Hi
This is the other way round from many requests for information. I have been following a Muirhead family from St Ninians Parish near Stirling in central Scotland. My ancestors, as far back as I can go, are John Muirhead and Janet Adam who had children born about 1793-1813. They were born at Drum Farm, beside Dundaff Hill and the River Carron. I have been able to follow most of that generation. The youngest one, Peter Muirhead, has given me the most trouble. I know he married a Margaret Adam also from Carron Valley. In the 1861 census they were living in St Ninians village. Peter was working with his older brother, Thomas, on a farm in the area. Margaret was at home with younger children Janet and Margaret. Older children Elizabeth and John were working as servants locally at that time.
After that I could find no trace.
I ordered from New Zealand death certificates for a Peter and a Margaret Muirhead. They died at Templeton near Christchurch. There are many things in the records that suggest this is the same family-occupation, how long been in NZ (since 1863), three daughters and one son and name of Peter's fathers.
However his mother's name is recorded as Margaret, not Janet; the ages of the children are close but not quite matching those in 1861 (and the certificate does not name them). Margaret is recorded as Adams with the added "s".
I wondered if any descendants of Peter and Margaret's children could help me.
Thank you for reading
Mary
