John LICKRISH b 1819 Stirling had 2 wives, the first one being Isabella ROY. They married in 1842.
I struggled to accurately locate the parents of Isabella but deduced that they were Peter ROY and Fanny GENTLE. Isabella’s death certificate confirms these names and the transcript is below:
Death: 18 May 1870. Isabella LICKRISH ms ROY died 18 May 1870 in Stirling aged 46. Her parents named as Robert ROY and Francis ROY ms GENTLE, both deceased. Death was registered by her husband, John LICKRISH.
John LICKRISH and Isabella ROY had at least 5 children and I wondered where the middle names of two of the children came from - especially Robert Henderson LICKRISH b1857 and Francis McLeod LICKRISH b 1855.
Then I came across a website (by Lynn Paterson whom I have been unable to contact) and there the parents for Isabella are named as John ROY and Isabella HENDERSON. This makes sense of the middle name of Robert but it does not tally with the death certificate of Isabella, wife of John LICKRISH!
I have tracked my Isabella, wife of John, through the censuses and this is what I have as follows:
1841 Census. Not with her mother so must have left home by then.
1851 Census. Maxwell Place, Stirling. Ann (should read John) head 29, Isabella 28 wife and John ROY 22 brother-in-law b 1829 Dunblane gardner. ED8/44
1861 Census. Viewfield Street, Stirling. John 41, Isabella 38, John R 9, Frances 6, Robert H 4. Also Eliza DANDRON 50. Margaret HODGE 21 and Henrietta Hodge 4 months, all b Ireland except Henrietta b Stirling. ED12/2
I also found an Isabella ROY with a mother, Isabella ROY and a gson James in the 1851 (ED4/17) and 1861 (ED1/26) in Alloa, Clackmannashire. This Isabella probably tallies with the one who is daughter of John ROY and Isabella HENDERSON; whereas the Isabella who married John LICKRISH is with him in 1861 and 3 of their children. (see above). There are also other folk there with different surnames; have no way of knowing if they are family connected or just straightforward lodgers.
So....wondering if anyone can throw any light on this problem. That would be really helpful.
Kind regards
Suzie (from Orkney)