Help to transcribe place name.

[apanderson]

I might be being a dumpling ..... (not ususual for me), but where did the name McGibbon come in? Was that Mary's maiden name?

If so, then on IGI (Extracted entry) is the christening of a Mary MacGibbon in Kilmadock (just along the road from Doune) in 1822, parents William MacGibbon & Jean Bennett.

Anne

[mvy_1]

Thanks Everyone, What you are suggesting is what I thought I was seeing. I have purchased Mary's Baptism Registration and it tells me that she was baptized in Dumfries. So now I wonder whether I have the right person. I shall keep looking. Thanks again, Margaret

[nelmit]

I might be being a dumpling ..... (not ususual for me), but where did the name McGibbon come in? Was that Mary's maiden name?

If so, then on IGI (Extracted entry) is the christening of a Mary MacGibbon in Kilmadock (just along the road from Doune) in 1822, parents William MacGibbon & Jean Bennett.

Anne

Hi Anne,

I searched for the children shown on the census records and the William McArthur and Mary McGibbon children matched which is why I went off looking for a Mary McGibbon in 1851.

Hopefully I have the right couple.

Margaret,

Is your ancestor a child of William McArthur and Mary McGibbon?

Have you looked at Mary's death entry as this should show her parents names and hopefully they'll match the birth that Anne found.

Regards,
Annette

[mvy_1]

Hi Annette, No Mary is the mother. I have her Birth Certificate, but as yet have not got her Death Certificate.

Nelmet, If I have the right Mary her maiden name is Jardine.

Margaret

[AndrewP]

Hi Margaret,

An 1855 certificate is always a bonus to find in a family tree. In your 1861 census, Archibald is shown as 5 years of age, born in Glasgow. A search on ScotlandsPeople for Archibald M*Arthur, born 1855 or 1856 produces a list of 10 results. Only two of these are in Glasgow. The 1856 one is not born to William and Mary. The 1855 one is born to William (a cabinet maker) and Mary. The maiden surname is there, as is a birthplace (if you can make out what it says).

From having Mary's maiden surname from the 1855 certificate, her death certificate can be found by searching by both surnames. Knowing that William was alive in the 1871 census, but dead by the time of Mary's death, that gives you a range of years to search for his death. It is found in the same registration district as he was in, in 1871.

All the best,

AndrewP

[mvy_1]

Thanks Andrew, I had forgotten that I already have Archibald's Birth Certificate. I havent looked at my documents in a while, muchless at my research (naughty me) and Mary McGibbon is listed there. What I was after was trying to decipher her place of birth in the 2 census records that I posted.
Thanks to everyone that had looked at the documents and tried to decipher for me.
Margaret

[AndrewP]

Hi again Margaret,

Assuming we have the right Mary, she can be found in the censuses of 1881 and 1901, but she was very imaginative with her age. The 1901 census page is clear about the birthplace - Doune, Stirlingshire (although Doune was in Perthshire - not beside the county boundary). She seems to be well hidden in 1891.

All the best,

AndrewP

[nelmit]

Hi again Margaret,

Assuming we have the right Mary, she can be found in the censuses of 1881 and 1901, but she was very imaginative with her age. The 1901 census page is clear about the birthplace - Doune, Stirlingshire (although Doune was in Perthshire - not beside the county boundary). She seems to be well hidden in 1891.

All the best,

AndrewP

Whether it was mistranscribed or not I don't know but her birthplace is given as Dow in 1891. I found it last night but can I find it now............ She was living with one of her sons (I think it was William) and I'm pretty sure it was at St Vincent Street but not the same number. Her age was way out too.

Regards,
Annette

[nelmit]

Hi Annette, No Mary is the mother. I have her Birth Certificate, but as yet have not got her Death Certificate.

Nelmet, If I have the right Mary her maiden name is Jardine.

Margaret

What I meant was - is the Mary McGibbon who was married to William McArthur the Mary McGibbon you are looking to find or is it the Mary McGibbon who was supposedly born at Dumfries to Andrew McGibbon and Mary Jardine because as far as I can gather they are 2 different people.

Hope that makes sense.

Regards,
Annette

[mvy_1]

Oh dear, I am now so confused. Do I now not have the right Mary?