Death of Margaret Bigham

[Gray865]

I've been unsuccessful in finding the death details of Margaret Coupland nee Bigham. In the 1871 and 1881 census she is with her daughter Mary Thomson in Dumfries.  Born about 1804 - I have no birth certificate. I have also searched with Scotlandspeople with variations of her surname. Suggestions on what to try next.

[MonicaL]

Just from the general search screen on SP, there looks to be only one death that could fit, but can't tell what the 'other' surname is. A Margaret Coupland died in 1884 in Drysdale, born 1805. Can't easily see anything else that would fit so far in the county with her married surname....

Monica

[Gray865]

I had already tried that one out Monica and I don't see anything else. Such a frustrating family.
Gray865

[MonicaL]

What happened with Margaret's daughter Mary Thomson and family after 1881? Always the possibility that Margaret died in England?

Two possibilities I saw there:

Margaret Copeland, aged 89, 1st Qrt 1889 - Warwick /Warwickshire
Margaret Copeland, aged 77, 3rd Qrt 1885 - Teesdale/ Durham

Monica

[Rosinish]

Happy New Year Monica 

Feel I'm on your ancestry "tail" not "trail"  ...

Just an addition to your find on SP...

Back in the day, people were recorded by the name they were known as....

Could Margaret have been recorded as "Peggy/Peggie/Meg/Maggie 

Also.....Only from a name in my own tree similar to Bigham......an error could be her name recorded as Bingham?

Annie

[Gray865]

Thanks Rosinish and Monica. I'm sure she was known as Margaret as I can see that on the censuses and on her marriage and birth certs. of her family and on the same certs. the various spellings of Bigham.  I tried FM* but I don't much like it as how can you tell if you have the right family or maybe I'm doing something wrong. Her daughter Mary died 1897 in Dumfries. There are other family members who well may be over the border but I can't trace them. I'll try your suggestions Monica. Gray865

[Rosinish]

I understand on census records, births, marriages where Margaret gave the details herself it would be her own giving but depending on who registered her death......that's the ?

The person who registered her death may have known her by a shortened version & therefore used the info. they had?

Just a thought (in your search) as she would not have registered her own death.

Annie