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John Colthart (1870 - 19??) of Boghouse, Lanark County, Scotland and the U.S.A.
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John Colthart was born 1870 in Boghouse, Lanark County, Scotland. Around 1899 he married Margaret Dale (1877-??) and they had three children: Thomas (1899), William and Marion. Sometime between 1918 and 1926 the family, with the exception of the eldest son Thomas, immigrated to the U.S.A.
The Children of John Colthart and Margaret Dale
Thomas Colthart (1899-1972) was born in Lesmahagow. He married Jeannie Bryson (1904-1947) in Calderhead Presbyterian Church in Shotts in 1926. Thomas and Jeannie had three children: John (1928), Mary (1932) and Margaret (1936). The family remained in Scotland when Thomas's parents and siblings immigrated to the U.S.A. Thomas died in New Zealand in 1972.
John Colthart (1928-) was born in Scotland. John immigrated to Canada in 1949/50 and settled in Cambridge, Ontario. He married Agnes Crofts-Kerr and they had three children: Thomas Alan, Eleanor and John "Ian".
Mary Ray Colthart (1932-) was born in Scotland. She married David Russell in Calderhead Presbyterian Church. Mary and David had two children: Jane and William. The family immigrated to Canada in 1960. Mary currently lives in Florida.
Margaret Colthart (1936- ) was born in Torbothie, Shotts, Scotland. She married Samuel Campbell in 1957 at Bonkle Church. Margaret and Samuel had two children: Jayne (1957-) and Dale (1961-1979). The family immigrated to New Zealand in 1959. Margaret and Samuel were divorced in 1964.
William Colthart was born in Scotland and immigrated to the U.S.A. with his parents. He married Margaret ?? after he arrived in the U.S.A. and they had at least two children: Thomas and John. John currently lives in New Jersey.
Marion Colthart was born in Scotland and immigrated to the U.S.A. with her parents.
For more information on this Colthart family send E-mail to colthartmd@xtra.co.nz or write: Margaret Colthart, 29a Salonika Street, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. If you have additional information about these international families or their Scottish origins please send it to: meinket@yahoo.com or write: Terry Meinke, 1004 Ridgewood Lane, Palatine, IL 60067 U.S.A. so this webpage can be updated and/or corrected.
Sources
- Email from Margaret Colthart of Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
- Email from Ian Colthart of Mississauga, Ontario. You can contact him by email at nzallblacks@home.com
