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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: Dalesman on Monday 04 February 19 11:38 GMT (UK)
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I’d appreciate any help with information regarding John McEwan and Agnes Buchanan and families of New Monkland. The only information which I have so far is a son also called John McEwan b.5th June 1810 who married a Janet Irvine born 22nd Mar.1812. Possible siblings of John.
Elisabeth b.29th Mar. 2nd 1807, James b. 5th Feb.1815, Agnes? and William Buchanan McEwan b.7th June 1835. All born in New Monkland.
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"John McEwan and Agnes Buchanan
The only information which I have so far"
Elisabeth b 1807
John McEwan b 1810
James b 1815,
Agnes?
A gap then...
William Buchanan McEwan b.7th June 1835
There's a big gap & William Buchanan seems to be the son of a possible 2nd marriage or different couple?
Edit...I see he's the grandson of John & Agnes.
MCEWAN WILLIAM BUCHANA
JOHN MCEWAN/JANET IRVINE (FR1443) 07/06/1835
651/60 195 Airdrie or New Monkland
Annie
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Which of the children of John & Agnes do you descend from?
This is more likely your William (no middle name)?
MCEWAN WILLIAM
JOHN MCEWAN/AGNES BUCHANAN (FR589) 24/01/1813
651/20 504 Airdrie or New Monkland
Annie
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Hmmm. John McEwan married Janet Irvine in New Monkland in January 1829. If John is the son of your John and Agnes, he was only 18 or perhaps barely 19 when he married, which is unusually young for that time.
There's quite a gap between the marriage and the baptism of William Buchanan McEwan, and I have not found them in he 1841 census. Maybe there were other children whose baptism records have not survived.
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My Grandfather was William McEwan b. 1866, Bothwell. His parents were John McEwan b.1829, New Monkland and Jane Blackwood b. 1835, Dalserf.
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I take it that you have the marriage certificate of John McEwan and Jane Blackwood, and that this is where you got the names of John's parents from? What else does it say?
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Thank you Forfarian and everyone else who replied.
This was sent to me by someone but I don't actually have a copy of the marriage cert.
Marriage Cert. John McEwan and Jane Blackwood married 31/8/1855, d.1879. Lanarkshire.
John McEwan 25yrs.b. Airdrie. Wagon Driver.
John was born at New Monkland , Airdrie. Jane Blackwood b. Dalserf.
At that time John was 25yrs. old and a Wagon Driver, living at Shawfoot, Bothwell and Jane was 20yrs.old, b. Dalserf, a Housekeeper also living at Shawfoot. (William Blackwood and Elizabeth Semple both Country Servants.)
1871 Shawfoot. Holytown
John McEwan 42yrs. Wagon Driver New Monkland
Jane “ “ 35yrs. Dalserf
Janet “ “ 15yrs
Margaret” “ 11yrs.
John “ “ 7yrs.
William“ “ 5yrs. b.25/3/1866 Bothwell
Hope this helps.
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Ah.
My reason for asking is that it's an 1855 marriage certificate. Like 1855 birth and death certificates, 1855 marriages contain some extra information not included in any other year. The one I am thinking of is that it often gives the couple's dates and places of birth.
Also, all certificates tell you whether or not the parents of the child/couple/deceased were deceased. If the 1855 certificate does not say that John's parents were deceased, there should be death certificates for them, which will confirm the names of their parents.
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Surviving baptism for children of John and Agnes all baptised in New Monkland
MCEWAN
ELIZABETH
JOHN MCEWAN & AGNES BUCHANAN
08/09/1799
MCEWAN
ELISABETH
JOHN MCEWAN & AGNES BUCHANAN
29/03/1807
MCEWAN
JOHN
JOHN MCEWAN & AGNES BUCHANAN
14/06/1810
MCEWAN
WILLIAM
JOHN MCEWAN & AGNES BUCHANAN
24/01/1813
MCEWAN
JAMES
JOHN MCEWAN & AGNES BUCHANAN
05/02/1815
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Surviving baptism for children of John and Agnes all baptised in New Monkland
If John McEwan was 42 in 1871, that implies that he was born in 1828/1829.
John McEwan, son of John McEwan and Agnes Buchanan, was baptised in 1810, so he would have been at most only 18 or 19 when Jane Blackwood's husband was born.
I think the jury must still be out.
Have you found anything on John McEwan and Janet Irvine? Census? Death certificates?