Kennedy Walker 1851 Old Monkland

[fraoch29]

Hi My name is Heather King and I am searching for information on my great great grandparents, hoping for some pictures of the area at that time or current and possibly more information such as their parents or Margaret Martin Walker birth record.

Here is what I know:

Margaret Martin Walker Kennedy Born Nov 1831 in Glasgow Scotland
James Kennedy Born in Ireland Dec 1824
Married 19 May 1850 Parish of Old Monkland County of Lanark

Record states James was a puddler at Calderbanks Works (would love a picture of that)

They had 9 children prior to leaving for America in 1868 on the Acadia (Arcadia)
James Jr 1852-1863
Jane 1854-1932
Margaret Martin 1856-1910
Mary Boyd 1859- 1929
Agnes Walker 1861-1932
Martha Kennedy 1863-1933
Hugh Martin 1864-1865
William Walker 1866-1926
James S 1868-1926

Settled in Wheeling West Virginia US then had:
Anna Virginia 1870-1951
Laura May 1873-1875

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1851 census


James Kennedy 24 born Ireland occ Puddler (malleable Iron Works)
Margaret Kennedy 20 born Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
James Kennedy 5 Months

Address
Stone Row Old Forge 21 Calderbank Old Monkland

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1861 and the family have moved to the Motherwell area


James Kennedy 35
Margaret Kennedy 30
James Kennedy 10
Jane Kennedy 9
Margaret Kennedy 7
Mary Kennedy 4
Agnes Kennedy 1

[fraoch29]

Thank you already for your help I appreciate it. I can look up the records in Ancestry.com but no image and not much additional information. The 1861 census I pull up says
Registration district:    Dalziel
Civil parish:    Dalziel

Is Dalziel the same as Motherwell? I am still confused by the county, parish city differences.

Thanks again for the assistance!

-Heather

[MonicaL]

Hi Heather

Welcome to Rootschat 

Not a photograph...but an artist illustration c. 1860 of the Calderbank Iron Works here www.monklands.co.uk/calderbank/

Lots of maps sites to help you get bearings:

www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ - map of counties
www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-maps.htm - parishes within counties

Monica

[fraoch29]

Thank you Monica!

The parish map is a great help!  My goal is to try and get to at least the 1700's haha But it is apparent that during the times names were used and reused and similar to many others in those days.  I did learn through a death record the my great great grandmothers parents were William Walker and Margaret Duff. Genealogy is both fun and frustrating at the same time 

[MonicaL]

Welcome to the RC genealogy addicts club, Heather 

[MonicaL]

 I did learn through a death record the my great great grandmothers parents were William Walker and Margaret Duff.

Is this from Margaret Walker's death cert in the US?

Monica

[fraoch29]

Monica,

Yes it was Margaret Walker Kennedy's death record from the US.

Do you think it is unlikely to find records prior to 1800? I noticed on one post that someone noted that birth and death records were not always recorded in Scotland early on. 

-Heather