Good day everyone. Have sent an email to the grandson, so I do hope to get something back from him soon.
Looking up adoption, it seems that there was no formal adoption records kept until the early 1900's, and even then, most adoptions were just friends, neighbours or relatives taking in a child. If that's the case, nothing will be found on Margaret's adoption, ie when, unless, I can get more info from her descendants. I think her son may still be alive, but will have to ask the grandson again.
Has anyone, or could anyone look up a marriage for the Bryans? in 1891, they were living as married, no children, so safe to say perhaps that they were newly weds. William John was from Ireland, and Eveline Annie (Shewell, but don't know if that's her maiden name...have tried looking her up on English records, but could find no Eveline Annie Shewell on An****y) was from England. I'm guessing that they got married in Canada.
I am interested to see if there could have been a relative connection between these folk to Margaret.
Added: I've probably repeated what someone else has done, but I checked the 1871 census Canada for a Jane McIntosh, and there wasn't one that matched....there was one who was 32....but religion didn't match, and was English
I have found Jane in the 1851 & 1861 Scotland census's. In 1851, she is living with her mother & father, in 1861, she is a servant. So guess she must have gone to Canada between 1861 & 1872 anyway.
