1851 census

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 1:34 am

Hi Andy,

I was wondering because I couldn't see any sons who would have been old enough to be out working in 1855.

Don't know how many of the census records you've found but on the 1841 Census Alexander and Christina's next door neighbors are James and Janet Forguson (Ancestry's spelling) and Dugald and Catherine Ferguson with sons John 2 yrs. and James 3 mon.

Carol

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:58 am

Hi Carol

The nephew was Dugald Ferguson aged 16 son of John and Susan.

Margaret Ferguson the daughter married a John Brown in Glasgow 1864. They had a daughter Margaret born either side of 1864 and I can't seem to find her birth never mind in the 1871 census

Andy

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 8:59 am

Carol

Another thing - the other Ferguson's living side by side seem to be the parents and siblings.

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 12:04 pm

Andy,

I think this is them in 1871:

Margt F Brown
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : John
Gender: Female
Where born: Strathallan, Argyllshire
Registration Number: 655
Registration district: Shotts
Civil parish: Shotts
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Fauld Head
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 147
Line: 16
Roll: CSSCT1871_151
Household Members: Name Age
John Brown 32
Margt F Brown 33

Looks like the child Margaret has probably died. I found Margaret and John on all the later census records and there were no children with them. Margaret's place of birth is spelled differently -- Strathlachlin, Strachlane, Strathallan and in 1891 given as Newton.

Maybe someone else can take a try at the birth certificate. I'm going to be out of the house for the rest of the day today.

Carol

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 2:03 pm

Carol

Margaret Ferguson b 1838 married in 1864 and died in 1901. Marr and death certificates seen.

Margaret her daughter married in 1881 - marr certif seen and died in 1911 death cert also seen

I canny seem to find Margaret the daughter in either the 1871 or 1881 censuses at all, A mystery

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:06 pm

steiner wrote:Carol

Margaret Ferguson b 1838 married in 1864 and died in 1901. Marr and death certificates seen.

Margaret her daughter married in 1881 - marr certif seen and died in 1911 death cert also seen

I canny seem to find Margaret the daughter in either the 1871 or 1881 censuses at all, A mystery

Do you want to upload young Margaret's marriage entry?

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 7:53 pm

hi Nelmit

Mrgaret's marr certificate - married in Partick 1881 but the parents names are different from her death certificate - place of birth in 1891 and 1901 given as Glasgow.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:38 pm

steiner wrote:hi Nelmit

Mrgaret's marr certificate - married in Partick 1881 but the parents names are different from her death certificate - place of birth in 1891 and 1901 given as Glasgow.

I just wondered about who she gave as her parents and what her address was when she married.

Regards,
Annette

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:16 am

Andy,

If her parents are different on her marriage certificate and her death certificate, how do you know it's the same person?

What was Margaret's married name?

Carol

steiner · Post by **steiner** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 8:58 am

Margaret's ms was Brown according to the certificate - husband one John Carrick - address on marriage certificate was Partick - Grace Street I think. Parents given as John Brown dec and Jane Gillan
On her death certificate husband is mentioned and parents given as John Brown and Margaret Ferguson

I'm a bit baffled

Andy