David Galletly 1815 Perth

[ev]

if you can track down davids death cert. it should name his parents and wife
which should provide "proof" that you have the right person 

william's marriage cert.(1874) should show if his father was alive or deceased
by that time. that would give us a starting point

if we can find him on the census(1851/1861/1871) we should be able to narrow down a possible death

i see 2 david's in perthshire(b. c1815 +/- 5 years) on the 1881 census but i don't think either is your david

ev

[RobtWB]

Wow! I have to say you folks are just wonderful! I'm truly appreciative of all the help and support I've received on this board, I can't express that enough.

I know it would be helpful to find him on the census and see his death certificate and such, and I'm fairly certain I could do both on Scotlands People, but as I've mentioned, the cost is prohibitive right now. Unfortunately, I've been out of work going on 6 months, so things as you can imagine are a bit tight, and the genealogy has to take a back seat to more important things. But enough of my tale of woe.

This is what I have: David Galletly, son of David and Margaret Scott, born July 22, 1815 in Bridgend, Perth. He married Ann (Agnes) McLean Dec 11, 1841 in Scone. Ann was born July 9, 1820 in Methven, Perthshire. Their first son (and these are just the ones I have record of) was John, born May 6, 1842 in Scone. Next was Alexander, born July 3, 1843 in Scone. Then came William, who was born July 23, 1845, also in Scone. Whether or not there were other children I haven't been able to find out. All this info came from the IGI, I have no copies of any original documents to verify or expand on any of it, other than David and Margaret's other children. As I wrote before, David Jr. was not among them.

I would imagine all David and Ann's children and possibly more would be in the 1851 census at least. If anyone knows of another, free source for the census I'd love to hear of it. I'd hate for anyone to be using up their credits on Scotlands People on my account. It's just not that important right now.

Throth, hello and thank you. If you're local and can without too much trouble or any cost look up David and Ann's marriage and verify the parents, that would be tremendously helpful. Again, David's are listed on the IGI as David and Margaret Scott, Ann's as Alexander McLean and Ann Young.

And Ev, as always, thank you. You're a peach!

Robt

[Throth]

Gellatly Family

Scone OPR 11th December 1841 (i.e. after the 1841 census)

David Galletly & Ann McLean, both in this parish, having been regularly and publickly proclaimed were married.

Kinnoul OPR

James, son of David Galletly, corporal in the Perthshire Militia, and Margaret Scott his wife was born the 1st and baptised 8th December (1805)

Kinnoul OPR

Charles, son to David Galletly, serjeant in the Perthshire Militia, and Margaret Scott his wife, residing in Bridgend was born 2nd and baptised 5th October (1917)

The IGI has a large gap between the birth of James (1805) and the other children.  Was the Perthshire Militia fighting in the Napoleonic Wars?
James Gellatly as above 1805
Margaret Gellatly born / baptised 1812 Kinnoul (not found yet)
David Gellatly born / baptised 1815 Kinnoul (not found yet)
Charles Gellatly as above 1817
John Gellatly born / baptised 1824 Kinnoul (not found yet)
There is also IGI reference to a Helen Galletly born in Perth January 1822 who may be a daughter but we can see no supporting evidence.
There is at least one other Galletly / Gellatly family living in the Kinnoul area.  In addition, one of the gravestones in the cemetery suggests a link with Errol families of the same name.

McLean family

Methven OPR 9th January 1803

Proclaimed, Alexander Mclean & Agnes Young, both in this parish

(so not much help there)

All the following are Methven OPR entries and follow the same standard format

16th July 1811 born Barbra May daughter to Alexander McLean, wright at Methven Castle, & Ann Young his wife. baptised 4th August

5th September 1813 born Robert ... etc ...baptised 19th
12th December 1815 born William ... etc ...baptised 24th
29th May 1818 born Janet ... etc ...baptised 14th June
9th July 1820 born Ann ... etc ...baptised 23rd
28th June 1822 born Cecilia ... etc ...baptised 14th July

2nd February 1825 born George daughter to Alexander McLean, wright at Methven Castle, & Ann Young his wife. baptised 19th

1841 Census
Lochside  Mrs Ann McLean 58y born in Perthshire
                   Ann            19y born in Perthshire
                   Cicillia         17y born in Perthshire
                   George        15y born in Perthshire

The Census returns following were for Lochty, so this is Methven Loch which is being referred to.  Not too far from Huntingtower, to the west of Perth.

Throth

[bleckie]

Hi All

In the 1851 census for back road Scone we have the following:

David Galletly  head  mar 48  handloom weaver cotton       Perthshire Scone
Agnes              wife          30                                                Clackmanon
William             son             5                                                Perthshire Scone
-----  Patrick      Niece        17       Wool spinner                    Perthshire Dunblane

Yours Aye
BruceL

[RobtWB]

    Hi  guys.
  Again I can't thank you enough. Throth, you asked if the Perthshire militia were fighting in the Napoleonic Wars, as far as I know the answer is no. You can find out more at this link:
http://www.scottishmilitaryarticles.org.uk/smhsarticle_Lineage_Militia.htm
It's a site on all the Scottish units from about the 17th century on. Pretty interesting stuff.
   As for Helen Galletly, I've attached what was sent to me by my much-removed cousin in Perth. As you can see in it they spelled the name Gellatly, but I believe it's Galletly. I've often run across this spelling mistake, largely I'm sure because of the proximity of the two different spelling families.
   You folks have been a boon to me and my research. Thank you all so very much. If there's anything I can do to repay in any way your kindness, please don't hesitate to ask. If I don't hear or get back to you before, I wish you all Happy Holidays.

Robt

[ev]

probably wrong to think of the surname spelling as a mistake at this time
many people were not literate and spelling depended on who was doing the
writing
the 1841 census is a good example of the various spellings of some names ,
when searching it's best to keep an open mind to possible spelling of surnames

later in the century spelling became more rigid as people were given a better
education

ev

[Throth]

The following has been posted on GenForum by  Dianne Zijlstra 14 May 2008.


Would love to find parents & Siblings of my g.g.grandfather John McLauchlan born 1801 Dunkeld Perthshire, possibly christened in Moulin.
John married Marjery MILNE born Cargill, Perth, at Coupar Angus in 1824.
They had the following children:

Ann b: 1825 Perth married David DUNN in Perthshire
John b: 1828 Perth married Margaret Smith in New Zealand
May b: 1831 Perth married Peter Galletly in Perth
William b: 1836 Perth married Christina Sutherland in NZ
James b: 1839 St. Martins married Mary Ann McLeary in NZ
---------
Any help or suggestions will be most appreciated.

Known relative or coincidence?
Throth

[RobtWB]

Throth, I put some info I found on the "MENZIES, Kathrine - Perth., Scotland." post, hopefully it'll be some help. I'm afraid at least on my end I don't have a Peter Galletly. Sorry.

Robt

[Throth]

Sorry Robt,
These look like Tiffaney's branch of McLauchlans.
Have a good Christmas,
Throth