my great grandfather William Fraser

[catherine k]

Hi
I'm looking for information about my great grandfather William Fraser born in
 Aberdeen Aberdeenshire 1879 married my great grandmother in Edinburgh 1900 and had there first child Bessie Fraser then moved to Newcastle upon Tyne
 As they on the 1911 census my grandmother was Mary Fraser new Owens I would be very grateful of any info as I don't know any info on william family or his parents names
Kind regards
Catherine

[Rosinish]

I'm looking for information about my great grandfather William Fraser born in
 Aberdeen Aberdeenshire 1879 married my great grandmother in Edinburgh 1900 and had there first child Bessie Fraser then moved to Newcastle upon Tyne
 As they on the 1911 census my grandmother was Mary Fraser new Owens I would be very grateful of any info as I don't know any info on william family or his parents names

Hi Catherine,

Not sure what you mean with " new Owens" 

The marriage for William will be on Scotlandspeople.gov.uk site which is a Pay Per View with initial £7 cost for 30 credits = 23p each.

It will cost you 1 credit for the index & when you download it the cost will be 5 credits which in total will be £1.38

The marriage cert. will give the names of both their parents.

Annie

[Ruskie]

Presumably that is meant to be nee Owens. 

So Catherine is looking for a William Fraser / Mary Owens marriage.

Owens is usually a Welsh surname, so maybe later that branch will lead you there.

You will need to register with Scotlands People http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

[catherine k]

Hi
Thank you for your reply about William Fraser I know where Mary Owens came from co Leitrim they married in Edinburgh then came to Newcastle upon Tyne I'm just so interested a out William I've checked census and there seems to be 2 William fraser born in 1879 I just don't  know which one and I carnt find his marriage even though he was defo married I would just love to know more about the Fraser's and Aberdeen
Kind regards
Catherine

[Rosinish]

Catherine,

Did you use the soundex option for surname Fraser & Frazer.

Annie

[andycand]

Hi

What is the source for your marriage information?  If you don't already have it then getting a copy of the birth registration for Bessy would be helpful as that should have date and place of parents marriage.

Andy

[catherine k]

Hi Annie and Andy
First Fraser is defo spelt with a S thank you for your reply However I am going to try and get a copy of Bessie birth cert as she was the only one born in Edinburgh in 1901 I also think William and Mary met there tattie picking I know a lot of my family from Ireland went to Scotland my father did the same .
Kind regards
Catherine

[Ruskie]

Catherine, I think Annie is suggesting that you be flexible with the spelling of the surname as mistakes are often made.

In the past spellings were not as important as they are today, people were not as literate, and did not check official documents.

Even today mistakes are still made as you are probably aware, so best to keep an open mind regarding spellings. 

[andycand]

Hi

Bessie was only 7 in the 1911 census which suggests she was born 1903-1904. The closest match on Scotlandspeople for an Edinburgh birth was in 1905

Andy