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Lancashire / Hugh MacFarlane - Barrow-in-Furness
« on: Saturday 26 March 16 01:22 GMT (UK) »
I am trying to identify the parents of Hugh MacFarlane, who was born in Scotland, married Susannah Dunn in Barrow-in-Furness in 1893 and lived most of his adult life there before dying there in 1934. I believe that this Hugh is my g.g.uncle, but I have not been able to make an explicit connection to his life or family in Scotland. I ordered his marriage certificate, but oddly it did not include his father's name.
Here are the two people I am trying to connect:
1) Hugh McFarlane, born 10 April 1864 in Edinburgh to Alexander McFarlane & Isabella McKenzie;
Appears in the 1871 and 1881 censuses in Dundee, Angus; he had two elder siblings: Isabella, who was still in Scotland in 1891 but whose fate after that is unknown, and Thomas, who emigrated to America and was my g.grandfather.
2) Hugh MacFarlane, married 12 May 1893 to Susannah Dunn and died in Barrow in 1934;
Appears in the 1891 census in Wigan, and in 1901 and 1911 in Barrow-in-Furness - the 1911 census says he was born in Edinburgh. The census records match the expected age of Hugh #1 exactly, although the other records are a bit off.
So my question is: are there any other sources that I might check in England that might show either his birthdate or his parents' names (e.g., obituaries, cemetery records, etc.)? Or does anyone have further information about this family?
Steve
Here are the two people I am trying to connect:
1) Hugh McFarlane, born 10 April 1864 in Edinburgh to Alexander McFarlane & Isabella McKenzie;
Appears in the 1871 and 1881 censuses in Dundee, Angus; he had two elder siblings: Isabella, who was still in Scotland in 1891 but whose fate after that is unknown, and Thomas, who emigrated to America and was my g.grandfather.
2) Hugh MacFarlane, married 12 May 1893 to Susannah Dunn and died in Barrow in 1934;
Appears in the 1891 census in Wigan, and in 1901 and 1911 in Barrow-in-Furness - the 1911 census says he was born in Edinburgh. The census records match the expected age of Hugh #1 exactly, although the other records are a bit off.
So my question is: are there any other sources that I might check in England that might show either his birthdate or his parents' names (e.g., obituaries, cemetery records, etc.)? Or does anyone have further information about this family?
Steve