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From 2011
Paul,  Cranston Meek's, Three boys accidently drowned in the canal at Ratho, Sep' 28 1891, when their boat capsized. Alexander Lawrie age 15 & Robert Lawrie age 9 & their cousin Robert Meek age 12 son of Alexander Meek, miner, of Edgehead, Cranston. From the Aberdeen Journal.   Skoosh.

I have found these children.

Robert Meek is William Robert Meek 1879. His mother, Margaret Bird, had a sister Janet who married William Richardson Lawrie.  Alexander and Robert were the sons of William and Janet Lawrie and nephews of Margaret Meek (Bird). 

The Birds and Lawrie's lived in Ratho.

Margaret was a servant in Edinburgh and married Alexander Meek in Leith North.  All other records for Alexander before and after the marriage were for Cranston so I wonder how they met.

M

Does anyone know whether any records of this hospital exist and if so where?

I am looking for a relative Ann Mooney b 1851. She is recorded in the 1861 census living with her parents at that point in Halifax.

I have no clear link to her from that point. I am investigating whether she is the same Ann or Annie Mooney that was resident at Dingle Mount in the 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses (albiet with slightly different estimated birth years) and died at the Smithdown Road Institution in 1928.

The death certificate does not list next of kin so I was wondering whether any admission records might exist that might list next of kin to establish whether this Ann/Annie is a relation.

Regards

Paul

Thanks.

I think Henrietta was born several years earlier.  1803 I think just the baptism delayed to 1814.  These date issues also affected the census listing where the transcriber had put John down as younger than his daughter. There was a heavy mark across the age column making it hard to make out.

Smith Raistrick 1818-1898 is my 3rd Great Grandfather.

I have quite a bit of material about the Raistrick family but am having more trouble with his wife's.  He married Maria Smith in 1838.  Her father was mentioned as John clothier of Idle, mother's name Sarah.

I am not currently able to link Maria to a John or a John/Sarah.

I have found a couple of likely John Sarah marriages in Idle and also one in nearby Bradford but nothing that proves a link to Maria.

There is also a John Smith of a suitable age in the 1841 and 1851 census but he is then a widower and living with his daughter Henrietta's family (the Oddy's).  Henrietta was also the daughter of a John and a Sarah and it would be tempting to see her as Maria's older sister if Smith was not such a frequent surname and Sarah had not been sych a popular first name at the time.

Any thoughts on where else to look for more corroboration?

Ian

Sorry.  Should have asked.  Does the marriage record link Hilaryann's Alberta to mine.


Alberta Raistrick
Birth 24 May 1874 in Bradford, Yorkshire
Father Matthew Henry
Mother Louisa A Senior

Paul