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Hi
I am making display boards for a church event following the family history of the Luke family who were paper makers in the village of Crook of Devon in the late 1700's going on to found the Piedmont Pulp and Paper Co in USA.
I have John Luke b 1797 and wife Isabella Guthrie and children from the 1841 census and have found the family as they grow on most of the census up to 1901. William Luke, b 1829 emigrated to the USA in around 1852 and set up a very successful paper company with his sons.
Any pictures and other information would be much appreciated.
Jo :-)

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Name: John Luke
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 04 Nov 1797
Christening Place: NORTHAM,DEVON,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Luke
Mother's Name: Jane

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05190-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 917204

Name: Jane Luke
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 04 Sep 1793
Christening Place: NORTHAM,DEVON,ENGLAND
Father's Name: John Luke
Mother's Name: Jane

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05190-1 , System Origin: England-ODM , GS Film number: 917204

Crook of Devon in Kinross, Scotland. Lots if you google for the paper mill and the Luke family

www.fifefhs.org/.../PARISH-OF-FOSSOWAY-AND-TULLIEBOLE.pdf
A small rising ground at the east end of the village of Crook-of-Devon, called the Gallow ... Beveridge, John, Carnbo Mill ... Luke, John, Paper Manufacturer, do.

Your family for our reference

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Waukmill of Tulliebole, Fossoway, Kinrossshire, Scotland


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Luke Head Married Male 54 1797 Paper Maker Employing 5 Hands Perthshire, Scotland
Isabella Luke Wife Married Female 48 1803 Paper Maker Wife Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland
James Luke Son Unmarried Male 19 1832 Paper Maker's Son Kinrossshire, Scotland
George Luke Son - Male 11 1840 Scholar Kinrossshire, Scotland
Robert Luke Son - Male 4 1847 Scholar Kinrossshire, Scotland
Isabella Luke Daughter - Female 2 1849 At Home Kinrossshire, Scotland

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1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Waulkmill Feus, Fossoway, Kinrossshire, Scotland

First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
John Luke Male 40 1801 Scotland Transcription
Isabella Luke Female 35 1806 Scotland Transcription
Jean Luke Female 15 1826 Scotland Transcription
John Luke Male 14 1827 Scotland Transcription
William Luke Male 12 1829 Kinrossshire, Scotland Transcription
James Luke Male 10 1831 Kinrossshire, Scotland Transcription
Christian Luke Female 7 1834 Kinrossshire, Scotland Transcription
George Luke Male 2 1839 Kinrossshire, Scotland Transcription

A photo of Piedmont Pulp & Paper Mill here:

http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdallegh/towns/piedmont.htm

message from poster

The family are all from Fossoway in Kinrosshire so no Devon connections

Thank you grey ghost and Margee. I have found all the census information and some local history about the paper mill. The sons are easy to trace but the daughters not so easy as they marry and change names. Being a scottish family there is not much information on this site but every little helps. The Virginia Pulp and Paper Company they set up is now Westvaco and massive! A descendant, John A Luke Jnr is chairman and CEO so the family are still involved.
Jo

Name: John Luke
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1823
Marriage Place: Dunblane,Perth,Scotland
Spouse: Isabella Guthrie

Daughter Isabella's marriage:

1874 WATSON JAMES LUKE ISABELLA G FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0005

You can view/print the image of the original if you buy credits on ScotlandsPeople.
Same applies to her death below:

1915 WATSON ISABELLA GUTHRI E LUKE F 67 FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0015

Possibilities for children of Isabella - can't search with mms, so not sure. Again, credits will let you view the image, which will have mms:

1883 WATSON CHRISTINA JOHNS(ON ?) F FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0001


1884 WATSON ISABELLA F FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0023

1875 WATSON ISABELLA GUTHRIE F FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0029

Marriage of daughter Christian/Christina ???

1870 MARSHALL ANDREW LUKE CHRISTINA G
FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0006


Marriage of daughter Jean / Janet???

1879 BOGIE ALEXANDER LUKE JANET G FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0002

Possibly child of Christian /Christina ??? She would have been 46 (see birth record in another post below), but not impossible:

1877 MARSHALL ANDREW M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0006

And perhaps grandchildren???

1894 MARSHALL CHRISTINA ANDERSON F FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0016

1900 MARSHALL JOHN M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0008

1897 MARSHALL ROBERT THOMAS M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0024

Death of Christian / Christina ???? :

1930 MARSHALL CHRISTINA GILLE.... MCALPINE LUKE F 86 CAMPSIE /STIRLING 475/00 0050

(McAlpine and Luke are "other surnames".)

Births of Christian and siblings:

03/04/1831 LUKE CHRISTIAN Father: JOHN LUKE
F FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030 0041


30/06/1839 LUKE GEORGE Father:JOHN LUKE
M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030


15/07/1848 LUKE ISABELLA GUTHRI E Father:JOHN LUKE
F FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030 0080


20/10/1831 LUKE JAMES Father:JOHN LUKE
M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030 0031


14/10/1824 LUKE JEAN Parents:JOHN LUKE & ISABEL GUTHRIE
F FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030 0009


10/12/1826 LUKE JOHN Parents:JOHN LUKE, ISABEL GUTHRIE
M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030 0015


13/05/1841 LUKE ROBERT Parents:JOHN LUKE, ISABLE GURTHIE FR685 (FR685) M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030 0070


28/05/1829 LUKE WILLIAM Parents:JOHN LUKE, ISABEL GUTHRIE
M FOSSOWAY AND TULLIEBOLE /KINROSS 461/00 0030 0023

Thank you Argyll gran. :-)

Many of the records found by Argyllgran from the Scotland's People website can be found as transcriptions for free on

https://familysearch.org

You would still need Scotland's People as she has said to look at the originals - £7 for 30 credits. 1 credit to get a list of possibles (up to 25 a page) and then 5 to look at an actual record. Much cheaper than English certificates.

The 1911 census is also available on SP for 5 credits

Thank you. :-D