Sophia Dewar need help to find her in 1851

[jericho]

Can anyone help I am trying to find Sophia Dewar on the 1851 census. Sophia was born in Perth about 1832 and in 1841 is living in Seagate Dundee  age 9 with her parents John and Mary Ann Dewar  by 1851 both her parents have died.  Sophia married in Ingergowrie in 1854.




jericho

[runningbear]

could this be her?

1851 census: murraygate street, dundee

david dewar...head...age 51...shoemaker
ann...wife...age 50
sarah...dau...age 20...bootbinder
mary...dau...age 18...steam loom weaver
catherine...dau...age 16...steam loom weaver
david...son...age 12

all born perth.


Joe

[jericho]

Hi Joe

Will keep this one for future reference, but it is not Sophia, her parents were John and Mary and they had both deceased by 1851. And I don't recognize any of the siblings name. Thanks for looking anyway. I think Sophia must have be transcribed in the 1851 by another name.

[idmmdi]

Since Sophia was so young you may find that she was taken in by another part of the family.

My grandmother was taken in by family that only had a relationship through marriage many years earlier, to hers. And yes, I had great difficulty finding her, since her name, Baxter, had been mistranscribed as 'Barter' in the census.
good luck.

[runningbear]

yes i agree, so it is now down to trying to trace the brother's or sister's of john, that's why i posted this one living with david.

Joe

[jericho]

Hi Joe & Pari Passu


I also think that it is possible that the chldren could have been taken in by other family members or placed in an orphanage or even living with older siblings, these are Sophia  siblings still possibly living in Scotland at the time were

James 1820,  Janet 1820,  David  1827,  John 1830,  Jane 1830,  Robert 1836, Thomas 1839 and Alexander 1844.

Thank-you both  for your help

jericho

[runningbear]

hi pal just had a wee scout about the 1851 cenus for sophie's brother's, it is very very difficult as they certaianly do not look like there are all together in the one household.

alexander would be only 7 in the 1851 census and thomas 12, i honestly thought i could find them together! no such luck!

sorry pal, when sophie married in 1854 was any her family witness?

Joe

[jericho]

Hi Joe

I have no idea who the witnessess  were as I haven't seen a copy of the marriage cert. May have to rethink this one and try and find her older siblings as they may be able to shed some light on the family.  Thanks for your help it was most appreciated.


jericho

[liverpool annie]

Maybe she was living with her husband to be and his family ?? 

Do you know his name Jericho ??

Annie