William Kerr/Margaret Fleming

[hilary laura]

Hi, does anyone have these names in their tree. Been my brickwall for years. Don't know anything about William & Margaret exept they had 3 children that I know of in Bathgate  early 1800's. Marion, William & Alexander. Could be more. Any help appreciated.
Hilary.               

[runningbear]

hi hilary, would your alexander kerr been born in bathgate 1832, as i have just found one on the 1851 census?

[hilary laura]

Hi Joe, no, the Alexander you have found is not mine. Mine was born about 1807? Have found him on census details. Just cannot find parents, William Kerr/Margaret Fleming,  deaths or anything. Many thanks for looking anyway.
Hilary.

[RhondaS]

I can add another child to the family: Peter Kerr, born about 1809 in Torphichen, resided in Bathgate, died 1893 in Stirling. Death Cert. gives parents as William Kerr and Margaret Fleming.

[runningbear]

good evening rhonda,

let me first welcome you to rootschat

is this your peter?

1841 census- cowston mains

peter...age 36
elizabeth...age 40
catherine...age 14
agnes...age 14
john...age 7
elizabeth...age 5
fleming...age 4 months


Joe

[RhondaS]

Thanks, Joe. Yes, that's him. From the 1871 census onwards he appears in Stirlingshire.

[runningbear]

hi pal,

1851 couston mains, bathgate

peter...age 40...labourer
elizabeth...age 48
agnes...age 24
catherine...age 24
janet...age 20
elizabeth...age 15
fleming...age 9
peter...grandson...age 1
margaret hamilton...grand-daughter...age 9 months
margaret marshall...stepdaughter...age 28


1881 census- wellstrand, denny

peter...age 60...grocer
catherine...age 40...shopkeeper(grocer)

1891 census- union street, stirling

peter...age 81

Joe

[runningbear]

hi pal,

forgot to give you the 1861

1861 census- couston mains, bathgate

peter...age 51...coal pit-head-man
elizabeth...age 55
catherine..age 33

i wondered what happened to his grandson peter from the 1851 census

1861 couston mains bathgate

george gray...age 29...coal miner
janet...age 30
alexander...age 6
elizabeth...age 3
marion...age 4 months
peter kerr...age 11...stepson


Joe

[hilary laura]

Hi Joe & Rhonda, firstly I am so sorry for the delay in replying to you both but been off the internet for 6mths. I have now found my William & Margaret on the census, thought were both dead by 1841. There is another child to this pair as well, Janet Kerr, born in Linlithgow @ 1816. If you follow her on the census, both William & Margaret are there on 41 census but only William on 51 census. Can follow Janet up to 91 census, although she is mistranscribed on 61 census as surname Ren, have tried to find her death but failed so far. I am assuming that William died between 1851-1855. On 51 census it looks like it says on image off S.P. born in Binnie & blind. Mistranscription on Ancestry.
Is Peter related to you Rhonda.
Many thanks to you both for your input.
Hilary. x