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Title: silk weavers of Renrewshire
Post by: bodzy on Sunday 17 January 10 19:38 GMT (UK)

I 'm looking for the marriage or birthplace of William Campbell silk weaver married Elizabeth Moffet about 1826, it was surgessted to me to post hear as you are famous for silk weavers
 
I ll try and give as much info as I can
from the Township of Manchester Ref  Ho 107/574/9
1841 census says William Campbell  40  Head l Weaver  born Scotland
Elizabeth  wife 40  born Scotland
Isabella     15 born Scotland
Jane      13 born Scotland
William  12 born   (y)in ths country
Archilbald  8  (y) born in this country
John   6   (y) born in this Country
James   4 (y)born in this country
Mary 2 (y) born in this country
1851 census  shows Manchester  Ref   HO 167/2225
Will Campbell Head   54  Silk weaver  Born  Scotland
Elizabeth  Wife     52    born Scotland
Isabella   24     Silk Weaver   born Scotland

All other children born Manchester

1861 census shows Manchester ref   RG9/2929

Will Campbell   65
born scotland
No wife shown
Mary 21 born Manchester
Douglas 19 born Manchester
Bruce  18 born Manchester

John  Campbell Head   26 Born  Manchester
Wife Elizabeth Harris  26  silk weaver  born manchester
Elizabeth  daughter   months 

on any childs cert I have it only shows Will Campbell as born in Scootland 
 
 
 

Title: Re: silk weavers of Renrewshire
Post by: Grey Seagull on Thursday 27 May 10 01:53 BST (UK)

Hi,

Not too much to go on.  I have found silk weavers in Kilbarchan and in Govan, and I would expect there to be some places on the east coast where silk weaving was carried on.

If you haven't tried already, look at the OPR births and marriages for your folks.  You will find them on Scotland's People website.

Only other possibility is to check where all the children were for all the census and if they were missing for any reason, try looking for them with grandparents in Scotland.  Census info also at Scotland's People.

Good luck.

:)

Title: Re: silk weavers of Renrewshire
Post by: bodzy on Saturday 29 May 10 17:06 BST (UK)

Hiya  thanks for replying ,i already have tried Scotlands People  with no luck at all , but i have got one researcher going into Edinburghat the end of this month so I am keeping my fingers crossed
Thanks Again
Bodzy

Title: Re: silk weavers of Renrewshire
Post by: RJ_Paton on Saturday 29 May 10 17:33 BST (UK)

I have some silk weavers in one of my lines and they are all centred around Ayrshire on the west coast.