Why Can't I find these BIRTH Entries at Scotlands People?

karenmcc · Post by **karenmcc** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:52 am

Hi Campbell,

Are you sure that John GRANT was always known by the last name GRANT.

One line of my family are in all censuses as CUNNINGHAMS, which was my GGgrandfathers stepfathers name. All births, deaths and marriages in my direct line are registered in either McGIBBON or McCUBBIN,(bar one) . I have gggrandfather in the 1851 census under his "real" name of McGIBBON, then his mother marries a man by the name of CUNNINGHAM c1856, and from the 1861 census on the family shows as CUNNINGHAM on censuses, which continues down to my Grandfathers generation in 1901.

If anyone tried to find the births of any of my GGgrandfathers or Ggrandfathers children going by the info on the censuses, they would never find them. Hope you can follow what I am trying to say here.

Maybe you could try looking for the marriage (if they actually did marry) just using the wifes full name (with all its variations) to a John with no last name?

Karen

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:25 am

Hi Campbell

1871 census states that they are in Maryhill R.D., St. Rollox Burgh of Glasgow.

So, John & Catherine are married by that stage (or living as husband and wife

) ? With no kids yet? What are their given ages and occupations?

Have you located deaths for either of them?

Sorry to keep asking questions and offer no answers!

I've been looking, but nothing obvious has turned up yet, so I'm just trying to gain a fuller picture.

Best wishes
Lesley

trish1 · Post by **trish1** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:47 am

Is it possible that the children were registered elsewhere - despite Glasgow being listed on the census. I know my grandmother returned to her parents home for the birth of all her children & that is where the births were registered.

Was Catherine's family around when she was having her children. I see she was born in Argyll - were the family still there?

Trish

James Tabago · Post by **James Tabago** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:58 pm

Hello
Is this the 'Grants' you are looking for
1891
John Grant age 46 Distillery Lab.
Catherine Grant age 35
Ann Grant age 2
Mary Grant age 4
Donald Grant age 6
Catherine Grant age 10
John Grant age 12
Maggie (Margaret) Grant age 14
Found in 1891 Census with address as 486 N. Keppoch hill Road, St. Rollox, Barony, Glasgow
Place of birth for John Grant given as Kilchoman Argyllshire

Also found in 1901
John Grant age 60 lab. In distillery
Catherine Grant age 48
John Grant age 22
Kate (Catherine) Grant age 20
Donald Grant age 16
Annie Grant age 12
Mary Grant age 14
Willie (William) Grant age 9
Address given 33 Bardowie (??) Street, Maryhill, Glasgow
Place of birth for John Grant given as Islay, Argylleshire

Ages are slightly out but not by that much, hope its useful
j