looking for some info on great great grandparents

[MissHaley]

iam not 100% sure if thomas was born in canada and yes he would be the son of david and jessie, i will have to look into the birth date of thomas because on his grave it does state 1877 as well on a picture i have of thomas and his family.  and i do believe the did get married late in life. but i can not seem to find any info on margaret walker thomas's wife

[MissHaley]

i looked at that link you sent me and i have come across that before  the thing is in a family picture i have thomas has sibbling but there names do not all match up i know for a fact his sibblings are david, thomas, william, james, huge, harry, mathew, mae, jean and jake

[CaroleW]

Hi

The link is to the 1901 census so will only show children still living at home at that time.  If David & Jessie married in 1874 there could be other children who were either married or living elsewhere by 1901

Have you checked the 1881 and 1891 Canadian censuses?

Note that Jessie is shown as Jessie P McCreath - could the P be for Proctor?

[ecksdochter]

1891 Canadian Census. Ontario. District 53. Pages 66 & 67.
     David McCreath 40 b Scotland. Parents b Scotland. Occ: Market Gardener.
     Jessie       "       41 b     "             "      "       "
     Hugh        "      16 b Ont.
     William     "       15 b  "
     Mathew    "        14 b  "
     James      "        13 b  "
     David       "        12 b  "
     Elizabeth  "        11 b  "
     Thomas    "        10 b  "
     John        "          8 b  "
     Mary        "          4 b  "
     Walter     "           2 b  "
     (Jake, Jack & Jeek are all forms of John. Mae is a short form of Mary)
               Regards     Dod.

[MissHaley]

Thanks so much for the help!  but im still having the biggest problem locating margaret walkers parents does anyone have any suggestions or know of any scotish sites i could go to?  thanks

[ecksdochter]

1881 Canadian Census. Ontario, S.Bruce. Page 9.
     David McCreath 30 b Scotland. Occ: Gardener.
     Jessie       "       32 b     "
     Hugh       "         5 b     "
     William    "         4 b     "
     Mathew    "         3 b     "
     James      "         1 b     "
               Regards,     Dod.     

[ecksdochter]

1901 Canadian Census gives birth dates.
     David McCreath - 23rd March 1850 (1 year out)
     Jessie -     19th June 1849.
     Mathew -  16th Feb 1878.
     David -     22 July 1881.
     Thomas -  15th April 1883? (Not very clear)
     Elizabeth - 27th August 1884.
     John -       17th July 1886.
     Marnie -    16th April 1888.
     Walter -      1st July 1889.
     Harry -      11th May 1891.
     In Scotland, Jessie is a pet form of Janet and ScotlandsPeople has a birth for a Janet Proctor b   19th June 1849  at Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. Parents  are James Proctor & Jean How.
     FamilySearch gives birth 19th June 1849 and christening 27th February 1850 at Kirriemuir.
              Regards,     Dod.

[Annette7]

Until you can get some more information in Canada your task is impossible.   Margaret Walker bc.1884 Scotland - there were 103 of them born between 1883 and 1885!!!

You need to find and purchase a copy of her marriage certificate in 1921 Canada to see who are given for her parents before you stand a chance of trying to locate her birth.

Annette

[J11]

(which i find hard to think john would be a womens name)

Although not common, girls were given male names in Scotland.  I've come across girls called Gordon, William and John!  Some may have changed them to female versions in later life, such as Jean or Jane for John.