Looking info on Janet A Bryce born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire in 1881

[Brian Mikkelson]

I am looking info on Janet A Bryce born in Airdrie, Lanarkshire in 1881.  She immigrated to Boston and married Charles G Keeler in 1911.  We are traveling to Airdrie and would like to see any ancestry related locations there.  Her parents were James Bryce and wife Mary Lee.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Rosinish]

This looks to be her birth;

BRYCE JANET ALEXANDER 1880
651/1 241 Airdrie or New Monkland

This can be downloaded from www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (pay-per-view) with low cost credits & the birth will give you both parents names, mother's m/s & date/place of their marriage, father's occ.
The birth will show the address she was born too although it may not have a house number as such (dependant on where born) but the street or other e.g. a Farm name.

You would have ample credits to then purchase their marriage with same info. attached to get back another generation.

Annie

[Brian Mikkelson]

Thank You!  Found it, and it is her!

[Forfarian]

As the district of birth is 651/1, she was most likely born in the town rather than in a farm elsewhere in the parish of New Monkland to which Airdrie belongs.

Unfortunately quite a lot of Airdrie has been redeveloped and the street where she was born may no longer exist.

What was the exact address of her birth?

[MonicaL]

Hi Brian

Welcome to RC 

You can also check the censuses to see what the family were doing and living. This looks to be their 1881 entry. James, siblings and his daughter Janet all show as born in the Airdrie area.:

James Bryce 24 Slater (Master) Employing 1 Man
Mary Bryce 25 b. Armadale, Linlithgowshire
Janet A Bryce 9 Months
William Bryce 22 brother plasterer
Margret S Bryce 15 sister
Robina Bryce 10 sister
Robert Bryce 9 brother

Address: 62 Bell St

Monica

[MonicaL]

Did other family members head off to the US? Sister Jeanie shows as:

Birth 1881 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6H-Q4V

Marriage 1910 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4DS-XR2

Details from Family Search. You now need to be logged in to view details there, but free to register if you haven't already.

James's death in 1891, Janet and Jeanie's father https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7T9-4SK

A little history on Airdrie here with some photos www.monklands.co.uk/airdrie/

Monica

[MonicaL]

The Bryce family look to have been living at 60 Bell Street for a number of years. This is James with his parents and siblings in 1871:

Robert Bryce 39 slater b. Airdrie
Janet Bryce 39 b. Bathgate, Linlithgowshire
James Bryce 13 birth details...https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQPP-CHB
William Bryce 11
Jane Bryce 9
Janet Bryce 7
Margaret Bryce 5
Robina Bryce 9 Months

Address: 62 Bell Street

Monica

[kredpath]

I am the granddaughter of Janet Alexander Bryce born in Airdrie in 1880.  I have information that might help your search.  Janet married Charles Keeler in 1910 and had 2 children Everett (my father b. 1913) and Robert (b. 1918).  My father married Pauline Coffin in 1943.  I am Kristin Janet Keeler born in 1944.  I have a brother, Douglas b. 1948 and a sister, Deborah b. 1951.  I married Donald Redpath and have one child James Everett Redpath b. 1977 and 2 grandchildren James Parker Redpath b. 2007 and Esther Violet Redpath b. 2014.  What else would you like to know?

[kredpath]

I have already posted info on another request for info.

I am the granddaughter of Janet Alexander Bryce born in Airdrie in 1880.  I have lots of information which I will gladly share if you will contact me.

Why are so many people looking for her?

Kristin Janet Keeler Redpath