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Ayrshire / Re: McCririck Gunsmiths Scotland
« on: Tuesday 14 April 09 22:35 BST (UK) »
Thanks Gadget for all the useful information you have posted.
Cheers janetto.
Cheers janetto.
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Ayrshire / Re: McCririck Gunsmiths Scotland
« on: Tuesday 14 April 09 22:32 BST (UK) »
Hello Kirsch,
Thank you very much for that information. I will be able to pass it on to other family descendants who, like me, are interested in clearing up the McCririck mysteries. The story of the inventor of the Screw Propeller had been passed down in the family; we got the idea that he was a close relation but were not sure of the exact relationship to our Homer . You will have seen the article on Rootsweb (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mccreery/inventor.htm) which says that “This William McCririck was a grandson of James, son of Homer McCririck of McCririck's Cairn who died in 1741. James McCririck married Marion Thompson daughter of Thompson of Glenim.”
According to other information I have caught a glimpse of on Rootsweb, the James McCririck who married Marion Mitchell in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire on 19 Dec. 1773, and was father to our Homer, William and James etc, was born 12 April 1752 in Kirconnell, to parents John McCririck and Janet Ranken. This would make William the inventor, grandson of John (son of Homer McCririck of McCririck’s Cairn who died in 1741) rather than the grandson of John’s brother James. Would you agree? I have been trying to gauge all of this via another history on Rootsweb - freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mccreery/mcrerik.htm - 29k
The Pigot and Co. New Commercial Directory for 1825 lists a William McCririck, gunsmith, in Irvine. Would you say that this was William the screw propeller inventor? One of the daughters of our Homer and his wife Janet Richmond was christened in Irvine in 1810, and I guess the two brother gunsmiths must have had close work and family connections.
I will try to contact you using the personal message system on Rootschat. Last time I tried that I didn’t get a response from my contact so I may be doing something wrong. Please let me know if you don’t receive a message. Many thanks again.
Janetto
Thank you very much for that information. I will be able to pass it on to other family descendants who, like me, are interested in clearing up the McCririck mysteries. The story of the inventor of the Screw Propeller had been passed down in the family; we got the idea that he was a close relation but were not sure of the exact relationship to our Homer . You will have seen the article on Rootsweb (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mccreery/inventor.htm) which says that “This William McCririck was a grandson of James, son of Homer McCririck of McCririck's Cairn who died in 1741. James McCririck married Marion Thompson daughter of Thompson of Glenim.”
According to other information I have caught a glimpse of on Rootsweb, the James McCririck who married Marion Mitchell in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire on 19 Dec. 1773, and was father to our Homer, William and James etc, was born 12 April 1752 in Kirconnell, to parents John McCririck and Janet Ranken. This would make William the inventor, grandson of John (son of Homer McCririck of McCririck’s Cairn who died in 1741) rather than the grandson of John’s brother James. Would you agree? I have been trying to gauge all of this via another history on Rootsweb - freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mccreery/mcrerik.htm - 29k
The Pigot and Co. New Commercial Directory for 1825 lists a William McCririck, gunsmith, in Irvine. Would you say that this was William the screw propeller inventor? One of the daughters of our Homer and his wife Janet Richmond was christened in Irvine in 1810, and I guess the two brother gunsmiths must have had close work and family connections.
I will try to contact you using the personal message system on Rootschat. Last time I tried that I didn’t get a response from my contact so I may be doing something wrong. Please let me know if you don’t receive a message. Many thanks again.
Janetto
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Simeon Burns 1811-1877 Walsall
« on: Tuesday 24 February 09 20:49 GMT (UK) »
Thanks lizdb for the info regarding Mary Ann and Nancy appearing in 1851. The Elizabeth who was 6 in 1851 was born in Gornal . The William who married Elizabeth Allsop was indeed the eldest son (born Darlaston 1833); he started of as a spring bar maker and finished up as butcher.
Thanks again
janetto.
Thanks again
janetto.
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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Simeon Burns 1811-1877 Walsall
« on: Monday 23 February 09 23:16 GMT (UK) »
Yes, lizdb
We have pretty comprehensive details of the children and their families re. snapshots taken in censuses, particularly the 1881 census. I haven’t got a birth/baptism date for the youngest boy Simeon b. 1850/51 who married Anne Black (Dec.Qu. 1874). I believe I have seen them on the 1891 census, in Handsworth Birmingham, but have no knowledge of children from that marriage. We are intrigued by the fact that my husband’s great grandmother Elizabeth was born (19 June 1844) in Upper Gornal, Sedgely near Dudley and it seems from the BMD index that her father Simeon’s death was registered there. What was the family connection to Sedgely?.. Also was there a daughter Mary Ann born 1843, or was this daughter who popped up somewhere one and the same as Nancy bp. 14 Feb 1839 St Matthew, Walsall? Any ideas welcome - janetto
We have pretty comprehensive details of the children and their families re. snapshots taken in censuses, particularly the 1881 census. I haven’t got a birth/baptism date for the youngest boy Simeon b. 1850/51 who married Anne Black (Dec.Qu. 1874). I believe I have seen them on the 1891 census, in Handsworth Birmingham, but have no knowledge of children from that marriage. We are intrigued by the fact that my husband’s great grandmother Elizabeth was born (19 June 1844) in Upper Gornal, Sedgely near Dudley and it seems from the BMD index that her father Simeon’s death was registered there. What was the family connection to Sedgely?.. Also was there a daughter Mary Ann born 1843, or was this daughter who popped up somewhere one and the same as Nancy bp. 14 Feb 1839 St Matthew, Walsall? Any ideas welcome - janetto
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Ayrshire / Re: McCririck Gunsmiths Scotland
« on: Monday 23 February 09 22:44 GMT (UK) »
Yes Gadget, this James McCririck, Ayr would be a good candidate for a son of Homer. Thanks for the info. and direction towards a death refistration, but do the Scottish death certs. mention the parentage of the deceased? The English ones that we have received do not.
Cheers janetto.
Cheers janetto.
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Midlothian / Robertsons of Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland
« on: Saturday 21 February 09 15:28 GMT (UK) »
Robertsons of Ratho Midlothian
Robert Robertson m. Agnes Dobson 1808 and had James 1813, twins: Robert and Andrew 1821, and my ancestor Thomas (Greatx2) 1811. Are there descendants of any Robertsons of Ratho, Midlothian, who have links to this family?
Janetto.
Robert Robertson m. Agnes Dobson 1808 and had James 1813, twins: Robert and Andrew 1821, and my ancestor Thomas (Greatx2) 1811. Are there descendants of any Robertsons of Ratho, Midlothian, who have links to this family?
Janetto.
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Ayrshire / McCririck Gunsmiths Scotland
« on: Saturday 21 February 09 15:24 GMT (UK) »
Homer McCririck b. 1778 was a gunsmith in Kilmarnock. We know of 3 daughters: Marion b.1807, Robertina b.1809 and Janet b. 1810. Perhaps there was also a male descendant to carry on the business as a book on guns and shooting published in 1900 lists a W. McCririck gunsmith in Kilmarnock. Antique guns for sale on the Internet also have the maker’s name McCririck Ayr and Kilmarnock. Any information about the McCririck gunsmiths and Homer’s descendants would be welcomed.
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Family History Beginners Board / Simeon Burns 1811-1877 Walsall
« on: Saturday 21 February 09 15:16 GMT (UK) »Looking for information on descendants of Simeon Burns married to Nancy Foster c.1832. He was spring saddle bar maker in Walsall, with children William, Jane Foster (m.Simeon Heath),Thomas, Nancy (m. William Cleghorn), Elizabeth (m. Sidney Moss) and Simeon.
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Caernarvonshire Lookup Requests / Re: Possible marriage Jane Williams
« on: Thursday 19 February 09 20:55 GMT (UK) »
Hello Again Robert,
Many thanks for replying. I was delighted at the possibility of a family link as we might be able to clear up some mysteries that have been perplexing us.
At the moment I have a family tree on Genes Reunited; a bit later I believe I might be able to communicate more privately on Rootschat when I have posted more queries/messages here. If I can't reach you on the Genes Reunited site, (where I am known as Janet) I'll get back in touch here. A family tree member to search for and make the link to me on 'Genes Reunited' would be Elizabeth Baylis 1818. All the best for now Janette Williams.
Many thanks for replying. I was delighted at the possibility of a family link as we might be able to clear up some mysteries that have been perplexing us.
At the moment I have a family tree on Genes Reunited; a bit later I believe I might be able to communicate more privately on Rootschat when I have posted more queries/messages here. If I can't reach you on the Genes Reunited site, (where I am known as Janet) I'll get back in touch here. A family tree member to search for and make the link to me on 'Genes Reunited' would be Elizabeth Baylis 1818. All the best for now Janette Williams.
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