William Nutt and Mary Marshall

Married  

Husband:   William Nutt

Born: 1864
Died: Oct-1943
Father: Jackson Nutt
Mother: Anne Devine


William Nutt, was a native of Limavady, County Derry, N. Ireland. Nutt family members still live in Limavady in 1996. One member of the family owns a haulage contracting business in Limavady and a family house still stands to the right when facing towards the Limavady Main Post Office.
William Nutt's family moved to Larkhall for work in the 1800's. William did not know his birth date, but when he thought he was sixty-five, he sailed from Glasgow to Ireland and ascertained his birth date in the baptismal records of the Church of Ireland, Limavady, thus qualifying for his retirement pension. William was a committed Christian and was an elder of the Larkhall Congregational Church.
William Nutt and Mary Marshall are buried at the north wall of the second oldest part of Larkhall Cemetery, as are Robert, Hannah and Mary Nutt, opposite the large gate on Duke Street. All have named gravestones. William died on the 29th October 1943, aged 79. Mary Marshall Nutt died on 22nd February 1957, aged 87.


Wife:   Mary Marshall

Born: 1870
Died: 22-Feb-1957
Father: Robert Marshall
Mother: Christina Allan


Mary Marshall was married to William Nutt. Mary had lived in Carnbroe, near Airdrie, and in Larkhall. Mary was a gentle lady of great Christian understanding.
William and Mary were thrifty persons and bought their own houses, firstly a house called 'Annfield' and then one called 'Largobank', stone cottages on the main A74 road at Strutherhill, Larkhall. They later purchased three houses in a grey-stone building in 25, Montgomery Street, Larkhall. Father and mother occupying the larger ground storey house and their son Jackson and daughter Mary occupying the upstairs houses.


Male  Child 1:   Jackson Nutt

Born: 1895
Spouse: Jean Bryce
Children: James Bryce Nutt, William Nutt


 


Female  Child 2:   Christina Allan Nutt

Born: 1897
Spouse: John Chapman
Children: William (Billy) Nutt Chapman, Mary (Molly) Marshall Chapman, John Chapman


 


Male  Child 3:   Robert Marshall Nutt

Born: 15-Jun-1899
Died: 15-Jun-1980
Spouse: Hannah Frazer
Children: Sarah Judge Nutt, Mary Marshall Nutt


Robert Nutt was a clever scholar who won prizes at school, but left early because of his deafness. Unable to find paid work, he worked with his father in Ferniegair Colliery, near Hamilton Lanarkshire, receiving some payment from his father's wage. Robert became a fully employed miner in Ferniegair and was known as 'The Mighty Atom' by his workmates because of his capacity for work.
Robert's deafness was alleviated by the invention of battery-powered hearing aids, and he became a store man with the Scottish Gas Board. Robert was born on June 15th 1899. 

Robert and Hannah Nutt also purchased their own terraced, stone-built cottage at 25, Burnhead, Larkhall and then at 18, Croft Place, Larkhall. These purchases signify their business sense and their thrift. Robert and Hannah had two daughters, Sarah and Mary. Nutt is a name stemming from the ancient name Canute. This name is also spelled Knutt and MacNutt; a spelling can be seen on a memorial stone on the internal wall of Salisbury Cathedral, the north wall as I remember it. The spelling is 'Knutt'.


Female  Child 4:   Annie Nutt

Born: 1905
Spouse: John Russell
Children: Duncan Russell, Christina Russell, Margaret Russell, Mary Marshall Russell


 


Female  Child 5:   Mary Nutt

Born: 1905
Spouse: David Leslie
Children: Jean Leslie, May Leslie


 


Male  Child 6:   William Nutt

Born: 1905
Spouse: Lily Sorbie
Children: William Nutt


 


Female  Child 7:   Jean Nutt

Born: 1911
Spouse:
Children: