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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Aberdeenshire => Topic started by: Salsera on Sunday 12 August 18 14:56 BST (UK)
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Searching for any information on Alexander Taylor, born 18 July 1886 in Glass, Aberdeenshire; mother, Jane Whyte, father, John Taylor, a sheep dealer. He was with his maternal grandmother in Glass on the 1891 census and was an apprentice grocer in Huntly 10 years later. After that, I can find nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, CS
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Have you looked on Scotlands People for a marriage/death post 1901?
Have you already ruled out the 7 entries for Aberdeen on the 1911 census aged between 24-27
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
The 1911 English index shows an entry born Aberdeen 1884 in the Royal Navy
Outward passenger lists have 5 entries in his age range leaving Glasgow between 1901-1911. Use Alex* when searching
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Thanks for your suggestions, Carole. I've spent some time searching the scotlandspeople archives in Edinburgh for marriages and deaths but no luck there. There again, he could have married & lived in England but there's no sign of him on the 1939 register. I doubt whether he would have joined the navy but he may well have moved abroad. It's unfortunate he has such a common name but I'll keep on searching. Thanks again, CS
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Hello Salsera,
don't know if this is your Alexander but maybe worth looking into?
MARRIGE
Alexander Taylor & Maggie Robson Jamieson
married in 1922 in Glass,Aberdeenshire...this is on Scotlandspeople,
keep my fingers crossed for you :)
cheers
Snowolf
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Thanks for your good suggestion, snowolf. Unfortunately it was not the Alexander Taylor I'm looking for; wrong parents and 16 years younger. Worth a try though.