Birth: Circa 1850 Whitekirk, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Father: Robert Hutchison 1802-1857
Mother: Helen Inglis 1806-1881
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: 21 December 1877 Oldhamstocks, Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland, UK
Wife: Jane Coltart Renton 1850-1891
Death: 8:40 am 7 November 1925 East End, Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK
Ann Anderson Hutchison [Purves] 1877-1946
Helen Hutchison 1879-1890
George Hamilton Hutchison 1880-a1901
Archibald Hutchison 1881-a1891
Thomas Hutchison 1882-1950
Jane Coltherd Hutchison [Stewart] 1885-a1921
James Hutchison 1887-a1911
Frank Francis Sutherland Hutchison 1889-1891
David Hutchison 1891-a1900
I cannot locate an entry for his christening or in the 1851 census.
His father died at Yarrow, Whittingehame, Haddingtonshire on 17 December 1857.
In the 1861 census as George Hutchison aged 11, born in White Kirk, Haddington, and living with his mother (Hellen), two brothers (Alexander and James), sister (Susan) and neice (Margaret Blair) in Oldhamstocks, East Lothian.
In the 1871 census as George Hutchison aged 21, born in Haddington, an agricultural labourer, and living with his mother (Hellen), brother (Alexander), sister (Susan) and nephew (Robert Simpson) at Howpark Cottage, Coldingham, Berwickshire.
Entry in the Register of Marriages for George Hutchison and Jane Coltart Renton in 1877 in Oldhamstocks (714/ 3). "Page 2 1877 Marriages in the Parish of Oldhamstocks in the County of Haddington. [No.] 3 1877 On the Twenty first day of December at Oldhamstocks' Village After Banns according to the Forms of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland (Signed) George Hutchison Ploughman (Bachelor) [aged] 26 [of] Bowshiel Parish of Cockburnspath [father] Robert Hutchison Farm Servant (deceased) [mother] Helen Hutchison M.S. Ingles, [and] (signed) Jane Coltart Renton (Spinster) [aged] 24 [of] Oldhamstocks Village [father] John Renton Shoemaker [mother] Ann Renton M.S. Anderson (signed) William Hamilton Witness Helen Renton Witness [registered] 1877 December 22 At Oldhamstocks".
In the 1881 census as George Hutchison aged 29, born in Whitkirk (sic), E. Lothian, an agricultural labourer, and living with his wife (Jane), son (George H) and two daughters (Ann A and Jane) at Blackburn, Chirnside, Berwickshire.
In the 1891 census as George Hutchison aged 39, born in Haddington, East Lothian, a farm servant and living with his wife (Jane), six sons (Archibald, David, Frank, George, James, and Thoams) and two daughters (Annie and Jane) at Gunsgreenhill Farm Cott Att, Ayton, Berwickshire.
His wife died in 1891 in Ayton, Berwickshire.
In the 1901 census as George Hutchison aged 47, born in Whitekirk, East Lothian, a farm servant and living with his three sons (David, George and James), two daughters (Annie Purves and Jane) and granddaughter (Jane Purves) at Farm Cottage K M (Kimmerghame Mains), Edrom, Berwickshire.
In the 1911 census as George Hutchison aged 59, a widower, a general labourer, born in Whitekirk, Haddington, and boarding with his son (James) with Joseph Steward (son-in-law?), his wife (Jane C Steward - daughter?), and Jane Ann R. A. Steward (granddaughter?) in two rooms with windows in ? Row, Kirkgate, Chirnside, Berwickshire.
In the 1921 census as George Hutchison aged 70 years 10 months, born in Whitekirk, East Lothian, widowed, a casual general labourer, and boarding with Joseph and Jane Stewart (son-in-law and daughter?), and their five children (George aged 5, Joseph aged 1, Grace aged 9, Isabella aged 7 and Jane A aged 13) in four rooms at East End, Chirnside, Berwick. His son George and family was living three houses away.
Entry in the Register of Deaths for George Hutchison aged 76 in 1925 in Chirnside (730/ 5). "Page 5 1925 Deaths in the Parish of Chirnside in the County of Berwick [...] [No.] 15 George Hutchison Retired Ploughman widower of Janet Renton [on] 1925 November seventh 8h. 40m, A.M. East End, Chirnside [aged] 76 yrs [father] [blank] Hutchison [blank] (deceased) [mother] Helen Hutchison M.S. [blank] (deceased) [of] Valvular disease, heart [...] [informant] Joseph Stewart Son-in-Law [on] 1925 November 9th At Chirnside".
There are twenty entries in Ancestry Family Trees for George Hutchison.
Note that Haddingtonshire is the old name for East Lothian (until 1921).
George Hutchison was the father of Ann Anderson Hutchison, wife of Peter Purves, uncle of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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