Robert Lee on Census .....

[nelmit]

Hi All, and a Happy New Year

This is my first posting to talking scots, I would like to know if anyone could help me with the 1871 census.
I am looking for Robert LEE and wife Isabella LEE nee Gallacher, they have 5 children,
Charles, Isabella, Annie, John and Robert. I have this family in the 1881(minus Robert Snr), 1891 1901census.
I have a great deal of information on this family but am now stuck untill 1841-1871 census comes on line so if anyone out there could help I would
very greatful.
Regards Irene Colfer nee LEE

Hello Irene,

Here they are on the 1871 census:

Havannah Glasgow

Robert LEE -Head -Married -38 -Tobacco Pipe Maker - Cheshire Liverpool
Bella LEE - Wife - Married - 38 - Factory Weaver - Lanark Glasgow
Charles LEE - Son -11
Bella LEE - Daughter -9
Ann LEE - Daughter -7
John LEE - Son - 3

All children born Lanark Glasgow

Robert broke his collar bone in 1887 and applied to the poorhouse for help.
I have the details of his application. Would you like it posted?

Regards,
Annette M

[maria]

Hi All, and a Happy New Year

This is my first posting to talking scots, I would like to know if anyone could help me with the 1871 census.
I am looking for Robert LEE and wife Isabella LEE nee Gallacher, they have 5 children,
Charles, Isabella, Annie, John and Robert. I have this family in the 1881(minus Robert Snr), 1891 1901census.
I have a great deal of information on this family but am now stuck untill 1841-1871 census comes on line so if anyone out there could help I would
very greatful.
Regards Irene Colfer nee LEE

Hello Irene,

Here they are on the 1871 census:

Havannah Glasgow

Robert LEE -Head -Married -38 -Tobacco Pipe Maker - Cheshire Liverpool
Bella LEE - Wife - Married - 38 - Factory Weaver - Lanark Glasgow
Charles LEE - Son -11
Bella LEE - Daughter -9
Ann LEE - Daughter -7
John LEE - Son - 3

All children born Lanark Glasgow

Robert broke his collar bone in 1887 and applied to the poorhouse for help.
I have the details of his application. Would you like it posted?

Regards,
Annette M

Hi Annette,

Many thanks for the census information, this is very useful. I would be very grateful if you could post the poorhouse information either here or by email to ICOLFER@aol.com .
Since I last posted I found the birth of Robert Lee jnr 22nd Dec 1876 and died 13 Aug 1881. The ages on the 1881 Census are way out.

Regards,

Irene Maria

[nelmit]

Hi Annette,

Many thanks for the census information, this is very useful. I would be very grateful if you could post the poorhouse information either here or by email to ICOLFER@aol.com .
Since I last posted I found the birth of Robert Lee jnr 22nd Dec 1876 and died 13 Aug 1881. The ages on the 1881 Census are way out.

Regards,

Irene Maria

Hello Irene,

I'll post it here as it makes others aware of how informative these applications can be.

Robert LEE 23 Ritchie Lane Date of application July 1887

Country and place of birth - Lime Kiln Lane - Liverpool
Age - 55 -Married - Occ. Tobacco Pipe Maker

Married at Cowcaddens 6th June 1859
Reason - Broken Collar Bone

Parents - John LEE - Tobacco Pipe Maker & Ann Roberts - both dead

Wife Isabella GALLOCHER (as written) b. Canongate, Edinburgh - 55 years
daughter of Charles - pipemaker & Ann MILLER

Children (living with parents)
John 19 years b. 64 Drygate - Idle
James 7 years - at school

Children (not living with)
Isabella 22 years b. 3 Dempster Street wife of William Scroggie (deserted). She is in house with mother and children.
Ann 21 years b. 3 Pettigrew Street, single residing with pauper.
Charles 25 years single in 60th rifles abroad.

Previous residences - present house from Dec. 1886
prior 44 Clyde Street from October - December
Prior unsettled.
He is a tobacco pipe manufacturer and has been travelling around the country particularly in England.
Applied for admission to poorhouse having got his collar bone broken as the result of a fall he got last Saturday when drunk. (I told you it was informative)!!
27.7.87 entered - 18.8.87 left.

Anyway hope this helps and any questions don't hesitate.

Regards,
Annette

[maria]

Wife Isabella GALLOCHER (as written) b. Canongate, Edinburgh - 55 years
daughter of Charles - pipemaker & Ann MILLER

Hi Annette,
I see what you mean about informative I recognise his genes in some of his descendants
The details of Isabella vary. In the 1881 Census she is listed as being born in Dundee, in the 1871, Lanark and on the poorhouse application, Edinburgh. No wonder I have never been able to find her birth Her parents marriage appears on the IGI in Dundee but is not listed on the OPR on SP.
I didn't know that William Scroggie had deserted Isabella Lee but knew from Charles Lee's death certificate that he was in the Rifle Brigade and had enlisted under the name of John McCombe for some reason.
Thank you again for your help, each piece of information puts flesh to my family tree.

Regards,

Irene

[maria]

Children (not living with)
Isabella 22 years b. 3 Dempster Street wife of William Scroggie (deserted). She is in house with mother and children

Hi Annette,
I have ben looking through the data I have for this daughter and found that although the poorhouse application lists William Scroggie as having deserted his wife, they are listed together on the 1901 Census.
What does the poorhouse application mean when it says she is in house?

regards,

Irene Maria

[nelmit]

Hello Irene,

I was just about to post a message about that very thing when I saw yours!

I was going to say do not take that kind of info as 100% as sometimes our ancestors told 'little white lies' to get the help they wanted. We call them 'scammers' in Glasgow today!
I think all the family's circumstances were taken in to account when the parish gave help.

I've seen stories of families living in America and parents not having seen their children for years but in actual fact I have records of them living round the corner at the time.

Regards,
Annette m

I'm not sure what Robert meant when he talked about Isabella being in
the house with mother and children (I transcribed it the way it was written).
I can only assume that he meant Isabella and her children were also living at his home address with Isabella snr.