James Gribbin was born in Ireland about 1844.
Sarah McMahon was born about 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire (1871, 1901) or Ireland (1881).
1867 On Friday, November 1, James Gribben and Sarah McMauchan were married at St Mary's Chapel [Calton], Glasgow after Banns according to the Forms of the Catholic Church. The marriage was registered No.350 at Glasgow on November 4.
James was a Bachelor, gave his age as 22, occupation Coal Miner and usual residence 33 Green Street, Glasgow. His parents are recorded as James Gribben, Coal Miner and Jane Gribben m.s. Brown.
Sarah was a Spinster, gave her age as 21, occupation Yarn Winder and usual residence 33 Green Street, Glasgow. Her parents are recorded as Patrick McMahon [sic], Labourer and Jane McMahon m.s. Reid, deceased.
The celebrant was M. Wyld-----gin or Nyld-----gin and the witnesses were John McAllister and Mary Hayburn.
James and John signed, Sarah and Mary made their marks.
1871 April 2 The family were living in Townhead Street, Stevenston, Ayrshire in a house with one windowed room.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace James Gribben Head Mar 27 Coalminer Ireland Sarah Gribben Wife Mar 23 Renfrew, Greenock Margaret do. Daur 2 Lanarkshire, Airdrie (P.) John McCarton Lodger Unm 16 Coalminer Ireland There is something written in front of John McCarton which might be the initial P (or J or..).
1874 James Brown Gribben was born at 11h0m p.m. on Thursday, April 2 at 12 Quarry Road, Airdrie to Sarah Gribben m.s. McMachon and James Gribben, Coalminer who married on December 4, 1867 at Calton, Glasgow. His birth was registered No.189 at Airdrie on April 9 by James Gribben, "his X mark", Father, Present.
1881 April 3 The family were living at 122 High St, Airdrie. Three families share this address.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace James Gribbon Head Mar 37 Coal Miner Ireland 1 Sarah do. Wife Mar 34 do. Margaret do. Daur 12 Scholar Lanarkshire, Airdrie John do. Son 9 do. Ayrshire, Stevenston James do. Son 7 do. Lanarkshire, Airdrie Elizabeth do. Daur 4 do., do.
1891 April 5 The family were living at 43 Gray St, Shettleston. Six families share this address.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Status Birthplace James Gribbin Head Mar 48 Coal Miner Emp'd Ireland 2 Sarah do. Wife do. 43 Renfrewshire, Greenock Margaret do. Daur Unm 23 Mill Worker Emp'd Lanarkshire, Airdrie John do. Son do. 19 Coal Miner Emp'd Ayrshire, Stevenston James do. do. do. 17 do. Lanarkshire, Airdrie Eliza do. Daur do. 15 Mill Worker Emp'd do., do. Sarah Jane do. do. do. 10 Scholar do., do. Alexander do. Son 7 do. do., Shettleston Ellen do. Daur 5 do., do. Eliza do. Niece 13 do. do., Airdrie
1901 March 31 The family were living at 49 Main Street, Shettleston in a house with 5 windowed rooms. There is a single house at this address.
Rel. Mar. Age Occupation Birthplace James Gribbin Head Mar 54 Coal Miner Ireland 5 Sarah [McMahon] Wife Mar 53 Greenock Margaret do. Daur S 31 Housekeeper At Home Lanarkshire, Monkland John do. Son S 28 Spirit Salesman Ayrshire Elizabeth do. Daur S 24 do. Waitress Lanarkshire, Monkland Sarah Jane Gribbin Daur S 22 Spirit Waitress Lanarkshire, Barony Alexander do. Son S 18 Labourer do., do. Ellen do. Daur S 14 do., do. John McGhie Adopted 4 do., do. Thomas Gallacher Lodger S 35 Labourer [not worker] Ireland
James Gribbin was born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire on April 2, 1874 to Sarah McMahon (c1847 - ) and James Gribben (c1844 - ). [See above for family background]
Elizabeth Houston was born in 1875 in Dalry, Ayrshire. [See Section MP-5-1 for probable family background.]
1898 On Wednesday, April 13, James Gribbin and Elizabeth Houston were married at St Paul's RC Chapel, Shettleston After Publication according to the forms of the Roman Catholic Church. The marriage was registered No.35 at Shettleston.
James was a Bachelor, gave his age as 23 [he'd just turned 24], occupation Spirit Salesman and usual residence 49 Main Street, Shettleston. His parents are recorded as James Gribbin, Coal Miner and Sarah Gribbin m.s. McMahon.
Elizabeth was a Spinster, gave her age as 22, occupation Power Loom Weaver and usual residence 2 Squairs Court, Eastmuir, Shettleston. Her parents are recorded as John Houston, Coal Miner and Catherine Houston m.s. Murphy. [Squair's Court was between Nos.35 & 63 Eastmuir Street.]
The celebrant was Patrick Gaule, R.C.C. and the witnesses were Daniel Brady and Mary Watson. [Who might be the 21 year old daughter of Mary, an older sister of Ellen Connelly who married William Reynolds in 1890.]
1902 Catherine Rita Murphy Gribbin was born at 7h55m a.m. on Thursday, July 24 at 55 Graham Square, Johnstone to Elizabeth Gribbin m.s. Houston and James Gribbin, Spirit Salesman who married on April 11, 1898 at Shettleston. Her birth was registered No.292 at Johnstone, Renfrew on August 6 by James Gribbin, Father.
Catherine went on to achieve fame as the actress Renee Houston, initially working in music hall with her younger sister Billie as the “Houston Sisters”, progressing to films and the BBC radio programme “The Petticoat Line” [which I used to listen to in my bedsit in London in the early ’70s].