Violet Riggs Edinburgh brn 1834

[mairec]

Can any one help in finding Violet's roots.  Her parents were George Riggs and Jean Beggrie. Surname of mother may have variants. Violet was baptised in St Cuthberts Edinburgh Jan 1834. Can't read entry but they may have lived in Richmond Street. I think George worked as a shoe?. Thank you in advance. Good luck to all in their searches.

[billybob]

found a Violet Riggs on the scottish 1841

its a transcription on Ancestry but you could look on Scotlands people for the image
Anyway heres whats there

George Riggs abt. 1814 Midlothian Scotland  Edinburgh Iron Church
George   "       abt. 1839 as above
Jane       "       abt. a816     "
Nicol        "     abt 1841       "
Violet       "     abt 1832          "
William    "      abt 1836        "

[billybob]

sorry forgot to say the address was Toddricks Wynd High Street  and George was a Shoe Maker

[mairec]

You are a star!! Thank you so very, very much. I have been looking at resouce material all evening and on pc.  Tired, eves ready to close and thought I'd check e-mail before calling it a day and there was your reply. I couldn't believe it. Tiredness has gone and feel like going to pub.  Somehow I felt the further back I went the harder the searches would be. Not with people like you around. You have really made me so happy. Go raibh mile maith agat. (1000 thank yous) I notice Jean is not there. Perhaps she has died. I do have printouts of deaths for a Jean Riggs (Beggrie) but have not gone done them as yet. Violet Riggs is my grt grandmother. I will lokk on Scots People. Again thank you. If ever I can help you just ask. I owe you big time.

[imperfect]

I have found a reference that a Catherina Hannon b 13 June 1868, baptised 2 July 1868 St Bede Jarrow Durham UK father given as Georgii Hannon mother Violeti Riggs Hannon. I have yet to confirm if this is the same catherine Hannon who married my gt grandfather John McNearney. Kind regards.

[Anni B]

Yet again from Ancestry - the IRON Church!!   
It's the TRON Church.

[DiggingDeep]

Violet and George were my great great grandparents. Their daughter Mary Hannan, my great grandmother, was born somewhere in the USA, I can't find her. She married William McKeown in 1890 in Belfast.

I know Violet was first married to Bernard McGill who died (1863)? and then married George Hannan from Drumsough, Antrim in 1877. (They married in Glasgow.)  Mary Hannan must have been born approx 1870 +/- Not a daughter of Bernard McGill but was she Georges daughter either?

George died in 1899 and Violet died in Antrim in 1909.

[imperfect]

Thanks for the extra information. I have been trying to find reference to Mary McKeown in the 1901 and 1911 census but to no avail. I found her son Hugh with Violet in 1901. Do you know if they were in Ireland at time of either census? thanks.

[DiggingDeep]

They were  in both the 1901 and 1911 census but were listed in Irish. Had you any luck with Mary's birth cert?

I'm totally lost on the interesting Violet, can't figure out her comings and goings. Hugh born in Scotland, Mary in America and Annie born in Antrim, were there others etc?