Alexander Lauder

[doolittle72]

Hi Rootschatters
I have been searching for the above for many years.  On his son's marriage to Marion Scott on 26th October 1822 he stated his father was a sea captain.  Neither Alexander or his wife (Alexander Junior's mother?) baptised their son.  Alexander Senior and his wife Marion Little who married in Polmont (her Parish) on 30th June 1799  were never seen again.  Assumption is made the Alexander Junior was born shortly after their marriage but no record has been found.
Has anyone got any ideas where I can take this?
Doolittle

[ColC]

Marriage
ALEXANDER LAUDER to MARION LITTLE 30/06/1799 Stirling
No children on SP

I note the marriage and children for Alexander junior, have you found any census records?

Banns & Marriage

ALEXANDER LAUDER MARION SCOTT 26/10/1822 Polmont

ALEXANDER LAUDER MARION SCOTT 15/11/1822 Muiravonside

Children’s baptism’s
Muiravonside

JANET 9/11/1823, WALTER 15/01/1826, ALEXANDER 31/08/1828.

Old Monkland or Coatbridge

WILLIAM 31/03/1839, JEAN 9/01/1842.

I guess this is Alexander’s death, did the record help?

ALEXANDER LAUDER age 75 mmn LITTLE
1876 Armadale, Lanarkshire

Colin

[doolittle72]

Hi
I have all the census records for Alexander and Marion Scott and their family  There is no mention of Alexander Senior and his wife Marion Little after their marriage in 1799.
Alexander Junior was not baptised so could only guess at his birth from his marriage and death ages.
If Alexander Senior was a sea Captain how could I find any records to prove this and would Marion his wife have gone to sea with him?
Thank you for your reply.
Doolittle

[GR2]

The newspapers don't refer to a Captain Lauder and there is no record of a will or inventory. Neither the Stirling nor the Polmont kirk session minutes help either.

Remember that if there is no record of a baptism, it doesn't mean that none took place, just that it wasn't recorded or the record is lost.

[doolittle72]

Hi
Thank you to both of you.
I appreciate that if there is no record it doesn't  mean it didn't take place which is why I have used his marriage and death ages to suffice.  I have searched the censuses for Alexander Snr and Marion to no avail, unfortunately there is forty years between when anything could have taken place.
I have tried looking at publications for mariners in early nineteenth century but no luck there either.
Doolittle

[hanes teulu]

Have you checked Lloyd's Register?
https://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/lloyds-register.html

Spotted this item in the Caledonian Mercury, 2 Aug 1813 - but yet to cross check against Lloyds.