stuck in a rut

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:28 pm

Hi Jan

sadly when i use Family Search , the country box wont let me put a country in , and it wont search without one , it keeps saying select a region

You need to select Region first > choose British Isles then you can choose a country: Scotland, England etc....

Best wishes
Lesley

Justjan · Post by **Justjan** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:29 pm

hi lesley
its defiantely not the first one , i have searched all that one right through ,
that one has a Sister ,and he didnt ,
it wasnt his real Mother who placed him in the Poor house ,it was the Stewarts
not sure what happened to his real Mother ? so it seems Stewart doesnt show up till his Marriage 1891 in Glasgow ,

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:30 pm

Hi Jan

its defiantely not the first one , i have searched all that one right through ,
that one has a Sister ,and he didnt ,

JAMES CAMERON (extract)
Male
Event(s):
Birth: 13 MAY 1867 Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Parents:
Mother: ELIZABETH CAMERON

So, where was the above child born?

Best wishes
Lesley

Justjan · Post by **Justjan** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:31 pm

got it and sadly its the one i know it isnt lol , just the one showed for me

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:36 pm

Hi Jan

got it and sadly its the one i know it isnt lol , just the one showed for me

So, what does it say?
We need to know what you have found out already if you are hoping for help with this one, otherwise it is a bit like playing darts with a blindfold on...

Best wishes
Lesley

Justjan · Post by **Justjan** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:38 pm

this one has his Father as Charles , think he died around 1873 , the Mother before that , they also had a child in 1866 ,
well we dont know exactly who his real dad was , so Charles was the adopted one ,
but again the real Father could be a Charles as well ,

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:41 pm

Jan
Can you please tell us what it says on the birth entry;
What is the name of the father - Charles What?
What is the occupation of the father?
What is the name of the mother?
Is a marriage date given?

Best wishes
Lesley

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:45 pm

According to the 1901 census James was born at Glasgow in 1871.

My first instinct was the Calton birth too.

Regards,
Annette

Justjan · Post by **Justjan** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:55 pm

i really dont know much apart from whats on the marriage and death certs ,
i have went through a lot of James Camerons and found he either had wrong Mother ,or some else wasnt right ,
i know he lived in the Poor House in Glasgow and thats about it ,i cant put an age to him , as he was always an old man to me and died when i was 7 ,
my Brother remembers an older Cousin ,probably knowing he was telling something he knew he would have told not to pass on , the Granda was adopted , byt a Man called it was Charles , but my Brother thought Charles Andrew Stewart , there are big gaps between us all , and in our house , unmarried Mothers wasnt discussed EVER ,

Justjan · Post by **Justjan** » Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:00 pm

well yes ,
what i thought was take it from what you know , and thats where i have gone back to ,
remembering , if someone is in a Orphange , Poor house , would they make a mistake of 3 years in someones age ,? months maybe 3 years ,doubtful , after all back then i would think they were working at 13
and would hardly put a child of 10 out to work ,thinking he was 13 ,
but going by mistakes , you should see the one on my Grans death cert ,
she is down as 73 , yes born 1872, died Dec 1951 ,
maybe counting wasnt a strong point back then ,
but when you look at marriage saying 21 , 1901 census saying 31 , hes assumed he was born 1870