Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

Daughter of James Bryce a carter and Ann Telford

Married 11 Mar 1876 at 8 North Bridge Street Airdrie according to the forms of the Congregational Union Church
Archibald McKnight (who made his X mark), a coal miner and bachelor age 23 of 8 Baillies Lane Airdrie, son of Archibald McKnight, a carter and Elizabeth McKnight Ms Stevenson, deceased and
Mary Bryce (who made her X mark), a power winder, spinster age 23 of 5 North N--- Lane Airdrie, daughter of James Bryce formerly a carter and Ann Bryce Ms Telford
Witnessed by Christian Buchan and Elizabeth Buchan

"AIRDRIE'S OLDEST FAMILY
Eight Receiving Old Age Pensions
634 Years Between Nine Brothers and Sisters
The family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Archibald McKnight of Flowerhill Street, Airdrie, want to know if they are Airdrie's oldest family.
Nine of the family of ten are surviving and have an aggregate age of 634 years. Eight of them are in receipt of old age pensions.
The father of the family was a labourer in the Standard Iron Works, Airdrie. He died at the age of 58. The mother (nee Mary Bryce) lived until the age of 79. Both belonged to Airdrie.
The surviving members of the family and their respective ages are as follows:
Mrs. Annie Murray, aged 78, 18 Monkland Street Airdrie
Mrs. Elizabeth Gillespie, aged 77, 4 Southburn Road Airdrie
Mrs. Mary Dunlop, aged 74, 4 West Kirk Street Airdrie
Mrs. Martha Riddock, aged 73, 6 Tinto View, Ashgill, by Larkhall
Mrs. Sarah Smith, aged 71. of Kinross
Mr. Archibald McKnight, aged 69, of Rosebank Street Airdrie
Mrs. Jeanie Barton (formerly Mrs. Smith), aged 67 of 79 George Street Chapelhall
Mrs. Agnes Llewellyn, aged 65, 340B Main Street Coatdyke (now of Kirkshaws, Old Monkland)
Mr. James McKnight, aged 60, Wheatholm Street Airdrie
The other member of the family was the late Mrs. McBride, who died at age of 43 and was survived by six children and six grandchildren.
The family, in all, have 49 children, 124 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren/

Counted at 23 Flowerhill St were:
Archibald McKnight, head, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a coal miner age 28
Mary McKnight wife, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, age 28
Ann McKnight, 5, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a scholar
Elizabeth McKnight, daughter, 3, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, scholar
Mary McKnight, daughter age 10 months, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a scholar

Counted at 23 Flowerhill Street:
Archibald McKnight, 40, head, Born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a coal miner
Mary McKnight, 40, wife, born Airdrie Lanarkshire
Annie McKnight, 15, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a domestic servant
Lizzie McKnight, 13, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a scholar
Mary McKnight, 11, daughter, born Airdrie, Lanarkshire, a scholar
Martha McKnight, 9, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a scholar
Sarah McKnight, 7, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, a scholar
Archibald McKnight, 4, son, born Airdrie Lanarkshire
Jane McKnight, 2, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire
Agnes McKnight, 11mo, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire

Counted at 33 Flowerhill Street:
Archibald McNight, 49, head, born Airdrie, Lanarkshire, a general labourer
Mary McNight, wife, 49, born Airdrie Lanarkshire
Martha McNight, 19, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, cotton millworker
Sarah McNight, 17, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, cotton millworker
Archibald McNight, 15, son, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, boiler makers apprentice
Agnes McNight, 9, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire a scholar
Kate McNight, 7, daughter, born Airdrie Lanarkshire, scholar
James McNight, 5, son, born Airdrie Lanarkshire

1 1931 MCKNIGHT MARY BRYCE F 78 AIRDRIE OR NEW MONKLAND /LANARK 651/00 0027

"In loving memory of my dear mother, Mary Bryce McKnight, who died 20th January 1931, also my dear father, Archibald McKnight, who died 19th November 1909.
"Sweet are the memories that never fade"
Inserted by their Daughter and Grand-children, Mrs. Gillespuie, 61 Deedes Street Airdrie.
"Too dearly loved to be forgotten"
Inserted by their Daughter and Son-in-law and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Murray, 36 Clark Street."