Author Topic: Porter, McIntyre,McMillan (Read 11448 times)

J.J. · « **Reply #9 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 02:13 BST (UK) »

sigh

...it's like Polly Mary Molly / Annie Nancy Hannah ... as Jane = Janet, Jean, Janie, Jessie, Jenny, Jinsey, Joan, Joanna, Jen, Ginny, Virginia etc.

Mackiwi · « **Reply #10 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 03:28 BST (UK) »

I see what you mean JJ, but I would have thought that even back then the name on their marriage certificate would have to be the same as birth registration. $:-\$

Mackiwi

J.J. · « **Reply #11 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 04:22 BST (UK) »

Not at all....we often identify nicknames used by finding a match for the parent's names...
Several great aunts used middle names on documents and censuses. Fun, huh?
But yeah, duplication of names can still occur, so you'll have to rule that out anyway...

J.J.

Mackiwi · « **Reply #12 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 04:37 BST (UK) »

All adds to the challenge of finding the correct people

jonn · « **Reply #13 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 09:18 BST (UK) »

Hello Mackiwi,

Janet, Jessie, are interchangeable in Scotland, there is no other child with the name Jessie, or starting with the letter J. in Ayrshire, that was born in Canada, called Porter, and none with the family.

Remember also the mother Robina, was actually born Jacobina, and she never used that name except in one census, she also died with the name Robina.

Regards,
Jonn.

Mackiwi · « **Reply #14 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 09:29 BST (UK) »

Aha, Thank you jonn, I thought I would have to accept the Janet/Jessie one, but..... never would have picked Robina/Jacobina. Do you know which census?

Mackiwi

jonn · « **Reply #15 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 09:40 BST (UK) »

Hello Mackiwi,

The 1841. census for Sorn, Ayr. did you know her father was married twice.

Regards,
Jonn.

Mackiwi · « **Reply #16 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 09:52 BST (UK) »

You are full of surprises tonight.

After I posted I guessed it might be 1841. Then I discovered who her parents were and that she had a sister.

Now you tell me her father was married twice, well we can't leave it there.....please tell me.

jonn · « **Reply #17 on:** Wednesday 11 May 11 10:32 BST (UK) »

Hello Mackiwi,

Jacobina's, parents were Robert Henderson, and Margaret Rice, they married 11/Nov/1831. Sorn, Ayr.

They had two kids Jacobina, and Janet.

Robert Henderson, then married Jean Johnston, 25/Jan/1839. Sorn, Ayr.

On the 1841. census ages were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest five. ie Robert Henderson, looks to be very young to have a 9 year old daughter. However it is the correct family.

Regards,
Jonn.

RootsChat.Com