hi pal,
i can not see abirth for your samuel on the igi's. as you are aware there is no birth cert as birth registration did not start until 1855.
had a wee look at your census info
1841 census- little dublin street, stranraer.
isaac...45...ag labourer...born ireland
sarah...40...born ire
james...15...apprentice skinner
henry...13...apprentice skinner
george...11
samuel...9
margaret...6
jenny...3(really jane)
george finlay...age 9
i have sarah wood as mother of jane??
extracted from igi's
jane rankine lavery...christened...19/7/1838...stranraer
parents...isaac lavery and sarah wood
it would be nice to see a follow up of this census, 1851/1861
it seems that son james went on to marry helen mcgaw and had a child..sarah...1856
it seems that son henry went on to marry jane hamilton and had 3 children.
what info do you have for samuel? who did he marry?
always searching
joe