New to research and need help!!

[akcant]

I'm looking for my great grandfather, James Barr b. 1867 (approx.) all I have is his marriage certificate and 1911 Census but i can't get any further. Help!   

[Spidermonkey]

Hi Akcant,

What details do you definitely know about James Barr?

Do you subscribe to ancestry/find my past etc?

Have you had a look on the 1881 census which is free to view on many sites including https://www.familysearch.org/

Apologies for the bombardment of questions!

[Spidermonkey]

Also, who does he marry, and what name does he give for his father (from the marriage cert)

[akcant]

Hi Spidermonkey,

I did subscribe to those sites last year and Genes Reunited but couldn't get any further then where I am now.

I have a marriage certificate - m. 27/11/1904, James Barr, 37 yrs, Millwright, adress at time of marriage - 71 Claremont St, Gateshead on Tyne, father of Groom - Robert Barr a Manager of a colliery married to Grace Oliver, b. 1877??, 27 yrs, address at time of marriage - 71 Claremont St., Gateshead o Tyne, father of bride - Robert Oliver a Engine Driver.

I have a 1911 Census :-

James Barr Head 44 yrs motor attendant at electric power plant, nr. Ayr, Scotland
Grace Barr Wife 34 yrs, Gateshead, Co. Durham
James Oliver Barr Son 5 yrs Gateshead, Co. Durham
Robert Oliver Barr Son 4 yrs Gateshead, Co. Durham
William Oliver Barr Son 2 yrs Gateshead, Co. Durham
Robert Oliver Father of Grace 61 yrs Motor Mill Man, South Shields, Co. Durham

living at 14 Ord Street, Newcastle on Tyne

Akcant

[dawnsh]

I may be wrong and I'm sure someone will correct me but I think you may have to have a look at the Scottish records on the Scotlands People website for his birth details.

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Dawn

[akcant]

I've purchased credits on Scotlandspeople and still haven't had any luck finding my great grandfather 

[akcant]

I've also found the marriage index in the UK for my grandfather and his wife :-

James Barr and
Grace Oliver

Gateshead
Vol. 10a/Page 1367

[Little Nell]

Does James say he was born in Ayrshire according to the census?  And was he single when he married Grace?

Nell

[Maggie1895]

I've purchased credits on Scotlandspeople and still haven't had any luck finding my great grandfather

There seem to be 7 James Barrs born in and around Ayr in 1867/68.  I know that SP can eat credits quite quickly, but have you checked them all to see if any of them show Robert as the father?