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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Wigtownshire => Topic started by: stephen mcdowall on Tuesday 06 February 18 22:10 GMT (UK)
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my great great grandfather Donald McDowall married mary reilly in anderston Glasgow in 1894 his father was James McDowall and his mother was Isabella McDonald. I believe the McDowall's originally came from Wigtownshire can anyone help
thanks
stephen McDowall
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Hi
You haven't given any details of when he was born. Have you looked for him on the 1901 census to establish his birthyear and birthplace?
Have you checked Scotlands People for a marriage for his parents?
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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sorry i will check :) thanks caroleW
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There is this 1901 entry but Donald was born Glasgow as were his wife and children
Donald McDowall 28 flour miller
Mary 26
James 6
Donald 5
John 3
Glasgow Anderston ED 29 Page 20 Line 17
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The free index on Scotlands People has a match for his parents marriage in 1871 in Lanarkshire - Anderston
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Don't know where Wigtownshire has come from - here's the 1881 entry - 62 Commerce St Glasgow
James McDowall 41 b Ireland - storeman
Isabella McDowall 34 b Stornoway, Invernesshire
Donald 7 b Glasgow
James Derby 45 lodger b Ireland
Mary Derby 49 lodger b Glasgow
Parish Glasgow Govan ED 4 Page 15 Line 2
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Bit of guesswork here as there are several Isabella McDonald's b Inverness around the same birthyear
You will need to download a copy of the 1871 marriage cert to get her parents names - but if her father was Donald occ ships carpenter and if her mother was "Jess" then there is an 1851 entry for Renfrewshire showing her father was born Inverness and her mother Egypt
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I see lots of McDowells in Kirkmabreck and at one point in Creetown.
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Stephen has not responded to my last reply almost 2yrs ago so we are still none the wiser as to the 1871 marriage cert