Davidson. birth 1813c gamrie

[Gadget]

Hi LE

Not all (probably a high percentage) baptisms are listed on the IGI or in the OPRs on Scotlands People so it is quite likely that you won't find George's baptism.

This has happened to me in some of my lines and I've had to rely on other sources.  You do have the death cert info.

gnu

[lynellen]

Hi GNU

I guess I just want affirmation that he really was the son of John & Jannet and not adopted. It seems strange that all eight of the other siblings were registered and how frustrating if he was one of the ones that slipped throught the registration process.

On a whim I looked to see if there were any other Georges born in Boyndie in 1813 and came up with only one. This was a George Fordyce, born to unmarried parents George Fordyce and Catherine Cumming.
I've now traced Catherine Cumming on the 1841 census still called Cumming and living (without Mr Fordyce) as a labourer in Mains of Baldavie, Boyndie. Haven't yet been able to trace what happened to her son George.
Maybe a complete wild goose chase but I'm wondering if George Fordyce became George Davidson ?
Is there anyway to prove this ?
LE

[Gadget]

Well, you could continue what you're doing and also look for a death/emigration/etc.,  but my bet would be that George was John and Jannet's son (possibly the last) and for some reason or other he's not entered in the church records. It might be worth finding if there are easily available kirk sessions records for Boyndie and Gamrie that might give a clue.

I assume that there were no headstones for them to check for inscriptions (MIs)


gnu

[lynellen]

Jannet and John were listed on his death cert as parents, but I guess that would happen if he was adopted.
I haven't found a death for the other George anywhere in Scotland yet......................
How do I go about looking for an emigration ?
I'll follow up on the Kirk sessions - great idea!
Thanks alot for your help
LE

[GR2]

Sending you a personal message about the Booths and Craiks.

Graham.

[MonicaL]

LU, just adding the link to today's post www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,574456.0.html

Just picking up on one point:

Regarding the children showing as born pre 1845 and George and Margaret's marriage, it may well be that either George or Margaret were married before or Margaret may have had the children (not necessarily with George being the father) outside of a marriage.

There are these submitted IGI entries that might fit with the 1851 census entry you have already which might relate to a previous marriage for George (parents show as George and Elizabeth Duff):

1. Ann DAVIDSON chr. 29 OCT 1837 Gamrie
2. Margaret DAVIDSON chr. 20 JAN 1840 Gamrie
3. George DAVIDSON chr. 31 JAN 1842 Gamrie

These are submitted entries on the IGI index. You would need to look at the original images on Scotlands People to see what info shows that could help.

Monica 

[MonicaL]

For ease of reading, this was the 1851 entry you posted on the other thread:

1851 Gamrie census shows
Margaret Davidson (Wife)28
Ann (daughter) 14
George (son) 9
James (son) 5
Helen (daughter) 3
William (son) 9mnths

[MonicaL]

This looks to be Ann and Margaret with mother Elizabeth in 1841:

Elisabeth Davidson 25
Ann Davidson 3
Marg Davidson 1

Address: Pilgair, Gamrie

Monica

[lynellen]

Hi Monica

Thank you for all your help. I am sorry if I confused things by posting under Banff as well as Aberdeenshire. I realise now that my ancestors came mainly from Banffshire.

I have now looked at the 1861 census for Gamrie and have

Margaret Davidson(wife) 58
Helen 17
William 10
John 8
Mary 7
Alexander 4

I've now got so many bits of paper that I'm getting muddled and need to find someway to put all the info together logically. I'll look to see if I can trace anything further back about the first 3 children.
Again thanks and hope I haven't confused the issue.
LE