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Title: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: sallyinwales on Thursday 19 January 06 19:46 GMT (UK)
Hello! I'm new to the board- so bear with me if I'm in the wrong bit. I'm on the trail of my great grandfather, who was a McKinlay (poss also spelt McKinley??), who, according to the 1901 English census when he was in Hampshire, listed his birthplace as Thornahonk, Scotland. According to Google, there isnt such a place. Can anyone shed any light for me?
Many thanks indeed.
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Thursday 19 January 06 19:53 GMT (UK)
Could it have been THORNLIEBANK which is now a suburb of Glasgow (south west side) but was once part of Renfrewshire ?
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: sallyinwales on Thursday 19 January 06 19:55 GMT (UK)
That sound extremely likely. Many thanks indeed.
Where do I look next for records of him?
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Thursday 19 January 06 20:34 GMT (UK)
The primary site for scottish records is Scotlands People at
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.aspx
which is a pay site ... £6 for 30 credits - 1 credit to view the results of a search 5 credits to view each image.

What was his full name and when did he leave Scotland ?
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: sallyinwales on Thursday 19 January 06 20:41 GMT (UK)
His name was John Mckinlay (though its spelt Mckinley on the 1901 England census) and apart from knowing he was born c 1878 in Thornlebank, thats all I've got- will that be enough to search on if I get some credits, or am I on 'needle in a haystack' territory?
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Thursday 19 January 06 20:54 GMT (UK)
There are 38 John McKinlays listed as born between 1876 and 1879 ... 7 of them in Renfrewshire.

There is a 3 yr old John D McKinlay listed in the 1881 census born in Eastwood who could be a possible.

You have a PM sent.
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: Billy Anderson on Wednesday 12 April 06 13:18 BST (UK)
Hi, I was brought up in Thornliebank, my father still lives their,I live now in Melbourne but will be going back in July for a visit if i can do any searching for you just let me know,cheers, Billy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: sallyinwales on Wednesday 12 April 06 13:57 BST (UK)
Thanks Billy, I may possiby take you up on that! I know now that his father was a madder dyer, but havent got much further than that yet. Slowly but surely!
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: brian_t on Thursday 11 May 06 14:22 BST (UK)
I'm a Thornliebank boy too! The village was built to house the workers from the Thornliebank Printfields (fits the profile of the father's occupation).

Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: sallyinwales on Thursday 11 May 06 17:59 BST (UK)
wow, what a great picture!
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: brian_t on Friday 12 May 06 15:41 BST (UK)
Nae bother, i drew it myself :P

I had a spare credit for SP and checked the John D McKinlay in the 1881 census.

Its for 44 Main Street in Thornliebank (Eastwood).

Alexander McKinlay Head 33 Printfield Worker born Glasgow
Martha McKinlay      Wife  29 Housekeeper      born Thornliebank
Donald McKinlay      Son   8   Scholar                born Thornliebank
John D McKinlay       Son  3   Scholar                 born Pollokshaws
Janie McKinlay         Dau  5m                             born Pollokshaws

Pollokshaws is the next village to Thornliebank but in Glasgow and not in Renfrewshire.

Had a quick check for births in Glasgow and there is a birth for John Dunachie McKinlay in 1878 for Eastwood, Glasgow. I think this must be your guy!

Happy hunting!

Brian. 
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: sallyinwales on Friday 12 May 06 17:15 BST (UK)
Splendid! I wonder if that might be a good place to look for his mother? A local but different birth suggests 'going home to mum' to me!
Title: Re: Where is Thornahonk?
Post by: RJ_Paton on Friday 12 May 06 19:38 BST (UK)
At that time Pollokshaws was part of Renfrewshire it didn't "move" into Glasgow until the annexation around the late 1920's although Scotlands People seem to ignore this in their indexing (applies to some other areas as well)