Marion Keir (1850–1926) • FamilySearch

Marion Keir

6 January 1850–1926 (Age 76)
Carnock, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life of Marion

When Marion Keir was born on 6 January 1850, in Carnock, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Keir, was 24 and her mother, Helen Stewart, was 23. She married Francis Danks on 16 July 1869, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Anderston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1871. She died in 1926, in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 76.

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Heritage

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Francis Danks

1844–1916

Marion Keir

1850–1926

Marriage: 16 July 1869

Thomas Danks

1869–1869

Helen Danks

1870–

Thomas Danks

1873–1921

John Keir Danks

1874–1937

Margaret Adam Danks

1876–

Marion Keir Danks

1879–1963

Isabella Danks

1880–

Francis Danks

1883–1974

Elizabeth Keir Danks

1885–

Henry Danks

1889–1951

Spouse and Children

Francis Danks

Male1844–1916Male

Marion Keir

Female1850–1926Female

MARRIAGE
16 July 1869
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom

children

(10)

Thomas Danks

Male1869–1869Male

Helen Danks

Female1870–Female

Thomas Danks

Male1873–1921Male

John Keir Danks

Male1874–1937Male

Margaret Adam Danks

Female1876–Female

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Parents and Siblings

John Keir

Male1825–1881Male

Helen Stewart

Female1827–1903Female

siblings

(8)

John Keir

Male1844–Male

Helen Keir

Female1845–Female

Margaret Keir

Female1847–Female

Marion Keir

Female1850–1926Female

Thomas Keir

Male1853–Male

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World Events (8)

1854 · Great North of Scotland Railway

Age 4

Being one of the two smallest railways in 1923, the Great North of Scotland Railway carried its first passengers from Kittybrewster to Huntly in 1854. In the 1880s the railways were refurbished to give express services to the suburban parts in Aberdeen. There were junctions with the Highland Railway established to help connect Aberdeenshire, Banffshire and Moray counties. The railway started to deliver goods from the North Sean and from the whisky distilleries in Speyside. With the implementation of bus services and the purchase of the British Railway the Great North of Scotland Railway was discontinued.

1857 · Police (Scotland) Act 1857

Age 7

The Police Act 1857 was an Act put into place by Parliament to establish a mandatory police force in every county of Scotland.

1874 · Patronage abolished in the Church of Scotland.

Age 24

The Church Patronage Act 1874 was passed by Parliament and amended and altered the laws relating to the Appointment of Ministers to Parishes in Scotland. Paragraphs spelled out definitions to prevent the Act being subverted by processes used by Patrons and clarified that the Church of Scotland would decide on the qualifications required for Ministers.

Name Meaning

Keir

Marion

Scottish: habitational name from a place north of Dunblane in Stirlingshire called Keir.

Sources (3)

Marion Keir in entry for Henry John Bugden and Elizabeth Keir, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
Marion Rier in household of Feancys Danks, "Scotland Census, 1871"
Marion Danks in household of Francis Danks, "Scotland Census, 1881"

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