Dilemma....What's going on with name change ?

[garngad]

Another indication that the family's are the same was though unable to find relevant birth lines for the Morrison's to fit the Census data when I look at the 1891 Census Lydia Morrison is down as 3 weeks old if I'm reading right when I look at Lydia McGaughie certificate she is born 15th March 1891 it fits with the Census being took on the 5th of April that year.

[garngad]

John Clark McGaughie is born 1885 in Sheddon Cathcart but I cant locate no McGaughie's on the valuation roll for that year but there is a John Morrison no occupation is shown though.

[garngad]

Have now found Marion McLean Shaw (1857) parents they are William Shaw (1829) died 27 dec 1893 in Govan at 46 Victoria St and Marion McGregor (1832) she died 8 oct 1911 in Govan at 139 Elder St informant is a B McDonald daughter which prob is Barbara (1864) Marion (1857) was the informant for her husband. You where correct Monica Marion McLean Shaw grand mother was Marion McLean so many thanks for that lead.

[MonicaL]

If it wasn't for all the names changing, your research would have been so much easier  With all the official documents you have gathered, you haven't left any stones unturned! Must have been really confusing when you were starting out...

The question remains though, what were the reasons that led Edwin Walter Clark to use different aliases 

Monica

[garngad]

Still to be determined I'm afraid but for now I have a concrete connection established there is more connections popping up on familysearch as i type so you never know.

[Dundee]

In 1861 the census record for John and Lydia CLARK has his name and occupation crossed out and the word 'insane' added.  There is a John CLARK, schoolmaster, as a patient at the Knowle asylum near Fareham.  The age was originally recorded as 'unknown' which was then crossed out and the age 30 added.  Even though the age is wrong I think that it is probably him.

In the County Asylums and Hospitals admission register there is a John CLARK who was admitted 19 Sep 1856 and discharged 10 June 1862, recovered.

Their last three children, Edwin (1848), Mary Ann (1850), and Sarah Jane (1852) were not baptised at the same church as the others.  Henry born 1845 was not baptised until 1856 and you would think that they would all be done together if the others had not already been baptised.

Debra 

[garngad]

So what's your thinking on that information you have posted then Dundee/Debra....

[MonicaL]

There are some researchers around on the Wells side of the family such as here www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wells-12951 

New lines for you to follow up on and confirm at some point.

Monica

[garngad]

Thanks Monica thats great of you cheers just to add I have checked through the marriages of the Morrison/McGaughie childrens named some use one or the other surnames but what stood out was the two oldest William and Eveline both get married in 1901 in Govan William as Morrison and Eveline as McGaughie both give the same address 20 Victoria St and William is a witness on Eveline's marriage similar in 1919 Edwin Morrison marries his address is 23 Albert St and in 1920 Mary Ann Morrison marries and gives 23 Albert St and in 1921 Barbara McGaughie remarries after being widowed and gives 23 Albert St, I think there is not much doubt now that they are all the same family McGaughie/Morrison hopefully it will out itself at one point. PS I should have said maybe they are all Clark's.