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Lanarkshire / Re: weavers information
« on: Wednesday 23 May 12 15:10 BST (UK) »
Thanks to all who sent websites. What a wonderful wealth of information! It helps me to better understand what was going on at the time my ancestors were there.
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Lanarkshire / weavers information
« on: Sunday 20 May 12 21:10 BST (UK) »
Does anyone out there know of a website that would tell about the weavers industry between 1780 -1815?
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Lanarkshire / Re: Verifying a person?
« on: Wednesday 25 January 12 19:47 GMT (UK) »
Thanks to all who answered. I don't know her parents names. That is what I am trying to find. I know the marriage record says she married Peter Fisher, weaver in Calton, on Mar. 27, 1805. They came to America around 1815. She died in Hancock County, Kentucky in October, 1858. Her death record states she was from Glasgow, but as she married in Glasgow that could be a reference to that instead of where she was born. Also on the tombstone it has her name as Mary P. wife of Peter, which gives a little more to go on. Although I have not found a lot of records with two given names. Any ideas?
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Lanarkshire / Verifying a person?
« on: Tuesday 24 January 12 21:47 GMT (UK) »
My relative Mary Anderson Fisher was born in 1783, supposedly from Glasgow. On her tombstone it gives the dates as Nov. 1783. I have found 2 Mary Andersons' born in 1783 from Glasgow, one in January and one in May. The only one I could find that had the Nov. 1783 date was from Falkirk, Sterling. Is there any way I can learn which one of these is correct - if any? How far is Falkirk from Glasgow? Would that even be likely?
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Lanarkshire / Re: Donreath (Dunreath) Lord or Earl?
« on: Monday 24 October 11 19:11 BST (UK) »
Thanks to all RootChatters. Very interesting!
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Lanarkshire / Donreath (Dunreath) Lord or Earl?
« on: Monday 24 October 11 15:45 BST (UK) »
My father's name was Donreath. It seemed to be a family name. Once when I was doing research I found there was some Duke or Earl or Lord in Scotland with this name. Now I cannot find the source. Does anyone have knowledge of this name?
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Lanarkshire / Re: Finding descendants
« on: Friday 14 October 11 23:42 BST (UK) »
Seems like I have tried everything, but I may have missed one. I'll give it a try again. Thanks
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Lanarkshire / Re: Finding descendants
« on: Friday 14 October 11 20:18 BST (UK) »
Was wondering if anyone had come up with some suggestions that I could follow up on. I have searched most everything in the US. I need some help knowing where to look in Scotland. Thanks!
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Lanarkshire / Re: Finding descendants
« on: Saturday 24 September 11 19:44 BST (UK) »
Hi Monica,
Well this is quite lengthy, but here goes. My great great grandfather was Peter Fisher who came to America between 1812-1816 along with his wife Mary Anderson and daughter Jane, who was born approximately 1812. Peter and Mary were married in 1805. The reason I know these dates is because I found (when in Scotland) a court document concerning the settlement of his father John Fisher's, (weaver in Calton,) estate, debts etc., (John's wife was Catherine Cameron. They were married in 1762). The court documents ran from 1807 to 1812. Peter was named in the records, as well as his sister Margaret, who was recorded to be the wife of Francis Mouat. In doing research here on Ancestry as well as Family Search and others, I have found the names of his other siblings. They were John, b. 1763; Jean, b. 1766; James, b. 1769 and Margaret, b. 1780. Peter was born July 4th 1776. They were from the Barony Parish in Glasgow. The records were from the Associate Sessions Church. I have found the marriage record of both Margaret and of Peter. Peter and Mary's second daughter was born in Pittsburg, PA, in 1816. Their other three children in Bourbon County, Ky where Peter died before 1830. Mary died in 1858 in Hancock CO, Ky. On the 1850 census in Bourbon County it states Jane was born in Scotland and gives her age as 38, thus giving me her birth date. I know it is a long shot as there are so many people with the same names, but most families recorded so many children, it seems there should be someone left. I know that Margaret and Francis had at least 6 children.: Catherine, 1807; Alexander 1812 who was listed at their 4th child; Margaret, 1814 and John, 1818. Margaret and Francis were married in 1805. I have found various records for the other siblings in Peter's family but am not sure they are the right ones. I would appreciate any direction you could give me.
Scoswe
Well this is quite lengthy, but here goes. My great great grandfather was Peter Fisher who came to America between 1812-1816 along with his wife Mary Anderson and daughter Jane, who was born approximately 1812. Peter and Mary were married in 1805. The reason I know these dates is because I found (when in Scotland) a court document concerning the settlement of his father John Fisher's, (weaver in Calton,) estate, debts etc., (John's wife was Catherine Cameron. They were married in 1762). The court documents ran from 1807 to 1812. Peter was named in the records, as well as his sister Margaret, who was recorded to be the wife of Francis Mouat. In doing research here on Ancestry as well as Family Search and others, I have found the names of his other siblings. They were John, b. 1763; Jean, b. 1766; James, b. 1769 and Margaret, b. 1780. Peter was born July 4th 1776. They were from the Barony Parish in Glasgow. The records were from the Associate Sessions Church. I have found the marriage record of both Margaret and of Peter. Peter and Mary's second daughter was born in Pittsburg, PA, in 1816. Their other three children in Bourbon County, Ky where Peter died before 1830. Mary died in 1858 in Hancock CO, Ky. On the 1850 census in Bourbon County it states Jane was born in Scotland and gives her age as 38, thus giving me her birth date. I know it is a long shot as there are so many people with the same names, but most families recorded so many children, it seems there should be someone left. I know that Margaret and Francis had at least 6 children.: Catherine, 1807; Alexander 1812 who was listed at their 4th child; Margaret, 1814 and John, 1818. Margaret and Francis were married in 1805. I have found various records for the other siblings in Peter's family but am not sure they are the right ones. I would appreciate any direction you could give me.
Scoswe