Author Topic: Place 1861 Census Delmang, Stirlingshire?  (Read 3563 times)

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Re: Place 1861 Census Delmang, Stirlingshire?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 26 March 15 17:39 GMT (UK) »
1851 it says he was born in Queensferry Linlithgow
1841 it says West Lothian

No problem with that. Linlithgowshire, or the County of Linlithgow, was a synonym for West Lothian. I am not sure when it was introduced, but the historic name of West Lothian was formally restored by Act of Parliament in 1928.

South Queensferry is in the parish of Dalmeny in West Lothian.
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Re: Place 1861 Census Delmang, Stirlingshire?
« Reply #10 on: Friday 27 March 15 10:04 GMT (UK) »
I'm looking at John in the hope it will lead me more to his grandparents.
I have a deadend and when I saw Stirlingshire I was hoping for a lead.
I have found lots of little clues and links retrospectively when I have all the facts.

Recently I read in an early Australian newspaper that as a child John herded cows
on the Clyde bank.

This doesn't mean anything to me but I suspect this is outside Glasgow in Carbuslang..... But then I'm not scottish so I don't know....
bates (marsworth and drayton parslow) campbell (derrylard and loughgall) connell (paisley) cunningham (west lothian) macauley (liverpool, accrington and bacup) templeman (somerset)