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Title: swanston
Post by: mabel2 on Thursday 30 June 11 14:33 BST (UK)
hi
i`m looking for the parents of Andrew Heriot Swanston, born 1838 Peebleshire Scotland, Andrew was my gr,gr,gr, grandfather.
my mothers maiden name was swanston.
kind re guards
Julie.
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 30 June 11 14:40 BST (UK)
Hi and welcome to Rootschat

There is this IGI entry

ANDREW SWANSTON   Christening:  10 JAN 1838   Traquair, Peebles 
Father:  WILLIAM SWANSTON    Mother:  HELEN MAYBON 

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true


Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 30 June 11 14:43 BST (UK)
This is the 1841 census for Traquair.  Children b Peebles but William & Helen are shown as not born there

William Swanston 30 agric labourer
Helen   25
Janet   5
Andrew   3
Thomas  1
Traquair ED1 Page 2 Line 330
 
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 30 June 11 14:48 BST (UK)
In 1851 they were in Darnick Roxburghshire

William Swanston 43 b Galashiels, Selkirk - grocer/agric labourer
Helen  36 b Bowden, Roxburgh
Andrew  13 b Traquair,
Thomas   11 Traquair,
Isabella  6 b Innerleithen, Peebles
William  2 b Darnick, Roxburgh
Melrose ED 1 Page 16 Line 4
 
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 30 June 11 14:49 BST (UK)
Also from the IGI

WILLIAM SWANSTON    Spouse:  HELEN MABIN   Marriage:  03 APR 1835   Melrose, Roxburgh 
 
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: mabel2 on Friday 01 July 11 10:22 BST (UK)
thank you Carol, 
the info you gave me i all ready have, the thing that puzzle`s me is Andrew middle name ( heriot ), i cant seem to find that name anywhere, also Andrew had a son born 1864 Southampton, also called Andrew heriot swanston,
kind regards
Julie
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 01 July 11 10:50 BST (UK)
Did Andrew snr marry in Scotland as their doesn't appear to be an English marriage on freebmd?

If he married in Scotland - his marriage cert will give his parents names and also his mothers maiden name

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 01 July 11 10:54 BST (UK)
Looking at the 1871 census - he may have married in Ireland.  Wife Ellen was born there as was eldest child Mary M
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 01 July 11 10:57 BST (UK)
Luckily - the marriage is on the IGI Pilot site

Andrew Heriot Swanston to Ellen Kelly 26.12.1859 Castleknock, Dublin

His father was George Heriot Swanston and hers was Thomas Kelly
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 01 July 11 11:05 BST (UK)
Have a look at the 1841 for Midlothian indexed as Andre (no w) Swanston b 1837

Edinburgh St Cuthberts ED 10D Page  7 Line 420
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: mabel2 on Friday 01 July 11 11:53 BST (UK)
hi
i`ve looked on the IGI for Mary Margaret birth, nothing. i know that she passes away aged 19, she`s buried at the old cemetery Southampton with her dad, mum, and 2 brothers,
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 01 July 11 12:50 BST (UK)
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i`ve looked on the IGI for Mary Margaret birth, nothing. i know that she passes away aged 19, she`s buried at the old cemetery Southampton with her dad, mum, and 2 brothers,


Her birth was in Ireland and will not help you with your main query which is the parents of her father Andrew

Have you checked Scotlands People OPR's for Andrews birth?

I'm puzzled as to how you found his birthplace was Peebles as neither the 1871/81/91 census entries show anything other than Scotland?

Deaths March qtr 1880 
 
Mary Margaret Swanston  19  S. Stoneham  2c 47

Deaths March qt 1894   

Andrew Heriot Swanston 29  S. Stoneham  2c 38 

Deaths September qtr 1896 
 
Swanston  Robert Pullar  27  S. Stoneham  2c 46   

Deaths Dec 1896
 
Swanston  Frederick G  30  Southampton  2c 26
 
Deaths Jun 1894   

Andrew Heriot Swanston   57  S. Stoneham  2c 33
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: mabel2 on Friday 01 July 11 16:26 BST (UK)
hi.
thank you, i appreciate you helping me.
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: bairn359 on Saturday 02 July 11 02:17 BST (UK)
From searching LDS ..

George Swanston married Margaret Hariot 2 Nov 1807 Canongate,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland
Margaret's father was Peter Heriot.

George Heriot Swanston born 7 May 1814 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
father George Swanston, mother Margaret Herriot.

George Heriot Swanston married Agnes Boon 1 Mar 1847 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Agnes' father was John Boon.
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: mabel2 on Saturday 02 July 11 16:11 BST (UK)
hi
thank you for that info.
i`ve found another marriage in 1835 to George heriot swanston, and Margaret Burgess, they show up on the 1841 bmd free census, I'm sure that this is the right person as George was on engraver, as was my gr gr gr grandad, Andrew heriot swanston, they had 4 siblings
George
Andrew,
Margaret
Robert.
again thank you for your kind help.
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: CaroleW on Saturday 02 July 11 18:29 BST (UK)
From my reply at #11 above

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I'm puzzled as to how you found his birthplace was Peebles as neither the 1871/81/91 census entries show anything other than Scotland?
Title: Re: swanston
Post by: mabel2 on Monday 04 July 11 08:30 BST (UK)
all`s well,
found andrew`s parents, just waiting for conformation from scotland. andrew from peebles was the wrong family.