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Title: 1881 Census
Post by: hendren on Saturday 10 February 07 15:51 GMT (UK)

I am looking for any information on

Philippe Maurer born France and his wife Elizabeth nee McDowall
They were married in New Luce in 1877

Maureen

Title: Re: 1881 Census
Post by: woodydog on Sunday 11 February 07 08:38 GMT (UK)

Could this be them? Nothing else similar comes up! All spellings direct from Familysearch 1881 census transcriptions

Phillip Maiorer-mar-head-28-Railway surfaceman- english subject-Prussia
Elizabeth Maiorer-wife-20-New luce
Phillip Maiorer-son-1-Colmonell, Ayr
Peter G. Maiorer-son-I month-New Luce

Living at Markdow railway cottage (Miltonise cottage), New Luce, Wigtown
GRO ref Volume 893 dist 1 page 1

Hope that's them & good luck (looks like you may well need it with the wide variety of spellings that might crop up!!!)

Woodydog

Title: Re: 1881 Census
Post by: hendren on Sunday 11 February 07 08:43 GMT (UK)

Hello Woodydog

Thats great, that is defiantly them, my gr/grandparents.
Thanks so much, I hadn't come across them before on Familysearch,  but I didn't release they had the Scottish census on there

Maureen

Title: Re: 1881 Census
Post by: ADP on Sunday 11 February 07 09:41 GMT (UK)

The Familysearch website has the 1881 census for England and Wales (listed as British Isles). It does not include Scotland (and I don't think Ireland is included either).

I guess Woodydog found this family group in the LDS CD set of the 1881 census (also named British Isles) which consists of England, Wales and Scotland (also not Ireland).

ADP