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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Renfrewshire => Topic started by: poisonlady on Friday 11 November 11 21:59 GMT (UK)

Title: semple/ ferguson
Post by: poisonlady on Friday 11 November 11 21:59 GMT (UK)
hi im trying to trace my fathers side of the family which is semple and ferguson all from renfrewshire and port glasgow can somebody help me and let me know if i am in the right place.


                        thankyou julie
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: elaine447 on Friday 11 November 11 22:26 GMT (UK)
Hi Julie  :)
Welcome to Rootschat
and you are in the right place,
do you have anymore information on your Semple and Ferguson families
as other rootschatters would need a bit more to be able to help you
Elaine
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: poisonlady on Saturday 12 November 11 18:22 GMT (UK)
hi im trying to trace my fathers side of the family which is semple and ferguson all from renfrewshire and port glasgow can somebody help me and let me know if i am in the right place.


                        thankyou julie

hi elaine my father was robert semple born 4 june 1938 johnstone
his father was william urquhart semple. i go back to 1871 with david semple who married a christina ferguson .that is a s far a s i  am at the moment   thankyou julie
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: elaine447 on Saturday 12 November 11 22:57 GMT (UK)
Hi Julie
do you have the family in any of the censuses
or would you like the info
Elaine
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: poisonlady on Sunday 13 November 11 08:15 GMT (UK)
i have some of the family from the census but not if im going in the right direction

i have david semple in the 1871 census aged 30
christina aged 31
john aged8
jane aged 6
alexander aged 4 months
william aged 4 :)
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: ev on Sunday 13 November 11 09:52 GMT (UK)
hi Julie
welcome to Rootschat  :)

1881 1 Acadamy Place Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland
David SEMPLE   M   40    M Paisley, Renfrew   Harbour Labourer
Christina SEMPLE   M   41    F  Moniaive, Dumfries
John F. RONALD   U   18    M Glasgow, Lanark Step Son Ship Yard Labourer
William SEMPLE       8    M Pt Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland
Robert SEMPLE       5    M   Pt Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland
David SEMPLE       2    M   Pt Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland

also(might mean something  :-\ ) -
William URQUHART   U   20    M lodger apprentice fitter Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

ev
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: poisonlady on Sunday 13 November 11 17:18 GMT (UK)
thankyou ev for the welcome and thankyou for this information .i have managed to get to 1891 and thats where i have stopped

i cant seem to find connection to the ferguson side  only that david married a christina ferguson  :)
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: elaine447 on Monday 14 November 11 13:38 GMT (UK)
Julie
on family search there is only one birth for a Christina Ferguson born
in Dumfries (place of birth on census)
she has the middle name Stewart
Parents
William Ferguson and May Johnston
have you managed to find a copy of David and Christina's marriage cert
that would confirm if this is the right one.
also on family search
David and Christina's marriage took place in
Eastwood Renfrew on
18th November 1867
it is an extracted record which means you will be able to get the cert from
Scotlands People site.
Elaine
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: poisonlady on Monday 14 November 11 18:57 GMT (UK)
Thankyou elaine and no i havent gotthe marriage cert but will definately get one now though thankyou again
 :)
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: osprey on Monday 14 November 11 21:15 GMT (UK)
there's another possible baptism for Christina in IGI batch C191121 for Minnyhive or Moniaive United Presbyterian in Glencairn, bp 26/12/1833 dau of John Fergusson & Mary Harper. Parents married 6/1/1833 in Glencairn. Place of birth matches that given in 1881 census. Think she may have 'lost' a few years when she married David Semple.

Christian Stewart Ferguson married Thomas Frood Glendinning 8/9/1854 Dumfries IGI extracted batch M118219

 ;)
Title: Re: semple/ ferguson
Post by: poisonlady on Tuesday 15 November 11 21:26 GMT (UK)
Osprey thankyou ever so much for that information  :)

i can hopefully follow that root for the moment

       again thankyou all for your help