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Dunbartonshire / Re: Duntocher families
« on: Thursday 26 April 12 19:00 BST (UK)  »
No worries.

Info on Mary Gallacher (ms Hanlin or Handlin)
Date of death 3rd November 1921  age 79
Parents: John Hanlin, Mary Hanlin (ms Coogan)
Cause of death Senile debility and heart disease
Informant: Thomas Gallacher - son

Place of death: 44 Union Street, Greenock
Usual residence: 41 New Street Duntocher

I did discover that the address in Greenock is a care home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor (a religious order that care for the elderly) and rather spookily my own sister is now one of the nuns of that order.

I've tried attaching a copy of the record (hope that is not illegal) I'm sure a mod can delete it if it is.

Gerry

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Dunbartonshire / Re: Duntocher families
« on: Wednesday 25 April 12 13:56 BST (UK)  »
Helen et al,

I've now managed to find Mary Gallacher on the death register (Nov 1921). The death was registered in Greenock (44 Union Street) although her usual address was given as New Street Duntocher.

Anyway problem solved - for the moment.

Thanks for your help.

Gerry

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Dunbartonshire / Re: Duntocher families
« on: Wednesday 25 April 12 08:43 BST (UK)  »
Helen,

Thank you for that but please, please  don't waste any of your credits on the SP site.

I have done quite a few searches probably including those that you mention.

I will try to collate all the information that I currently have and put in on a posting perhaps then yourself or someone else might be able to see something that I am missing.

Thanks again.

Gerry

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Dunbartonshire / Re: Duntocher families
« on: Tuesday 24 April 12 22:14 BST (UK)  »
I had some excellent help on the forum quite some time ago (especially Helen) about my Gallachers and now I need a wee bit more. Hopefully just a pointer in the right direction.

My GG Grandparents Thomas Gallacher and Mary Handlin both lived in Duntocher. Thomas I have marriage certificate (19/04/1858) and death record (04/12/1919). On the death record it make no mention of his wife being deceased - so rightly or wrongly I have assumed that she was still alive in 1919. However no matter how I search for it I just cannot find a death record for Mary.

I have done various searches on Scotland People from 1901 right through to 1950 ??? but can find nothing obvious

I have found them both on the 1911 census at 43 New Street and aged 74 and 70 repectively and also living with their son Thomas.
Any help or advice on what I might be doing wrong or where to look would be appreciated.

Thanks

Gerry

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Dunbartonshire / Re: Duntocher families
« on: Friday 19 September 08 23:03 BST (UK)  »
Hi folks,
I'm still pretty new to all this family history business but have been looking into my paternal side of things initially and I've come across a few ancestors who come for Duntocher.
My own family name is Duffy and we come from Clydebank but tracing thing back I have found a few Gallachers from Duntocher.
My great grandparents were Partick Duffy and Rose Ann Gallacher.

Rose Ann was born in Duntocher 1878. She had nine siblings:
Catherine born 1859
Mary born 1861 (in Ardrie I think)
John born 1863
Thomas born 1865
Patrick born 1867
James born 1870 died 1876
Bridget born 1874
Michael born 18/2/1876 died 22/2/1876
Joseph born 1876 (twin to Michael).

Their parents were Thomas Gallacher born 1836 in Ireland died 1919 in Duntocher and Mary Handlin born 1840 (Ireland I think) married 1858.

Parents of Thomas were: Thomas Gallacher and Bridget McBride.

Parents of Mary were: John Handlin and Mary Cougan.

John Handlin father was Arnold (I think) and Mary Cougans father was Michael (again I think).

I don't know if anyone can shed any further light on any of these, but any information that can be gleaned would be most appreciated.

Thanks for looking.


Gerry

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