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The Common Room / Re: Robertson, Alexander Page Dental Surgeon, death 20 May 1938 in Glasgow
« on: Tuesday 19 January 16 01:00 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for that Harry. What I'm after is the name of the cemetery, burial place, perhaps cremation?, details if its possible to search for such details without having to go to every burial ground in Glasgow (assuming they are in fact buried in Glasgow).

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The Common Room / Robertson, Alexander Page Dental Surgeon, death 20 May 1938 in Glasgow
« on: Saturday 16 January 16 09:16 GMT (UK)  »
Searching for the burial places of my grandfather Alexander Page-Robertson (sometimes no hyphen, and sometimes Robertson as surname and Page as second given name), born 14 Sept 1874, Cathedral St Glasgow, died 20 May 1938, 40 Highburgh Rd. Glasgow, and also his wife Mary Cochrane McPherson born 8 Dec. 1884 in Dundee and died 7 July 1947 at 19 Broomhill Terrace Glasgow.
His parents are buried in Gourock Cemetery, but cannot locate them since they left Gourock in 1937.

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The Common Room / Re: House fire at 'Maryville' in Barrhill Road Gourock around 1937-1938
« on: Wednesday 30 December 15 00:16 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a try.

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The Common Room / Re: House fire at 'Maryville' in Barrhill Road Gourock around 1937-1938
« on: Monday 28 December 15 22:42 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the link, its a little different to the earlier one, and greatly appreciated. Can you explain how to go about searching such archives? I was told my grandfather (whose house was burned) used to write articles for the Glasgow Herald on musical matters, and if there should be any records of such, I would like to read them.

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The Common Room / House fire at 'Maryville' in Barrhill Road Gourock around 1937-1938
« on: Wednesday 23 December 15 05:47 GMT (UK)  »
I am trying to source any newspaper reports about the fire which destroyed my father and grandparents home around 1937-1938. Possibly early 1938, as my grandfather was not insured and the family always said the shock was what killed him (he died 20 May 1938 in Glasgow). I have visited the two houses that are now on the site, and understand they were created from the shell of the building. Any advice would be appreciated.

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Sutherland / Re: Hector McPherson 1828 Helmsdale
« on: Friday 13 March 15 20:33 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you so much for all this wonderful guidance Monica, I see I shall be very busy this weekend!
Best wishes, Andrew

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Sutherland / Re: Hector McPherson 1828 Helmsdale
« on: Friday 13 March 15 03:10 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks so much for all that info Monica, I have got onto Scotlands People and bought as many census files as are relevant, but I'm still not too clear! I suspect there must be two Hector McPherson, one a fisherman and the other a mason. 1841 Census has a birthdate 5 April 1828, as does the death notice of 12 June 1908 listing him a mason, and his wife is Williamina Munro. But a 'son', John McPherson marries in 1882 and lists his father Hector as a fisherman, and his mother as Williamina Munro! Two Williamina Munro's as well as two Hectors? And it gets worse when all these grand-daughters with the same Williamina name start appearing! Maybe the two Hectors were first cousins, I've noticed brothers tended to repeat their father's name, so there were plenty of duplications around. I'll keep struggling onwards, thanks again, no doubt I'll be back!

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Sutherland / Hector McPherson 1828 Helmsdale
« on: Wednesday 11 March 15 07:11 GMT (UK)  »
Hector McPherson, Sutherland 1828.

Recent downloads from ‘Find my Past’ do not appear to have the same terminology as that used on ‘Scotlands People’ and so I am now very confused. There may well be two different Hectors, with lots in common and not just one person! Can anyone unravel this?
 
I am trying to work my way backwards from my grandmother:
1884 Mary C (Cochrane) MacPherson born 8 Dec. 1884 in Dundee, parents John MacPherson, railway porter and Jane MacPherson (ms Bain).
Mary’s sister is Williamina, whose grandson is my cousin Kenneth Bain Shanks, so I’m confident at this point these are the right people.

I believe Mary’s grandfather is a Hector McPherson.
Merchant Seaman Transcription of 1845 says:
Hector McPherson born 5th Sept. 1828 in Helmsdale, Sutherland.
A Fisherman.

OPR Banns and Marriages for Latheron says:
06/12/1850 Hector McPherson and Williamina Munro, Latheron, Caithness.
Hector would be around 22 years old.

1851 Census has John MacPherson as head and a son Hector MacPherson aged 23 (age is hard to read) and has his occupation as slater, and also lists Williamina as ‘son’s wife’.  Are they the correct people? He’s supposed to be a fisherman.

1861 Census has a Hector McPherson aged 32, a mason (a profession perhaps not too far removed from that of a ‘slater’? + Williamina+ kids.

Earlier, the 1841 Census for John McPherson has Hector McPherson aged 12-14 for Caithness has no result on Scotland’s People, but does for Bogholes, (Bagholes?), Loth, Sutherland. Is this the correct Hector?

1891 Census has Hector McPherson, 62, Fisherman, and Williamina, wife aged 62, and birthplace Sutherland.

I don't know if the "Mac" v. "Mc" is a clue or a problem!




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Australia / Re: Tasmania BDM
« on: Thursday 02 October 14 07:34 BST (UK)  »
The surname is ROBERTSON not Robinson, different people.

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