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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Argyllshire => Topic started by: marcie dean on Tuesday 28 July 09 13:53 BST (UK)
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I am looking for a marriage record between alexander Smith (Quarry Master) and a Janet Mays which took place in Cambeltown on the 18 March 1875 and cannot find it in the GROs Scotlandspeople.
How do I contact them to search the parish records for this information. Have you a website address for them or an actual address on record. ???
Marjorie
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Argyll Archive (http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/content/education/libraries/localhistory/introductiontoarchives)
MB
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Hi Marjorie
The marriage does show on SP with the date/place that you have. The only difference is that Janet's surname is indexed as May not Mayes.
Monica :)
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Hi there
I found the marriage your looking for on this site below
http://www.myainfolk.ca/records?category=27&type=&q=1875&sort=date
It a really good site
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Hi Marjorie
The marriage does show on SP with the date/place that you have. The only difference is that Janet's surname is indexed as May not Mayes.
Monica :)
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I have tried to search through the census's from 1871 prior to Janet marrying Alexander Smith and Although I did not find evidence of William O'may and Margaret Milloy marrying in Scotland I did find the following:
Alexander O'may born 15th June 1867 @ 6pm
Father Alexander O'May Distillery Workman
Mother Margaret B. McKay
marriage May 1837 Campbeltown Address: Dalaryian?
Witness: Barbara McKay (Grandmother) & Alex McPherson
I think that this is Williams' brother.
Births: 1863 Catherine Taylor O'May born 30th January 1863 3am
Father William O'May
Mother Margaret Milloy Parliament Sqr.
Witness: Alexander O'May her uncle present. Is Catherine a sister to Janet.?
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I have also checked the census records for 1861 and it did not say where in Ireland that William and Margaret were born. I will try 1851 and 1841, but obviously I have no idea as to the time period spent in Scotland. I will keep trying though.
might need help past this timeline if no information becomes evident.
marcie dean
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Hi, you havent got a contact address for Renfrew have you.
Im having problems finding a death certificate for Muir Smith. He was married to Agnes Kirkwood and they married in 1852 in Eastwood Renfrew. On his sons Alexanders marriage cert to Janet May (O'May) in Campbeltown Argyll March 1875 it stated that Muir was already deceased.
I have tried looking for him on the IGI, Freecen etc. but my computer is playing up and if I find a record which looks hopeful and try to open it, it comes back bad request or page not available. >:(
so as yet I havent managed to find him.
marcie
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no not sister, but cousins.I have a districts census somewhere if it helps of all the o'May family where they lived , if you want a copy I will try and pm it to you. just like the campbell family which the omays' are related to as well as the smiths, alexander O'May donald,through janet campbell being grandmother to janet O'May on scotlands people if im not successful ronald john, james all the usual suspects. the campbell smith milloy or malloyfamilies all inter-related.mostly around cambelltown including in the cemetry. when they had an outbreak of typhoid they put all of the people affected into the manse and burnt it to the ground. there are also records to do with the local schools which may be of help in tracking your relatives and mine. naming all of the children in the area.