Hi
Not sure why this topic is entitled
occupations A little more to clarify the family being searched for:Name: William WEDLOCK b abt 1821, a miner
Said to be son of: John WEDLOCK (farmer) & Mary MURPHY
Married: Elizabeth SMITH b abt 1821
Left Ireland for Scotland between abt 1848 and Jan 1851 (during Famine)
William died : 1882, New Monkland, Lanarkshire age 70, an accidental fall, (informant son Thomas)
His death Certifictate name only his father, John WEDLOCK Farmer, deceased. There is an RCE noted on the Death record though - was the correction to put in his mother's name?
Elizabeth died 1889, Airdrie. Father Thomas SMITH and mother Agnes SMITH ms not stated. Informant is again, son Thomas.
How does Ballyragget come into it? (a small town in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated along the river Nore in the north of the county. It is located in the province of Leinster in the south-east of the island of Ireland),
I can only ever find reference to 'Ireland' - have you seen a reference to a more specific location?
Census 1851: Roughcraig Farm, New Monkland, Lanarkshire
William & Elizabeth 30, b Ireland.
Children: Margerete 13, Thomas 8, Esther 3, born Ireland and William 2 mths b New Monkland
Census 1861: New Monkland:
Will'm 40 & Elizabeth 42 with children: Thomas 18, Esther 12, (all b Ireland), Will'm 10, Richard 8, Mary Ann 4.
Census 1871: Crosshead, New Monkland
William & Elizabeth 50, b Ireland
Son: William 18, Plus 2 male Boarders by names of CARR and SHAW.
Census 1881: Burnside Cottage, New Monkland
William 66 & Elizabeth 63, b Ireland
In household of married son Thomas 37, b Ireland his wife Margaret 31, and children Joseph 11, Margaret 5, Thomas 2, Matthew 7 mths.
Of the 3 Irish born children - none left any Census 'message' to where they were born in Ireland.
Margaret died 1860 age 22 (Mrs James BAMRICK)
Thomas died 1895, Dalserf, age 52. His 1891 Census only said Ireland as pob.
Esther died 1867, age 19.
What was their religion?
(PS: I checked to see if there were any WEDLOCK births registered on SP in 1855, just in case - sadly, not that I could find)
Cheers
AMBLY