mctaggart line.....

allsmyths · Post by **allsmyths** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:30 am

hi everybody would like to thank all you kind people who answered my call for help on my smith of campbeltown.would anyone have anything on elizabeth mctaggart most often refered to as betsy mctaggart.i am trying to put together her family namely her mum and dad and any siblings i was really amazed at your knowledge, i am afraid i am not very good at this,and just seem to keep going round in circles.i cant seem to be able to get onto scotland people site,they seem to think it is something to do with my computer settings hopefully i can get it sorted out.but once again thanks for all your help you really are nice people best wishes john smyth

AnnetteR · Post by **AnnetteR** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:27 pm

Hi John

Glad you're enjoying the site. Can you possibly give us some dates for Elizabeth McTaggart and any other wee snippets of information you might have.

Cheers

Annette R

allsmyths · Post by **allsmyths** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:28 pm

hi annetteR thanks for your promt reply the only things i know about elizabeth mctaggart is that she married my great great grandfather about 1886/87 in campbeltown argyll they had 5 children 4 boys and one girl the boys i have all the i g i details on but nothing on the girl her name was fiona the boys were born between 1857 and 1864 i have no idea when the girl was born. oh my gr grandfathers name was peter smith, my grandfather was malcolm smith sometimes he spelled his name smyth best wishes annette john smyth

WilmaM · Post by **WilmaM** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:55 pm

I take it that this is your Betsy:

BETSEY MCTAGGART
Marriages:
Spouse: PETER SMITH
Marriage: 25 NOV 1856 Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
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Messages:
Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record

That being so, now you can access Scotland's People , finding that marriage Cert. will give you both their parent's names and an idea of their year of birth.

AnnetteR · Post by **AnnetteR** » Sat May 14, 2005 6:52 pm

Hi again John

I was able to establish that the female born to Betsey and Peter was actually named Flora. Her birth certificate (31st May, 1859) Campbeltown, Argyll is on SP but the mother's name is shown as Turner(possibly a mistake). On further investigation I discovered Flora's marriage certificate in 1891 which confirms that her mother's maiden name was McTaggart and she was deceased by that time father Peter, however, is still alive.

Prior to that I checked out the 1871 census and John, Flora, Malcom and Charles were all boarding with an Isabella McMillan at 181 Witchburn, Campbeltown but no sign of Peter and Betsey.

Hope all this helps and all the above can be checked out at Scotlands People.

Happy Hunting

Annette R

allsmyths · Post by **allsmyths** » Sat May 14, 2005 11:10 pm

hi annetteR i dont know what to say.you have been so kind i wat you to know i really am gratefull for all your help on my behalf.you truly are an angell i am very ill now and you have just helped me in a task i never thought i would be able to completeso from me and my little grandson christopher who this is really for i thank you again.christopher is only 4 but i will leave a note on his papers saying its thanks to you an some of sp
that we know these things thank you again annette best wishes john smyth ps mabey in 30 years time christopher will look and say thank you as well.

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