Rebecca Macfarlane Stewart - parents information

[MargP]

Hi

After reading this again, I think you  have both, Rebecca's birth certificate and her marriage, can you post all the information that are on these certificates.

Was Burnett Jessie's married name, and Graham her maiden name, does any of the records you have give any address's or age for either of them, or occupation for Samuel

Sorry for the question's, but all these snippet's of information, may lead to the answer to this

Margp

[melwebb]

Hi Margp

I have got the marriage certificate yet, Im going to order it now!

The birth certificate shows:

Rebecca Macfarlane Stewart  born 27.11.22 at 48 Tollcross Road, Parkhead Glasgow
mother Jessie Burnett (housekeeper)
father Samuel Stewart (hairdressers assistant)

birth was registered on 13.12.22 at Glasgow

Jessie gave Rebecca up and went to Isle of Bute we believe at Ascog Farm, rothersay
Samuel took care of her but had a drink problem so eventually Rebecca was taken into care, originally via Southern general Hospital then into William Quarrier Homes at just over 2 years old.

Samuel was residing at 59 Fordneuk Street Bridgeton Glasgow at the time of orphanage admittance.

according to the orphanage paperwork:

Samuel was 39 years old

Jessie was Mrs Jessie Burnett, maiden name Graham aged 27 years.

Im assuming that was there age when Rebecca was 2 years old at time of orphanage entrance.

No-one in the family has ever known anything so any help at all would be great

thanks
Mel

[melwebb]

sorry i made a mistake:

Graham was her married name - Burnett her maiden name

sorry!

[lilmerricks]

so we need to find out who Jessie Graham married (Burnett) - where and when
who Samuel Stewart was and what happened to him

The name Macfarlane must be in the family history too

[MonicaL]

Hi All

Cannot yet see a marriage for a J* Graham to a Burn*t* (lots of wildcards) on the official pay to view site for Scotland www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk  The most common variant of Jessie in Scotland is Janet (not Jessica) see www.whatsinaname.net/female-names/Jessie.html There are other variations though.

Wondering why we can't see the marriage 

Jessie was aged 27 in 1922-4 from what you mentioned. So born c. 1895-7? There is only one death I can see for her with the name of Burnett/Graham. Searched the first name as J* to pick up on variants:

1948   Jessie Miller BURNETT   / GRAHAM, aged 50 in ABERDEEN SOUTHERN DISTRICT - ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN    - ref 168/02 0324

You cannot tell from the index on SP which order the surnames go (maiden or married surnames).

Monica

[MargP]

Hi

I have looked for a marriage on Scotlandpeople  and cannot find one for the time period, I have looked under the surnames only, between 1900 - 1922, as Jessie may be a pet name, with no results.

I have also looked at the 1911 census for Jessie, there are 4 possible for Lanark, but she may not have been born there.

I am not sure where to go from here, hopefully there may be someone on here, that has more knowledge on the Scottish records than me, that may be able to help further.

Margp

[MonicaL]

There is one possible birth for Rebecca's mother (if the death record is correct) from above:

1897   Jessie Miller GRAHAM   in HUTCHESONTOWN - GLASGOW  ref. 644/11 0906

Monica

Added: There are a couple of possibilities in the 1901 census in the Hutchesontown area of Glasgow for Jessie Graham (withouth the 'Miller' middle name, hard to tell without confirming further whether any are correct).

[MargP]

There is one possible birth for Rebecca's mother (if the death record is correct) from above:

1897   Jessie Miller GRAHAM   in HUTCHESONTOWN - GLASGOW  ref. 644/11 0906

Monica

Hi

Jessie Miller Burnett married Sidney Clark Graham in 1934 Aberdeen

[MonicaL]

Thanks Marg  The Aberdeen links are wrong aren't they  That Jessie Miller is a Burnett not a Graham.

Monica