Shearer/Pettigrew Old Monklands

[Jamesf]

I am looking for any information on John Shearer born 1798 or his wife Margaret Pettigrew (born 1802)
Both of them came from the Old Monklands district
Their children where Agnes, Catherine, Margaret, Mary, Alexander, David, George, James, John, Robert and William.
Son James married Isabella Millar.
Can anybody help?

Cheers

James

[runningbear]

wonder if this is any help?

john shearer born around 1798

margaret pettigrew born 24/12/1803, bothwell, daughter of james and catherine. james pettigrew was born around 1777 bothwell and catherine born around 1881. they also had a son william born 19/8/1807 bothwell.

back to the shearer family:

george born august 1820, married barbara letham on the 31/12/1843, barbara was the daughter of robert and janet urquhart

barbara and george had children

janet-4/8/1844, she married alexander miller 11/8/1964

john-28/6/1846, john died 8/9/1915

george shearer passed away on the 26th august 1846 in garthamlock, he was buried in the old monkland churchyard and parish.

other children for john and margaret:

catherine- 7/5/1824
mary- 15/6/1826
john- 29/9/1828
william- 8/9/1830
margaret- 26/10/1832
alexander- 1835
robert- 1837
margaret- 1838
agnes- 27/6/1840
david- 1/4/1842
david- 9/4/1844

now the census

1841 census; cuilhill, old monkland

john...age 40...engine keeper
margaret...age 40
george...age 20...engine keeper
james...age 15...coal miner
catherine...age 14
mary...age 12
john...age 10
william...age 8
alexander...age 6
robert...age 5
margaret...age 4
agnes...age 6 months


1851 census; dykehead, old monkland

john...age 53...engineman
mary...dau...age 25
john...son...age 22...engine keeper
william...son...age 19...engine keeper
alexander...son...age 15...labourer
margaret...dau...age 12
agnes...dau...age 9
david...son...age 5
catherine pettigrew...mother-in-law...age 60.housekeeper...born shotts

by 1861 the whole family is split and is difficult to pinpoint, will keep trying


Joe

[Jamesf]

Thanks Joe, thats brill, if you find anything else it will be greatly appreciated

[runningbear]

1861 census; dykehead

james...head...age 36...engine keeper
isabella...wife...age 29
margaret...dau...age 12...born glasgow
john...son...age 7
james...son...age 2
william...son...age 4 months

all born old monklands unless stated otherwise

Joe

[runningbear]

1861 census; tenshillingsland, galston, ayrshire

lodging with james anderson, 30, coalminer

alexander...age 24...engine keeper...born cuilhill

Joe

[runningbear]

found the marriage of james and isabella, but it has thrown up a wee problem my friend, or maybe you already know?

james and isabella married 12th oct 1858 at old monkland

children of this marriage

james...28/2/1859-old monkland
william...21/11/1860-old monkland
mary...12/1/1863-old monkland
alexander...26/11/64-springburn
george...12/1/67-high church, glasgow
annie nisbet...19/11/1868-high church, glasgow
isabella...4/4/1871-high church, glasgow

i do not have access to the 1871 census for this family so you will have to use scottishpeople's website.

now my problem...according to the 1861 census, there was a daughter margaret in the census, now margaret cannot be the daughter of isabella, guess what.....

margaret pettigrew shearer...christened in hutchison relief church 26/10/848

mother janet erskine?

guess what...

janet erskine married james shearer 7/11/1847 gorbals glasgow

do you think your janet died? do you recognise this?

Joe

[runningbear]

when i was looking at the 1861 census for james and isabella i notice that the where born bit was badly transcribed, james was cuilhill, and now i am sure that isabella's was barachney.

isabella millar born 7th may 1830 at barachney to john and helen miller.

1851 census; edingburgh road, shettleston, glasgow

john...head...age 48...handloom weaver...born carntyne
helen...wife...age 47...born glasgow
john...son...age 26...cork cutter...born shettleston
robert...son...age 19...cork cutter...born old monkland
isabella...dau...age 19...born old monkland
james...son...age 17...cork cutter...born old monkland
william...son...age 15...cork cutter...born sandyhills
agnes...dau...age 8...born shettleston
duncan...son...age 3...born shettleston

Joe

[runningbear]

not only was margaret pettigrew shearer born to jane erskine there was also

jean mccallan shearer...christened 30/3/1851 gorbals relief church

jane shearer...born 7/1/1856, chr..dunbeith relief church coatbridge 17/2/1856


happy hunting


Joe

[Jamesf]

  Once again, a big thanks