Look up Merry

[scottishmist]

Thanks hume24
Hugh Grant McIlwraith, Mental Hospital Attendant, Bachelor, age 24. Parents: Hugh McIlwraith, railway surface man, deceased and Helen McIlwraith now xxxx, maiden surname Grant. Usual Residence Dykebar Mental Hospital Paisley
I think Hugh was born in Skye

 Margaret Merry, Mental Nurse, spinster, 20. Parents: George Merry, iron puddler deceased and Euphemia maiden name Dunn deceased. Usual residence xxx Mental Hospital Glasgow.
Can't even make out witnesses
and Margaret was born in Coatbridge
any help would be great
Jan

[hume]

Hi Jan,

Firstly Hugh's parents:

Married 28th Oct 1907 at 400 Paisley Rd West, Glasgow

Hugh, 26, railway brakesman, parents Hugh McIlwrath, shoemaker (dec.) and Margaret McIlwrath m.s. Halliday (also dec.)

Helen, 27, domestic servant, parents Colin Grant, crofter and Catherine Grant m.s. MacLean

Witnesses were William Dunn and Ellen Graham

Will have a look for George Merry and Euphemia Dunn's marriage.

hume24

[hume]

Margaret's parents married 9th July 1886 at 18 St Vincent Place, Motherwell

George, 26, puddler, parents Peter Merry, puddler and Mary Merry m.s. Allan

Euphemia, 18, domestic servant, parents Allan Dunn, coalminer and Mary Dunn m.s. Baird

Witnesses were John Dunn and Janet Smith

Hope this gets you back a bit further!

[scottishmist]

Thanks hume24
so much for all your help
Jan

[HUNTLY_KNIGHT]

I can help you probably and know the names you ask about...quite a lot in fact...

Can you contact me on my private mail and we will chat more, be interesting as to why you need the info as well.

[scottishmist]

Thanks HUNTLY_KNIGHT
I have sent you a PM
with the info I have
I don't have that much
Magarget Merry was my Grandmother

[HUNTLY_KNIGHT]

Hi, yeah, having trouble replying - how do I do that?

Merry is my family!

[scottishmist]

Hi HUNTLY_KNIGHT
I have sent you a other PM with my email

[scottishmist]

Hi all
I have only been on this forum for a few weeks the help I have got and  info has been so great.
 
I have found the George Merry family on the 1891 census In Coatbridge but can.t find them in the 1901 census I know there where still living there because my Grandmother was born in 1910 in Coatbridge
any help would be great
Jan