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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Renfrewshire => Topic started by: elsie ellen on Sunday 07 January 07 04:52 GMT (UK)
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Hello!
Elizabeth Jane MACINTOSH, nee RUSSELL, was a young widow when she married John CARRUTHERS in Glasgow. They lived in Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire.
Sadly Elizabeth had four children die at an early age:-
Unknown son MacIntosh (father John MacIntosh) who died between 1902 and 1913
Ranald MacIntosh (father John MacIntosh) who died between 1902 and 1913
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Mary Carruthers who died between 1915 and 1920
William Carruthers who died about 1930
I have been unable to find any birth or more specific death details for these children.
I would appreciate any snippet of information about them, but especially I would like to find their last resting place. What cemetery in Glasgow would be a realistic possibility for them to be buried at? As I do not have any death and burial details for Elizabeth and John Carruthers I cannot use that as a possible guide either. John MacIntosh died in Canada.
Here's hoping....
Cheers
Elsie Ellen
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There is only 1 Elizabeth Carruthers nee Russell who died at Paisley, Renfrewshire in 1935.- in the Scotland Peoples website, worth the £1 to download. it maybe the correct one.
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If they were born and lived in the kilmacolm area it is unlikely that they would be buried in Glasgow or anywhere in lanarkshire .
Kilmacolm is in Renfrewshire between Paisley and Greenock
http://www.allanton.plus.com/StColumbaKilm1.htm
has some insight into its history
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Hello Tidybooks and Falkyrn :) :)
Thank you for the information you have provided.
Tracing family is more than names and dates...it's a geography lesson as well!
Are you able to point me in the direction of cemeteries in this shire please?
Elsie
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http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/RFW/#Cemeteries
Look around this site, you will get geography of the place, but above is specific link to cemetries.
Tom
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Elsie,
Are you still looking for info about the MacIntosh and Carruthers families. I am the granddaughter of John and Elizabeth Carruthers and I have the information you want. Let me know.
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Hello Bondgirl39 :)
What a wonderful surprise to hear from you. Yes, I am still researching this family and would welcome the information.
Elsie
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Kilmalcolm - used to be part of Port Glasgow parish at one time. My grandfather was in a home 1901 census in Kilmacolm, which was part of Port Glasgow. Not sure when the boundries changed
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Hello Bondgirl39 :)
What a wonderful surprise to hear from you. Yes, I am still researching this family and would welcome the information.
Elsie
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I'm related to both the McIntoshes and the Carruthers. How do you know the family? Are you related somehow? I'm anxious to know.
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My gran was a Carruthers who lived in Port Glasgow the family are originally from Antrim and the real spelling is Crothers variants used in family also Crouthers and in Antrim I even found a Carouthers. All my grans family now use Carruthers but Crothers is the spelling on birth certificates. Hope that is of some help.
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Hello!
Carrie ... are you saying that you are related to this Carruthers family? The variants of spelling surprised me and it is interesting to note the Irish origins. Thank you for that information.
Bondgirl ... My husband is related to this family. Would like to pursue this further with you.
Elsie
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Could be as the Carruthers still live in area. My gran was born in 1890s so some time ago now. I was born in 1970s and I have original certificates hence I know the spellings. When my great grandparents were alive their children used the Carruthers spelling to distance themselves from anti-Irish prejudice. Good luck with your search.