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It might be the same Scott family.

I see a bunch in the area, including
Black Mountain (1)
Suffolk (1)
Dunmurry town (2)
Dunmurry village (2)
Malone, Upper (1)

Lots of similar first names which would imply that had related family groups, following the naming patters of the time. But then maybe not.

I picked up the 10 records- Surprisingly, most had the age listed.
Out of the 10 records, 9 either had the wrong age, or wrong religion.

The last one left showed "Dunmurry" as the address.

With a population as small as Dunmurry, odds are they only had the one "James Scott".  Not much else is gained, other then I know where he lived in 1874, as well as the name of a previous wife, that died.

Now I can look for her death certificate. That might have some new info:
"Isabella Dickson" of Bovolgan.

My GGgrandfather has been a dead end.
I have a fair number of records for him, but have not been able to track down any parents beyond the name "JAMES".

On the 1911 Census: (135 French Park st, Belfast)
James Scott, Church of Ireland, Age 59, Beetler, married 22 years, born c antrim
(Married to Margaret Lown, Age 48)

On the 1901 Census: (Suffolk townland)
James Scott, Church of England, Age 51, Beetler, born c antrim
(Married to Margaret Lown, Age 39)

Marriage Certificate: (Married 5/5/1888 at Lisburn Cathedral)
James Scott, Church of Ireland, Engineman, Englishtown, Age 35, Widower,
Father: James Scott (Bleacher)
Margaret Lown, Church of Ireland, ,Low Road, Age 28, Spinster
Father: Edward Lown (Gardener)

I have the name "James Scott" (senior), but it is a very common name.  I have not been able to locate a birth certificate for "James Scott" (junior). There is a discepency in the ages above, but appears to have been born between 1851 and 1853. 

Neither Ancestryireland, rootsireland, familysearch, or ancestry.com have anything listed for the "James Scott" born 51-53 in Antrim, Father James Scott.
Emerald Ancestors does have a close match, but that "James Scott" is Roman Catholic. Mine is Church of Ireland.

Clearly it must exist, and its probobly what I need to find in order to start tracking down "James Scott" (senior).

Speaking of religion. I noticed that on the 1901 census, he lists "Church of England" instead of "Church of Ireland".  Does that mean his father came from Scotland? or England?

Thanks, Nicholas Scott

Fortunetly, "French Park St" is much easier to locate on a map! 

Originally I got stuck because Frenchpark street, and the whole neighborhood did not exist before 1905. It was an empty field.  Then from 1905-1915 they lived there, then moved to Boston.

Now I have them at Suffolk in 1901.  "James Scott" should be real easy to find in the village directories online, but the only "James Scott" I can find is at:
Hillside Terrace, Ballysillian (Ligoniel) and Knockbraken.

Neither of which is anywhere near Dunmurry. Though the Ligoniel address is in Ballygomartin, so that might be it?

Now that the 1901 is online, I was able to quickly track down my relatives. I was told they lived in Belfast, but never had any luck searching the microfiche at the FHS.

Looks like the problem was they lived JUST OUTSIDE belfast.  However, I'm not exactly sure where. You can see the piece of the census below.

I see both the locations "Belfast" and "Lisburn" listed, plus Ballygomartin, Suffolk, and Shankill, which do not mean as much.  But "Dunmurry" is the one that seems the most relevent?

Plus no street address. Does this mean my GGGrandfather, James Scott, lived outside the village, in Dunmurry?  By trade he was a Beetler, which would have been a common job in Dunmurry.

According to this website: http://www.lisburn.com/books/dunmurry-changing/dunmurry-1.html The linen trade was the main employer in town.

But now I'm stuck. I can not find any geneological information about Dunmurry except the site above.  SHould I focus on Belfast or Lisburn?