SIM, gamrie banff

[compo]

the following is the marriage of my 3x great grandparents
7.sept.1856
parish church of gamrie

george sim 42 living at shore macduff labourer bachelor
son of
james sim ag lab deceased and jean sim nee metcalf
 

margaret roy 22 16 market street macduff
daughter of
john roy ropemaker journeyman
margaret roy nee shand

i am looking for siblings of 3x great grandparents and parents of all 4 of my 4x great grandparents


faithfully

kevin haram

[audrey]

kevin.couldn't help notacing your names you have two there that appear in my husbands tree
the Renders from Newcastle have both  names
Judith Roy married to Robert Mcbeth
Jane Sim Render born 1859
do these name crop up in your tree

audrey

[compo]

sorry i dont have those names in my tree at all,
 but who knows

regards

kevin

[Forfarian]

Kevin, you need to try these sites

www.familysearch.org
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

HTh

[Bill Wood]

Hello,

I have a couple of Sims.

Isabella Wildgoose Sim born 25/5/1879 was my great grandmother - she was the illegitimate daughter of Ann Sim a domestic servant.

I couldnt get past Ann Sim - can anyone help ?

Is it likely that she took the middle name Wildgoose in a refernce to a suspected father ?

Bill

[Forfarian]

Do you have an exact birth address for Isabella?

Have you found her in the 1881 census?

And yes, it was not unusual for illegitimate children to be given their fathers' surnames as middle names.

[Bill Wood]

Forfarian,

Thanks for reply

Isabella was born in West Street Strichen on 25th May 1879 at 12 Midnight - Although I cannot find her in the 1881 census, I have her birth certificate and marriage certificate and am reasonably happy with what I know about her.

My mother describes Isabella as "the best granny in the world"

Its her mother Ann that I cannot get past.

Ann is simply listed on the birth certificate as a domestic servant and no age is written down.

Any hints greatly welcome

Regards

Bill Wood

[Forfarian]

There is an Isabella Sim, aged 1, living in West Street, Strichen in the 1881 census with grandmother Margaret Sim, unmarried, age 65. Also in the household is Ann Sim, 31, Margaret's daughter.

I think this might just be the key you need.