William Reid - Ireland/Greenock

[Neale1961]

I think this could be William Reid’s first marriage in 1858 to Margaret Edmiston
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1858/09547/5461240.pdf

[Neale1961]

Could be William and Margaret in 1871 census https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5b91add9f4040b176c965acf/wm-reid-1871-renfrewshire-greenock-1838-?locale=en
Note a lodger named John Edmonston – could be a brother to Margaret?

[aghadowey]

Interesting finds, Neale1961. Does look like to be Robert William and brother John in Scotland, Robert's William's first marriage, etc. Wonder is sister Isabella also went to Scotland (found no death (from 1864 onwards) or marriage for her here in Macosquin area.
Wold be nice if JakeMcGhee would respond.

[JakeMcGhee]

Good evening everyone,

Apologies for taking so long to get back to you all, I had no idea that you do not get E-Mail notifications about replies unless it was a reply to a message within the topic, so as far as I was aware this topic was dormant.
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me with this side of the family, as it is a section I have struggled to decipher. As far as I can see I have been provided with so much information that I can not wait to look into further!

Kind regards,
Jake

[Neale1961]

Interesting finds, Neale1961. Does look like to be Robert and brother john in Scotland, Robert's first marriage, etc. Wonder is sister Isabella also went to Scotland (found no death (from 1864 onwards) or marriage for her here in Macosquin area.

I think you mean William (not Robert). 
I didn't look for Isabella, but it's possible she went to Scotland too. There seems to have been a strong connection there.

[aghadowey]

Thanks for noticing the error, Neale.
A large number of people from Aghadowey, and neighbouring Macosquin Parish, went to work in Greenock. I was told by a friend in Greenock that the inhabitants of one street consisted only of families from Aghadowey.

[aghadowey]

Apologies for taking so long to get back to you all, I had no idea that you do not get E-Mail notifications about replies unless it was a reply to a message within the topic, so as far as I was aware this topic was dormant.

You should get notifications for a topic unless click on the 'unnotify' button. As well, I think you can select where to be notified of the first reply to a topic or all the replies.

It was only when Daisy petal posted the link to the pension application and I saw the townland that I knew to check Macosquin records. Unfortunately, there are gaps in the baptisms in the 1850s. (I did check other local Presbyterian church baptisms in case they went somewhere else but didn't see anything else).