Completed: No longer a mystery - McLusky - Glasgow??

[MonicaL]

Intriguingly it lists her daughter as Mrs(?) Cairney, must be Mary/Maryann? Something for me to follow up?

Which gives you your next piece of info! From the 1871 census:

Michael Cairney 50, American Shipp Of Agent (?spl) b. Scotland
Mary Cairney 37 b. Glasgow
Joseph Cairney 15 Apprentic Engine Fitter At Work b. Glasgow
Mary Cairney 14 Domestic Servant b. Glasgow
Ann Cairney 12 b. Glasgow
Hugh Cairney 8 b. Glasgow
Michael Cairney 3 b. Glasgow
Ann Morrison 60 Grandmother, b. Ireland...this should read mother in law as the stated relationship should be that to the head of the household, in this case Michael Cairney.

Address: 17 Dumbarton Road, Anderston Glasgow

From IGI, actual extract from the OPRs (image should be on SP)

Michael CAIRNIE and Mary Ann MCCLUSKIE married (or banns) on 12 Jan. 1854 in Barony, Lanarkshire

Monica    

[MonicaL]

The Cairneys in 1881:

Michael Cairney 60, America & Foreign Shipping Agent b. Glasgow
Mary Cairney 46
Mary Cairney 22
Annie Cairney 21
Matthew Cairney 14
Peter Hughes 2 grandson b Glasgow

Address: 300 South Wellington St, Glasgow Hutchesontown

  Wonder why mother Ann Morrison ended up a pauper at the poorhouse a few years later?

Monica

[billnkempsey]

Hi MonicaL,

It is not possible to thank you enough for your help. At this rate we'll have some living relatives by the end of the week!

I notice on the 1881 census that Annie Do, hence Cairney, is listed as married. My guess is that Peter Hughes is her son?

I'll try and check that out.

Cheers

Bill

[MonicaL]

Peter could be either Mary Jnr or Annie's son perhaps? If you are searching for a birth reg for him, his surname may be down as Cairney rather than Hughes. If he was illegitimate, unless reputed father accepted paternity and accompanied mother to register the birth, the birth registration of baby would be under mother's surname. Nothing to stop the child being known by reputed father's surname though as they grew up...

Watch your spelling variations on Cairney on SP! Might be worth searching it as Ca*nr*, if you have a problem finding entries.

Monica 

Added: Possible birth in Anderston, Glasgow for a Peter Cairns in 1878?

[billnkempsey]

Hi MonicaL,

Peter Hughes, born 15/2/1879 to Peter Hughes and Annie Hughes (mn Cairney). Reported by Mary Cairney. I'm looking for the marriage as we speak.

The image quality on that one is appalling, I've asked if they can pep it up a bit.

B

PS Like you I'm wondering if there actually was a marriage, but you never know.

[billnkempsey]

I stand corrected!

31/12/1877 Peter Hughes married Annie Cairney in the presence of Michael and Mary Cairney, (MC listed as shipping agent).

B

[MonicaL]

Why do we always expect the worst    Great you found Peter's birth entry under Hughes...and now the marriage!

Monica

[billnkempsey]

Now the trail runs cold.

Following your hint I looked for a death for Michael Cairney (between 1881 and 1883, initially) but no luck. (A Michael Carney died at Birkenhead in 1885, but you only get the index entry in England, so ...) Also can't find any 1891 census records for Annie or Peter Hughes. I do find a Mary Cairney with the right age, widow, living alone in 1891. (Although, interestingly, she is living next door to Agnes Morrison! An unmarried cousin, perhaps? Not knowing how they divided up the census data, maybe they are sharing? Truth be known, it could be Morrisey not Morrison.)

Probably time to get on with the days work now.

B

[MonicaL]

Hi Bill

Sometimes when it gets hard to identify someone on the censuses, might be worth checking for deaths.
On Scotlands People, it can be easier to search for married women's deaths as you can search with both maiden and married surnames. Word of caution here though....You cannot tell from the indexed search results which surname is which, ie, which is married or maiden name, until you look at the image 

I can only see one possible entry for Ann McLuskey/Hughes' death. There is one showing in Lanarkshire in 1931, with that Ann having a birth year c. 1859 which would fit for your Annie (with the previous health warning about not knowing which way round the surnames may be!).

Monica