CARGILLS

[edinburghjo]

Has anybody got any info on a family called gargill from forfar circa 1842.  John cargill married Jean Roberts in that year and they lived in Ferryton Cottage at some point and had 3/4 children, Elizabeth, William and Alexander.

[Sherlock]

Could this be John the year before this marriage in the 1841 census?

Piece: SCT1841/288 Place: Forfar-Angus Enumeration District: 15
Civil Parish: Forfar Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Forfar
Folio: 17 Page: 15
Address: East High Street

 

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    Surname   First name(s)   Sex   Age   Occupation   Where Born   Remarks   
    BARRIE   Charles   M   48   Linen Hand Loom Weaver Jour    Angus         
    BARRIE   Ann   F   47       Angus         
    DONALD   Alexander   M   16   Plasterer Journeyman    Outside Census County (1841)         
    FINDLAY   Agnes   F   56   Winder    Angus         
    CARGILL   Magdalene   F   52       Angus         
    CARGILL   John   M   29   Stone Mason    Angus       
    CARGILL   Francis   M   15   Linen Hand Loom Weaver Jour    Angus 

[edinburghjo]

Thanks for that.  Think the John of 1841 census sounds like my familys john as on his marriage cert it said master mason. Not sure why it also said ferryton cottage unless his parents ( and where was his dad on the 1841 census) had moved or suppose it could have been his wifes house, that sounds more feasible. Can see why you call yourself sherlock, its certainly detective work. Am unsure about Francis as so far if it was my John thought his siblings were ann and james who would have been 25 and 19 respectively at the time of the census, so wonder were they lived.
Thanks again.

[edinburghjo]

suddenly realised that ferryton was on johns daughters ( my great grannys) marriage cert, so that was obviously were John and jean lived and his mum and dad?? lived at e high street.

[dkmcad]

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[edinburghjo]

Thanks dorothy
I know for a fact that John and Jean are my great great granny and grandad and think John is son of william and Magdalene re Johns own childrens names as magdaalene and william, but age of john is 2 yrs out when cross reffing it with 1841 census.

Jo

[dkmcad]

Age is always a problem, Jo I wouldn't totally rely on a census age.  Try to get John's death certificate.  That should confirm who his parents were - well, with any luck!

You can download certificates at ScotlandsPeople.  Might also be an idea to try to find them on the 1861 census.  This is online at ScotlandsPeople. 

Cheers,  Dorothy

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