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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Dumfriesshire => Topic started by: lucy1468 on Tuesday 25 February 14 11:27 GMT (UK)
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I am currently looking for a member of my family and the only way I can start is if I can find information on my mothers great grandpa
JAMES ELLIOT BORN 1888 DIED 1967 Dumfriesshire are
his wife MARY McCormick UNKNOWN DOB AND YEAR OF DEATH ATM
I will add more information soon regarding their kids I hope someone can hopefully help me find some information.
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Hi , welcome to RootsChat :)
The Scotlandspeople website has a death for a Mary Elliot(other surname McCormick) 1968 Kirkconnel
, Dumfries , birth year c1890
It looks like the 1967 death for James Elliot was also Kirkconnel , Dumfries.
ev
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There is also a marriage James Elliot / Mary McCormick 1911 Kirkconnel , Dumfries.
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
ev
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Thank you this helps if there any way I could try find their childrens names I have one William Elliot but not sure of a DOB but I do know he is deceast
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The latest birth records available online at SP are 1913.
For more modern record searches MonicaL has kindly given this advice on previous posts -
As you are aware, this is a really hard period to research in as the records you need are not in the main available on line. Also, given that you are looking for descendants through the 20th Century it also difficult to do this through the main open forum of RootsChat as potentially people may still be alive which is contrary to RC's policy.
Unless someone recognises this family as their own and is able to contact you via the Private Messaging (PMs) service, it will be hard to progress this for you :-\
Are you based in Scotland? If so, and near to Edinburgh or Glasgow, you could consider having a day or so at the dedicated Genealogy Centres there where you can view more modern BMDs on line (past the cut offs for viewing images through Scotlands People).
Monica :)
ev
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Not sure if you have this:
They married in Kirkconnel 16 June 1911
James was and underground worker in Pit, aged 22. Parents - William Elliot, coal miner and Mary, m.s. Holland
Mary Anderson McCormick was a domestic servant, aged 21. Her Parents were James McCormick, coal miner and Agnes, m.s. Anderson
Gadget
Added - missed your second post on marriage date, ev - I was off looking for the marriage!
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The http://www.mundia.com/gb website has 2 people with this family.
If you sign up perhaps you could contact them for more information.
ev
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thank you ev do you have to pay for this site?
and gadget thank you I had some of that information its a start to my family tree it is not so easy for me to get to Glasgow or Edinburgh but we are actually looking for james elliots grandson who was born in 1934 he Is my grandmothers brother and recently her sister died and we were just looking out for peace of mind or closure for my grandmother I understand that there is only so much you can say or do online if u could find any other information I would be very grateful as I have been trying myself and had not much luck
thanks lucy
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I just checked that mindia website looks like I found the James Elliot and his son William just need to progress from there thanks again for your help guys x
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James Eliot was my Grandfather my Dad was also called James.
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Hello Hamish and Welcome
Lucy might well have been looking for you:
we are actually looking for james elliots grandson who was born in 1934 he Is my grandmothers brother and recently her sister died and we were just looking out for peace of mind or closure for my grandmother
She hasn't been online since February but hopefully she will get a notification of you post and can then get in touch.
Best wishes
Gadget
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Thank you gadget I wasn't online for so long because I actually thought I hit a dead end but luckily I receive emails everytime someone replies thank you hopefully hamish is someone I could be looking for x
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Hi Lucy - James Elliott married in 1911 Kirkconnel to Mary McCormick He was my Grandfather my father was 'Willam' one on 8 or 9 children was one of his somes I have a list somewhere of other sons and Daughters
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Thank you this helps if there any way I could try find their childrens names I have one William Elliot but not sure of a DOB but I do know he is deceast
Hi Lucy the children of James Elliott (Born 1888) included: William (my Father born nov 1911) married his first wife Kate. They had 2 daughters called Nettie , May (I met these two) and a son we think was called James . (I am from Williams second marriage) .
Williams siblings from James and Mary Elliott also included , my uncles: Jim, Jack & Andrew and also my aunties : Peg (AKA Mrs Hanna) , Nettle, Agnes (Married twice 1st for short while then a second to Miatek Pierog ) the last Auntie was called Mamie who married an Soldier called Jim Foster. Does this help
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Hi thanks for the reply sorry it took so long to get back to you I didn’t get a notification for it so I assumed I hit a dead end so if what I’m reading is right your dad was James my grans brother!?
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Hi Lucy .I have a list from the Kirkconnel parish Heritage Society Compiled by a lady called Nancy Harkness who lists the family of James Elliott (b1888) including my father William AKA Bill--My father (William Elliott was previously married to Katherine (Kate) From the marriage certificate it is difficult to see Kates second name but believe it was McHaller? . Mrs harkness states they had two daughters and one son (the girls: Nettle and another daughter May. My father also had a boy who we know as Billy (though mrs harkness calls him James?) Who i met and still have a picture of him and he must have been born in the late 30s . I can send you a copy of the letter I received from Mrs Harkness if you could email me? I also have my grandfathers (James Elliots B 1888) marriage register and his fathers marriage register? Any good?
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Yes please do email me my email (*) Moderator Comment: e-mail removed in accordance with RootsChat policy,to avoid spamming and other abuses.
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is my gran was may her sister Nettie brother James but there is also another brother younger he is still living his name is William Elliot we call him billy he was sent to Germany when he was young to live with his dad we were searching for my grans brother James when we came across her other brother billy(William Elliot)