Barbara Hill Pirie

From Scotland's People Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms

• 18 July 1845 birth or baptism of Barbara Hill Watson, daughter of David Watson and Isabella Helen Hill [child 1], in the parish of Barony

From British Newspaper Archive: Glasgow Courier Saturday, 21 June 1845 Page 3 Births

Births: At Elmbank Place, on Friday, 20 June 1845 [inst.], Mrs. David Watson, of a daughter. 52 Elmbank Place, now 39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow G2 4PT 55.864119, -4.268571

From MyHeritage: David Watson: 1851 Scotland Census (transcription only)

30 March 1851 Census for residents of [9 Queen's Crescent, Woodlands, Glasgow G4 9BW 55.8711284, -4.2701311]

• David Watson, head, married, male, aged 39 [born about 1812], in Glasgow, Lanarkshire; General Commission Merchant
• Isabella Hellen Watson, wife, married, female, aged 36 [born about 1815], in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Barbara Watson, daughter, single, female, aged 5 [born about 1846], in Glasgow, Lanarkshire; Scholar
• 3 siblings, 1 aunt, 1 uncle, 5 servants

From geni document

7 April 1861 Census for residents of [6 Kew Terrace, Dowanhill, Glasgow G12 0TD 55.8787976, -4.293554]

• David Watson, male, head, married, age 49 [born about 1812]; merchant; [born in] Glasgow
• Isabella H Watson, female, wife, married, age 46 [born about 1815]; [born in] Glasgow
• Barbara H Watson, female, daughter, age 15 [born about 1846]; scholar; [born in] Glasgow
• 7 siblings, 2 aunts, 4 servants

From Scotland's People: Marriages

• 1867 marriage of Barbara H Watson to A G Pirie, in the district of Partick

From British Newspaper Archive: Aberdeen Press and Journal Wednesday, 9 January 1867 Page 4 Marriages

Marriages: At Glasgow, on Monday, 7 January 1867 [inst.], by the Rev. J. R. Macduff, D.D., Alexander George Pirie, Esq., Stoneywood House, Stoneywood Terrace, Bucksburn, Aberdeen, AB21 9AB 57.1932, -2.1749, to Barbara Hill Watson, eldest daughter of David Watson, Esq., 8, High Windsor Terrace. 8 Windsor Terrace, now 8 Kirklee Terrace, Kelvindale, Glasgow G12 0TH 55.8801178, -4.2949489

From British Newspaper Archive: Morning Advertiser Friday, 11 January 1867 Page 8 Marriages

Marriages: On Monday, 7 January 1867 [inst.], at 8 High Windsor Terrace, Glasgow, by the Rev. J. R. Macduff, D.D., Alexander George Pirie, Esq., to Barbara Hill Watson, eldest daughter of David Watson, Esq.

From MyHeritage: Alexander George Pirie: 1871 Scotland Census (transcription only)

2 April 1871 Census for residents of Morland House, High Road, Upper Skelmorlie, Ayrshire, Scotland Morland House, 2 Long Hill, Skelmorlie, Ayrshire PA17 5DS 55.872783, -4.8882225

• Alexander George Pirie, head, married, male, aged 35 [born about 1836], in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire; Paper Manufacturer
• Barbara H Pirie, wife, married, female, aged 25 [born about 1846], in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Jenny E Pirie, daughter, single, female, aged 8 [born about 1863], in Newhills, Aberdeenshire
• Francis D Pirie, son, single, male, aged 3 [born about 1868], in Newhills, Aberdeenshire
• Helen M Pirie, daughter, single, female, aged 1 [born about 1870], in England
• Helen Menzies, servant, unmarried, female, aged 56 [born about 1815], in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire; Upper Nurse
• Archibald Glendinning, servant, unmarried, male, aged 33 [born about 1838], in Ratho, Midlothian; Butler
• Margaret R Pringle, servant, unmarried, female, aged 32 [born about 1839], in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian; Housemaid
• Catherine Angus, servant, unmarried, female, aged 24 [born about 1847], in Blairgowrie, Perthshire; Cook
• Jane Davison, servant, unmarried, female, aged 23 [born about 1848], in Ireland; Sewing Maid
• Mary J McGregor, servant, unmarried, female, aged 21 [born about 1850], in Newlands, Peeblesshire; Under Nurse
• Marion E Watson, sister-in-law, unmarried, female, aged 19 [born about 1852], in Glasgow, Lanarkshire
• Angus Anthony, servant, unmarried, male, aged 18 [born about 1853], in Currie, Midlothian; Laundry maid

From MyHeritage: Alexander G Pirie: 1881 England & Wales Census and MyHeritage: George Lawrence Pirie: 1881 England & Wales Census

3 April 1881 Census for residents of [26 Queen's Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 5JE 51.4990069, -0.1801882], England.

• Alexander G Pirie, head, married, male, aged 45 [born about 1836], in Aberdeen, Scotland; Paper Manufacturer
• Barbara H Pirie, wife, married, female, aged 35 [born about 1846], in Glasgow, Scotland
• Francis D Pirie, son, single, male, aged 13 [born about 1868], in Aberdeen, Scotland; Scholar
• Helen M Pirie, daughter, single, female, aged 11 [born about 1870], in London; Scholar
• Ada I Pirie, daughter, single, female, aged 9 [born about 1872], in Scotland; Scholar
• George Lawrence Pirie, son, single, male, aged 5 [born about 1876], in Scotland
• Isabel H Watson, mother-in-law, widow, female, aged 66 [born about 1815], in Glasgow, Scotland
• Wilhelmina A Lobedaug[?], governess, single, female, aged 22 [born about 1859], in Germany; Governess
• Milicent Stuart, housekeeper, single, female, aged 51 [born about 1830], in Highgate, London; Housekeeper
• Rose Cordell, servant, single, female, aged 24 [born about 1857], in Harlow, Essex; Cook
• Janet Osborne, servant, single, female, aged 19 [born about 1862], in Killearn, Scotland; Kitchenmaid
• Janet Dickson, servant, single, female, aged 18 [born about 1863], in Muirkirk, Scotland; Scullery maid
• Helen Michie, servant, single, female, aged 42 [born about 1839], in Aberdeen, Scotland; Luna Maid[?]
• Ann MacGregor, servant, single, female, aged 25 [born about 1856], in Drymen, Scotland; Head Housemaid
• Eliza Walker, servant, single, female, aged 19 [born about 1862], in Drymen, Scotland; Nurse
• Katherine C Miles, servant, single, female, aged 22 [born about 1859], in Mill Green, Hertfordshire; Housemaid
• Louisa A Hilton, servant, single, female, aged 18 [born about 1863], in London; Housemaid
• Matilda[?] G[?] Moliner, servant, single, female, aged 27 [born about 1854], in Paris, France; Lady's Maid
• Archibald Glendinning[?], servant, single, male, aged 43 [born about 1838], in Scotland; Butler
• James Crabbee, servant, single, male, aged 24 [born about 1857], in Ayr, Scotland; Footman
• John C Sutherland, servant, single, male, aged 17 [born about 1864], in Hatton, Scotland; Footman

From Scotland's People - Deaths

1906 death of Barbara Hill Pirie, [maiden surname] Watson, aged 61 [born about 1845], registered district: Newhills

From British Newspaper Archive: Aberdeen Press and Journal Monday, 23 July 1906 Page 6 The Late Mrs Pirie, Stoneywood House

Tribute by Rev. Dr Wiseman.

In [St. Machar's Scottish Episcopal Church, 40 Old Meldrum Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9DU 57.1786172, -2.1710069], where an impressive service was held on Saturday, 21 July 1906, in connection with the funeral of Mrs Pirie, Stoneywood House, the following allusion was made to the deceased lady by Rev. Dr Wiseman at the forenoon service yesterday Sunday, 22 July 1906:

In Mrs Barbara Hill Pirie we have lost a lady who has for many years occupied and adorned a conspicuous position in the life of this district. It is no light task to live up to the requirements of such a station at that to which in God's Providence she was called. As the loved and trusted wife of one who had to bear the chief burden of a world-wide business, and needed the solace and refreshment of a well-ordered home; as the mother of a family who looked to her for strength and guidance; as the animating spirit of several households and establishments which it fell to her control, she had a work cut out for her which might well have taxed to the uttermost even the highest powers of method and organisation. But she was equal to the task, and all who knew her must have been struck with the wonderful precision which she attended to every detail of her manifold duties. She took her responsibilities seriously, and met them well because she did it with all her heart.

It would have been in no way surprising if one who had so much to do in the discharge of what we may call first and nearest duties had found no time for the outside calls of the general community in which she lived; but Mrs Pirie recognised the great truth that one has a right to live wholly to himself. Many a quiet and thoughtful deed of kindness was done her, of which no mention can be made, but there is one service which she rendered to the community which is a matter of public knowledge and concern. By taking the lead in organising and carrying on the work of the District Nursing Association, and giving it the benefit of her care and business aptitude, she did more than merely help the district; she taught it to help itself. The work was carried out on the strictest business lines, but the nurse knew where many a needful comfort and many a necessary appliance, otherwise unobtainable, could be had for the suffering poor.

And we in this church ought never to forget the regularity with which she discharged her religious duties. As long as health permitted, she was regularly here — here in the house of God; here, seeking in God's appointed ways for the grace which she felt she needed for bearing the burden that was laid on her.

When, two and a half years ago, she was bereaved of the husband to whom she had been so true a helpmate, she seemed to find increasing strength and consolation in the blessed Sacrament. In the communion of the Church on earth she yearned for a fuller realisation of the communion of all faithful souls in Christ, and came again an again to the early services at an hour when many who were younger and stronger were slumbering or indifferent.

And hers was a thoughtful and a growing spirituality. She put the same earnestness into her faith which she put into her worldly undertakings. I know that latterly, by earnest thought and reading, she had attained to a wonderful insight in some of the deeper problems affecting the development of the human spirit, and in particular, into the infinite possibilities of the life after death, and she was always ready to widen the horizon of her faith by a more complete and intelligent assimilation of the full teaching of God's word. Her faith, therefore, was a living and growing thing, not forgetting the things that were behind, but reaching forth unto those things that were before. And here we must pause, for we cannot follow her now. But we may surely believe that, in the freedom from earthly limitations which she has now attained, the veil which baffles our mortal vision has for her been drawn aside, and that the clearer light beyond, the untrammelled soul will learn ever more and more of the hidden purposes and the boundless love of God.

From findagrave: Barbara Hill Watson Pirie (1845-1906)

• Name: Barbara Hill Watson Pirie
• Born: Friday, 20 June 1845, Govan, Scotland
• Died: Wednesday, 18 July 1906 (aged 61), Stoneywood, Scotland
• Buried: [St. Peter's Cemetery, King Street, Aberdeen AB24 3BX 57.1596001, -2.0974489]
• [Location 57.1605991, -2.0974268]
• Inscription: Barbara Hill Pirie Died Wednesday, 18 July 1906

From Scotland's People: Wills and Testaments

• Monday, 24 September 1906 Will, Testament or Inventory of Barbara Hill Pirie, or Watson, Stoneywood House, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire, and of 26 Queen's Gate, Kensington, London, widow of Alexander George Pirie of Leckmelm, County of Ross, and of Stoneywood House, died Wednesday, 18 July 1906 at Stoneywood House, testate.; court: Aberdeen Sheriff Court Wills
• Monday, 24 September 1906 Will, Testament or Inventory of Barbara Hill Watson or Pirie: Stoneywood House, Bucksburn, Aberdeenshire, and of 26 Queen's Gate, Kensington, London, widow of Alexander George Pirie of Lechmelm, County of Ross, and of Stoneywood House, died Wednesday, 18 July 1906 at Stoneywood House, testate.; court: Aberdeen Sheriff Court Inventories

From Cracroft's Peerage

James William Herschell [Gully], 2nd Viscount Selby born 4 Oct 1867 married (1) 9 June 1893 (divorced 1909) Ada Isabel Pirie (died 5 Mar 1931), 3rd daughter of Alexander George Pirie, of Stoneywood House, Aberdeen, and Leckmelm, co. Ross, by his second wife Barbara Hill Watson, daughter of David Watson, of Glasgow

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