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1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« on: Saturday 23 January 16 16:58 GMT (UK) »
I am trying to find a Margaret Williamson in the 1901 census.

In 1891 she is living with her husband James and some of her children Isabella, Annie, Christine and Robert at Maverston, near Urquhart.

James died in 1895 and i have Christine recorded in 1901 staying with a married sister (not one of the above).  Margaret died in 1910.

I have been unable to locate the others.

Any help with this would be much appreciated.
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Re: 1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 23 January 16 17:43 GMT (UK) »
Did she have a married daughter Elsie who she could have been living with in 1901 in Maryhill Lanarkshire??

Peter Mcintosh 33
Elsie Mcintosh 22  b Urquhart, Morayshire
James Mcintosh 3
Peter Francis Mcintosh 2
William Alexander Mcintosh    1 Mo
Maggie Williamson 53 mother-in-law b Inverness
Maggie Williamson 3  Niece b Urquhart, Morayshire
William Simpson    20 Boarder

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Re: 1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 23 January 16 18:02 GMT (UK) »
Is this the family in 1881 living at  Maverston  partly transcribed as McDonald  with Elsie listed as Elspet??

James McDonald 40
Margaret McDonald    35 b Inverness
Margaret A McDonald    9
Alexander McDonald    7
Isabella Williamson 4
Elspet McDonald 2 b Urquhart, Morayshire
Annie Williamson 8 Mo

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Re: 1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 23 January 16 18:08 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for your reply.

I have had a pending note about this family for a wee while. There certainly was a daughter Elspet which would fit the age.  Also born Urquhart.

I think I need to spend some credits on Scotlands People to see the marriage of Peter McIntosh and Elspet to see who her parents are. If they are the wright family i will then look to see who Maggie, the niece is connected to. Very exciting.

Just seen your second post.  You seem to have the correct family but I had not picked up on them being transcribed as McDonald.  I do not have a copy of the original, just my own handwitten note.

Thanks for your time.  Very much appreciated.
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Re: 1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 23 January 16 18:22 GMT (UK) »
Glad it's of use.   I couldn't resist and looked at the census image for 1881.  The family are all listed as Williamson but for some reason some have been transcribed as McDonald based on the name of the previous family on the census!!!   James's birth place is listed as Elgin

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Re: 1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 23 January 16 18:26 GMT (UK) »
Have you looked at
 http://libindx.moray.gov.uk/mainmenu.asp
Both Margaret & James are there & I see that there is a couple of poor relief records for her which might help track where she is in 1901.

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Re: 1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 23 January 16 19:08 GMT (UK) »
Thanks all
Interesting about Libindx.
When I began my research i downloaded information from libindx which did not include the poor relief.    It was the same person but a different number.  I notice it no longer exists.

Thanks for your time
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Re: 1901 census Margaret Williamson born c 1844
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 23 January 16 20:32 GMT (UK) »
Interesting about Libindx.
When I began my research i downloaded information from libindx which did not include the poor relief.    It was the same person but a different number.  I notice it no longer exists.

It's quite likely that one of the LIBINDX volunteers created a listing for Margaret's poor relief record, not realising that there was already a listing for her, and then someone else noticed, probably when inputting some new information, that there were two records for the same person, and amalgamated them. I've done that myself several times when working in LIBINDX. That would account for a number disappearing.
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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« Reply #8 on: Saturday 23 January 16 21:19 GMT (UK) »
Thanks forfarian