The Cuthbertson family story begins in Durham, England with James Cuthbertson, father of Robert Cuthbertson. Robert Cuthbertson married Elizabeth Sandeland November 2, 1839 in the parish church in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England. They had the following children that I know of: Martha, Alice, Jane, Robert and John Sandeland Cuthbertson born December 21, 1845 in Pittington, Durham, England. He was baptised in the parish of Durham St. Nicholas. He came to the United States and arrived in the Port of New York on May 2, 1867. By 1870 he had settled in Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA. In Scranton, he married Mary Jane Oliver who was the daughter of John Jameson Oliver and Elizabeth Briggs who were also from Durham, England. Mary Jane was born December 6, 1859 and baptised in Sunderland Bishopwearmouth North Parish, Durham, England.
John Sandeland Cuthbertson's sister Alice Cuthbertson married James Fidiam on 1/31/1861 in England. They had the following children: Alice, Mary Jane who died in infancy, Moses, Aaron, Martha, Isabella, Elizabeth Jane, Emma, Susie and James Fidiam.
Sunderland Parish-Durham, England
John Sandeland Cuthbertson and Mary Jane Oliver were married in 1876 in Scranton, PA They had a total of 5 children: John Cuthbertson (birthdate unknown), Robert Cuthbertson born October 1877, Elizabeth born February 1879, Mary Jane born April 30, 1881, and Alice Mae born November 2, 1885. Alice died in infancy.
John Cuthbertson Jr. It is unknown what happened to young John.
Robert Cuthbertsonmarried Catherine Powell. They had only one daughter as far as we know. Their daughter was Alice Mae Cuthbertson born May, 1900 in Scranton, PA. Robert and Catherine and their daughter Alice moved to Pittsburgh around 1902 where they remained until they died.
Elizabeth
Cuthbertsonmarried Isaac N. Mills in Scranton, PA.
Isaac died
February 5, 1917 and is buried
in Forest Hill Cemetery in Dunmore, PA. Elizabeth died November 24,
1921 and is also buried in Forest Hill Cemetery. They had one daughter
Margaret Mills born May 1, 1902. Margaret married F. Eugene Sykes
and had two children: F. Eugene Sykes and Marilyn Beth Sykes.
Mary Jane Cuthbertsonmarried James Williams. Mary Jane and James lived in Scranton until their death. They had two children: John Cuthbertson Williams and Myrtle Belle Williams. Mary Jane died in 1911. James Williams then remarried Ellen Smith. Myrtle Belle Williams was my grandmother. Myrtle was born 5/31/1908 and died 7/16/1990 in Kingston and is buried in Fairlawn Cemetery in Dalton, PA. Her brother John Cuthbertson Williams died April 14, 1969 in Auburn, CA.
Alice Mae Cuthbertson was born November 2, 1885 and died January 18, 1890 in Scranton, PA.
John Sandeland Cuthbertson died February 7, 1908. While conversing with the watchman at the East Market St. Delaware & Hudson railroad crossing he was stricken with Heart Failure. He was aged 60 years.
Mary Jane Oliver Cuthbertson died November 1, 1912. She died from Ptomaine poisoning believed to have been from eating fish in a Pittsburgh restaurant while visiting her son Robert.
HERE ARE SOME CUTHBERTSON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
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any information about Robert Cuthbertson from Pittsburgh or his daughter
Alice Mae I would love to hear from them.
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