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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: Dooker on Tuesday 30 August 16 02:04 BST (UK)
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Looking for Margaret Currie born 1880 Tayinloan,Kintyre, Argyll. Emigrated from Scotland on Cassandra 11 Oct 1922 to arrive Quebec, 27 Oct 1922. Fiance of Duncan Hyndman, Balcarres, Saskatchewan. Object of immigration , to be married. Believed to have married 1922
Unable to find verification of when or where they married.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
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Duncan Hyndman died in 1949 and is buried in Balcarres Cemetery but I don't see a Margaret Hyndman listed in the cemetery. The Saskatchewan Residents Index only has an entry regarding Duncan's death and no mention of a marriage or a death of a Margaret Hyndman. Unfortunately the Saskatchewan Vital Statistics historic database doesn't have marriages listed yet.
Who were Margaret's parents? Do you know her exact birth date?
Jacquie
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Deleted as irrelevant .
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Thanks for the reply.
It was determined Margaret Currie was born 14.Mar 1881,in Campbeltown, Argyll. Parents Neil Currie and Emelia McKinven. Talking with descendants of Neil Currie, who are personally know we have determined that Margaret born 1881 married William Mitchell born abt 1880 in Campbeltown.and they emigrated to Canada and had a daughter Millie
Emigration certificate Oct 1922 had age 40 which would have made Margaret born in 1882 not 1880 as I previously wrote. Also she gave nearest relative as Mrs Annie McFarlane, sister, Otterburn, Tarbert. Was unable to find her sister Annie and Neil Currie did not have a daughter Annie. The family lived on a farm named Bellure, in Tayinloan, where Margaret said she was born.
We were unsuccessful in obtaining a marriage record from the Sask Gov. The Family in Sask had written Duncan and Margaret Currie married 1922. She has been an enigma for years until I found the Immigration Cert on Ancestry.com in Glasgow, Scotland, Sept 2015.
Again any help is appreciated.
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There is a 1 marriage for a Neil Currie & a forename beginning with "E" with surname McNiven more likely with (soundex option) between 1865 & 1885 in "County" Argyll
I didn't go through the list but it was not in Campbelltown so could have been in any of the surrounding areas of which there are many in Argyll.
Annie
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Whether right or wrong her forename is indexed as Emilia
Annie
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Once you can confirm that to be the correct marriage, you can then check census records thereafter for the names of the children & deduce which one was referred to as "Annie"
I call myself "Annie" but not exactly the name I was registered as!
Annie
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There is an Annie Currie, daughter of Donald Currie and Margaret McIntyre, who married John McFarlane in Tarbert in 1888.
I'm confused. Are you saying that Margaret Currie married William in Scotland, came to Canada, had a daughter, returned to Scotland and then returned to Canada using her maiden surname to marry Duncan? What happened to Millie and William?
Jacquie
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Hmm Jacquie,
Things not quite adding up are they?
"Talking with descendants of Neil Currie, who are personally know(n)"
Hearsay is not a real "source" as we all know.
How much do we actually know from that period?....not much I would say.
I think a few certs. are needed to clarify things which is the only way to go from here at this point & sorry if this seems different to what I'm saying.
Sometimes typing comes across different from a conversation ;D
Annie
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Another thing, Neil and Emelia Currie were both still alive in 1922 so it seems very unlikely that their daughter Margaret would list someone else as her nearest relative in Scotland.
I think I've found Neil and Emelia's daughter Margaret on the 1911 Scotland census listed as a sister-in-law/visitor in the household of Duncan Hall. They are the only two listed but Duncan Hall was married to Catherine Currie.
Jacquie
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Hi Jacquie
Thanks for reply , Sept 2nd. Seems I have confused everyone. Neil & Emelia Currie's
daughter Margaret did marry William Mitchell and go to Canada.
Researching I was unable to find another Margaret Currie , but now know that Neil and Emelia,s daughter is not the one to marry Duncan Hyndman. Just to let you know I was very much acquainted with Neil and Emelia's daughter Euphemia Currie, married to Neil Muir. She, Euphemia, was known to me as Granny Muir and lived across the street from me. Her grandaughters gave me the information about Margaret and William Mitchell I also believe that all you hear is not true but that is what makes Ancestry so interesting.
Now I shall research the information you gave me about Annie Currie & John McFarlane. Lots of McFarlanes in Tarbert. Thanks for the information.
Thanks Dooker
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Hi Jacquie,
Have found Margaret Currie and siblings. 4 children born in South Knapdale, now Tarbert. 2 children born in Island of Gigha , Margaret was born 24 Aug 1874, in Killean which takes in Taylinloan as she said on the Immigration Cert Parents were Donald Currie and Margaret McIntyre. Will do further search on the family and try for the McFarlanes.
Thanks again for your help
Dooker