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celt0603
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For some time now I have been trying to research my family tree. I was born in Scotland but my great-grandparents back all come from Ireland, although I have no idea from which part.
If I can give you the information that I have, could you tell me if it would be sufficient to work from. The ancestors are as follows:
Thomas Morrow born approx 1848 married to Helen or Ellen Marshall born approx 1851.
William Kincaid born approx 1840 married to Mary Lang/Long born approx 1832, they were married in Ireland on 14th April 1855/1857. The had a daughter called Helen/Ellen born in Ireland approx 1863. They left for Scotland between 1863 and 1865.
They settled in either Port Glasgow, Greenock or Paisley.
Can anyone help?
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JAP
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celt0603,
I am not clear what information you already have and what you are seeking.
Have you searched the IGI on FamilySearch at:
http://www.familysearch.org
It has the following records:
William KINCAID and Mary LONG had:
*A daughter (unnamed) b 2 Feb 1864, 0148 Glendermot, Londonderry, Ireland
*Margaret b 4 Nov 1865, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
*Mary b 25 Nov 1867, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland (mother's name as LANG)
*William b 8 Mar 1871, Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland
So you now know where William and Mary came from in Ireland - or at least where they were before they moved to Scotland.
Have you searched on (the pay per view site) ScotlandsPeople at:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
ScotlandsPeople has online BDM records and also the 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 censuses.
The census records should give a birthplace for your ancestors - however, often this is merely stated as 'Ireland'. But you could be lucky and get a more precise birthplace in one or more of the censuses.
Scottish death certificates list (if known by the informant) the name and occupation of the father of the deceased, and name and maiden surname of the mother of the deceased. So if you can find the deaths of your ancestors, you will very likely get back another generation.
So there is plenty of information available for you to research.
Good luck,
JAP
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celt0603
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Thanks for everyone’s help, much appreciated.
It is possible that Elizabeth Morrow was born in Lancashire if the Morrow’s took the shipping route of Dublin to Preston / Liverpool when they left Ireland.
Can I assume from that information that they came from the South of Ireland?
How can I find out?
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