David JACKSON RASC Italy 1944/45

[MonicaL]

Thanks for the information Ken - we needed the military research input here  We have now his likely birth year of 1911 (which can be confirmed once we sight his birth entry) and possibilites for deaths, if he died in Scotland. Again, all things to work with 

Monica

[sancti]

I can't see any deaths in Scotland for David with mother's name PURDIE

Inconclusive,  but he may have settled in Bermondsey after the war.

[sancti]

Found Robert's birth in Carluke

1915 JACKSON ROBERT PURDIE Male at  CARLUKE /LANARK

[suanj]

OK, working back from the information that Sancti confirmed this morning:

- we have David's parents showng as Mr & Mrs A Jackson living at 9 High Mill Street in 1944

- we also have brothers William, Robert, John confirmed from the newspaper cutting.

I believe David's parents were an Alexander Jackson, a coachman by occupation, and a Jeanie Gould Purdie who married in 1905 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire.

From Post No.2 here, Sancti mentioned a David Jackson born in Carluke in 1911 - we believe this is likely to Davide's father's birth.

I have been able to verify son John born in 1909 in Carluke to Alexander and Jeanie. There are also possible entries for son William (Robert's I can't easily see in Carluke).

The key document at this stage has been the death certicate for mother Jeanie in 1950. Her death was reported by her son William. Her address is 9 HIGH MILL ROAD - which is the key piece we were looking for to link it all together 

Father Alexander looks to have died in 1968 in Carluke at the age of 85.

There are some restrictions on viewing certificates on the official pay to view site for Births/Marriage/Deaths for Scotland www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk  There are cut off years after which you cannot view images of certificates on line:

Births - 1909
Marrriages - 1934
Deaths - 1959

Certificates after this date have to be ordered directly from SP or from the GROS (cheaper to do it through SP at £10 per certificate).

We do not know what became of David after the war years. I have had a look at deaths post 1944 for a David born 1911 +/-3 yrs, and there were 5 possibilities. I have looked at the two Davids that died pre 1959 and they are not connected. That leaves 3 possibilites but these can't be viewed on line and would have to be ordered (or someone may be able to do a look up at specific centres in Scotland). It may also be that David didn't die in Scotland. He may not have returned to Scotland after the war years.

But let be HAPPY that we are where we are at present!

Thanks so much! It is wonderful!!
Hugs,
 suanj

[MonicaL]

Mother's maiden name is showing on the search results as 'not permissible' which is probably why nothing shows on general searches I would think.

There are 3 deaths showing that I haven't been able to view due to the cut off years:

1. David Young Jackson - 1960 - age 48, in Partick Glasgow. Haven't as yet seen a reference to surname Young so question mark on this entry

2. David Jackson - 1997 - aged 87, in Rutherglen Lanarkshire

3. David Jackson - 1997 - aged 87, in Dundee, Angus.

That's great re Robert, brother's likely birth in Carluke 

[suanj]

Thanks a lot to :
Sancti
km1971
Monica
 and all wonderful people here!
 suanj

[behnybaby]

I am amazed, I go to work and go out for a card game, all the while wondering if anything new has been posted.  To my surprise you all have been very busy.  All I can say is Bravo.
Have you totally dismissed the idea he may be in England, also in the big emigration move some of the Jacksons had gone to Australia.  Good Luck, I shall check back tomorrow.

[suanj]

Found Robert's birth in Carluke

1915 JACKSON ROBERT PURDIE Male at  CARLUKE /LANARK

this record matching ... it is the right brother of David; so the people on genealogic tree by Genes Reunited (Valerie R.) it is not the same Jacksons that we are searching for...
we know by Monica that some children of Alexander Jackson and Jeannie Purdie was in Carluke:
-William Jackson born in 19 oct 1904
-Alexander Jackson born the 30 Jan 1908
-John Jackson born the 18 Sep 1909
-Mary Jackson born the 29 Aug 1911
-Robert Jackson born the 11 march 1915

David Jackson must been born in 1920
and lacking the names of other children..
 suanj

[MonicaL]

Just for background, the names and dates of birth for the children of Alexander and Jeanie came from Alexander Jackson's, David's father, WW1 attestment & service records.

Alexander looks to have been discharged from the army in 1919. I think this may explain the gap in children between 1915-19 (Jeanie must have been already expecting son Robert when father Alexander joined the army in September 1914).

Monica