Can't find my ancestors!!

[sancti]

Do you have his birth certificate which will give his parents names?

[tidybooks]

Hi Dusto,

Welcome to Rootschat, I have found the birth of Edward McGrannathan on 25 January 1872   Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland to parents James McGrannathan and Jane Grooks (sic), an Extracted Record on IGI.

Tom

[ev]

Hi all 

There are more children showing for for James McGrannathan and Jane BROOKS on the IGI

Also this marriage 
Jane Brooks and James Migranscher May 1854 New Monkland Lanark

ev

Added - Looks like this has already been answered

[tidybooks]

Hi Dusto,

If you go to Scotland Peoples website http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk/   you can register there and it will cost you Canadian equivalent of £7 for 30 credits, you will get an online copy for 6 credits, (1 for search and 5 for certificate ). There is only 1 Edward McGrannathan born in 1872 in Linlithgow, West Lothian.

On the 1871 census, there were 8 McGrannathans in Linlithgow but none in the 1881 census, so I take it they emigrated before 1881.

Tom

[dusto]

Hello Tom.

WOW! thank you for the fast reply. I looked up James McGrannathan on ancestry.com and it shows his wife as Jean McGrannathan not Jane? and a list of all house hold residents. Mary, John, and Jane McGrannathan. I'm assuming there children? Not sure. But no name with Edward McGrannathan? but its a nice start.

when i try to look any further on James McGrannathan on ancestor.com a message shows up saying.
 "Unfortunately, we are unable to display the accompanying images of this census at present, despite extensive negotiation with the General Register Office for Scotland. Permission from them has not, as yet, been forthcoming."

What is IGI? could this help me more?

Thank you so much for the information you gave me.

[dusto]

Oh!! LOL you gave me more info.. you can disregard my last post

[flst]

Hi Dusto, by reading all the previous posts in this thread you'll find lots of information regading your ancestors. The death certificates of James & Jane give the names of their parents. If you are trying to find other descendants with your surname you'll need to trace Edward's siblings forward in the censuses to see if they married &/or had offspring. Scotlandspeople is the site where you can view the certificates which hold a lot of information. There's a good chance that fellow rootschatters will be distant relatives also.
flst  

[ev]

Edward Mcgranathan died 10th Oct. 1942 North Vancouver British Columbia , Born 25th Jan. 1872
parents James Mcgrannathan and ? Grooks

https://www.familysearch.org/

ev

[tidybooks]

Hi ev and dusto,

The Grook surname ties up with my reply no 19.  The IGI stands for the International Genealogical Index, and is found on the Latter Day Saint website, and can be found on following website,
 http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true
This index is good upto 1874/75, it is free and can help you find your family.

Tom