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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) => Topic started by: agnieszka on Friday 04 September 15 09:09 BST (UK)
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Hello.
I'm looking for information about my great aunt Catherine Wilson Dunlop born in Fauldhouse in 1921. She married Thomas Lambert Lonsdale in Fauldhouse in 1943. She immigrated to Canada soon afterwards. She died in Canada in 1978
Thank you for any help
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Very Long Shot:
Possible 1930 USA Census ???
Catherine Dunlop no Wilson but born Scotland 1921???
Catherine Dunlop
Age 9
Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Female Single
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1921
Birthplace Scotland
Immigration Year 1921
Father's Birthplace Scotland
Mother's Birthplace Scotland
Lyndhurst, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
Full Census
Joseph R Dunlop Head M 49 Scotland
Catherine Dunlop Wife F 49 Scotland
Andrew W Dunlop Son M 18 Scotland
Daisy W Dunlop Daughter F 14 Scotland
Catherine Dunlop Daughter F 9 Scotland
Did they all immigrate to the USA then move back to Scotland before Catherine married and immigrated to Canada. Like I said LONG shot. Sorry :(
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That looks really promising, gc1 :)
agnieszka, do you have further details to let you confirm such as Catherine's parents' names etc.? The more background info you can give, the easiest it is for people to try to help you now.
Monica
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Hi all there is a tree on Ancestry with the parent's for Catherine
Hugh Dunlop 1875-1948
Agnes Wilson 1890-1946
This looks like Catherine's departure
Catherine M W Lonsdaleage 24 b 1922
departure 30/3/1946 Southampton going to Halifax Canada
Ship ll De France address came from 7,Scott Place Fauldhouse West Lothian
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Hi their is a departure Southampton to Halifax of a Catherine M W Lonsdale aged 24 15th April 1946 on Vessel Ile De France address in UK 7, Scott Place, Fauldhouse, West Lothian
Keyboard86
;D Oops did not see above!
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OK...that likely fits well with this older post here www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=480862.0
Monica :)
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Thanks gc1, MonicaL and rosie17. That's helpful information. I was particularly interested in the passenger list info as it confirmed that Catherine had gone to Canada. I can now look for her in Canadian censuses.
I also found confirmation today on Ancestry that her husband was Canadian. He was here during the war I believe.
Agnieszka
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Yes her husband was Canadian if you have access to Ancestry you will see a picture of him in a family tree ...You will need to look for them in the Canadian Voters List there are several entries in Alberta
Rosie
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Thanks Rosie. Just found them!
Agnieszka
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Between 1910 and 1930, according to SP, there were 20 Dunlop children registered with Wilson as a middle name. However none of those had a first name beginning with either C or K. So Catherine must have acquired the middle name after her birth was registered. Or, perhaps, if she had two middle names, there isn't room for the second one (Wilson) in the online index.
There were 21 Cath* Dunlops registered in 1920-1922, 4 of whom were registered in 1921. One of them was registered in Fauldhouse, West Lothian. The registration does not include a middle name starting with M.
It is quite probable that the tree on A*****y is correct, but it may not be; you cannot trust any information you find in an online tree. Use it as a pointer to finding the original documentation.
The only way you are going to make real progress is by getting the information in that 1943 marriage certificate. As it is less than 75 years ago, you cannot view it online. You can either order a copy through the SP web site (quick, reliable, and you have to pay for it), or you can appeal for someone who is going to the SP centre to look at it and transcribe the details for you (free, unreliable, maybe slow). Or you can wait until the 1943 marriages are made available online in 2019.
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Thanks gc1, MonicaL and rosie17. That's helpful information. I was particularly interested in the passenger list info as it confirmed that Catherine had gone to Canada. I can now look for her in Canadian censuses.
Latest available Canadian census is 1921.