Nonregistration of events after 1855

[Forfarian]

The Boghead mentioned is actually in Hamilton although there is a Boghead near where I live in Lesmahagow.

There are literally dozens of Bogheads all over Lowland Scotland!

www.scotlandsplaces lists the place name Boghead in five parishes in Lanarkshire. Aberdeenshire alone has no fewer than 31 Bogheads.

This is why it is always necessary to know which parish ancestors lived in if you want to find out about their home.

[Imcarthur67]

Hi Forfarian, Thank you, in this instance it is Boghead Miners Houses, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. The 1861 census gives this as the address. John Campbell or Mucklehern, says he was an Iron Stone Miner.

[Misha67]

What information are you looking for ? I have certificates from scotlands people for Susan Mackleherrings siblings also census certificates.  I can also have a look to see if I have any information about them in the archives of Lesmahagow as I am a member of the Historical association and have access to some records let me know and I wil try and look. 

Michelle

[Imcarthur67]

Hi Michelle. Do you any information regarding the birth of John Campbell/Mackleherring in Ireland? or indeed Susan McLuskie's birth? That would confirm her parents as being Peter McLuskie and Catherine/Caroline (I have seen both names used).
Did you ever find out the reason for the name change from Mackleherring to Campbell?
Thank you in advance.

Regarding Lesmahagow, thats a kind offer, I may come back and ask you about Robert McArthur (1906) and Agnes Purdie both from Draffan.

[Misha67]

I was told 2 stories for name change
 1 was that it sounded too irish and wouldn't get work and the other was that when they came from Ireland a fight broke out in Liverpool and a man died so the names were changed. Who knows whether any are true.
I haven't really tried Irish records. I looked a few years ago and gave up.
 I am friends with a girl called Caroline but her real name is Catherine so maybe it's a common thing to do.

[Imcarthur67]

Hi Misha67

Thank you for that. I will look into the Liverpool link, my partners family are from Liverpool/Ireland, they grew up around the docks, they were Brennans.

On a separate note I have been looking at the maps around Lesmahagow and trying to establish which collieries Robert McArthur (1867-1940), and his father Edward McArthur (1837-1903), worked at and lived.

Robert lived in Fence Rows and then Bankend, but I cant find Fence Rows, I know it is near the "Dunrum", he worked for the Lesmahagow Coal Company. Edward lived in Bellfield Row and then Old Bellfield before he died.

[Misha67]

Fence Rows was where the mining family's all lived.  My great grandmother had a sweet shop there.  Fence Rows on a lot of certificates for my family.  I notice Susan McArthur has Draffan row on her death certificate and I'm sure it's all the same area.  There was also Fence pit where they would have worked and I have a photo of it somewhere.  If you look at a map it was in Southfield/Draffan area.  Backend was in Coalburn a few miles up the road