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Hello
I am trying to find out more about my paternal gggrandparents, Robert Lawson and Margaret McKay. Their banns were proclaimed on 4 Oct, 1814 at Paisley High Church but I'm unable to source their marriage certificate. On their son's marriage certificate (John Lawson and Ann Watt, 31 Dec, 1878) Robert has signed and Margaret is shown as deceased. What steps, if any, can I take to continue to research this branch of the family tree?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Banksiapat
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Have you found them on the 1841/51 census ?
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Your profile says that your email address is no longer so how do you know if anyone has posted here?
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Hi Carol8353
I'll check in daily, besides I don't know how to delete that message! I have changed my email address on my profile info.
Kind regards
banksiapat
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Hi Carol8353
I'll check in daily, besides I don't know how to delete that message! I have changed my email address on my profile info.
Kind regards
I think if you report to a moderator they can help, set your new email to your RC account and remove the old email that is not giving you any alert.
Cas
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Hi jim 1
Not sure which district they live in. I'm also thinking that I have perhaps the wrong Robert and Margaret - the maths don't add up.
Cheers
banksiapat
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Tell us what you know about your Robert & Margaret.
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Is this John/An in 1881?
1881 Census
Ruthven Lane, Partick, Lanarkshire
John Lawson, 38, Head, Mar, Carter, born Clackmananshire
Ann Lawson, 27, Wife, Mar, born Aberdeenshire
Peter Lawson, 2, Son, born Partick, Lanarkshire
Christina Lawson,10 mths, Daug, born Hillhead Glasgow, Lanarkshire
A Tree has the Marriage as : 31 Dec 1877 - Partick, Lanarkshire, not 1878?
1891 born c 1847 Clalckmannanshire (sic)
John Lawson, 44, Carter
Annie Lawson, 36
Peter Lawson 12
Christina Lawson, 10
George Lawson, 8
Margaret Lawson, 6
Annie Lawson, 3
John Lawson, 1 mth
1901 born c 1843 Dollar, Stirlingshire
John Lawson, 58
Annie Lawson, 48
George Lawson, 18
Maggie Lawson, 16
John Lawson, 10
Walter Lawson, 24, Nephew, born pattich, Lanarkshire***
1881/1891 Census Walter 1877 is the Son of WALTER/AGNES Lawson
Walter Snr born c 1853/1856, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Hes a Carter also.
Earlier Census has him born c 1849
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Can you type up all the info from the M/C please?
Something doesnt add up here.
Only John/Walter who are Brothers I can find have Parents PETER Lawson/Margaret HAY
Walter Christened 28 July 1849 and John 30 June 1839 Alloa, Clackmannan
1851 for this Family;
Peter Pawson, 43, Carter
Margaret Pawson, 41
Peter Pawson, 12
JOHN Pawson, 10***
Betsy Pawson, 7
Thomas Pawson, 5
Robert Pawson, 3
Valter Pawson,1 (WALTER)***
James Pawson, 4 mths
1861 Census Peter is born c 1810 Dollar, Clackmannan and appears to be Widowed
Walter age 12 is with his Uncle Thomas and Family
1881 Peter is born c 1808
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Hi Carol8353
I'll check in daily, besides I don't know how to delete that message! I have changed my email address on my profile info.
Kind regards
banksiapat
Ah that's good,I was worried that people would be doing the look ups for you and you wouldn't know that you'd had any replies!
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Hello
I am trying to find out more about my paternal gggrandparents, Robert Lawson and Margaret McKay. Their banns were proclaimed on 4 Oct, 1814 at Paisley High Church but I'm unable to source their marriage certificate. On their son's marriage certificate (John Lawson and Ann Watt, 31 Dec, 1878) Robert has signed and Margaret is shown as deceased.
That's an awfully long time between the parents marrying in 1814 and their son marrying some 64 years later in 1878,as Trish says something just isn't right here. ;D
Carol
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Hi Carol
It is a long time, isn't it. I did pick up that I had the wrong couple (posted that earlier). I should never work late at night - and clutch at straws!
Back to the drawing board.
Cheers
banksiapat
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Hi Jim1
I know very little about them - only what is on their son's marriage certificate. Their son, John, married Ann Watt on 31 December, 1878 at the Manse, Partick. John's father is Robert (carter by trade) and His mother is Margaret nee McKay (dec'd). I can follow John's wife's trail but have come to a dead-end with Robert and Margaret.
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Hi bankslapat,
Marriage;
4 December 1814
High Church, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland
Robert LAWSON to Margaret McKAY
I cant find any Christenings to this Couple on Familysearch.Org.
Can yoi confirm the Census info posted 1881/1891/1901 I posted is you John and Family please.
Also who were the Witnesses at the Marriage of John/Ann?
Trish :)
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Hello Trish
Thank you so much for all the trouble you've taken. When I looked at the mc again I realised that John's age could be read as 35 and if this was correct then the info in the 1881 Census for John and Ann at Ruthven Lane is correct. In the 1891 Census re their children, Peter, 12, would be my grandfather, Christina has her maternal grandmother's Christian name, Margaret has her paternal grandmother's name. Ann Lawson (Watt) was born in Udny, Aberdeenshire and the marriage date is 1877 not 1888. I will try later on tonight to find a birth certificate for John and see if there is further info re his parents.
Thank you once again
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Trish
The witnesses to John and Ann's Marriage were John Rankin and M(?) Stewart.
Thanks
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I think the key to tracing Johns Parents is his Nephew from the 1901 Census.