Trees of the 7 descendants of James Hope & Grace Somerville of West Calder.
The sixth child William had twelve children – individual trees for each child have been prepared numbered WC6 a-j.
Lines that are known to have emigrated are highlighted :-
USA
Surnames apart from Hope on this tree:-
Scotland – Alexander, Bone, Blake, Brechin, Jehan, Johnstone, McCoustra, McIvor, McQuiston, Rae, Urquhart.
USA – Begitschke, Bone, Brechin, King, McQuiston, Weber.
South Africa - Brechin
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WC6 b.Descendants of Grace S. Hope (1846-1937)
Generation No. 1
1. GRACE SOMERVILLE HOPE (WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 22-11-1846 in West Calder., and died 11-04-1937 in West Miurhouse Farm, Dalry, Ayrshire.. She met DAVID BRECHIN 17-08-1875 in West Calder., son of ROBERT BRECHIN and MARY URQUHART. He was born 1840 in Forfar, and died 1902 in Sorn, Ayrshire.
Children of GRACE HOPE and DAVID BRECHIN are:
2. i. ROBERT URQUHART BRECHIN, b. 16-02-1880, Main Street, West Calder..
3. ii. WILLIAM HOPE BRECHIN, b. 17-03-1882, Offices, Daldorch House, Ayrshire.; d. 1950, Dugger, Indiana, USA..
4. iii. GRACE COWIE BRECHIN, b. 22-12-1884, Sorn, Ayrshire.; d. 20-10-1965, "Fernside" Cross Roads, Dalry, Ayrshire..
5. iv. ELIZABETH (ELIZA) CUNNINGHAM HOPE BRECHIN, b. 14-07-1887, Daldorch House Offices,Sorn, Ayrshire; d. 1973, St Louis, Missouri..
6. v. DAVID BRECHIN, b. 1888.
vi. MAGGIE HOPE BRECHIN, b. 06-03-1892, Sorn, Ayrshire; d. 15-05-1975, Fernside, 12 Crossroads, Dalry, Ayrshire.; m. WILLIAM HEWITSON BAIRD JOHNSTONE, 01-06-1933, 45 Monksworth Avenue, Dalry.; b. 07-01-1893, Newhouse Cottage, Kilmarnock.; d. 1969, Dalry, Ayrshire.
Generation No. 2
2. ROBERT URQUHART BRECHIN (GRACE SOMERVILLE6 HOPE, WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 16-02-1880 in Main Street, West Calder.. He met ANNIE MORRISON MCOUSTRA 07-07-1904 in Falkirk, daughter of GEORGE MCOUSTRA and HELEN THOMSON. She was born 1884 in Falkirk.
Children of ROBERT BRECHIN and ANNIE MCOUSTRA are:
i. HELEN CATHERINE BRECHIN, b. 16-04-1905, Thornhill Road, Falkirk.
ii. DAVID BRECHIN, b. 24-11-1906, Union Buildings, Bainsford, Falkirk.
(Family emigrated to South Africa)
3. WILLIAM HOPE BRECHIN (GRACE SOMERVILLE6 HOPE, WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 17-03-1882 in Offices, Daldorch House, Ayrshire., and died 1950 in Dugger, Indiana, USA.. He met MARY MCEWEN BONE 15-03-1907 in Ayr, daughter of JOHN BONE and CATHERINE BONE. She was born 18-11-1883 in 6 Taylor Street, Newton, Ayr., and died in Brookfield, Illinois, USA..
Children of WILLIAM BRECHIN and MARY BONE are:
i. CATHERINE BONE BRECHIN, b. 1908, Ayr.
ii. DAVID BRECHIN, b. 30-08-1909, Ayr; d. 17-12-1998, 6016 Bensenville, Du Page, Illinois.; m. MARGARET A KING, 12-01-1944, Resurrection Rectory(RC) Cook County, Illinois.; b. 1917, d 12-01-1964.
iii. JOHN BRECHIN, b. 23-01-1912, Carterville, Illinois; d. 10-1994, 61111 Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois, USA..
iv. MILDRED BRECHIN, b. 19-10-1918, d. 05-03-2009, Carterville, Illinois; m. PAUL J BEGITSCHKE; b. 16-06-1918, Chicago, Cook, Illinois.
v. BABY BRECHIN, b. Carterville, Illinois.; d. Carterville, Illinois. (Buried in the Hope family lair in Carterville cemetry.)
4. GRACE COWIE BRECHIN (GRACE SOMERVILLE6 HOPE, WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 22-12-1884 in Sorn, Ayrshire., and died 20-10-1965 in "Fernside" Cross Roads, Dalry, Ayrshire.. She met HUGH TRAIN ALEXANDER 24-12-1909 in Portland Arms Hotel, Troon, Ayrshire., son of WILLIAM ALEXANDER and ELLEN TRAIN. He was born 1881.
Children of GRACE BRECHIN and HUGH ALEXANDER are:
i. DAVID BRECHIN ALEXANDER, b. 1913, Dalry, Ayrshire.; d. 1971, Rosneath, Dunbartonshire..
ii. MARGARET BRECHIN ALEXANDER, b. 1920, Dalry, Ayrshire; d. 2004, Currie, Edinburgh; m. JOHN GAFF BLAKE, 1949, Ayr; d. 2001, Edinburgh.
5. ELIZABETH (ELIZA) CUNNINGHAM HOPE BRECHIN (GRACE SOMERVILLE6 HOPE, WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 14-07-1887 in Daldorch House Offices,Sorn, Ayrshire, and died 06-03-1969 in St Louis, Missouri.. She met WILLIAM MCQUISTON, son of JOHN MCQUISTON and MARGARET MCTURK. He was born 30-09-1887 in 5 North Street, Stranaer, Wigtonshire, Scotland., and died 28-09-1973 in St Louis, Missouri..
Children of ELIZABETH BRECHIN and WILLIAM MCQUISTON are:
7. i. JOHN MCQUISTON, b. 19-08-1910, Crescent, Missouri, USA; d. 10-1976, Williamsville, Wayne, Missouri..
ii. GRACE H MCQUISTON, b. 1912, Missouri, USA.
iii. ANNIE MCQUISTON, b. 1914, Missouri, USA.
iv. NELLIE MCQUISTON, b. 1917, Missouri, USA.
6. DAVID BRECHIN (GRACE SOMERVILLE6 HOPE, WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 1888 d 1951 in Coatbridge. He met BARBARA KINNAIRD RAE 06-06-1923 in 29 Oswald Street, Glasgow, daughter of WILLIAM RAE and BARBARA MCMORRAN. She was born 1899, d 1965 in Coatbridge.
Children of DAVID BRECHIN and BARBARA RAE are:
8. i. DAVID RAE BRECHIN, b. 1924, Monklands, Lanarkshire; d. 1999, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire..
ii. GRACE HOPE RAE BRECHIN, b. 24-10-1929, Carradale Street, Coatbridge.; m. REX JEHAN, 1950, Coatbridge,Lanarkshire..
Generation No. 3
7. JOHN MCQUISTON (ELIZABETH (ELIZA) CUNNINGHAM HOPE7 BRECHIN, GRACE SOMERVILLE6 HOPE, WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 19-08-1910 in Crescent, Missouri, USA, and died 10-1976 in Williamsville, Wayne, Missouri.. He met LOUISE AGNES WEBER 14-07-1928 in Creve Coeur, Missouri. She was born 20-06-1912 in Creve Coeur, Missouri., and died 04-1979 in Bridgeton, St Louis, Missouri.
Children of JOHN MCQUISTON and LOUISE WEBER are:
i. JOHN MCQUISTON.
ii. JOAN MCQUISTON.
8. DAVID RAE BRECHIN (DAVID7, GRACE SOMERVILLE6 HOPE, WILLIAM5, JAMES4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN HOPE (OF1 BOLD)) was born 1924 in Monklands, Lanarkshire, and died 1999 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire.. He met HELEN HOGG MCIVOR 1945 in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, d 2003 in Airdrie.
Brechin descendants in Lanarkshire.
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