Alexander Barron

[bumper7]

I have now opened my mind and will hunt the Barrons, Barrans, Barons, Barins, Barrens, etc. with a vengance! There will be no Barron spared, no matter how they spelled it!

Many thanks for the guidance...the waters are deep and murky at times!

Donna

[runner]

Hi Donna

I don't know if you have had a look at the various bits of advice about searching Scottish records. If you are using scotlandspeople it is possible to use wildcards (*) to bring up alternative and variant spellings. using ? will replace one letter with another; using * will replace one or more letters ( or spaces if looking for a 'MAC/MC name)
e.g. B*r*n could bring up Barran/Barron/Baron/Boron/Boren  but could also bring up Barton/Burton You have to think divergently to see what the possibilities are. Plans searches before you even log in.

Make haste slowly and it will pay off. Rush it and your plastic will get worn thin but your search will have limited results.

Getting the difficult ones gives a huge buzz.....

Russell

[bumper7]

Hi Russell,

I did go to scotlandspeople but it's a pay site and I don't want to spend money...at least not yet!....to gather baseline information. When I get as much as I can get from free searches, and get it somewhat organized, then it may be worth it to me to pay for access to more records. In other words, when my questions get a little smarter!

Right now I'm trying to figure out why some records say my grandfather was born in Glasgow, his LDS records say Springburn, Lanark, Scotland, and other family members say Aberdeen. Perhaps it's all in the same general area? I definitely need to familiarize myself with Scotland's geography a bit more and can probably save myself some time by reading the search hints posted on this site for the benefit of boneheads like me!

Donna

[Forfarian]

Right now I'm trying to figure out why some records say my grandfather was born in Glasgow, his LDS records say Springburn, Lanark, Scotland, and other family members say Aberdeen.

Springburn is a district in the city of Glasgow, which is in the county of Lanark, in west central Scotland. Aberdeen is in north-east Scotland, about 150 miles from Glasgow. The LDS "records" are taken from the contemporary records of births, marriages and deaths, so barring errors should be correct.

Perhaps the family had relatives in Aberdeen, or maybe they moved to Aberdeen after he was born?

[Scottish2]

Well I personally doubt he ever lived in Aberdeen. The birth records show Lanarkshire and we know from records we obtained from another member that in 1881 he was at the same address living with relatives as it seems his parents had died somehow. And then according to US Census records he immigrated here in 1890. So 10-1 he always lived in the Glasgow area. And Donna gonna e-mail you a map of Scotland with the locations on it so you know where everything is. Couldn't hurt though to get a good map of Scotland I have a road map and clan map of the country and use them alot though I got mine in Japan so unsure where here most likely Barnes & Nobles would sell at least the road map.

[runner]

Hi Donna

Springburn is now a part of Glasgow but in past years it was outside the city boundary and was classed as in the count of Lanark. Glasgow was officially in the same count but, as a city, was identified differently with different parishes within the city. As responsibility was passed from Parochial councils to secular authorities these various divisions changed and new ones were added so now Glasgow has clearly identified Districts for tax and electoral purposes.  One example, Govan, was a compleley independent parish outwith Glasgow which covered both sides of the the River Clyde. Once joined to Glasgow it retained responsibility for education north of the river but now that area is known as Partick and is quite separate.
Aberdeen is in the North East of Scotland and is a hundred and odd miles away which, in this country, is considered quite far apart. They have a completely different accent and would be horrified to be grouped with Glasgow!!!

I hope your ancestors were not from the Islands because the Gaelic is used for place names and some of them are written in a way which is unpronounceable. This is because in Gaelic certain combinations of letters are pronounced differently. MH or BH together are sounded as V in most circumstances.
This all sounds terribly complicated but begins to make sense as you get into it. Your intention to do preparatory work before you spend a buck is the best way to start.
Be warned though! There is no known treatment for family historyitis. Once hooked you are an incorrigible addict. You waken in the mornings thinking 'now if I just search...........' and your erstwhile friends roll their eyes and look to the ceiling while you spout off.
Welcome to Addicts Anonymous

Russell

[Scottish2]

Well good thing is she find me through my post here and we're adding all our info together. She's given me some new stuff and i've given her some new stuff so 2 heard are better then one lol 

[JAP]

Alexander's marriage is on FreeBMD at:
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/
but in 1865.

Alexander BARRON, marriage, March quarter 1865, St George in the East, Middlesex.  Vol 1c, page 654.
On the same page is Jenete (sic) SCHRIER.

JAP

[Scottish2]

Hi

Link didn't work for me and yes that's Alexanders Father Alexander (number unsure being that name seems to run in the family LOL at least 4 that we know of) Thanks for the info though will compare it to what we currently have regarding the marriage.