COMPLETED THANK YOU Birth Lookup please -McMenamin

[AngelFish]

Hello all

I am new to Scottish research in the 1900's, is there a way I or anyone else can look up a birth free of charge for me please?  I just had a look on the Scotlands People website, but wondered if there are any other ways?

I'm looking for the birth of William McMenamin, bn 1915, Glasgow (city or area I don't know).  I don't know parents names, but I do know he had a brother, J McMenamin and maybe a sister, N Collins (in 1977).

He had cousins named Brundell, so it's possible that was his mothers name?

Thanks for any help you can give.x

[ev]

Hi ,

Births after 1911 are not available to view online and would have to be ordered
Perhaps someone going to a research centre would be willing to do a look up for you

ev

[AngelFish]

Oh ok. Thank you for your reply Ev.

I don't have Williams marriage certificate, I don't think there is any other way to find out who his parents were then?

[sancti]

There is a birth 1915 in Springburn, Glasgow for a William McMenamin but as Ev has said it is too recent to be viewed online

Do you know who and when he married?

[AngelFish]

Yes I do, he married in 1945 in England but I'm looking for my friend who recently married and does not have £'s to buy all the certificates etc 

[ev]

If you don't know the names of his parents can you be sure of locating the correct birth certificate  

ev

[AngelFish]

If you don't know the names of his parents can you be sure of locating the correct birth certificate  

ev

Ah yes that is true and I'm finding the surname was a bit more common than I expected.

[AngelFish]

I may have to see if the marriage was mentioned in the local paper to see if that gives many clues and names.

[sancti]

Using the Springburn location, there is a family on the 1911 census index

William 31
Johanna 27
Thomas 3
John 2
James 0

Possible marriage for the above couple


1906 MCMENAMIN WILLIAM and MCGETTIGAN JOHANNA at ST ROLLOX GLASGOW CITY/LANARK