Old SPOTTISWOODE Family Genealogical Records created by Joseph (Joe) Spottiswoode HOPKIRK(1858-1950)

We are fortunate that Joe HOPKIRK was always interested in family history. Below are links to his mother's(Agnes Spottiswoode) family history.
After searching genealogical sites all over the internet, most of the oldest dates have never been seen before.
Joe communicated by mail for decades with his uncle Robert SPOTTISWOODE's family back in Gattonside, Scotland, and that is probably how he got his mother's family history.

This is the first page of SPOTTISWOODE information.
"Mother's family Grandparents
Adam Alexander wife's name unknown
  died aged 90         died aged abt 44
  18/50/54
1 son        name unknown
3 daughters.    Agnus, Isabella, Mary
                        died
                         (Aunt Bell  24/5/85     1885

(Mother's) Parents,
Joseph Spottiswood married Agnes Alexander
    died 23/2/1885                 died  30 June 1883
    aged 82                            aged 86

2 sons    Robert & other died in infancy
1 daughter   Agnes   (mother)
        died on Saty 23rd July 1870
       at Muirhead, Kettle, Fifeshire Scotland"
This page finishes with information about Joe's uncle Walter Hopkirk's family in the USA

The next Spottiswoode Page, page 11, clear view. View of top of page 11.:
   "Mothers family
     Grandparents
Adam Alexander died 1852, age 90
wife name unknown died aged 44
1 son name unknown
3 daughters  Agnes died aged 86
                   Isabella died aged 82 (Aunt Bell 24 May 1885)
                   Mary
Great Grandfather Spottiswoode born 9/1/1776
                                                    died 11/10/1841
     wife    Born 2/2/1777
Family
   Margaret Spottiswoode born 2/9/1799
   Elizabeth            "                  28/1/1801
   Joseph               "                  18/11/1803
   George               "                  13/4/1806
   William               "                  26/11/1809
   Robert                  "                29/4/1817"

The next Spottiswoode Page, Page 12. A lot of this must have been re-copied from the earlieer page above, and death date should probably be 23rd Feby 1885.
   "Mothers parents
Joseph Spottiswoode Born 18/11/1803, died aged 82, 28th Feby 1885
     married
Agnes Alexander died 30 June 1883 aged 86
2 sons Robert Born 21/1/1838 died 1924
          other died in infancy
1 daughter Agnes (mother) Born 16/7/1836
         died on Saty 23rd July 1870
       at Muirhead, Kettle, Fifeshire
             aged 34               Scotland"

The next Spottiswoode page has information about Joe's Uncle, and his mother's brother, Robert Spottiswoode and his Family, unfortunately we don't have a clear copy.
    "Mothers brother at ????
     Robert Spotteswoode        Allerly Mains
     He and wife both died 1923 to 1927
Family Joe born in 1869
          Phemie married Kirkman ?????
          Agnes  18??    Grieve    ?????
          Alice married    ????  
          Mary married  ?????
          Bella married  ?????
          Robert ????????
          ????? narried ??????
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Joe in Johannesberg has one son
Agnes has i daughter
?????? family of 3 all married
Mary Todd family of ? boys ? girls
Bella ??????
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This last page has Joe Spottiswoode Hopkirk's first cousin Joseph (Joe) SPOTTISWOODE;s date and place of death, 9/5/49 Jahannesburg

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This page last updated 27 April 2015