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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Epwell
« on: Friday 09 April 10 16:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi
no luck I'm afraid. The gravestones in Epwell are in a very bad state with the erosion of the limestone showing barely a word on most of the gravestones. Even more modern ones from the 1940s+ were difficult to read. Epwell is a beautiful village though - well worth seeing if you get the chance.

Good Luck

Tony

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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Epwell
« on: Tuesday 23 March 10 20:40 GMT (UK)  »
I'll see what I can do.

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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Epwell
« on: Tuesday 23 March 10 18:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Chopendez
I also have family (Haycock) that lived in Epwell at the same period as your family. I have a tour of local villages planned at Easter which will include cemetery searches (my children are all bracing themselves for another of dad's enriching holidays!! 8)). If you pass on your family name I'll have a look around for you and take some photos if I find anything.

Tony

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Lanarkshire / Re: Glasgow - Counties?
« on: Saturday 28 February 09 13:36 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Longshanks.
This info. definitely narrows down my search. :)

Tony

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Lanarkshire / Re: Glasgow - Counties?
« on: Friday 20 February 09 20:37 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that - it did help somewhat.
At least I now have a general idea of where I am looking.

Tony

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Lanarkshire / Glasgow - Counties?
« on: Friday 20 February 09 19:10 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all
can somebody please explain the border between Glasgow being in Lanarkshire and also being in Renfrewshire. I have two sisters in 1871 on the same census page, both are from Glasgow but with different counties. Is there a map anywhere that shows this border?

Thanks

Tony

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Scotland / Re: Irwin/Irvine and Russell
« on: Wednesday 06 February 08 23:48 GMT (UK)  »
Hi John
thanks for replying :).

I had already seen the list of Irvines before but was obviously put off using too many credits especially as they were all the wrong first names and wrong areas. None of the names are used by James' family later on (Ellen is). Actually Elizabeth is Ellen's daughter's name  ::) so I may give that a shot if all else fails. I did view Janet because she had the right age and area (High Church). I'm still hoping that SP just haven't got her. Does anybody have experiences of their missing relatives from SP deaths during this time period?

Re: Middleton Place - I knew that Mary Russell lived in all of the slums (I've got a brilliant photo I found in a search of her 'house' in High Street from 1861 - luxurious it ain't! :o  :().

I'll take your advice about the Poor House archivists and see if I can pick up anything useful if Ellen ever wound up there :-\. I'm still convinced she owned a house in College St.. Why else is she down as Householder?  :-\ Nobody else in the street has that as an occupation. I would also find it a bit weird that James her son would let his ould ma rot away in one of those places.

Cheers John
 :)
Tony

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Scotland / Re: Irwin/Irvine and Russell
« on: Wednesday 06 February 08 20:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hi all

I'm asking for help again with this search.

After making a lot of progress last time (aided and guided by Hume24) I still haven't a clue where in Ireland my Irwins/Irvines came from originally. I have several possibilities in Antrim but the key to this is finding the name of the husband of Ellen Irvine who is listed in 1861 with her family:-

Residence: 15 College St Back Land, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Ellen Irvine, f, head, 60, househol[d]er, Ireland
Mary ", f, dau., widow,  30, mill worker, Ireland
James ", m, son, 25, puddler iron foundry, Ireland
Elizabeth ", f, dau., 23, mill worker, Ireland
Catherine Coligand, f, g-dau., 7, Glasgow, Lanark
Mary McCaskill, f, g-dau., 1, -, Glasgow, Lanark

I've hunted high and low for Ellen's death and just can't find it ???. I'm presuming her death cert. would have her husband's name and her maiden name on it (which would open up a whole new branch in Ireland as well).
Can anybody advise what would be the next best thing after unsuccessfully searching SP records? (I found one in 1888 but she was Scottish and single and in Kirkudbright).

I've also used quite a few credits viewing marriages for Ellen's daughter Elizabeth but they all have different mothers and wrong ages.

Daughter Mary I now believe to be daughter-in-law to Ellen and mother of Catherine Coligand. Catherine's name I found out is McColigan. I have her birth and parents 1851 marriage (James McColigan and Mary Irvine) and her father's death in 1856. Catherine ended up in the City poorhouse through 1871 and 1881. Unfortunately Mary's marriage 'cert'. from 1851 gives very little information.

Any help or advice would be gratefully accepted.

Thanks
 :)
Tony





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Lanarkshire / Re: Glasgow Parishes
« on: Sunday 23 December 07 22:09 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks Lodger
that is very informative too.

 :)
Tony

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