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[Lyn54]

I wonder if anyone could help with this one:

On the death cert (off SP) for Fyfe Johnstone McGurk who died on 23 Feb 1932 the informant of death was B Wilson, daughter of 2 Ann Terrace, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.

Fyfe and his wife Margaret Ann Milburn (known as Ellen) split up around 1896/7 but got back together around 1912.

In the meantime wife Margaret had another child - Beatrice born in 1899/1900 who are both noted on the 1901 census living at 41 High Street, Portobello.  Margaret has resorted back to her maiden name and is shown as Ellen Milburn.

I have looked on SP for a birth cert for Beatrice but have found nothing under either Milburn or McGurk. Does anyone have any ideas where else I could look?

The next time Beatrice crops up is as the informant on Fyfe Johnstone McGurk’s deat cert (SP) where she is noted as B Wilson, daughter of 2 Ann Terrace, Abbeyhill.

I have found what I think is Beatrice’s marriage to David Meldrum Wilson in 1927 where she lists herself as Beatrice Ann Crosbie of Violet Bank, Abbeyhill.  I believe Ann Terrace was in Violet Bank.  Her parents are noted as John Crosbie (dec) and Margarat Ann Crosbie (dec)with a maiden surname that looks very much like Milburn (the transcript is not good!).  There is no record of a marriage between Milburn & Crosbie.  Her mother died in 1926 and was living at 1 Ann Terrace, Abbeyhill.

Does anyone have access to any electoral rolls for 1932 for 2 Ann Terrace, Abbeyhill to see if this is indeed Beatrice Wilson married to David Wilson?  She would have been aged 32 at this time.

Thanks for any help given.
Lyn

[MonicaL]

Hi Lyn

There is one birth entry for a Beatrice Crosbie in 1898 (haven't checked where in Scotland) in 1898. Have you discounted that entry?

Monica 

[Lyn54]

Haven't seen that one - will take a look! thanks.

[Lyn54]

Just looked on SP - not the right one.

[MonicaL]

Pity  As you have found, nothing seems to show under McGurk and Milburn (with wildcards). Always the possibilty that Beatrice may not have been her registered name I suppose (as you have found with Margaret Ann being known as Ellen).

Monica

[Lyn54]

Thanks Monica.  I have a feeling she wasn't registered at all and although Crosbie may have been her father's name there certainly doesn't seem to be a marriage between him and Margaret.
Thanks for your help though.
Lyn

[MonicaL]

Unlikely she wasn't registered by now to be honest, more a question of with what names...

If Margaret and Fyfe were separated at this time, I would have guessed her registration would have been under Milburn or Crosbie (if father John Crosbie had attended the registrar's office to allow his surname to be used on the register). Could also have been under McGurk.

But none of this is helping is it in helping you find her birth entry 

Don't suppose there were possibly any useful witness names on the likely marriage entry you found for her to David Wilson?

Monica

[Lyn54]

Hi Monica

I don't think the names are much use.  I think they are John Butler C...... and Rpbert Gordon Begg.  I will attach a portion of the marriage cert - hope it is ok to put on this site.  It's a very bad copy.  Going by this transcription do you think Margaret's MS is Milburn?
Lyn

[Lyn54]

Sorry - forget to attach the bit about Margaret Ann Milburn noted as mother.