The Fultons brickwall

[David Nicoll]

Hi,

   Thanks, it would have been useful to know.
   You have the answer to why they might travel on the birth certificate of Agnes. He is recorded as a merchant seaman. Also having had several children die young, they may have moved to what they thought were healthier climes.
   From the lack of records and the number of “Other” churches in Beith it looks like they may have never registered the births or the records have been lost or not transcribed.
   There are also deaths for some of their children, but you probably have these already.

   I would suggest DNA is the only way to get past this brick wall, as there seem to be many other earlier Robert Fultons in Beith.

Ps have you looked at any Fulton wills?

Happy Hunting.

[Ann Baker]

Hi

He's had all sorts of occupations - foundry labourer being the most common one tho it says handloom weaver on his death cert. One of these things we'll never know I suppose.

I have the death certs for the children that survived.

Yes I've looked at the wills. Not a sos unfortunately

Ann

[Rena]

I wondered if the brick wall could be knocked down by lengthening the surname Fulton to Fullerton which is a surname in the Domesday Book.

One of my ancestors worked in Milton slit Mill, which was part of the Dalnottar Iron Works,  making metal tools such as spades, etc..

Ireland had an interest in iron foundries too:   The Irish iron industry transitioned from using local charcoal and iron ore resources to importing cheaper English and Scottish pig iron and coke via its ports.   I found that my ancestors moved for more money in their pay packets.  Presumably working in a foundry would be too much as a man grew older, which could explain why the ancestor went back to the weaving industry.