Confusing entry on IGI.....

[Caroline]

I was searching for my Workman relatives on the IGI when I came across the following record :



ELIZABETH WORKMAN
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 07 APR 1822 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

Parents:
Father: JAMES OR JOHN WORKMAN
Mother: ANN OR JANET SIMPSON

I found this quite confusing as these are two seperate couples.

James Workman was married to Ann Simpson and John was married to Janet.

So who are the parents ?

Caroline

[CatrionaL]

Hi Caroline

Perhaps the only way to find out who her parents were is to look for her death on ScotlandsPeople. Her parents should be indicated. I see that there are only 11 Eli*abeth WORKMAN deaths between 1855 and 1920. They might be worth looking at.

Looking for a marriage is also a possibility, but the OPRs don't always give parents' names.

Regards
Catriona

[nelmit]

I was searching for my Workman relatives on the IGI when I came across the following record :



ELIZABETH WORKMAN
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 07 APR 1822 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

Parents:
Father: JAMES OR JOHN WORKMAN
Mother: ANN OR JANET SIMPSON

I found this quite confusing as these are two seperate couples.

James Workman was married to Ann Simpson and John was married to Janet.

So who are the parents ?

Caroline

Hello Caroline,

I don't know why it has been transcribed that way - maybe that's the way it was written.
I'd say James and Ann were her parents as Janet was busy giving birth to other children.

From the IGI

You searched for: Father: John Workman, Mother: Janet Simpson
1. ANN SIMPSON WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 19 JUN 1836 Largs, Ayr, Scotland

2. JEAN WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 15 APR 1827 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

3. JEAN WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 14 DEC 1828 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

4. AGNES WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 24 NOV 1822 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

5. JANET FAIRIE WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 21 MAR 1821 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

6. MARY WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 03 OCT 1813 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

7. ROSANNA WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 06 JAN 1831 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

and

You searched for: Father: James Workman, Mother: Ann Simpson

International Genealogical Index / British Isles - 10
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1. ANN WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 21 AUG 1814 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

2. JANET WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 07 OCT 1810 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

3. JEAN WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 13 NOV 1808 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

4. MARY WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 18 AUG 1816 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

5. RACHEL WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 21 JUN 1818 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

6. AGNES WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 09 APR 1820 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

7. ELIZABETH WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 07 APR 1822 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

8. HANNA WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 15 JUN 1812 West Kilbride, Ayr, Scotland

9. MARGARET WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 22 FEB 1829 Largs, Ayr, Scotland

10. MARRION WORKMAN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: AUG 1827 Largs, Ayr, Scotland


Kind regards,
Annette M

[nelmit]

Here she is with James and Ann.

Piece: SCT1841/567 Place: Inverkip-Renfrewshire Enumeration District: 2
Civil Parish: Inverkip Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 2 Page: 8
Address: Dunrod Farm

Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
WORKMAN James M 55 Farmer Outside Census County (1841)
WORKMAN Ann F 55 Outside Census County (1841)
WORKMAN Rachael F 20 Outside Census County (1841)
WORKMAN Agness F 20 Outside Census County (1841)
WORKMAN Elizabeth F 15 Outside Census County (1841)
WORKMAN James M 15 Outside Census County (1841)
WORKMAN Marion F 13 Outside Census County (1841)
WORKMAN Margret F 12 Outside Census County (1841)
CARMICHAEL John M 20 Male Servant Outside Census County (1841)
LEITCH Duncan M 13 Male Servant Outside Census County (1841)


Annette M

[Jack]

Hi Caroline,
To add to Annette's findings, here's what looks like the 2 families in the 1851 indexes.
--
1851 cens 602 (532) Ed 5 p 7 (Largs)
John WORKMAN, 64
Janet SIMPSON, 61
Janet WORKMAN, 61 [maybe indexed twice?]
Janet F. WORKMAN, 26
Robert WORKMAN, 24
Ann S. WORKMAN, 15
Alexander M. MUIRHEAD, abt 1 [possibly with the family]
--
1851 cens 567 (432) Ed 6 p 10 (Inverkip)
James WORKMAN, 67
Ann WORKMAN, 67
Agnes WORKMAN, 30
James WORKMAN, 26
Margaret WORKMAN, 22
Jean CRAWFORD, 10 [possibly with the family]
--
Jack

[Caroline]

Thanks very much for your help Annette and Jack.

It will be interesting to see the original entry when it goes online and to find out if it was confusing or the mistake was in the transcription. I think that John and Janet were probably the witnesses to the baptism, but hopefully all will be revealed before the end of the year.

Caroline