John McQuillan Robertson

[SJamieson]

It could be a bad Strathearn or a bad Strathallan but neither are returning any helpful names.

I think the 1938 one would be his son, though my Wife's line is through another son Archibald. There's another in 1955 which I think might be my wife's Uncle John.

[doddsie4]

    The one born in 1938 appears to have died in 2009.      ...John McQuillan Robertson, aged 70, died at Stirling.    Mother's name Hamilton.       If the name Hamilton is unknown to you then it may be a red herring.

[SJamieson]

John's Wife was Agnes Houston Hamilton so that aligns correctly that his younger son had the same name as him.

[SJamieson]

From that, the only likely death I see for John himself is 1956

[SJamieson]

Which is also the year both his parents died.

[Rosinish]

Strathearn is a possible too but either way it's not helping with a birth but it's quite possible the head assumed where born?

So far what's been found does look promising.

Annie

[doddsie4]

          John McQuillan, Illegitimate, born 3 Oct 1907 at Green Street, Strathaven.     Mother: Helen McQuillan, Domestic Servant.       Looks like it is the Avondale birth, all along...     Doesn't tell you much, but at least you know the mother's name.

[loobylooayr]

Hi,

I think the Census reads Strathaven, which obviously isn't in Perthshire.

The death of John Robertson aged 48 in 1956 at Stirling ?  There is also a hit on Scotland's People for a John McQuillan aged 48 in 1956 in Stirling. Both have the ref 490/56.
 Would this not indicate the deceased was registered with both surnames and that he probably had been born as John McQuillan?

Looby

[SJamieson]

That all seems to add up, will start to investigate these leads.

Thanks for all the help.