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Re: John McQuillan Robertson
« Reply #45 on: Sunday 21 July 19 12:05 BST (UK) »
1901 Thomas is back in Denny though his surname is misspelt on the census as McQuillen.

There's a younger Thomas there as well (at least in Dunipace which is co-joined with Denny) but he's only 26 not the 34 that Thomas jr should be.

The rest of the family are more elusive at that point. There's only one Norah in birth records, and a Norah gets married to an Andrew Findlay in St Rollox in 1901, but she's not obviously in the census that year and there's no subsequent obvious death in Scotland under McQuillan or Findlay.

Mary Ann is a common name so there are lots of possibilities as is Catherine.

The 1901 Bannockburn McQuillan's also appear to be unrelated to the 1891 Bannockburn McQuillans which created the confusion of two Margarets of similar ages.


Nancy seems odd, as it's not a common name and none of the Nancy's appear in the right place or time  so a possible mistake.

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« Reply #46 on: Sunday 21 July 19 13:28 BST (UK) »
Marriage certificate confirms Parents Thomas and Margret. She's a Domestic servant - tick - and spinster while James is a widower.

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Re: John McQuillan Robertson
« Reply #47 on: Sunday 21 July 19 14:59 BST (UK) »
Signatures don't match on the Birth Certificate (obviously Helen's) and the marriage certificate; but I believe that was common at the time. The name on the marriage certificate is also clearly Ellan rather than Helen. The witness is a Robertson however (I'm reading it as Katie but I'm not certain that's right)

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« Reply #48 on: Sunday 21 July 19 15:06 BST (UK) »
Since I mentioned it, Signature comparison of the two certifcates

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Re: John McQuillan Robertson
« Reply #49 on: Sunday 21 July 19 16:48 BST (UK) »
Quote from: SJamieson on Sunday 21 July 19 15:06 BST (UK)
Since I mentioned it, Signature comparison of the two certifcates
They look pretty dissimilar to me. One is obviously much more accustomed to writing than the other, and the shape of the M is very different.
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« Reply #50 on: Sunday 21 July 19 17:13 BST (UK) »
On a Second look I think it's the registrar's writing on the marriage index. I'd initially dismissed it because of a different M on McQuillan but he uses the same M on Margaret for the name of her mother.

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Re: John McQuillan Robertson
« Reply #51 on: Sunday 21 July 19 18:29 BST (UK) »
Quote from: SJamieson on Sunday 21 July 19 17:13 BST (UK)
On a Second look I think it's the registrar's writing on the marriage index. I'd initially dismissed it because of a different M on McQuillan but he uses the same M on Margaret for the name of her mother.
Yes, that's possible. Looks as if this registrar sent his copy of the register to Edinburgh, so that is the one that was scanned.
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« Reply #52 on: Sunday 21 July 19 18:48 BST (UK) »
It would be interesting to know if Helen had at least 1 child to the marriage & signed as a comparison?

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Re: John McQuillan Robertson
« Reply #53 on: Sunday 21 July 19 20:02 BST (UK) »
Quote from: Rosinish on Sunday 21 July 19 18:48 BST (UK)
It would be interesting to know if Helen had at least 1 child to the marriage & signed as a comparison?

Annie

None of the Wylie births between marriage and her death seem to be hers. Also if there had been, likely it would have been her husband who signed rather than herself.
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