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He's listed in the 1851 census as being born in Perthshire, but its not very specific about where. He lived in the Balgrochan, Lennoxtown area of Campsie parish for a good number of years before following work and his sons to Lanarkshire and West Lothian. I can't find any siblings at the moment. His first daughter is a Jean (not Jane), so I wonder if that was his mother or perhaps his wife Marion Hume's mother.

Family Search is a great tool, I've found out a few things from it over the past week.

Sorry, but I think it says Mother's name Unknown.

Father WALTER

Jeanne

Thank you for your help. I did wonder if it looked like 'Unknown' or 'Mother'.

Yes Carole, it's a death certificate. Sorry for not being much clearer.

hello all

Looking for any help with the following up to date we have George Stewart fowler Hamilton born in 1929 ..

We acquired the birth certificate father listed as James Hamilton and mother Margaret fowler...

They married in 1927..

Marriage States James Hamilton  age 21 father James Hamilton deceased mother Jessie Hamilton Ms ?? Allen

Margaret fowler aged 18 father Joseph fowler deceased mother Matilda fowler Ms ?? Kirkwood

There is a census 1n 1911 showing James and Jessie with son James aged 5 with his parents but can't seem to work out the birth of the father on this census and don't seem to be able to locate 1901

Any help would be appreciated

Amgie

I'm connected to James Hamilton and Jessie Allan, James' brother John and Jessie's sister Robina were my great great grandparents. Are you sure this is the correct James Hamilton and wife called Jessie? My tree has James Hamilton b1905 married to an Isabella. Just don't want to see you going down the wrong road.

Thank you Norrie that's brilliant. Exactly who I was looking for.

Iain

I'm looking for my great great grandfather John McIntosh, died 6 December 1919, husband of Alice Dryburgh Crichton, who died 3 December 1939

Hi again Iain I see that they are menioned on their daughters Isabella  headstone
in Methillmill Cemetery,but not sure if they are buried their but Isabella could have been
given the use of the lair and decided to use it for her husband and herself,

ILMO John Paton d. 17.10.1966 aged 73 beloved husband of Isabella McIntosh d. 3.12.1976 aged 83 and her parents John & Alice McIntosh

there is also this other inscription from Methilmill Cemetery, anything to do with
Alice Dryburgh Crichton ?

224.   Sacred to the memory of Isabella Moyes beloved wife of William Crichton (late Fife Police) d. 13.3.1938 aged 59. Also the above William Crichton d. 6.12.1963 aged 86. Also their son John Crichton d. 27.3.1969 aged 61y beloved husband of Grace Dryburgh d. 17.7.1973 aged 67y

Pictures are available  Norrie

Thanks for that Norrie. I've spoken to a relation and he says he has a photo of the headstone from the late 70s where the inscription above is visible. I've only ever seen a photo of it from recent times with very badly faded writing. Thanks for your help though, I guess John and Alice McIntosh were perhaps in there already with a cheap headstone marker and then they got the newer one when John Paton died in 1960.

As for the Crichton one, it could well be a connection, but I've yet to fully investigate that branch. No doubt when I do, I'll come back to you with other names!

Iain