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Hannah Cairns Davidson WaddellBorn: 24-Oct-1905
Died: 11-Aug-1988
Spouse: Samuel Downie
Children: William Downie, George Waddell Downie, Sarah Cairns Davidson Waddell Downie
Hannah Cairns Davidson Waddell was the eldest daughter, born at 42 Muir Street, Larkhall, next to the corner of High Pleasance, to the right going downhill on Muir Street, on 23rd October 1905. She died in Monklands Hospital, Airdrie on the 11th August 1988.
SAMUEL AND HANNAH DOWNIE. Samuel Downie and Hannah Cairns Waddell married on December 28th 1928, in Larkhall, they were married by the St. Machan's Church of Scotland minister, Rev. Dr. MacCallum in his manse, which was the fashion, as church weddings meant unaffordable expenditure.
Hannah Waddell was hardly at school from the age of ten to thirteen. Being the oldest daughter, she had to care for her mother who was an invalid for fourteen years, suffering from heart valve trouble. Her father was also very ill, and before and after leaving school my mother cared for the household, including her sister and unmarried miner brothers. She also augmented the family income by doing farm work at High Merryton Farm, whose tenant farmer was named John Brown. This is a large farm.
She was a very caring person, with a great love for her children and grandchildren. She was a good writer and could count well, despite having left school at an early age. Her grandmother, Hannah Cairns, from Ireland was unable to read or write, but self-taught, she ran her little shop, selling home-cooked wares from her home in Claremont Place. Customers used to help her work out the change when buying goods.
Samuel and Hannah Downie had two sons who died after birth and three surviving children: William: Sarah Cairns Davidson Waddell Downie (Sadie) and George Waddell Downie.
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