Author Topic: McLeod - Caithness - Help needed making out names on census (Read 20771 times)

Gadget · « **Reply #9 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 00:21 BST (UK) »

Quote from: merlinnz on Monday 14 May 07 23:58 BST (UK)

Thank you so much. I wonder why the record I posted, census shows an esther, or looks like... and Jannet?? Second marriage?

Naming conventions were not always followed strictly. My ancestors only followed then losely and I've looked at a number of friends' ancestors up here (Ross and Cromarty and Sutherland/Caithness) where there are deviations. It could be named for someone important in the area or a more distant but favoured relative, etc.

Interesting that the Sarah looks as if she became Esther!

Gadget

merlinnz · « **Reply #10 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 00:27 BST (UK) »

I don't know how else to get further back than trying to use the kids names to try and hook the parents!

Gadget · « **Reply #11 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 00:54 BST (UK) »

Tracey~

Have you got them on later censuses?

If John and/or Christian died in Scotland after Jan 1855, their parents' names will be on their death certs.

Gadget

merlinnz · « **Reply #12 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 00:57 BST (UK) »

no, can't find them on the 1861 census, will try the death certs. Thanks so much.

merlinnz · « **Reply #13 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 01:07 BST (UK) »

Gadget

Do you subscribe to a particular place to access all this information? I am kee to have as much access as possible online (due to my distance from the source)... what would you recommend?

Gadget · « **Reply #14 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 01:14 BST (UK) »

I use SCotlands People , the IGI online from www.familysearch.org, the British Isles Vital Records Index (also LDS ) and various local records - info from Genuki www.genuki.org.uk in their specific county/parish pages. Ancestry now has the Scottish census indexes online.

Another source that I find useful for maps and places is Scotlands Family www.scotlandsfamily.com

Pam has also written a guide on the general board here:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468.0.html

Hope that helps

Gadget

merlinnz · « **Reply #15 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 03:14 BST (UK) »

Gadget? Is it possible for someone to die in the 1870's yet not appear in any of the 1851, 1861 or 1871 census?

I have found a death certificate for a john and christian which could match but are in 1879 and 1872

Gadget · « **Reply #16 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 08:38 BST (UK) »

It's possible that they could or their names might have been misread. Isa it possible for you to let me have a look at the records via the e-mail address or point me in the right direction.

Gadget

merlinnz · « **Reply #17 on:** Tuesday 15 May 07 16:42 BST (UK) »

I have sent you an email ( and I am so very grateful for your help in this - I am coming to scotland in april next year for a few days) let me know if it came thru ok.

Is now a good time to mention my mother's name was Baxter and I have traced the baxters back to about 1810 so far!

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