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Can't seem to find him in Mearns.....so i can't say for sure that those records are him. Henderson being a relatively common surname, but the 1881, 1891, 1901 censuses all list his birthplace as Mearns, Renfrewshire and his year of birth as around 1852. So i think the 31 on his marriage certificate is an error.

I went through Scotland's people - i found a possibility of a John Henderson, born 1824 died 1870 in paisley renfrew - mothers maiden name Davidson - i haven't got enough credits are the moment to have a look  BUT through DNA i found reasonably strong DNA links to a Mary Ann Henderson,born approx 1810 or 1820 depending on the family tree -  died  1857 (have death certificate) who lists her parents as James Henderson and Janet Davison - if William's father was the brother of Mary Ann, than could make sense.

Thanks for the reply, i did not know you could do that with scotlands people, appreciate the tip!

I didn't think it looked like William either, especially when comparing it to how William was written in the groom column....i agree that it definitely could be John, i was thinking perhaps Peter could be a possibility?? 

I have found one other record for a William Henderson in Mearns, Renfrewshire, on the 1871 census....right age, listed as living with a Janet Henderson, aged 73 annuitant, a daughter Sarah Henderson 28, a grandaughter Mary 27 and William which appears to be Wm is listed as a lodger...(i will attach that as well)  I suppose that would make sense if his father was dec'd - perhaps he went to live with extended family.

Here's a few photos.

Harry at the Bainbridge house in Pullenvale.

Unknown Hetherington or Henderson... (Well most likely) it looks turn of the century to me and no one knows for sure.

Hi Essnell, thanks for your reply 😊

I know pretty much the same as you,  no one can find the marriage certificate of Thomas and Janet in New York or why they came back. 

My great grandparents were Janet Hetherington, youngest daughter and John Henderson who emigrated to Australia when my grandfather was a few years old. Sponsored a lot of people for migration then my grandparents also did.i recently got in contact with a 2C1R who filled me in on a lot and remarked he has more relatives in Australia than Scotland.

I find it really interesting how interconnected the families of Henderson Hetherington and Bainbridge were.(Robert bower was mentioned earlier)

 For example Janet Hynd and Robert Bower Bainbridge had an older brother William that migrated  to Canada. Had a daughter Elizabeth *Lizzie* Bainbridge who married into the Doctor family in Kansas. She had a daughter whose name I can't remember who then had a son by the name of  Harry Goodwin. Harry was station in Australia during the war era, and would visit my grandparents as well as the Bainbridge family (from Robert Bower)....all of that stemmed from a postcard I kept that had written on the back of it 'Lizzie in the fields' and my mums memory of Harry Goodwin.  I worked out that Harry was the 2C1R to my grandfather...so I find it fascinating that rellos that were not particularly close and transcended across 3 countries were still in connection.

Yes it is great to connect and please keep me in mind 👍😊

Hi everyone, thankyou for allowing me to join!

My great grandma was Janet Hetherington 1880 of Rutherglen, Lanarkshire and John Henderson 1876 of the same.

I am on a personal mission to expand my family tree outwards and I would love to hear from anyone related/descended from these families.

I've already searched the forum, and there's a few posts about my great great grandparents, Thomas Hetherington born 1842 and Janet Hynd Bainbridge born 1843, however the posts were made quite a few years back, so if these members are still around, i'd love to hear from you.

Julie