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Re: Help with a relative from Wigtownshire? I'm brickwalled.
« Reply #9 on: Friday 29 September 17 18:07 BST (UK) »
Are you using the Scotlandspeople website ?
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

That is the only place for original Scottish Census records.


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Re: Help with a relative from Wigtownshire? I'm brickwalled.
« Reply #10 on: Friday 29 September 17 18:09 BST (UK) »
All BMDs and census are held at Scotlands People website https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk it is a pay per view site and you can download and view census 1841 through to 1911 also parish records up to 1855 then BMDs from 1855 up 100years for birth 75 for marriages and 50 years for deaths after the event

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Re: Help with a relative from Wigtownshire? I'm brickwalled.
« Reply #11 on: Friday 29 September 17 18:30 BST (UK) »
Ah, yes, I was just searching for it incorrectly.

I'm pretty sure that's them... the locations and times line up.

Now to try and find birth certificates or their parents names... sigh!

Thanks again for all of your help!

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Re: Help with a relative from Wigtownshire? I'm brickwalled.
« Reply #12 on: Friday 29 September 17 20:36 BST (UK) »
Hi folks,
Interestingly on the 1851 Census  at Inch, Wigtownshire -
the address Gennoch Cothouse

William McCormack      Head       59    Tailor                             born Wigtownshire, Inch
Mary McCormack         Wife         60 Engaged in domestic duties born Wigtownshire, Stoneykirk
Margaret McCormack    Dau         27  Cotton Flourer                   born    "              , Inch
Jean McCormack           Dau        15   Cotton Flourer                  born     "              . Inch
James Wilson      Nephew    7   Scholar                            born    "               , Leswalt

Could this be James Muir Wilson? Odd that it's a boy of right name & age living at that address . Wonder where his parents are ?

Looby :)

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Re: Help with a relative from Wigtownshire? I'm brickwalled.
« Reply #13 on: Friday 29 September 17 21:20 BST (UK) »
Oh wow, that's wild!

It totally COULD be him, but I wonder how I could confirm if he is? Hrmm......

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« Reply #14 on: Friday 29 September 17 21:30 BST (UK) »
Only problem is one Gennoch Cothouse is Inch parish (1851) and the other is in OLd Luce parish (1841) - I'm not sure it's the same cottage. Could be a co-incidence  ::)

Looby :)

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« Reply #15 on: Friday 29 September 17 22:32 BST (UK) »
Oh well! At least we know Old Luce is the one we're looking for!

Thanks again!

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« Reply #16 on: Saturday 30 September 17 11:03 BST (UK) »
 HermitCedar,
Do you know what James Muir Wilson's occupation was when he married ?
And have you found him on the England 1871 Census ?

Been looking on Scottish Censuses and can't find the family :(

Looby :)

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« Reply #17 on: Monday 02 October 17 17:40 BST (UK) »
Hello!

Yes, I think I found him on the 1871 census in Toxteth Park in Liverpool.

By at that time he was 27, the census just says "born in Scotland," and his profession is "warehouseman."

These 1870s brits didn't want to give me much detail to go on :)
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