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[angelai]

Can anyone tell me where to try next. My grand parents MICHAEL CROSSAN born 1831 IN iRELAND and ELIZABETH MARTIN CROSSAN BORN 1829 were on a 1851 census in Barrhead Renfrew they were unmarried at the time and there is no trace of them again until 1855 when their daughter Mary is born at Abbey (landward) paisley. I have tried Scotlands people for BMD and cannot find anything on it. Then they disappear until 1877 at Abbey (landworth) on their daughters marriage certificate it does not say deceased. Anyone any idea where I should search next.
Thanks Angela

[AMBLY]

Hi Angela

If their daughter Mary was born & registered in 1855 :
What does the birth cert say about the Marriage of parents?
Any other siblings preceding her?

When you say they re-appear in 1877 - is that appearance their names on Mary's marriage record?

Cheers
AMBLY

[angelai]

Yes.They were on daughter Mary's marriage certificate. so I know that they were still alive. In the 1851 Census they were lodger and unmarried. I cannot find a marriage cert or death cert on scotland people. I have tried typing all different ways possible.

[AMBLY]

Hi Again

Have you found a birth certificate for Mary? In 1855, birth certificates of recorded the date and place of marriage of the parents and the names of any earlier children already born to the couple.

I can see the 1851 Census as you say (I assume the actual image does record both of them as "S"ingle or "Unm"arried?

Just because the marriage certificate of Mary does not record either of her parents as deceased, it doesn't mean they weren't.

What do you think of the look of these:

1871: 1 Orchard Road, Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
Parish 628: ED: 10 /  Page:  13 -  HS 42/1
Head: Michael CROSSON 40, Coal Miner, b Ireland
Wife: Ellen CROSSON 38, b Killwining, Ayrshire
Dau: Margret CROSSON 14, b Paisley Renfrewshire (could this be your Mary?)
Dau: Ellen CROSSON 6, b East Cuier?? , Lanarkshire

1881: Dove hill , Barrhead, Abbey Paisley Renfrew
Parish 572/2 -  ED: 11 /  Page:  23 -  HS 107
Head: Michael CROSSAN 50, General Labourer, b Ireland
Wife: Ellin CROSSAN 48, b Killwining, Ayrshire
Dau: Ellen CROSSAN  16, Field Worker, b Shettleston, Lanarkshire

Cheers
AMBLY

[AMBLY]

Michael CROSSAN and Helen MICHAN married 6 May 1854, Neilston, Renfrew (IGI)
ISSUE (IGI)
Margaret - born 9 Jan 1857, Abbey Paisley, Renfrew
Ellen - born 22 Apr 1859, Abbey Paisley, Renfrew
Helen - born 7 Nov 1864, Shettleston, Lanark
James - born 8 Jun 1869 Cambusnethan, Lanark (a twin to Hannah?)
Hannah - born 8 Jun 1869 Cambusnethan, Lanark
(Female) b 6 Oct 1867 Cambusnethan, Lanark

1861: Nitshill -  Abbey Landward, Paisley, Renfrewshire
Head: Machael?? CROSSAN 31, Coal Miner, b Ireland
Wife; Ellen 32, b Kilwinning Ayr
Son: James 6 ,Scholar, b Nitshill
Dau: Margrat 4,  b Nitshill
Dau: Ellen 1, b Nitshill

Cheers
AMBLY

[angelai]

Hi ambly
 I am not sure if this is the same one. On her marriage certificate the mothers name was elizabeth Martin. On the birth certificate I don't know it does not look like that. I will try and crop it and send it to see if you can help me read it.

[AMBLY]

Hi Angela

Because you're having so much trouble finding anything on SP, I'm wondering if there is much more to this than meets the eye. Either illigitimacy or death/remarriage.....I'm leaning toward the former, I have to say! Would be happy to see if I can help - I'll PM you my email addy if you like so I can see the whole thing? Might be easier.

Meantime, can you tell me who Mary married, and if you have her on any Census at all - pre and post marriage?

Cheers
AMBLY

[angelai]

Mary married Robert Kelt I have their marriage ,census death cert and birth of all there children she can be track from then on

[AMBLY]

Hi Angela

I'm afraid that birth cert is not your Mary's - oh that it were, since it is an 1855 one, but sadly not....
The image quality isn't the best - so much so the father's first name and half is occupation beneath it,  is totally obscured - when marriage book was scanned his name was bent into the binding of the open book. If it had of been your Mary, I'd suggest you contact SP and request a better image but....

This is what I got:

BIRTH: Glasgow , Lanarkshire, 1855
Mary CROSSAN born March twentyeight  at 1h? am at 48 Bell St Glasgow
Father: -------CROSSAN, occ: --------? age: 31??

Mother: Letitia CROSSAN maiden name  HARRISON??
5th child, 27 years ( ie: Mary is her 5th-born  child, Letitia is 27)

Parents Married: 1845 Glasgow
Aside from the newborn Mary, they have 1 girl child living,  and 2 boys and a girl  are all deceased

Informant: Can't make it out at all.

The IGI has this birth in an extracted record:
Mary CROSSAN born 28 Mar 1855, Glasgow to William CROSSAN and Letitia HARRIGAN.
I see them on 1851 (before their dau Mary was born) but don't immediately see them in 1861.

In addition:
In the 1881 Census of Glasgow Barony - your Mary, now Mrs KELT -  says she is 27 &  born  at Dovecothall, Abbey Landward,  Renfrewshire.
In the 1901 Census of Bridgeton Glasgow, she says age 45 &  born Barrhead, Renfrewshire

I had a look at the address Dovecothall in 1851, Neilston Renfrew - can't see any CROSSAN or MARTIN.

I'll just have a look at the marriage now (just recieved it ta  )

Cheers
AMBLY