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George Caldow

Also Known As: "Geroge Caldau"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gasswater, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: circa 1861
Scotland (United Kingdom)
Immediate Family:

Son of William CALDOW and Marion LENNOX
Husband of Veronica Caldow
Father of Mary CALDOW; George CALDOW; James Caldow; John Caldow; Alexander Caldow and 6 others
Brother of Elizabeth Templeton Caldow; Barbara CALDOW and William Caldow

Occupation: Drainer
Managed by: Dennis Arthur Jones
Last Updated:

About George Caldow

Several Records can be found about George. All differ mainly around dates- All have him married to Veronica Murdoch.

NB - Commondyke and Muirkirk are 9 miles apart, gasswater mine is "near muirkirk". Auchinleck is the nearest bigger town 33 miles away - also there is an Auckinleck, Cumnock only 1.5 miles away.

[1] World Connect [Shirley Giles ;db 1030248 ]

Born about 1812 Commondyke, Ayreshire.

Married 15th Feb 1839 Muirkirk, Ayrshire

Death 1855

[2] LDS AFN: 914W-SM

Born about 1814 [no location]

Married 1838

Death [not listed]

[3] LDS [Same AFN]

as George Caldow

Christened 8th December 1809, Muirkirk, Ayreshire

Marrried 15th July 1839, Scotland

Death 1st August 1855, Scotland

[4] LDS [Same AFN]

as George Caldau

Born about 1814 Commondyke, Ayrshire

Christening 7th August, Auchinleck, Ayrshire

Marriage 15th Feb 1839, Scotland

Death just given as Scotland

[5] LDS AFN: BFCT-BJ

as George Caldow (Caldau)

Born about 1812, Gasswater, Ayrshire

Married 15th July 1839

Death [not listed]

He can also be found in several other rootsweb world connect databases as George CALDAU - again married to Veronica Murdoch.

[3124478; 3189486; a10307; a26701]

All have married as 15th Feb 1839 - No birth or death dates given

view all 17

George Caldow's Timeline

1814
August 7, 1814
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Refer to the overview page - earliest date is being used

1839
July 28, 1839
Gaswater, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)

LDS IGI Record (no sources) Birth: 28 JUL 1839 Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland
LDS IGI Record - Batch No.: C116074 Also Film Numbers 184248 183596 refers to Veronica Murdoch (mother) spelt as Murdock and birth as about 1840

LDS Ancestral File - Mary CALDOW (AFN: KJLB-6X)
Birth: 1839 Gaswater, Ayr, Scotland
Christening: 11 Aug 1839 Auchinleck, Ayr, Scotland
Father: George CALDAU (AFN: 914W-SM)
Mother: Veronica MURDOCH (AFN: 914R-JP)

Mary can also be found in World Connect - Shirley Giles 1030248 database, but there is little other information for downstream

1841
June 17, 1841
Commondyke, Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)

Source: Daughter (Marian) birth certificate:

Daughter (Marian) birth certificate in 1879 gives Georges age as 39 (=1840) at that stage (march 1879) assuming 1841 is correct he would have been 38.75 - nearly 39 - his birh place on that certificate is Muirkirk

LDS ancestoral file AFN: KJLB-74 has this as "abt 1842" Commondyke, Ayr, Scotland.
IGI File has 4 births, 3 are as per the Ancestoral file, 1 is 1841 Muirkirk,Ayr, Scotland
According to the map there's only 3.7 miles between commondyke and muirkirk
The Muirkirk file has an actual date in it - the others are "about 1842"

George's death records [cemetery book - waikaraka park] gives his age as 60 when he died in 1900 = 1840 - but then - Waikaraka Park headstone gives 2 different ages given [60 & 61] Either way - this puts his dob at 1839-1840 +/-1
So say 1838-1841

Based on the above facts i believe 1841 is a fair assumption.

1844
January 7, 1844
Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)

James CALDOW (AFN: KJLB-89)
Birth: Abt 1844 Commondyke, Ayr, Scotland
Father: George CALDAU (AFN: 914W-SM) (1814)
Mother: Veronica MURDOCH (AFN: 914R-JP) (1816)

Another IGI has
Birth: 07 JAN 1844 Muirkirk, Ayr, Scotland

1846
1846
Ayrshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)

John can also be found in World Connect - Shirley Giles 1030248 database, but there is little other information for downstream


1848
1848

Alexander can also be found in World Connect - Shirley Giles 1030248 database, but there is little other information for downstream

1850
1850

William can also be found in World Connect - Shirley Giles 1030248 database, but there is little other information for downstream