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Title: Davis Swan and wife Maggie Strachan. From East Benhar and Whitburn
Post by: angusg on Tuesday 08 May 18 06:23 BST (UK)
Davis SWAN died 1930 iat Gasworks Road Whitburn from Miners diseases.

His to a McAlpine she died 1937 inWhitburn.

Their was a son William and a Daur Jane who married an American seaman in Edinburgh
1946.
Cannot locate locate this family in the 1911 census or Janes birth in 1912 according to her
Death record.
Any help greatly appreciated.

Title: Re: Davis Swan and wife Maggie Strachan. From East Benhar and Whitburn
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 08 May 18 06:48 BST (UK)
I think the family is living at 8 Gaswork Lane Whitburn in 1911

David Swan 46 Coal Miner Hewer b Ireland
Maggie 40 b Ireland
Mary Ellen 18  b Lanark, West Benhar
William 15  b Lanark, Harthill
Francis 5 b Lanark, West Benhar
Jane 2 b Linlithgow, Fauldhouse
William 7 Nephew
Samuel 20  Son Married b Ireland
Alice  20 Married (d in l?)

Kay
Title: Re: Davis Swan and wife Maggie Strachan. From East Benhar and Whitburn
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 08 May 18 06:57 BST (UK)
If Jane's birth was slightly earlier than her death record then there is a birth on Scotlands People of a Jane Swan b 1909 Fauldhouse
Title: Re: Davis Swan and wife Maggie Strachan. From East Benhar and Whitburn
Post by: angusg on Tuesday 08 May 18 06:57 BST (UK)
Thank you so much.

I had got a couple of stray hints that there might be a Irish Connection.

Could not find the parebts births in Scotland.

Jane must have understated her age,  Also could not find her divorce from a Williamson,prior to her marriage in,1946.
Title: Re: Davis Swan and wife Maggie Strachan. From East Benhar and Whitburn
Post by: Kay99 on Tuesday 08 May 18 07:29 BST (UK)
Do you have the David and Maggie's marriage cert in Shotts in 1887 which should l list their parents

I can't see divorces on Scotlands People :-\

Kay
Title: Re: Davis Swan and wife Maggie Strachan. From East Benhar and Whitburn
Post by: angusg on Tuesday 08 May 18 07:54 BST (UK)
Hi Kay.
Thank you for SP I now have Jane's Birth at ???? Row, District of Fauldhouse on May 16 1909.
her son  reported her birth as 16 April 1912 on her death record.
Yes I have David & Maggie's marriage record from Aug 10 th 1887 on the tenth of August at 48 Benhar, HartHil,l County of Lanark

Davis SWAN who used his Mark parents were William SWAN Farmer Alive and Agnes McLEAN
also Alive.   Maggie's parents were Samuel STRACHAN Coal Miner Alive and Mary McLEAN alive.
when she registered Jane's birth in 1909 she was called Margaret she also reported that her
marriage was on the 8 th of August not the Tenth.