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Tyrone / Re: Robert Russell b. circa 1810
« on: Tuesday 12 September 23 16:15 BST (UK)  »
On further investigation, this looks like the wrong connection.
Letitia was present at the death of both Robert Russell and Ellen Russell where she is recorded as Ellen's daughter. This would appear to eliminate "my" Robert and Margaret from this family.

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Tyrone / Re: Robert Russell b. circa 1810
« on: Tuesday 12 September 23 15:23 BST (UK)  »
heywood, thank you for making the link. I had spotted this death before but did not make the connection because the name Letitia hasn't come up before. It looks very much like this is what I've been looking for and opens up another avenue for me.  many thanks

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Tyrone / Re: Robert Russell b. circa 1810
« on: Monday 11 September 23 13:54 BST (UK)  »
Thank you both for your help.
heywood - Yes, this is my family, I have put a pretty full tree onto the LDS site for Robert from joining up in 1846 to moving to Glasgow in 1871 with seven children.
I can only find a Robert Russell and Margaret Russell in "Dungannon, Middle and Upper, Cookstown, Donaghenry, Drumgormal.

Father Robert remains a mystery

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Tyrone / Robert Russell b. circa 1810
« on: Sunday 10 September 23 10:56 BST (UK)  »
I would appreciate any help I can get for info on the above. Married to Margaret (I think Wright?); Griffiths valuation has them in County Tyrone, Dungannon, Cookstown. Three sons William, Robert and Samuel.
William and Robert ended up in Glasgow, Samuel married Ellen Fluke and stayed in Glaslough Co. Monaghan.
Mother Margaret died at Samuel's home in 1879 but I can find no trace of father Robert who I think was a farmer.

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Stirlingshire / Re: Findlay/Finlay of Cumbernauld and Denny
« on: Monday 08 February 21 10:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you for this Colin. I have these documents but as you say, she is not with other Findlays and the names don't tie up. The other issue is that the Mary in these docs is shown as born in Saltcoats and my Mary was born in Cumbernauld.

Thanks for looking

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Stirlingshire / Findlay/Finlay of Cumbernauld and Denny
« on: Sunday 07 February 21 13:44 GMT (UK)  »
I have lost my grandmother for about 22 years of her life - Can anyone help me locate her please.
Mary Findlay born in Wynford, Cumbernauld in1889 to Alexander Findlay and Agnes Thomson (m.1869 in Denny). Agnes died in 1890 and Alexander is shown in the 1891 census as a widower, but no sign of the 2 year old Mary. Neither does she show in the 1901 census but I find her again in 1911 married to James Comrie in Kilsyth. I believe she may have been "farmed out" to a sibling since there were a number of them, some still at home with their father in Wynford, Cumbernauld.
Mary died in 1973 and is buried in Kilsyth - she and James lived in the Falkirk area most of their lives.
The spelling of the family name varies throughout the years hence Findlay/Finlay/Finley.
Any help would be appreciated

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Scotland / Re: McLelland/Tait of Girvan and Maybole
« on: Tuesday 21 July 20 13:27 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for all your tips. I'll answer some of the questions which have been posed, which may prompt further info.
MonicaL - Susan was shown as "W" in 1851, but no record of Robert's death. I can find no birth record for William Thomson. He doesn't appear in the 1861 census and there is no death record for him.
I think your details of the separate entries in 1861 for Mary and Susan are correct.

CarolW -Mary married Alexander in 1874 and the record shows Robert Tait, a weaver as her father and Susan McLelland as her mother. Only Susan shown in her death certificate, no mention of Robert.

MonicaL - See comment re her death certificate above. I have her death in 1893 in Gavieside reported by her husband Alexander.
Good call on 1871 census - this looks like them and their names are spelled as you have them, on the census! Mary had another child in 1872 recorded as born in Balloney, so that location would seem to tie in with the census.

Once again thank you for all your efforts

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Scotland / McLelland/Tait of Girvan and Maybole
« on: Sunday 19 July 20 14:40 BST (UK)  »
Can anybody help please with this dead end I seem to have reached. The 1841 census shows Susan McClelland (20) and Mary Tait (3) in Dalrymple Street Girvan. In 1851 both are now lodgers in Greenside with Susan (32) and Mary (12). Later censuses show that Susan and Mary were mother and daughter, but I can find no record of Mary's birth.
The next time I can find them is the 1881 census with Mary married to Alexander Wilson and Susan listed as her mother. Can anyone help to locate then in 1861 and 1871?

Mary gave birth to Susan McClelland Tait in 1862 and Agnes in 1866. Susan died aged 6 in Cairnhouse.
Any further info on my Great Grandmother Mary would be welcomed. She ended up living in Gavieside, West Lothian.
If this rings any bells with anyone, I'll be happy to fill in later details of the family.

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Canada / Re: Sarah Kincaid
« on: Tuesday 05 May 20 17:33 BST (UK)  »
Very many thanks indeed for all the help you have given me which has helped to clear up the confusion. It appears that, unknown to me, Sadie's sister Isabella was in Canada before Sadie. Her sister Frances and mother,(another Isabella), went out to join her. Sadie's mother was Isabella Colville widow of William Kincaid and she used to travel between the three sisters across the U.S/Canada border. Still more info to find but this has helped enormously.
I had been looking in Canada but now find that most of them ended up in Florida (and why not!)
Thanks again.

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