can this family have dissapeared. malcom smith head age 35 0n the 1841 census with wis wife margaret mcdonald and their children peter and neil twins born 26/04/1830 peter married my great grandmother elizabeth mctaggart but no trace of neil his twin brother also siblings flora born 27/04/1829 archie born 10/07/1831 another archie born 10/07/1833 so i take it the first archie died then john born 21/07/1834 alex born 16/12/1838 margaret born 19/04/1841 where have they all gone i can only trace peter untill 18 50ss after that nothing can anyone throw any light on this family.
best wishes john smyth
smith/smyth genalogy.....
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allsmyths
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Hi John
You have the best clue to finding them in 1851 by running a parent search in the IGI. Once you get a listing of all the children born to Malcolm Smith and Margaret McDonald (and have weeded out the ones that probably belong to a different Malcolm and Margaret based on birthdates) you will find a James born in 1848. Search on SP then for a 3 year old James Smith in Argyll Gigha and there is only one. I can't tell you where all the other children got to but there are enough still at home to match up with the birth records you already have. Mortality rates were very high so it's not unusual to find a lot of children missing.....and unfortuntately there are very slim chances of finding any death records during this time period. Also remember that children were usually working out of the house by their early teens.
Best wishes
Jean
You have the best clue to finding them in 1851 by running a parent search in the IGI. Once you get a listing of all the children born to Malcolm Smith and Margaret McDonald (and have weeded out the ones that probably belong to a different Malcolm and Margaret based on birthdates) you will find a James born in 1848. Search on SP then for a 3 year old James Smith in Argyll Gigha and there is only one. I can't tell you where all the other children got to but there are enough still at home to match up with the birth records you already have. Mortality rates were very high so it's not unusual to find a lot of children missing.....and unfortuntately there are very slim chances of finding any death records during this time period. Also remember that children were usually working out of the house by their early teens.
Best wishes
Jean
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allsmyths
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smith/smyth genealogy
hi just jean you are great i have no idea what sp means.i will try to find out if it means scotland people i cant acess them have tried many times over the last 2 years it is something to do with my server.thouhg i have tried from my daughters comp and no luck on it either.mabey i can just write to them. anyhow thank you for your help at least i know they were there in 1851 my great grandad peter got married in 1856 and i have got a list of their children. thanks for your help you really are a lovely person.and may your god guide and protect you all your life best wishes john smyth
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JustJean
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Hi John
Yes....SP = Scotland's People. SP is a website that you should be able to connect to from any computer! At the top of this forum page you will see a blue colored link labeled ScotlandsPeople that will connect you to that site if you just click on it. In order to view any records on SP you must register first and then purchase some credits. The minimum purchase is 30 credits for 6 pounds (sorry don't have the symbol!!!) It costs 1 credit to run a search and 5 credits to view an image. The credits are valid for a limited time period and if not used up then will become inactive. You don't lose them...just the use of them until you buy more. A neat ploy to keep you coming back but since most of us would be totally lost without SP there is little doubt that we will all return at some point!! When you view the image online you are able to print it out and/or save it to your own computer. Even though it is only a digital image of the original it is just like seeing the original census page. Well worth your efforts to obtain!!! I do hope you are able to figure out their website and find the 1851 census!!
Best wishes
Jean
Yes....SP = Scotland's People. SP is a website that you should be able to connect to from any computer! At the top of this forum page you will see a blue colored link labeled ScotlandsPeople that will connect you to that site if you just click on it. In order to view any records on SP you must register first and then purchase some credits. The minimum purchase is 30 credits for 6 pounds (sorry don't have the symbol!!!) It costs 1 credit to run a search and 5 credits to view an image. The credits are valid for a limited time period and if not used up then will become inactive. You don't lose them...just the use of them until you buy more. A neat ploy to keep you coming back but since most of us would be totally lost without SP there is little doubt that we will all return at some point!! When you view the image online you are able to print it out and/or save it to your own computer. Even though it is only a digital image of the original it is just like seeing the original census page. Well worth your efforts to obtain!!! I do hope you are able to figure out their website and find the 1851 census!!
Best wishes
Jean