Marion Weir

[grandma]

Thanks for replying

This is all very confusing with these names.

The Marion Weir on the 1841 census  m. a Thomas Wilson 1843.( Her parents were Helen Naismith and Robert Weir)

Who is the  Marion Wilson(parents Robert Wilson and Helen Weir) who m. in 1874.

I`m struggling to find any connection and these names are driving me nuts!!

[CaroleW]

Have you checked the 2 marriages I mentioned above

[grandma]

Hi Carole.

Yes I`ve checked those marriages. Not mine. Just can`t seem to get these people straightened out. I`m sure there are connections somewhere but just can`t find them. Have searched both OPR and from 1855.

Guess I`ll just have to let this drop for the time being. It bugs me though!!

Thanks for trying to solve this. I do appreciate your help.

Mary

[hume]

Hi Mary,

I think you're on the right track with Robert Weir and Helen Naismith. It looks likely that they are the parents of Helen/Ellen Weir who married your George Craig. Her birth/baptism is missing, but that's not really unusual for the time period.

As for Marion Weir, I think you're heading to the New World for them! A John Wilson, born c. 1844 in Scotland, married an Emma Westbrook on the 27th December 1891 in Algona, Kossuth, Iowa. He gave his parents as Thomas Wilson and Marion Weir.

I think I have found them in the 1860 U.S. census. All b. Scotland except where noted.

Address: Frostburg, Allegany, Maryland
Thomas Wilson, 35, miner
Marian Wilson, 34
John Wilson, 16, miner
Jannet Wilson, 14
James Wilson, 11
Christena Wilson, 8
Thomas Wilson, 6, b. Maryland
Marian Wilson, 2, b. Maryland
Agnes Wilson, 2 months, b. Maryland

hume

[grandma]

Hi Hume.

Thank you so much for looking into this. I`d just about given up.

The George Craig who married Ellen Weir is my gr gr grandfather and I wanted to find how they were all connected. There are several trees on Ancestry with Helen Naismith but havn`t tried to contact them

Will study this and get back to you. Must have a look on Ancestry they could be there.

Thanks so  very much Hume, I do appreciate this.

Mary

[grandma]

Hi Hume.

Think I found them travelling to the US. Arr. 8 June 1852, Philadelphia,
on Zions Hope..


 Thomas Wilson  29
 Mrs. Wilson 27
 John, 8
 Jessie, 6
 James, 2.

Then it was cut off and couldn`t see the next name. Darn!!

Wonder if I`ve got the right family. Will keep looking.

Mary

[grandma]

Hi Hume.

I don`t think we have the correct Marion Weir. The ages just don`t tally.

My Marion was b. 1815. Lawfull daughter of Helen Naismith and Robert Weir.

I am confused!!..

Mary

[hume]

Hi Mary,

That is something I had missed. It isn't too unusual to imagine there being a second child named Marion though. A lot of children did die in infancy and I can see Helen wanting to keep her mother's name in the family. However, you're right, it would be need to be confirmed before going any further.

The problem is the Wilsons (if we have the right family) should be on the 1851 census in Scotland (or at the very least Great Britain). This would confirm a lot of the birthplaces etc for the family, but they don't seem to be anywhere!

hume

[grandma]

Hi Hume.

I found the Wilsons  on the 1851 census  Thomas , 28,Mare**?  27, John 7 ,Jessie 6, and James 1, Hamilton. Didn`t think they were mine because of the age of Marion.

Mary

The census was in Bothwell Holytown.