Minnie Murphy Blair

[marzipan]

I wonder if anyone could give me any info. on my mothers half sister,her name was Minnie Murphy and she married John Easdon Blair in 1929. I think there may have been a son also John E. Blair born in 1933.   They lived in Barrhead, marzipan

[Ann Baker]

Hi Marzipan

Their marriage cert is available at Scotland'sPeople

Married 1929 BLAIR JOHN EASDON MURPHY MINNIE BARRHEAD AND LEVERN /RENFREW

It is a pay site but at £1.20sih a cert good value!

Fraid any children they had will cost a wee bit more as the births online you can view stop at 1907. After that they are order only at £10 a throw or you can see them online at GROS (Edinburgh) or Park Circus (Glasgow)- booking advisable or any Local Authority which has similar access - they don't all have so is case of checking.

On a quick check can't see a John born 1933 but there are 37 Easdon children in all searching from 1929 up to 2006. Obviously not all will be John & Minnie's but perhaps descendants.

I'd recommend a trip to Scoptland's People at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Best wishes

Ann

[marzipan]

Hi Ann,

Thankyou so much for your help. I will certainly try Scotlands People as I am also looking for Minnies brothers James and William R. Murphy and I'm pretty sure they all lived in Barrhead.
Can you get records from Park Circus online? I am in Australia so a visit there would be out of the question. Thanks again for your help,much appreciated. Marzipan

[Ann Baker]

Hi marzipan

Fraid no access to Prk Circus or GROS online. All you can get is on Scotland's People. The problem is tho that you can't be sure that the records are correct without certs and at £10 a throw it all gets v expensive if you get it wrong.

What I would suggest is that you maybe ask someone on the boards if when they are going if they would do some lookups for you. You wouldn't get the certs but at least they could check ine info on screen for you and write it down and send.

I share your frustration and I'm in UK - just too faraway to get to Edinburgh easily. Maybe just as well cos I'd never be out of the records office!


Best wishes

Ann

[marzipan]

Thanks Ann for your help, I,m trying to convince my husband how nice it would be to have a holiday home but he knows I would be trailing around graveyards and registry offices! I will give Scotlands people a go & see if I can find something for James and William Murphy,they are pretty common names so I imagine there will be hundreds of them. Thanks for your help Ann,much appreciated. Marzipan

[baza307]

Can I ask if you know who the parents of John Easdon Blair, who married Minnie Murph were.
My Dad's name is John Easdon Blair b 1933. His parents were William Anderson Blair and Elizabeth McIntosh Thorpe.
My Dad thinks Minnies' John may have been my Grandads' cousin

[carlibar]

Hello marzipan etc. I am John Blair, son (and only child) of John Easdon Blair and Minnie Blair (nee Murphy), (both deceased) of Barrhead, Renfrewshire. I was born in 1939. I have been in Australia since 1970 and before that was a resident of Hong Kong. I am, however, in touch with branches of the Barrhead Murphys here and can probably help fill in some blanks. Tell me how I can be of assistance.

[weemary]

Park Circus (Glasgow) - is no longer all records as far as I know have been moved to the Mitchell library

[marzipan]

Hello Carlibar,
 thankyou for your post regarding Minnie Blair nee Murphy, I  would love to hear more about Minnie as I feel sure she may be my Mums half sister, also her two brothers James and William. Any information you can give me would be appreciated. I tried to reach you by sending a p.m. but was unable to as this was your first post. looking forward to hearing from you. marzipan