Grace Lawson Glasgow

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Hi , I am trying to find the parents of a Grace Lawson Born 1866 Glasgow, not much to go on I'm afraid, I am finding it hard to find BMD's for Scotland. can anyone be of help please.

                                      Regards Hotdog

[MonicaL]

Hi Hotdog

There is only one birth of a Grace Lawson in Glasgow City area, a couple of years earlier:

GRACE AIRD LAWSON  Born 30 JUN 1863 in Calton, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Parents: DAVID LAWSON and MARGARET EWING    

Monica 
   

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Thanks Monica, Could be her, I have her in the 1901 census under her married name of Kerr, her date of birth was stated as 1866, but that 's not always the case, as past info has shown.  I  will send for her marriage cert and then  I should hopefully have her fathers name. Many thanks for your help.

                                     regards Hotdog

[MonicaL]

Was her marriage in England? You might also get some clues in the meantime from the names of her children if she called them after her parents.

Monica 

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Hi Monica, I believe they married in Scotland, no proof on that yet ,her husband was a  Peter Kerr born 1864 Bishopbriggs, they had 3 children in 1901 census  Grace, Mary, & Peter, not to much to go on.

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[MonicaL]

Hi Hotdog

I can't easily see the marriage for them on SP. They were together in 1891:

Peter Kerr 27, Railway Carriage Inspector, b. Bishopbriggs
Grace Kerr 25, b. Glasgow
Margaret Kerr 2, b. Springburn, Lanarkshire
John Kerr 1 Months, b. Stirling

Address: 12 Bayne Street, Stirling

If Margaret above was first born daughter, would fit for the birth of Grace in 1863 with parents David and Margaret. If you look at one of the children's birth certs. on-line at SP, it will include a place and date of marriage for the parents (if married).

This looks a likely entry for Peter's birth from IGI:

PETER CARR  Born 11 MAY 1863 in Cadder, Lanark, Scotland
Parents:JOHN CARR and MARGARET WILSON LOVE

Monica 

[MonicaL]

If you are struggling on finding the marriage, you also have the option of looking at Grace's death cert on line at SP (for £1.20 much cheaper than ordering an official extract at £10).

There is a death in 1950 of a Grace Lawson/Kerr in Stirling aged 87 (born 1863). Scottish death certs. include parents' names including mother's maiden name and also husband's name and occupation (and whether spouse was alive or deceased).

Monica

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Thanks Monica for all that info, I have registered with SP  so I will have a go and see what I can come up with, like you say the death cert maybe the way to go, as I am having no luck with the marriage cert, thank you again.

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IGI also shows
PETER KERR born 16 Jul 1897, Stirling died 26 Mar 1971 St Ninians, Stirling.  Parents were Peter Kerr and Grace Lawson.

Peter born 11 May 1863 Cadder West, Lanark
married
Grace Lawson on 2 Dec 1887 Glasgow (so the marriage may be registered on SP in 1888)