McGavin - any suggestions!??

[hume]

Jackie & Monica,

Jackie, you should be searching in England for Robert's birth. I had a search of FreeBMD and found:

Robert Gibson Reid, b. March 1890 Camberwell - Vol. 1d, Page 918

Camberwell is the same district William and Elizabeth (Emily on marriage?) registered their marriage.

hume24

PS. As Monica says, probably best starting a new thread dedicated to the Reids. And (added, sorry!) welcome!

[MonicaL]

Hi Hume, I'd just got there also  I'll leave the post as is:



I can see father William McGavin Reid's birth in Hamilton in 1862, to parents Robert and Mary Gibson. In 1881 the family are showing in Hackney London, with Robert father as you said a Restaurant keeper. Everyone born in Scotland apart from mother Mary who shows as being born in America.

You then have the 1886 marriage in Walthamstow for William to Elizabeth. I also found this birth which is likely for your grandfather in 1890:

Ist Qrt 1890 Robert Gibson Reid in Camberwell, Vol. 1d Pg. 918.

Monica 

[jackie1946]

Monica, I have only just got back to this, have been working non-stop, thanks for your help it really is William Mcgavin i am interested in,  just wanted to say many thanks. Will be back in touch.
Jackie

[Westminster]

Try searching for McGaan  our line is from Sorn and later became McGavin and desend from William McGann 1744 and Janet Parker 1748

[gordonmac]

hi janet,
             i have just googled william murray thomson and got two results on the nz historical index there was a william murray thomson who brought a block of land at opunake in 1881 for 340 pounds.there was also a david thomson living at tairua in 1888,it would also appear that there is a dr william murray thomson living in dunedin today.hope this helps
                              cheers gordon

[jackie1946]

Hi Tom at Tidy books
My great uncle was Sydney Mcgavin Reid and I have just seen your post, but like fridayjan am unable to access the link help please.
Jackie

[tidybooks]

Hi Jackie,

Just saw your message, unfortunately I do no have access to the database anymore, but just in case, someone else does, I will post the full link,

http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/retrieve.do?subjectParam=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C7%29mcgavin%24&contentSet=LTO&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T012&sgCurrentPosition=0&subjectAction=DISPLAY_SUBJECTS&prodId=BNCN&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&searchId=R5&currentPosition=35&userGroupName=gdc_british&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&sgHitCountType=None&qrySerId=Locale%28en,,%29:FQE=%28tx,None,7%29mcgavin$&inPS=true&searchType=AdvancedSearchForm&displaySubject=&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=BA3201458025&contentSet=BNCN&callistoContentSet=BNCN&docPage=article&hilite=y

Sorry, it is so large, maybe another rootchatter has access and can assist.

Tom

[MonicaL]

There is an easy way round access to Gale for this particular info I've had a look at the Gale entries Tom and the notice originally appeared in the London Gazette, which can be accessed direct online here www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/22376/pages/1436

Monica 

[suzq]

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