census look up please

[sue_mick]

Hi Everyone


Can some kind rootschatter do a census look up for me please.
  I'm looking for a James Ronaldson born about 1847
Janet Ronaldson born about 1851
George Ronaldson born about 1843
John Ronaldson born about 1842
all born Roxburgh i think   
Their parents are Margaret Marks and George Ronaldson
Thank you in advance for any info received.   

           Sue     

[MaryA]

1861 Buccleuch Street, Melrose Roxburghshire
George Ronaldson 60 Head Mason Melrose Roxburghshire
Margt 50 Wife Galasheils Selkirk
George 17 Son Labourer Selkirk, Selkirk
James 14 Son Galashiels, Selkirk
Janet 11 daughter Melrose Roxburghshire
Roll: CSSCT1861_141   ED 1, Page 13

[MaryA]

1851 Abbey-Stant, Melrose, Roxburghshire
George Ronaldson Head 50 Journeyman Mason Darnick Roxburgh
Margaret 40 Modaieter, Selkirk
Walter Son 14 St Benwells, Roxburgh
John Son 9 Darnick, Roxburgh
George Son 6 Selkirk, Selkirk
James Son 4 Galashiels, Selkirk
Janet daughter 1 Newstead, Roxburgh
Roll: CSSCT1851_203   ED 2A Page 19

[MaryA]

I'm looking in 1841 at present, haven't found them yet but I wonder if these could be related if you ever found out George's father - maybe the eldest son named after his grandfather, occupation matches also.

Darnick, Melrose, Roxburghshire
Walter Ronaldson 70 Mason J Roxburghshire
Mary Ronaldson 45                       "
George Vanbrigan 13                    "
Melrose; ED: 3

[sue_mick]

Hi MaryA

I'm not with it today.I missed out putting 1891   
You've got the right family.Georges grandfather was Walter.I'm looking to see if children got married and had family's.
   
   Sue

[MaryA]

I think jumping forward to 1891 may be a bit of a big step to find marriages etc.

1871 Newstead, Melrose, Roxburghshire
Walter Ronaldson Head 33 Labourer St Berwells Roxburghshire
Elizabeth Wife 30 Smailholm, Roxburghshire
Margaret daughter 10 Melrose, Roxburghshire
George Son 6 Melrose, Roxburghshire
Elizabeth daughter 3 Melrose, Roxburghshire
Janet daughter 10 months Melrose, Roxburghshire
James Brother 25 Labourer Melrose, Roxburghshire
Roll: CSSCT1871_180  ED 4, Page 16

[MaryA]

I think Walter and family have moved to England
1881
52 Middle Street, Tweedmouth, Northumberland
Walter Donaldson Head M 43 Quarry Man Stone Scotland
Elizabeth Wife M 42 Scotland
George Son 16 Butcher's Apprentice "
Elizabeth daur 13 Scholar "
Janet " 11 " "
Walter son 9 " "
Henrietta daur 5 Northumberland Tweedmouth
Jane daur 2 months " "
RG11; Piece: 5131; Folio: 72; Page: 28

and possibly James?
12 Middle Street, Tweedmouth, Northumberland
James Ronaldson Head M 34 Labourer General Scotland
Margaret Wife M 29 Northumberland Spittal
George Son 9 Scholar " "
Alexander " 8 " " "
John Son 6 " " "
Margaret daur 4 " " "
Effeline daur 1     " "
RG11; Piece: 5131; Folio: 67; Page: 18

[MaryA]

I would suspect, though can't confirm, that this might be George in 1881 - it would seem that one brother must have moved south and the others followed

58 West End, Tweedmouth, Northumberland
George Ronaldson Head M 36 Quarryman Stone Scotland
Mary Wife M 36 Scotland
George Son 10 Scholar Northumberland St Charlton
Margaret daur 9 " Scotland
John son 7 " Scotland
James son 5 " Northumberland Tweedmouth
Mary Jane daur 10 months " "
RG11; Piece: 5130; Folio: 105; Page: 24

This could be a big assumption of a mistranscription but in 1871 looking back to Scotland I find

High Street, Dunbar, East Lothian
George ROBERTSON Head 26 Labourer born Selkirk
Mary Wife 26 Coldstream Berwickshire
George J Son 4 months born England
Roll: CSSCT1871_172   ED 2, Page 26

[MikeBR]

Don't know if this might help, but there are large numbers of Ronaldson's listed as 'Haddingtonshire' [now East Lothian] which adjoins the county's of  Roxburgh & Selkirk. They were mostly farmers , but also portrait painters & medical doctors. You will also find 'The Ronaldson's' around Borthwick Castle in Mid Lothian [buried both inside and outside the church]. Ronaldson's Wharf & Ronaldson Buildings in Leith [port of Edinburgh] was also owned by the greater Ronaldson family.