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Im looking for some help deciphering the Census from 1841 for my 2 x Great Grandmother Margaret Queen who was aged 11 at the time. Margaret QUEEN was born in 1829 in Renfrewshire to Catherine HEENEN, age 28, and Martin QUEEN, age 29. In 1841 I believe that the family were living at South Croft Street in Paisley. The record shows:

Name Wedow Queen Age 40
         Mary Queen    Age20
         Francis Milpatrick Age15
         Margaret Nealey  Age15
         Bridget Queen.    Age15
         Catherin Queen.  Age13
         Margaret Queen. Age11

I take it that wedow is short for widow?? Was that common practice then? Theres no mention of Martin Queen who presumably was deceased. Also does anyone know what sort of accommodation it was back then, presumably multi occupancy dwellings. I also see that it appears that a number of the household may have been born in Ireland. I was aware that her mother Catherine HEENEN (Wedow Queen) was from Ireland although I don't know where or when. Whats a good source to trace Irish family ancestry

Hi I'm trying to trace details on the family of Hedley Ratcliffe who was born on Jul 1904 in Atcham, Shropshire, and Blanche Amelia Griffin whom he married during July 1932 in Atcham. I believe that Hedley may have worked as a nurse in the mental hospital. At some point the family moved to Hereford. Their son Gordon Ratcliffe who was born in 1934 is my father in law.

William McCulloch and Rachel Dunn married in Dunblane on 4th Oct 1829 before moving to Dingwall sometime before the 1841 Census.

I have checked trough SP and downloaded the entry in the 1841 census, unfortunately the address isn't viewable only the house number.

At the time they have 4 children: Margaret aged 11, Elsie aged 9, John aged 7 and finally Edward from whom I am descended.who was 3 at the time.  Williams occupation is a saddler.

I know that Edward married Margaret McBeath in Bridge of Allan in on 7th February 1862 before moving to Dundee.

I have heard second hand that the 1851 Census had the family living at 13 High Street which was in fact a Saddler’s shop.  At the time there were: John (17), Edward (12), listed as a Scholar and born in Dingwall,  27th March 1838 and Christened on 22nd June 1838 – Dingwall, Ross and Cromerty, Scotland William (, Joseph (6), Jeanette (2).

I understand that the 1851 census has William McCulloch (47), a Saddler, who was born in Dingwall, Ross & Cromerty and that his wife Rachel was born in Dunblane.  This may explain why they moved to Dingwall, but I have accessed the 1851 census myself can someone please confirm this.

In 1871 Edward and his wife Margaret McBeath were living at 15 Hunter Street, Dundee. 

Again if anyone could look up the census for 1861 and 1871 for Dingwall to see whether any of the McCullochs were still there I'd be grateful.

I have no idea at the moment what happened to the remainder of the McCulloch's but if anyone has them in their family tree I'd naturally be very interested to hear.

Some of the McCulloch's went on to serve in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in both South Africa and India.  Some of the McCulloch's settled in South Africa and whom I'm trying to trace.

Regards

Jim

I was attempting to trace a number of family members who would have been over 18 when the war broke out.  I cannot find any subsequent record of them and was wondering whether if you have a name and DOB you can discover whether they enlisted during WWI?

Thanks