I have her second marraige cert, her death cert, and the birth certs of her 9 children.
She often used Sommerville (or variations) as her "maiden name". Have never been able to trace her birth or parents. Census records (have her on 1871/1881/1891, died 1901 pre census time estimate birth as 1845, and in Huntly or Gartly.
Her first "husband" (have never been able to trace the marraige - different dates/places given on each child's birth cert) was John Stewart.
On second marraige cert in 1894 she calls herself Helen Aiken, parents Michael Aiken and Helen Aiken nee GOWAN. Son Wm gave same details on her death cert.
Not the faintest idea where the Sommerville came from, but she uses it regularly on the children's birth certs, and some of the children have her maiden name as Sommerville on their marraige certs - although Wm, youngest son, who also registered her death doesn't.
However, to get to the point,
tonight on another website, someone had posted a lookup for births of George Sommerville c 1839, and this was one of the responses:SOMMERVILLE, George Christening
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Apr 1839 Birthplace: , Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Recorded in: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Father: George SOMMERVILLE
Mother: Helen GOWANS
Source: FHL Film 102921 + Dates: 1832 - 1856
(courtesy of "Anne in Scotland" on GR, from BVRI records!!)
Worth investigating further????
I'd be interested in your comments.
Regards
Ellen.
