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Lanarkshire / James Walker & Jessie Bowie Ruddock
« on: Thursday 03 March 11 03:03 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I'm looking for information on Jessie Bowie Graham Ruddock (nee Anderson) born in Perth 10th June 1909 to John and Jessie (nee Graham) Anderson.

Jessie married James-Walker Ruddock in 1947, and they may have had a child shortly thereafter, likely in 1948.

James was born in Lanark 9 June 1899 to James-Niven Ruddock and Elizabeth (nee Walker) who were married 4th March 1892.

I have found records that they lived in Glasgow and are now both deceased John (1954) and Jessie (1987) I'm interested in any information about them, feel free to PM me.

Thanks!  ;D

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Scotland / Re: Searching for Anderson family
« on: Tuesday 02 November 10 17:25 GMT (UK)  »
I've made a lot of headway on this, though still haven't located Jessie.

I've a friend in Glasgow helping me with the legwork, and going through years of information on the house (which he visited and made phone calls and collected voter rolls) we've learned that the house on Norwood belonged to Astrid Marie Stirling-Brown in the 1940's (and possibly earlier, we couldn't go farther back) and they lived there until 1967. So now I'm having a difficult time locating information on Astrid, other than she was the head of the WVS in Renfrewshire and received a medal from the Queen for her political and public service in 1954. I had hoped there would be more written about her, but coming up empty.

There are no records of her marriage or any children, but Robert Stirling-Brown also appears on the voters list, we've identified him as her husband. He is the son of Robert Brown and Elizabeth Emily Colville, Robert Sr is the son of John Brown and Mary Stirling.

We also know that the farm belonged then and still does to the Stirling family (Archie currently) though I've not been able to connect the Stirlings of the 2 houses to each other yet.

If anyone can shine a light on where we can find more information on Astrid (nee Sorensen) Stirling-Brown let me know! (Ancestry.com shows record of her dying in Greater London, 1980.)

Also, the voter's roll lists a Catherine C. Duncan as living at Norwood in the late 40's.

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Scotland / Searching for Anderson family
« on: Monday 18 October 10 19:28 BST (UK)  »
My Mum and I have long been searching for her birth mother. Unfortunately, we haven't got much, in part because I believe her birth was a secret at the time and also when we were last in Scotland, (in 1990) we were told there was a fire at the Registrar office and everything from 1947 was lost!

What we do know is that her mothers name is Jessie Anderson. In 1947 she was young (late teens early 20's perhaps?) and she had red curly hair (from what my adoptive Grandmother said from meeting her briefly at the adoption.) We have no actual DOB.

Mum was born at Perth Royal Infirmary. Her mother gave her address as Craigarnhall Farm, Bridge of Allan, presumably she was staying there during her pregnancy, possibly with friends or relatives. My research on the farm has not given me much to go on, the website is non existent other than a phone number for Keir & Cawder Estate.

She listed her occupation as Housekeeper, and gave the address 31 Norwood Drive Giffnock, Glasgow, which we were told does not exist, though appears to exist on Google maps.

Any help or pointing us in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. Even in the event that she does not wish to be found, we would like to know if there are any other relatives out there, she would very much just like to know where she comes from.

Thanks
Megan.

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