John Marshall & Flora Finlayson

bleckie · Post by **bleckie** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:47 pm

Hi All

I am looking for any details on a John Marshall and Flora Finlayson who where married at pitroddie perthshire on 4th April 1919.
John Marshall at the time was serving with the 15th battalion Canadian Highlanders and his address was given as 328 Avenue South Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan. although he was born in Perth Scotland.

many thanks in anticipation

yours aye

Brucel

Post by **marilyn morning** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 4:08 am

Hi Bruce,

I took a quick look on World Connect tonight for your family, but without knowing the parents names, it was difficult for me to narrow down your kin.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

There were no matches for your Flora Finlayson, but there were over 300 pages of listings for John Marshall. It may be worth your time to scroll through that list to see if you find any connections?

Just click on the link above and plug in Marshall as the surname and John as the given and click "Go" and the data base will appear.

Good luck!
Marilyn

bleckie · Post by **bleckie** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:10 am

Hi Marilyn

thank you for having a look for me, I could not find anything either, this side of my family is driving me up the wall no mater which way I turn I seem to hit solid brick walls. John Marshall's parents as listed on his marriage certificate are. father James Marshall dyer and helen marshall m.s. Melville (deceased). they were married at Quarry cottages pitroddie the home of flora's parents.

many thanks

yours aye
BruceL

Post by **marilyn morning** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:05 pm

Hi Bruce,

Perhaps someone else may be able to help, now that you've posted the parents names. We all have that one relative who drops off the map, how dare they?

Regards
Marilyn

bleckie · Post by **bleckie** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:19 pm

Thanks Marilyn

It's not just the one relie who has droped of the map. The whole of this gents wife's family seems to be trying it's hardest to stay hidden, the only ones I have found is my grandmother and one of her sisters the rest seem to be from another galaxy not just another planet.
thanks for having a look for me,

take care,

yours aye
bruceL

Post by **marilyn morning** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:24 pm

Hi Bruce,

They may be hiding out on another planet?

Ah, ya gotta laugh or it may drive one insane looking for them.

Regards
Marilyn

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 12:41 pm

Bruce,

There's a Canadian Soldiers reg. card for WWI for John Marshall, father James Marshall Born: 30 Sep. 1887 in Perth living in Blucher, Saskatchewan on ancestry. Is this your relative?

Carol

bleckie · Post by **bleckie** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 1:00 pm

Hi Carol

this could certainly be him he gives his age as being 34 when he got married in 1919.

yours aye

Brucel

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:48 pm

Bruce,

Here are two websites which might help you research your Marshall/Finlayson family in Saskatchewan:

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sksas ... hewan.html

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/8/12 ... katoon-003

One will get you to some newspaper archives and the other is a genforum for Saskatchewan.

Carol

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:15 am

Brian,

I found a WWI registration form for James Finlayson, Flora's youngest brother. He signs up with the Black Watch on 3 Sep 1914 for "three years with the Colours". He lists himself as being born in Errol, Perth, 20 years old, a roadman.

There are many records for Alexander Finlaysons and with dial-up it would take me forever to look at them. Maybe someone with a faster connection can check a few of them for you.

From the 1891 and 1901 Census records I have Hugh and Elspeth with the following children:

Lizzie born in 1879
Mary 1884
Hugh 1886
Jane (Jeannie) 1889
Flora 1891
James 1894
Alexander 1897

All born in Errol parish, Perth County. Which one was your grandmother and the sister you said you found?

Carol