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Stirlingshire / Re: Peter RAE / Janet BRAIDWOOD et al
« on: Tuesday 01 March 11 17:47 GMT (UK)  »
I have only recently found that my great great grandmother Janet Anderson was a younger sister to Jean Anderspn who married James Braidwood.   As far as I can tell they had eight children.  James died June1866 in Larbert and Jean died 24th May 1903 in Larbert age 89.  She was living with her son Wiliam age 50, a mole catcher l at 13 Munro Street, Larbert

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Stirlingshire / Re: Anderson - Gillon family question
« on: Sunday 13 February 11 18:36 GMT (UK)  »
Hi, Thanks for reply.  I do not have a birth certtificate for her but her death certificate gives her parents as William Anderson and Elizabeth Gray.  My great grandmother's death certificate had her mother recorded funnily enough as Jessie Gillon, later married John Thomson. By the time she married John Thomson she was using Anderson.  I have the same family names as yourself, with Robert,1823 and Elizabeth 1826 and Janet 1831.  I have not found a marriage certificate either.  All the census forms show her born in Slamannan and also my great grandmother Janet lived with William and Elizabeth according to the 1851 census anyway.    I have recently spoken with a relative from the Thomson side who also thought they were related to the Gillons of Wallhouse.  More questions than answers in this family history!!!

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Stirlingshire / Re: Anderson - Gillon family question
« on: Sunday 13 February 11 14:16 GMT (UK)  »
My great great grandmother was Janet Anderson, born 1831 and a daughter of William Anderson and Elizabeth Gray. I was also surpised to find that her father's death certificate stated Gillon as his middle name.  Janet Anderson had a daughter Janet born in 1849 - my great grandmother - in Slamannan.  Janet Anderson then went on to marry John Thomson and nine of a family.  She also had a sister Christian Anderson who was born in 1824.  She died ae 45, a widow in 1870 in Slamannan and had one daughter Elizabeth Carr.  Henrietta and Ann would appear to be the youngest in the family.   Robert their brother was the informant on Christian's death certificate.  I too also found it odd that they were all brought up as Andersons and not Gillons. 

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