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1891 census look up please
« on: Sunday 16 July 06 16:34 BST (UK) »

can some kind soul look up the 1891 census for Thomas Mc Kechnie, last known address was 35 west princes street, Helensburgh
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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 12:44 BST (UK) »

Hi Joebhoy

Do you have an approx age for him and any other info - marital status, occupation, etc. It makes searching easier.

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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 14:42 BST (UK) »

this is what i know gadget, his employment was fish curer and he would have been married to flora. he would be 21 or 22, flora would be 20, do not know about any children!
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 16:16 BST (UK) »

Here we are:

GROS Ref - 503-00-008-00-023 
23 West Street, Helensburgh, District of Row

Thomas McKechnie, head, m, 21, railway labourer, b. Helensburgh
Flora, wife, m, 18, -, b. Helensburgh
Catherine McIntyre, m-in-l, m, 38, outdoor worker, b. Glasgow
Andrew McIntyre, b-in-law, unm, 13, scholar, b. Dumbarton
David McIntyre, b-in-law, unm, 9, scholar, b. Glasgow
Rose McIntyre, s-in-law, 7, scholar, b. ? (will put it up - indecipherable)
Sara McIntyre, s-in-law, 5, scholar, b. Helensburgh

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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 16:20 BST (UK) »

Here's the clip from the page. i just can't work out the place of birth - if it was Welsh I'd have a go - it looks as if it starts Llan or Llam ?

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 16:25 BST (UK) »

looks like slamanan
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« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 16:26 BST (UK) »

thanks you so much gadget, this means a lot to me, i have just to find him on the 1901 census now.
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 17:23 BST (UK) »

Here we are in 1901

GROS Ref -  503-00-006-00-004   

67 Sinclair St, Row (looks like a tenement building with at least 3 households)

Thomas is on the top or bottom!

Thomas McKechnie, hd, mar, 28, fish curer
Flora , wife, 27, b. same
James, son, 8, scholar
Catherine, d, 6, scholar
May, d, 4, -
Thomas, son, 1, -


All are listed as being born Row <something> Dumbarton

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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 17:32 BST (UK) »

In 1881 (to keep you smiling  Wink ), Thomas is living with his parents;

Gro Ref - vol 503, Ed 11 Page 17

96E King Street, Row, Dumbarton

James McKechnie, hd, mar, 41, fish dealer, b. Erskine, Refrew
Mary, wife, mar, 40, b. Haddington
William, son, 20, fisherman, b. Inchinnan, Renfrew
John, son, 16, fisherman, b. Inchinnan
Charles, son, 14, fisherman, b. Inchinnan
Michael, son, 12, scholar, b. Helensburgh
Thomas, son, 9, b. Helensburgh
Andrew, son, 7, b. Helensburgh
Rachel, daughter, 3, b. Helensburgh


I'm sure that mother was relieved that she finally got to have a daughter  Cheesy

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« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 17:36 BST (UK) »

as you can guess i am smiling from ear to ear this is wonderful, thank you for the time you spent on this, did you notice that from the 1891 census to the 1901 census, thomas only aged 7 years!! wish we all could do that!!
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« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 19:16 BST (UK) »

would you like his birth record as well as the 1871 ?

I'm too good to you Joe Grin

Hope you support the right footie team - no don't tell me until I've looked it up Wink

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« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 19:44 BST (UK) »

Well, the family were split in 1871

James McKechnie is living on his own at Kirkfield, Arrochar,aged 31, married, a fish merchant, born Inschinnan, Renfrewshire. GROS Ref - vol 492, ED 2, Page 11

Meanwhile the children and Mary (as her maiden name) were with grandparents in Row - vol 503,ED 9, Page 23

97 Sinclair Street, Row
William Purves, hd, married, 54,labourer, b. Haddingtonshire  Huh, Oldham <something>
Isabella Burnside Purves, wife, 58, b. Haddington
Mary Purves, daughter, mar, fisherman's wife, b. Dirlton, Hadd  * I think this is Mary, James's wife
Margaret  Purves, d, mar, 26, shoemaker's wife, b. Athelstonford, Hadd
Isabella Purves, d, unm, 20, servant, b. Glassmuir, Hadd
John Purves,son, unm, 18, carte, b. Glassmuir, Hadd
James Walsh, s-in-law, mar, shoemaker, b. Glasgow
Mary I McKechnie, grandd, 10, b. Inschinnan, Renfrew
William -do- , grands, 9, b. Inschinnan, Renfrew
James -d--, gs, 7, b. Inschinnan, Renfrew
John -do-, gs, 5, b. Inschinnan, Renfrew
Charles, -do-, gs, 3, b.Inschinnan, Renfrew
Michael -do-, gs, 2, b. Dumbarton, Row

Think that's yer lot Joe - an awful lot of  typing on my laptop  Smiley

Gadget - Phew-ee

and now I expect you'll tell me that you support Rangers  Sad
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« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 22:02 BST (UK) »

13 people in the one house!!! goodness!!! lot of typing there gadget!!! it is well appreciated my friend, remember that on the night of 2nd april 1871 they wanted to know who was in the house, assuming that william purves answered the census he has also named his other married daughter as purves!! james mckechnie would be away on business, gadget did you not notice the "bhoy" in my name?
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« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 22:28 BST (UK) »

Yes I did but you never know with you southerners Wink

As you can see above the massive family, James is in Arrochar.

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« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 18 July 06 22:41 BST (UK) »

have a wee cup of tea pal, you have earned it, great work
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