Author Topic: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell  (Read 5912 times)

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #18 on: Monday 24 January 11 20:17 GMT (UK) »
When did Mary Agnew die?

Would Ebenezer have met her?

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #19 on: Monday 24 January 11 21:02 GMT (UK) »
Not sure, whe died in 1891 in a poor house sadly

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #20 on: Monday 24 January 11 21:03 GMT (UK) »
Typos - sorry.  She died in 1901 in a poorhouse

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #21 on: Monday 24 January 11 22:05 GMT (UK) »
I think you just have to accept Horatio's son got the info wrong about his grandparents.  As I previously said, it does happens.  The marriage extract for Horatio and Elizabeth/Lizzie Henderson (1876) is you best bet for confirmation of Horatio's parents, since Horatio himself would have provided the information.  It should have his father as deceased (died 1868 I think) and Mary as still living.

MITCHELL: Glasgow/Fife
MACDONALD: Isle of Coll/Fife
BURGESS/SMITH/HOUGHTON/WILD: Lancashire
HOLMES: Ireland/Lanarkshire/Fife
MCMEEKIN: Stirlingshire/Canada
MCPHERSON: Stirlingshire


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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #22 on: Monday 24 January 11 23:28 GMT (UK) »
Yep, I think that makes sense

Thanks for this.

Any ideas on how I get more info when I hit the 1700s?  Hitting a wall with John Weir and I think Elizabeth Robb as parents of Richard.  Would be keen to keep going if at all possible.

TW

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #23 on: Tuesday 08 February 11 11:40 GMT (UK) »
hi tw70, have you got any BMD dates for hoatio and elizabeth,s children all i have is for my grandfather WILLIAM b. 1886 . married ELLEN CONNOR 30.9.1910 . died 29.5.50....ELIZABETH married JOHN GREEN no dates.and i think according to an uncle who is now dead horatio had 3 kids WILLIE,NELSON and 1 daughter.ABRAHAM 1daughter.MARION unmarried. JAMES 1 daughter. thats all i have on this family.any info would be great            thanks....dave weir.

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #24 on: Tuesday 08 February 11 19:21 GMT (UK) »
Hi Dave,

Do you mean how many brothers and sisters did your Grandfather, William have?  Quite a few Horatios in this family so just to be sure it's the right one

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #25 on: Tuesday 08 February 11 21:09 GMT (UK) »
Hello again Dave,

Think your saying:

Horatio had bothers called William (your Gfather), Horatio, Abraham and James and a sister Marion - I think this is all correct except have Alfred instead of Abraham and also a Mary and another Ebenezer - think Marion may have died very young.  Your Gfather was the youngest.
Horatio jnr did have the 4 kids you named plus a James, Robert and Thomas.
What was the name of your uncle who remembered this?

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Re: Horatio Nelson Weir married to Matilda Cresswell
« Reply #26 on: Wednesday 09 February 11 11:46 GMT (UK) »
hi TW  have u got any dates for ELIZABETH and HORATIO,s children .births marriages and deaths and am i right in saying they had 8 kids, ive got ABRAHAM but you think its ALFRED,the uncle i,m refering to was EDWARD PERRETT who married WILLIAM.s daughter MARY WEIR