Comments: Samuel Downie was born on January 1st. 1854, and he died on 12th July 1918, in Dunrobin Place Airdrie. (Dunrobin Place was part of Dunrobin Road.) His death certificate states he was a railway gatekeeper. He did this when he retired from the pit. Samuel settled in Gartness, near Airdrie, then in Kirk O' Shotts parish. he later moved into Clarkston, Airdrie. He married Mary Miller on 13th October 1876, and after moving from Gartness, they lived in Dunrobin Road, Clarkston. Samuel was a colliery overseer in Dunsyston Colliery, near Airdrie. He was also Chairman of the Chapelhall Co-operative Society. Members of Airdrie churches say that Samuel was a wise and just man.
Samuel Downie and Mary Miller are interred in Clarkston Parish Churchyard, Airdrie, to the left of the entry path.
Spouse: Mary Miller married 13-Oct-1876
Children: Margaret Morrison Downie, Jessie Downie, Hannah Downie, William Downie, Joseph Miller Downie, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Downie, Samuel Downie, John Miller Downie, Henry Downie, Charles Miller Downie
Samuel's Heritage
Parents: William James Downie, Janet (Jessie) Winning
Siblings: Jessie Downie, William John Downie, Henry Alexander Downie, Elizabeth Downey, Margaret Downie