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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: mad for trad on Sunday 20 July 08 22:32 BST (UK)
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hi trying to trace family tree looking for g/g/g/g/grandfathers birthplace i know he lived in pollockshaws glasgow with his wife mary and seven children according to 1851 census he was married to mary darroch i have found a parish record for a marriage in campbeltown but can find no other records any help would be appreciated :)
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Is this the correct 1851 entry as you don't give any details of ages or of the childrens names
Daniel McNeill 38
Mary 38
William 16
Daniel 14
James 12
Jane 10
Matilda 7
Rachael 6
Mary 2 b Glasgow
if it is the right entry - Daniel & Mary plus the first 6 children were all b Ireland so must have married there
Looking at Rachael's age of 6 and youngest child age 2 b Lanarkshire - they only came to Scotland between 1844-1848
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thanks carole that explains why i cant find records couldnt see where they were born on the census looked it up on scotlands people sometimes the writing is difficult to read very much appreciated been looking for ages :)p.s. that is the correct census
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A copy of daughter Mary's birth entry should give you her mothers maiden name
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Death registration ~
Daniel McNeill, labourer, married to Mary Darroch d. 3 Nov 1867 at 93 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow. Aged 57.
His parents were Daniell McNeill, farmer deceased and Rachel, m.s. Luke
son William was the informant.
Best Regards
Gadget
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thanks amillion my g/g/g/grandfather was James Icouldnt find a record of Daniels death but found Marys was not sure it was the right Mary as Daniel is listed as a farmer I knew he was a labourer but the address is the same jigsaw coming together very much appreciated :)
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Mary McNeill, widow of Daniel Mcneill, died 3 Dec 1900, aged 76 at 93 Parliamentary Road, Glasgow.
Her parents were James Darroch, farmer, deceased and Jane, m.s. Kean.
John McNeill, son, was the informant.
Gadget
Added - snap ;D
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You should be able to find the family on the 1861 and Mary up to 1891 now.
When was son John born?
Gadget
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It looks as if you might be lucky. On the 1861, son John was aged 6. If he was born 1855, you'll get lots of details of his parents marriage, origins, etc.
Gadget :)
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found son james marriage certificate had managed to trace down to Daniel and the only record I could find was the 1851 census thankfully my uncle and my dads aunt gave me the more recent information I knew Daniel lived in pollockshaws but although they knew all about James very little about Daniel as you probably realised my maiden name is mcneill my dad was James mcNeill he was brought up with his grandparents Daniel was his g/ggrandad ill get back onto scotlands people tommorrow and fill in the blanks thanks to you and Carole I can do that now I cant thank you enough :)
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hello would like to say a big thank you for all help given i really appreciate it still have a lot of research to do but know where to look now would not have got this far without youre help :)
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Hello, I am trying to trace Daniel McNeill and Mary Darroch's birth and links to Ireland as well as information on their parents. It is over 9 years since you posted this. My wife's father, Gavin McNeill, was the son of Jock McNeill, a son of William who may have been a brother of great grandfather.
Any clarification on your line would be appreciated very much. Thanks for your consideration.
found son james marriage certificate had managed to trace down to Daniel and the only record I could find was the 1851 census thankfully my uncle and my dads aunt gave me the more recent information I knew Daniel lived in pollockshaws but although they knew all about James very little about Daniel as you probably realised my maiden name is mcneill my dad was James mcNeill he was brought up with his grandparents Daniel was his g/ggrandad ill get back onto scotlands people tommorrow and fill in the blanks thanks to you and Carole I can do that now I cant thank you enough :)
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A copy of daughter Mary's birth entry should give you her mothers maiden name
Although the baptism entry won't give parents marriage details it would be worth downloading from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk as it should give the name of Sponsors which may be a clue to other family members?
Annie
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Thank you very much, Annie. That is a good idea.
Cheers,
Jack