June 2005 RootsChat Challenge

[MaryA]

Shame about those OPR's   I was hoping this was a new source of data.  Another shame are the names John/James/George etc. being so common, without more info we'd never know if they were the right ones.  Never mind, back to the drawing board.

[MaryA]

Annie, just don't confuse NORTH Meols with the LITTLE Meols where we found "our" family.  I see where you are coming from, but you are going to about 20 miles away, with a large river in between too!

[Burrow Digger]

OK Here's what I believe ....

We are following TWO families here - it just so happens that they are both involved with the sea...........


I hope now -  you understand where I am coming from ! - I believe we are definitly mixing and matching here - hence my postings...

Annie

In that case Annie, I apologise for my muttering before  .  What you said actually makes more sense to me.

BD

[liverpool annie]

I'm not talking about addresses

I'm talking about families and coincidences - with names etc.

I believe "our" family are regular people -
and the other family are pretty "well off " and we've been intertwining the two !

Annie

[Lesanne]

 Does that mean my John Muir, regular dock worker, is still in the frame,
        down in  Shadwell, near limehouse docks.
                                                                  Lesanne.

[Joanna Tolhurst]

Still with the Gilkisons hoping for some clue to suggest where to look for our James', John's and George's father:
David Gilkison, George's brother in law in 1871:
David Gilkison head unmar. 61 West India merchant b. Port Glasgow
address - 2 Glenhuntley House Port Glasgow
Handy brother in law surely for a family of ships chandlers
Jo

[Burrow Digger]

So anyway...what IS a ship chandler anyway? What do they do?  

[MaryA]

Ship Chandler - An individual or company selling equipment and supplies for ships

A good page of descriptions of occupations for our Robertsons.
http://www.oocl.com/glossary/m_to_s.htm

[Joanna Tolhurst]

Anyway back to the Gilkisons:
Uncle George's wife Mary's father was David.  Considering the occupation of her brother David in the 1871 census I think this is reference to her father's will (only one in Port Glasgow):
David Gilkison 19 Dec 1856 merchant and shipowner in Port Glasgow will was dealt withy by Paisley court.
No more details I'm afraid without paying £5!!!
Surely George would have had to be from a worthy family for David to agree to the marriage?
Jo