Author Topic: 1851 Census Melrose (Read 5583 times)

Kate NZ · « **on:** Monday 10 July 06 21:49 BST (UK) »

Andrew Murdison aged about 75yrs in 1851 Census Thanks Harriet

Gadget · « **Reply #1 on:** Monday 10 July 06 22:49 BST (UK) »

Here we are Harriet:

GROS Ref - 799-00002-00002

Gallowside, Melrose

Andrew Murdison, mar, 78, slater, journeyman, b. Berwickshire, Lauder
Elizabeth Murdison, wife, 28, b. Roxburgh, Newcastleton
Andrew Murdison, son, 2, b. Gallowside
Christina Murdison, daughter, 7 mths, b. Gallowside
Andrew Murdison, nephew,16, slater (app), b. Gallowside
Adam Murdison, nephew, 12, scholar, b. Gallowside

Very large age gap

Gadget

Kate NZ · « **Reply #2 on:** Tuesday 11 July 06 20:37 BST (UK) »

Thanks Gadget thats great Cheers Harriet

Kate NZ · « **Reply #3 on:** Tuesday 11 July 06 21:00 BST (UK) »

Gadget could the age of Andrew be written down wrong i can place him if his age was 28yrs so i guess sometimes mistakes were made Cheers harriet

Gadget · « **Reply #4 on:** Tuesday 11 July 06 21:02 BST (UK) »

I had a very close look and it was 78 to me and on the index - I'll have another check later. The gap seems very weird - especially as he's a slater journeyman!

I'll try find a death/1841 census to confirm.

Gadget

habanero · « **Reply #5 on:** Tuesday 11 July 06 21:12 BST (UK) »

Andrew Murdieson a slater married to Elizabeth Elliott died aged 40 14/03/1863 of heart disease in Melrose as certified by his son Andrew Murdieson.

The deceased Andrew was son of Andrew Murdieson, also a slater and deceased and Margaret Watson, deceased.

Does this aid in your puzzle at all?

Anne

Kate NZ · « **Reply #6 on:** Tuesday 11 July 06 21:24 BST (UK) »

Anne you are an angel that s great He was the Andrew i was thinking of he would have been 28yrs old in the 1851 census Thanks Harriet

habanero · « **Reply #7 on:** Tuesday 11 July 06 21:33 BST (UK) »

And there's more.. get yourself subscribed to scotlandspeople! 16/03/1900, Janet Murdieson or Miller , High Street, Earlston, wife of Andrew Murdison, Plumber and Slater, Earlston, Berwick, d. 13/01/1900 at Earlston, intestate

You can buy a copy of the papers for 5 pounds-sounds like a lot but I have spent loads on this website and you get what you pay for

I was in Melrose at the weekend but in a hurry otherwise I would have gone round the Abbey and the not so nice graveyard for you; luckily for me, my ones are buried in the Abbey but that's about as posh as my ancestors get.. the rest of my Dad's family were common miners.

Glad to help-good luck-fingers crossed!

Anne

Kate NZ · « **Reply #8 on:** Tuesday 11 July 06 21:46 BST (UK) »

Thanks Anne i am on scotlandspeople sometimes the census are quite hard to read for me so i put up a post sometimes to confirm what i have found i have all that on Andrew & Janet its just been quite hard for myself and other Murdison researchers so every bit of info we grab scotlands people is a great site i have loads of info from then I wonder were my lot could be buried anyway thanks again Anne Harriet

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