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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: DianeM on Thursday 05 May 05 05:07 BST (UK)
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Would like a 1901 Census look-up for John and Janet Shiel who lived in Hawick, Rox., please.
Thanks
DianeM
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could not find any reference to them on Scotlandspeople for the 1901... any other ideas as to where they may be?
Best wishes
Mo
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Thanks for looking. They were born, married and died in Hawick so I don't know where else to look. Is the village of Wilton listed separately, that's very close to Hawick.
Thanks
DianeM
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In Roxburgh I found 7 John Shiel's but none with Janet as a wife... I checked Wilton too
I found 4 Births for "Shiel's" in Wilton a George, two John's and a Thomas
For John in Hawick, I found 6 births, 9 Deaths and 2 marriages...
will happily investigate further if you have any other ideas...
Mo
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Thanks so much for looking. I succumbed to Scotlandspeople and spent a few dollars searching for my Shiel family. You will see some of the results in the "Unwanted" documents section! But I was successful with three births and I did find John, Janet and two sons on the 1891 census in Hawick. The money runs away when you are searching, but as I keep saying to myself, "It's cheaper than a visit to Scotland!"
I'm still missing other members of the family but I really believe that lots of people were missed out during the Census. I have found that to be true of several of my families that I know were living in a place but just didn't exist on the census.
One question: I've offered the unwanted birth certs up, can I do the same for the Census information on the pages that I purchased?
Thanks
DianeM
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Diane...
Have you been to the LDS and ordered and read films from the area and time frame you are interested in?
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No I haven't, but I fully intend to find the nearest one and spend some time there. What should I look for when I am there? Do they have a lot more than the search of the IGI produces?
Diane
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Just a thought as one of my family members married into the Shiells family although other links were linked Hawick..They were in Leith.
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I know this was ages ago and dont know if your still about, but are these any goodthey were taken at MINTO
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Thank you very much for sending the photo. I don't have anyone that I know of from Hassendean. But it's quite possible that they may be first or second cousins. It's a link to another Shiel family for sure.
Thanks again
Diane
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Dianne. I have Shiels marrying a Borthwick in Yarrow 1790 and the rest James and Johns maried into Wiliamson then Dalgleishs in and around Melrose and then a Smith in 1850 if you ever need to link up somewhere along the line.
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I have Shiells / Shiels in Berwickshire from 1700-1850. Any links?
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Another I found in Ashkirk in passing
hope some use
AR
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Thanks very much for the photo. What a lot of info is on that headstone. I have an Isabella Shiel who died in 1888, but with a different husband. I couldn't read the date on the stone.
It's given me another lead to follow, and I thank you very much for that.
Diane
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Do either of you have excess to any cemeteries in
Hawick? I am looking for William Kerr and Mary Stracher? There daughter Mary Ann Kerr married
William Tweedie in 1880. I can't find when they died or
where they are buried.
I also have a Agnes Shiel married James Welsh abt.1846 lived in Gattonside had four children James,John,Elisabeth and William.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Gala Girl
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Gala Girl or maybe braw lass
Sorry my Shiels do not have an agnes the main ones in my lot are James John Shiel and Margaret Dalgleish who had 9 children all born melrose from 1848 to 1864
souter alan
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I've not got round to Hawick, except passing through
I may be there soon though, got this one though at Minto
I have it because my ancestors were Joiners and Smiths and sometimes there is a link
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I think Melrose and Gattonside are only a stones
through away from each other. Our Shiel families may
be connected somehow.
Thanks