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Fife / Maxwell Family Mystery
« on: Wednesday 19 July 17 15:10 BST (UK) »
Hi, this is my first post and I'm hoping someone may be able to help with a little family mystery.
My great grandparents William Maxwell and Jane Kemp Selkirk Mill were married in Cowdenbeath on 31st December 1915. The marriage certificate seems to have wrong information on it. His parents are given as Alexander Maxwell and Jane Ross but I cannot find any record of a marriage in Scotland between people with theses names. William's death certificate gives the same fathers name but the mothers name is now Jane Malloch. Once again I cannot find a marriage record for them. I can find a marriage between a Walter Maxwell and a Jane Malloch in 1872. I believe these are his real parents as William Maxwell and Jane Mill's first child was called Walter who unfortunately died shortly after birth. They also had a daughter who had the middle name Malloch.
I also believe William may have added a few years onto his age. He gives it as 25 but it's probably nearer 21.
Another problem has been finding a birth certificate for a William Maxwell who has the parents Walter and Jane. On census records William's birthplace is given as Polmont in Stirlingshire. There is a birth record for a William Maxwell born in Polmont in 1895 illegitimately to a widow named Catherine Wood, maiden name Maxwell. Is this him?
I hope there is someone out there who can explain the marriage certificate especially.
Thanks in advance for any help.
My great grandparents William Maxwell and Jane Kemp Selkirk Mill were married in Cowdenbeath on 31st December 1915. The marriage certificate seems to have wrong information on it. His parents are given as Alexander Maxwell and Jane Ross but I cannot find any record of a marriage in Scotland between people with theses names. William's death certificate gives the same fathers name but the mothers name is now Jane Malloch. Once again I cannot find a marriage record for them. I can find a marriage between a Walter Maxwell and a Jane Malloch in 1872. I believe these are his real parents as William Maxwell and Jane Mill's first child was called Walter who unfortunately died shortly after birth. They also had a daughter who had the middle name Malloch.
I also believe William may have added a few years onto his age. He gives it as 25 but it's probably nearer 21.
Another problem has been finding a birth certificate for a William Maxwell who has the parents Walter and Jane. On census records William's birthplace is given as Polmont in Stirlingshire. There is a birth record for a William Maxwell born in Polmont in 1895 illegitimately to a widow named Catherine Wood, maiden name Maxwell. Is this him?
I hope there is someone out there who can explain the marriage certificate especially.
Thanks in advance for any help.