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Johnstone /Johnston Springfield . Gretna Green
« on: Tuesday 06 March 18 11:54 GMT (UK) »
I am trying to trace a marriage of George Johnstone and Mary Beattie or Mary Beattie Park , which is supposed  to have been in 1904. I have had no luck in searching on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk though I have tried various searches and also searched in Cumberland as Mary is said to be English . Can anyone suggest  where I can look next please or does anyone know this family ?


From the Scotlandspeople site I have  their daughter Elizabeth Jane Johnstone's  registration born 1st August 1909 in Gretna,  Springfield. 

It states that George Johnstone , a goods porter, and Mary Beattie Park were married  on 21st July 1904 Springfield .

The 1911 census for Springfield Village , Gretna shows
George Johnstone Head aged 35 Railway Porter born Gretna
Mary Johnstone     wife         29     born England married 8 years  6 children 4 living
Joseph F Johnstone son          7      born England
Barbara Johnstone  daughter   5     born England
Elizabeth J Johnstone daughter 2     born Dumfries Gretna
Robert Johnstone      father     66    born Dumfries  possibly Uladalebie ?

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Re: Johnstone /Johnston Springfield . Gretna Green
« Reply #1 on: Monday 13 August 18 12:49 BST (UK) »
I note that the two older children were born in England, the only place I can find where they might have been in the same area was West Derby Lancashire, so did Joseph prefer this to Francis.

Francis Joseph born West Derby 1903 and another 1904
Barbara born West Derby 1905

I cannot find a Joseph F anywhere but plenty without the middle name. Some other Barbara’s elsewhere.
I cannot find a marriage for Mary but there are some for George married to a Mary but different surnames.

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Clarke, Trickett, Orton, Lawless, Norton, Detheridge, Kirby, Goodfellow, Wagstaff, Lowe, etc.