jessie reid

[ann60]

 HI
 can anyone help me find out what happened to jessie reid born 30 may 1854
 mother ann sim  born 1826  father alexander reid born 1827 elgin i think
 
james was born in alvis morayshire
 
ann sim born elgin  jessie in 1861 census
 where was she in 1871 does anyone know if she married and to whom.
thank you for any help

[gordon5]

Hiya

1861 census has her living in Lhanbryde.

Alexander Reid - 35 - ploughman b. Alves
Anne Reid - 35 - b. Elgin
Isabella - 9 - Alves
Jessie - 7 - Elgin
Ann - 3- Lhanbryde
William - 2 - Lhanbryde

Residence seems to be "House on Woodside" but it isn't clear.

You've probably got that information, it may well be that you want final destinations but thought I'd post this just in case - the last of my "free" credits with SP courtesy of the various posters on here and therefore good to give back!!

gordon5

[ann60]

Hi
 I have just traced them  in 1861  1871 1881 1891 1901  census just now
 i am trying to find out what happened to jessie born 1854.  i think she might be my greatgrandmother who i havebeen trying to find for years i cannot find her marriage
 ann

[andycand]

Hi

In 1871 it looks like Jessie and her younger sister Anne were both servants at Balmoral Terrace No 4, New Spynie, Moray.

From your previous topic your Jessie Reid died in Larbert Stirlingshire in 1878 and according to her death certificate her parents were James REID and Ann SIM, I presume from this topic you are checking to see if a mistake was made on the death certificate and her father was Alexander and not James.

From her son William's 1877 birth certificate she allegedly married George Duncan in London in 1877 but no marriage can be found, but from your previous topics it looks like William was raised by relatives on the Duncan side, is that correct? If so, was George Duncan the informant on either Williams birth certificate or Jessie's death certificate? If so, what was his occupation?

Andy

[ann60]

thanks for your reply.
 after years of looking  thought this too  i am sure george put the wrong name down on death cert for jessie feel very pleased at last i have found out. i cannot put a conection with woods and george duncan

[andycand]

thanks for your reply.
 after years of looking  thought this too  i am sure george put the wrong name down on death cert for jessie feel very pleased at last i have found out. i cannot put a conection with woods and george duncan

I don't think you have found Jessie yet, there is no positive link between Jessie from Elgin and your Jessie, I think you need to explore deeper.

There are a couple of things that puzzled me, why did George & Jessie say they were married in London? That suggests at least one of them may have been there about that time.

Also, why did they end up in Larbert? Given that they were supposed to have married in London then they were unlikely to have been in Larbert for long before Williams birth. This suggests that Jessie might have moved to Larbert when she found she was pregnant, possibly to a relatives as there are plenty of both Reid and Duncan families in Larbert.

Perhaps the birth certificate for William and death certificate for Jessie may have a clue so:

What were the residential addresses on both certificates?

Who was the informant on both certificates? and if it was George what was his occupation?

Andy

[ann60]

the birth cert says.

willaim duncan born 26th nov 1877 stenhousemuir larbert.

father george  duncan mother jessie reid
married london 16 may 1877
 it was
signed george duncan dec 17 1877
jessie died 2 jan 1878 stenhousemuir larbert it says married to george duncan iron works labourer
jessie father  james reid  work carter mother ann reid ms sim jessie age was 25.
 she had been ill for 2 months with chronic bronchitis george duncan widower present dated 2 jan
 i do hope someone can help

[andycand]

Hi

It's a pity the certificates don't have an actual house address as I was hoping to look up the address in the 1871 and 1881 census to see who lived there. That might have given us a clue.
Still the occupations might help,

Andy

[ann60]

there was an the carron iron works just outside larbert. i just do not know how to put everything together  i  thought i had  something