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Title: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow *****completed****
Post by: ocian_c on Monday 18 June 18 19:42 BST (UK)
Hi everyone I have come across this note in some family belongings, however I don’t know where to start in trying to trace this relative. I looked at a couple of Scottish census I can’t seem to find her. Any ideas how I could track her?
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow
Post by: merryhow on Monday 18 June 18 19:51 BST (UK)

Any date on the envelope or note?
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow
Post by: Pennines on Monday 18 June 18 19:53 BST (UK)
Do you have any rough idea of a date? Can you discern any sort of postmark?

 If so -- you may be able to look at electoral registers for that[/b] address. That should show who was living there - head of house anyway if it was before women obtained the vote!
 
The old Electoral Registers for Glasgow -- may be in the local library -- but I am not sure about that.

Just a thought.

(Edit -- sorry didn't mean all that to be in bold type -- I'm not shouting honestly!)
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow
Post by: ocian_c on Monday 18 June 18 19:57 BST (UK)
Hey all thanks for your replies I’d hazard a guess at early 20th century. I’m in Ireland so are electoral rolls on scotlandspeople?
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow
Post by: Pennines on Monday 18 June 18 20:09 BST (UK)
I have just 'googled' Electoral Rolls, Scotland --- it seems that there are Glasgow ones on the Ancestry website - searchable by name.

https://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=61020

You would need to have a subscription though.
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow
Post by: ocian_c on Monday 18 June 18 20:46 BST (UK)
I have found her thank you so much 👍
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow *****completed****
Post by: Pennines on Tuesday 19 June 18 10:20 BST (UK)
Really pleased for you.
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 19 June 18 10:47 BST (UK)
Quote from: Pennines on Monday 18 June 18 20:09 BST (UK)
I have just 'googled' Electoral Rolls, Scotland --- it seems that there are Glasgow ones on the Ancestry website - searchable by name.
https://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=61020
You would need to have a subscription though.
You can search many of the Electoral Rolls for Scotland at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk free of charge without having a subscription to Ancestry.
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow *****completed****
Post by: Pennines on Tuesday 19 June 18 11:04 BST (UK)
Thank you Forfarian -- I did look on Scotland's People, but couldn't actually see any Electoral Rolls. That is useful to know and I will search more thoroughly next time -- did notice a 'Search by Place' -- and looked at that section -- but didn't really understand it.

Must try harder next time.
Title: Re: Mary Jane Barnett - Glasgow *****completed****
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 19 June 18 11:12 BST (UK)
Quote from: Pennines on Tuesday 19 June 18 11:04 BST (UK)
Thank you Forfarian -- I did look on Scotland's People, but couldn't actually see any Electoral Rolls. That is useful to know and I will search more thoroughly next time -- did notice a 'Search by Place' -- and looked at that section -- but didn't really understand it.
My apologies - it is Valuation Rolls you can search on SP. Slip of the brain.