Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown

[boltz1972]

Looking for records for Jessie McLauchlan, my great-grandmother.

In the 1901 Scotland census, she had married Alexander McGruer and stated her birth place as Grantown (now Grantown-on-Spey) in 1870.

Her marriage record to Alexander on 18 January 1898 has her age as 28 with parents John McLauchlan (deceased, profession slater/journeyman) and Jessie McLauchlan (deceased, maiden name Leslie)

I cannot find any records for John and Jessie's marriage or anything else for them on BMD records. There is a marriage record for John McLauchlan and Jessie Greig in 1859, but can't be sure these are the same parents for my Jessie.

Any idea? I've gone through Scotlands People and Ancestry until I've gone cross-eyed!

[MonicaL]

Did Jessie die in Scotland? It can be a good double check on names of parents in searches like this.

Monica 

[MonicaL]

Possible entry for Jessie in 1891 before her marriage:

Jessie McLachlan, 22, domestic servant b. Grantown, Inverness-Shire

She is working at the Rankine household, 'Mary Villa' Banff.

Monica

[boltz1972]

There's a death record on Scotlands People for Jessie McGruer on 1 January 1954 that states her age as 81 (so born 1872, not 1870 on the 1901 census?) with same parents and husband. Informant was grand-daughter Elizabeth Joyce Morrison (Morrison? can't read the writing clearly). Record attached.

[boltz1972]

Hi Monica, yes - I had seen this, the name matches and the estimated dates of birth are within a couple of years. Still can't see the birth record or her parents.

Possible entry for Jessie in 1891 before her marriage:

Jessie McLachlan, 22, domestic servant b. Grantown, Inverness-Shire

She is working at the Rankine household, 'Mary Villa' Banff.

Monica

[MonicaL]

Ages vary in records (except for birth certs!) so good to look a couple of years either side.

Can't easily see anything for Jessie around the 1870/80s so far. Jessie is a common variant of Janet and interchangeable (see www.whatsinaname.net/female-names/Jessie.html) so always worth double checking entries on either name.

There is a John McLachlan, slater born in Kirkmichael, Banff around 1842. He shows in census for 1871 as a boarder in Cromdale and Advie, Moray and 1881 he is in Forfar with a 2 year old Johan Meldrum aged 2 showing as his daughter. Good to check originals always...

It may be that Jessie's parents were not married and names became confused over the years?

Monica

[MonicaL]

It may be that Jessie's parents were not married ....

One possible birth entry here https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGB-Z6X

Monica

[boltz1972]

That's a possibility, thanks!

It may be that Jessie's parents were not married ....

One possible birth entry here https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGB-Z6X

Monica

[MonicaL]

  Just been checking deaths for mum Jessie and there is a death in 1870 Grange for a 2 yr old Jessie Ann Leslie...think that likely connects to that birth in 1869.

Monica