She was noted as a steam loom weaver, and John, who had been born in Ireland, as a ship’s carpenter. The school’s patron was Lady Anne Speirs of Elderslie.Īt 22 years of age Martha married John Templeton on Decemin the Free Church of Scotland, Rosebank Hall, High Street, Renfrew. The school that Martha attended was the Female Industrial School at 127 High Street, Renfrew, only a few doors from her home. The family moved from Bridgeton to Renfrew, Glasgow, sometime between 18 when they are recorded as living on the High Street at number 88 and in 1881 at number 112. Her father was recorded as having various occupations throughout the decades, he worked as a carter, boilermaker, and rivetter. Gilbert (GG) was the eldest then Agnes (AG) and Robert (RG) were born after Martha.
She was the second of four children born to her parents. Martha was born on at Bridgeton, Lanarkshire to Gilbert Guthrie (GG) and Catherine née Knox (CK). She tells us that she attended Lady Anne Speirs’ school and in the tradition of Scottish samplers notes her parents’ and siblings’ initials. Martha recorded that she finished her sampler on December 20, 1880, which was a Monday. Martha Guthrie is such a pretty Scottish sampler! We were drawn to the “freshness” of the palette she chose to stitch her schoolgirl sampler with. Version 4~ A one-page black and white chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer). Version 3 ~ A three-page black and white symbol chart. Version 2 ~ A one-page colour chart (intended to be viewed/used on your tablet, phone, laptop, or computer).
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