was listed in the 1911 census, boarding at Heath School in Horsmonden, Kent.⁴

According to family history, in about 1912 he was articled to an architect, Mr Dawn.⁵

He tried to join up, was initially rejected on grounds of health, but eventually joined the Medical Corps. Supposedly an officer in a guards regiment felt sorry for him and assisted his entry into the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps (#6/5698) on 19 August 1915.^6,7

During a route march in Yorkshire he slipped, fell, and hit his head on cobbles. In mid-September his mother was told that Norman was suffering from ocular neurosis, and he came home on sick leave, suffering from bad headaches. After a month the army doctors pronounced him fit and ordered him back to his unit. A porter found him wandering at Paddington and sent him to a hotel, where he was found unconscious in bed the next morning, having finished off the bottle of aspirins the doctor had given him to relieve the pain. His mother was sent for but he never recovered consciousness and died in hospital. The post-mortem found he had been walking round for 6 weeks with a fractured skull.⁸

Norman died on 21 October 1915 in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire. At the inquest his mother crossed swords with Bernard Spilsbury, Home Office pathologist, whom she described as a ‘cross-eyed old devil’.^9,10,6,8 He was buried at the Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery. He was buried beside his mother's father.^10,8

Richard Hugh Fergusson was born in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, on 2 November 1870.^2,1 and was baptised on 25 November 1870.¹
The siblings Alexander, Susan and Richard were listed in the 1871 census at West Place in Pontypool, Trevethin, Monmouthshire, with their parents, Ewen Fergusson and Caroline Mary Field.²

Robert Brown Millar Fergusson was born in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, in 1909.^3,2
The siblings Ewen, Mary, David, Angus, Caroline, Margaret, Janet and Robert were listed in the 1911 census at 39 Lugar St in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, with their parents, Augustus James Fergusson and Margaret Duncan Millar.¹
The siblings Margaret, Janet, Robert, William and Thomas were listed in the 1921 census at 39 Lugar St in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, with their father Augustus James Fergusson.²

Robert died in 1993 in Leith, Midlothian.⁴

Ronald Stuart Fergusson was born in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, on 17 January 1892.^2,3
He was listed in the 1901 census, lodging at 54 Buckingham Rd in Brighton, Sussex, in John WHITINGTON's household; quite why he was so far from home in an unrelated family's household is unclear.⁴

According to family lore he went to Quebec in Oct 1909 when he was 17, then to the United States and became an American citizen, although no record of this has been found. He was supposedly in Buffalo, New York, between summer 1910 and summer 1912, then Montana, and Vale, Oregon, in 1913. Becoming tired of waiting for the United States to join the war, he moved to Canada to join the Canadian Army.⁵

He enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force (#430718) on 18 March 1915 at Victoria, British Columbia, having previously served in the 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) from Sep 1914. He was assigned to the 48th Battalion (later the 3rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion) and sailed for England in Jul 1915, eventually embarking for France on 9 Mar 1916. His paybook shows the Canadians were given a monthly pay of Can$10, which he assigned to his mother.³

Ronald died on 13 June 1916 at Sanctuary Wood in West-Vlaanderen at age 24 having previously been reported as 'wounded, missing in action'. His body was never recovered, hence his only memorial is at the Menin Gate, Ypres.^1,6,3

Susan Christina Fergusson was born in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, on 14 January 1869.^1,2,3
The siblings Alexander, Susan and Richard were listed in the 1871 census at West Place in Pontypool, Trevethin, Monmouthshire, with their parents, Ewen Fergusson and Caroline Mary Field.¹
She was listed as the grand-daughter of Susan Fuller in the 1881 Census at Watton village in Watton, Hertfordshire.⁴

She was listed in the 1939 Register at 3 The Crescent in Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshire; she was housekeeper for an Ernest ORCHARD.³

Susan's death was registered between April 1943 and June 1943 in Bedwellty, Monmouthshire.⁵

Thomas Fergusson was born in Moulin, Perthshire, circa 1758. and was baptised on 30 November 1758 in Moulin.^1,3

Thomas's grandsons Alexander and John claimed that "My father (John Fergusson, i.e Thomas's second son) had three brothers and two sisters; the names of the sisters were Jane and Mary, and of the brothers Donald, William, and Adam. Donald and William went to Baltimore, America, and Adam went to Keputh on the Tay, where he died. He was a blacksmith to trade. As far as my great-grandfather is concerned (i.e Thomas's father), I know nothing about him, further than that his name was Adam Fergusson."
This statement does not match other details from the GRO and elsewhere for the children of Thomas as there is no Donald (but there is a James). Was there an unrecorded Donald and did James die young?
Also, the claim that Thomas's father was Adam does not fit with the research of D.A. Cooper, who documents it as another Thomas and the most likely match seems to be the Thomas who married Janet CONACHER.²

He married Christian Douglass in Scotland.⁴

He was listed in the 1841 census at Balyoukan in Moulin, Perthshire, with his wife Christian; he was a mason.⁵

Thomas died on 1 May 1844 in Moulin, Perthshire.^6,7 He was buried at the Moulin churchyard in Moulin.^6,7