looking for Edward Mcallister 1842

[cameronj]

HI   
I am looking the birth record for a Edward McAllister born around 1842 , around Glasgow I think  His parents were David Mcallister (coal miner ) and Agnes  McAllister or Pollock nee Cross married 1835 in Glasgow  He is on the 1851 census as 9yrs old

I have found other family records but not Edwards birth record.  I am fairly new to this researching and wonder what other avenues I can try.

thanks
Jim cameron

[jim1]

Hello & welcome
Well there's nothing jumping off the pages for any of the McAllister children even using variants.
Although they married in the Established Church the children may have been Baptised as non-conformists.
You could try searching in Scottish non-conformist records in & around Glasgow.

[cameronj]

Hi Jim1

thanks for the speedy response

I will try the non-conformists records as you suggest.  Really appreciate your help and will certainly use the site in the future

Jim C

[bevj]

Could you post the reference to the 1851 census, please?
The only possibility I can see is Edward aged 9 with mother Agnes aged 32 and what presumably is her second husband, Hugh McGregor aged 24 (obviously not the father of the children, one of whom is called David).

Bev

[Mabel Bagshawe]

think yuo've got the right one - here they are in 1861, address Smellie's Land, Old Monkland

Gavin Pollock    29 - miner
Agnes Pollock    42
Edward Mcallester    19
David Mcallester    16
Jane Mcgregor    11
John Mcgregor    9
Christina Mcgregor    7
Gavin Pollock    2
William Pollock    1

[bevj]

Agnes liked her young husbands! 
Should have posted that in 1851 the children were
Margaret McAlister  11
Edward McAlister  9
David McAlister  6
Elizabeth McGregor  3
Jane McGregor  1

Address West Merryston, Old Monkland

Bev

[cameronj]

As I posted earlier  i am grateful to the repondees for their help. I will be following  up the Non Conformist angel to see if i can get a record of his birth in 1842'ish, todate I have had no success

thanks again

Cameronj

[bevj]

With so many surnames and husbands for Agnes, it may well be worth looking for Edward with a different surname.
Finding David and Agnes in 1841 might be helpful.

Bev

[loobylooayr]

Hi,
Could this be Agnes on the 1841 with husband no.1 David McAlister?

Shettleston, Barony, Lanarkshire
David McAlister       age 25 Coal Miner   born Lanarkshire
Agnes McAlister      age 20                     born "
John McAlister         age 4                               "
Margt McAlister       age 2                            "
Willm  Cross             age 70                    born Ireland

Looby