Alexander GEMMELL 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: Abt 1816, Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland 6
- Marriage (1): Jean PORTER on 4 December 1840 in Dundonald, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland 1 2
- Marriage (2): Elizabeth McCARTNEY on 9 December 1864 in Darvel, Loudoun Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland 2 3
- Died: 28 April 1878, Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland about age 62 4
- Buried: 1878, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland
 Cause of his death was Senile Decay, 6 months; Large Abscess, 1 day; as Cert by C. H. Skae, M.D.
General Notes
Dundonald Parish Churchyard, Gravestone 173:
ERECTED
BY
ALEXANDER GEMMEL
In memory of his wife JANE PORTER
Who died 21st March 1862 aged 46 years.
Also Eleven of their Children
Who all died in Infancy.
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Monument in Darvel Old Cemetery (Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland) honors the memory of Alexander Gemmell, wife Elizabeth (McCartney) Gemmell, daughters Margaret Gemmell and Elizabeth Wallace Gemmell, wife's parents' David McCartney and Margaret Alison, and wife's brothers Robert McCartney and James McCartney. It is a cenotaph in Alexander's case since he was actually buried in Dundonald Churchyard. Also, the stone was clearly placed some time after Alexander Gemmell died since his death date on the stone is incorrect:
ERECTED BY
MAGGIE & BESSIE GEMMELL
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
THEIR PARENTS
ALEXANDER GEMMELL
DIED 5 JUNE 1879 AGED 56
INTERRED IN
DUNDONALD CHURCH-YARD
ELIZABETH McCARTNEY
DIED 30 AUG. 1885 AGED 57
THE ABOVE
BESSIE GEMMELL
DIED 20. NOV. 1941
IN HER 73RD YEAR
ALSO THE ABOVE
MAGGIE GEMMELL
DIED 8 MAY 1946
AGED 81 YEARS
"Thy will be done"
side 2:
ALSO
THEIR GRAND-PARENTS
DAVID McCARTNEY
DIED 27.AUG.1885 AGED 90
MARGARET ALISON
DIED 21.Sep.1860 AGED 69
side 3:
ALSO
THEIR UNCLES
ROBERT McCARTNEY
DIED 3.JUNE 1895 AGED 73
JAMES McCARTNEY
DIED 14 APRIL 1906 AGED 85
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About the children of Alexander Gemmell and Jane Porter:
Carved on Jane's gravestone in Dundonald Churchyard is the sad memorial to "Eleven of their Children Who all died in Infancy." We know the names of those who were either born or died after 1855 (when civil registration of births and deaths began in Scotland):
Jane Gemmell (1854 –1855)
Alexander Gemmell (1855 –1855)
James Gemmell (1857 –1857)
Alexander Gemmell (1858 –1858)
We also know from Alexander Gemmell's 1855 birth certificate that he was the "5th child born" to Alexander Gemmell and Jane Porter, and that there were 3 deceased girls and 1 deceased boy prior to him. One of these girls was Isabella Gemmell, named after Alexander's mother, probably born about 1847 — she died in 1848. Presumably another daughter was named Agnes Gemmell, after Jane's mother. The name of the third deceased daughter is not known, but she was likely also named Agnes (in a second attempt to have a living daughter named after Jane's mother). The brother who was deceased before Alexander 1855's birth was likely named James, after Alexander's father.
This leaves 3 infant deaths mentioned on the gravestone but NOT mentioned on the 1855 birth certificate. Presumably these were stillborn infants (as opposed to the 4 live births that were counted in the number of children Jane had had prior to Alexander's birth in 1855). The names, gender, and birth years of these 3 infants is not known.
Although all of Alexander and Jane's children were either stillborn or died in infancy, there was still a little light in their lives because they adopted and raised a daughter named Jane Smith. Jane born about 1849 in Kilmarnock, and she was with them in the 1841 and 1851 censuses.
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Death Notes
6h. 30m. P.M., District Asylum, Glengall by Ayr
Burial Notes
Buried in Dundonald Churchyard, but a monument is erected in his honor at Darvel Old Cemetery, Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland
Recorded Events in His Life
- He worked as a farm servant.
- He has conflicting birth information of Abt 1817 and Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland. 4
- He has conflicting birth information of Abt 1818 and Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland. 7
- He has conflicting birth information of Abt 1823 and Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland. 8
- He had a residence in 1840 in Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 1
- He worked as an agricultural laborer on 30 March 1851 in Loans, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- He appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in Loans, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Alexander Gemmell Head 32 Monkton, Ayr Ag Labourer
Jane Gemmell Wife 31 Dundonald, Ayr
Janet Smith Boarder 1 Kilmarnock, Ayr Pauper
- He worked as a ploughman on 7 April 1861 in Loans, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- He appeared on the 1861 Census of Scotland on 7 April 1861 in Loans, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Alexander Gemmell Head 44 Monkton, Ayrshire Ploughman
Jean Gemmell Wife 42 Dundonald, Ayrshire
Jessie Smith Granddaughter 11 Kilmarnock, Ayrshire Scholar
- In Memoriam: Dundonald Churchyard, in 1862, in Dundonald, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Dundonald Parish Churchyard, Gravestone 173:
ERECTED
BY
ALEXANDER GEMMEL
In memory of his wife JANE PORTER
Who died 21st March 1862 aged 46 years.
Also Eleven of their Children
Who all died in Infancy.
- He worked as a ploughman on 21 March 1862 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland. 9
- He worked as a ploughman on 9 December 1864 in Loans, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 3
- He had a residence on 9 December 1864 in Loans, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 3
- He worked as an agricultural laborer (ploughman) on 2 April 1871 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
- He appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Alexander Gemmell Head 47 Monkton, Ayrshire Agr Labourer Ploughman
Elizabeth Gemmell Wife 43 Loudoun, Ayrshire Shop-keeper (grocer)
Maggie Gemmell Dau 5 Dundonald, Ayrshire Scholar
Elizabeth W Gemmell Dau 3 Dundonald, Ayrshire
- Disproven Death: 5 June 1879, in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. The erroneous date of "5 JUNE 1879" is carved on the gravestone monument honoring Alexander Gemmell (in Darvel Cemetery), but his death certificate gives the actual date of death (28 April 1878).
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