I’ve traced my Anderson line back to my great great grandparents but have been stuck for 2 years. Think I’ve now smashed the brick wall.
So far I have grandmother Jeanie
g grandfather (Thomas born 1858 in Wick married Ann Fortune in 1888 in Glasgow),
g g grandfather (William born 1821 in Elgin married Helen Green in Wick in 1841).
That’s where I got stuck.
William’s death cert in 1891 showed parents as William Anderson and Margaret Hendry. I’ve never been able to find Williams birth or their marriage. I began to suspect the death cert was wrong – it was registered by William’s son who was 36 at the time. He would have been very young when his grandparents died so quite possible he didn’t know his grandmothers name.
I now think I’ve found my g g g grandparents born in Elgin – William b1795 and Elizabeth b1794. He was a wood merchant and moved from Elgin to Wick between 1833 and 1839 and lived in the same street as William and Helen (my g g grandparents). They had 5 other children. One was called Peterina which is also the name of one of my g g grandparents other children.
I need to get their death certificates to try and get further proof that this is the correct family. I think they both died mid 1860’s in Wick (although I can’t find them anywhere in the 1861 census). Once I have Elizabeth’s maiden name (which hopefully I’ll get from the death certs), I can then look for their marriage. If it was around 1820 then that is more proof it is the correct folk.
I can’t do anything until I’ve got money in the bank so I’ll have to leave it until Friday now. No SP credit left - boo hoo!
I will not get definite proof unless one of their deaths was registered by my g g grandfather.
However, with all the incidental stuff, I think it has to be them.
What do you reckon? Do you think it is a safe assumption to make?
Can you think of anything else I could try? Apart from 1861 I have every census for both Williams and their families.
