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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Dumfriesshire => Topic started by: judyjay on Friday 17 July 15 14:25 BST (UK)
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Hello, I am helping my husband's cousin with his family tree and have found links to this/ these families through his 2 x grandmother Mary Grierson Gainon.
I am interested in the origin of the name Gainon. Is it French?
Thank you
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What timescale is involved?
What birthplace is shown on census entries
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Mary Grierson Gainon was born in about 1827 in Scotland. One census has her birthplace down as Annan, Scotland . Her parents were Joseph Grierson Gainon and Janet Grierson. I have the dates 1798 - 1855 for Joseph at the moment.
This is really as far as I have got with that line as I have only been doing it for a few days. The little wider research that I have done all points to the family origins being in Dumfriesshire.
Mary married William Gledhill of Yorkshire and they lived in Manchester. I believe her parents lived there too. My husband is on my PC so cannot double check that right now.
Regards,
Judy
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A Joseph Grierson Gainon married Hannah Nesbet on 28.4. 1857 at Manchester Catheedral
He was aged 20 occ picture frame maker father Joseph occ solicitor
Hannah was 19 father John occ labourer
Witnesses John & Hannah Nesbet/Nesbit
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1841 for Salford - children from James onwards b Lancs
Janet Gainon 40 independant b Scotland
Isabella 15 b Scotland
Mary 15 ditto
Janet 13 ditto
James 8
Joseph 4
Eliza 2
HO107 Piece 586/10 Folio 16 Page 25
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1851 for 29 Welcomb St Hulme - all children have middle initial G
Joseph G Gainon 53 b Manchester - directory compiler
Janet 50 b Scotland
James 19 b Manchester
Joseph 14 b Liverpool
Janet 21 b Scotland
Eliza Grieson 28 cousin b Scotland
HO107 Piece 2221 Page 3
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On Mary's 1851 marriage cert to William Gledhill - she gives her fathers occupation as "traveller"
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Thank you for those. I have them already but it's good to have confirmation. They certainly moved around a lot. Ah just seen the post re Mary and her fathers occupation. Thanks, I'll look into that more.
Regards.
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Hi
Joseph Gainon Grierson and Janet Grierson were first cousins....both descending from Samuel Grierson and Janet Wightman. It is not clear whether Joseph's father James married his mother Mary. Rather than France I think the name Gainon may be a version of Gunion...from South West Scotland. Joseph Gainon Grierson died in 1855 and his wife Janet in 1869. They had at least seven children.
Irene
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Thank you, that's very helpful. My husband's cousin hadn't realised he had scots ancestry so is very interested.
Regards
Judy