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Hi,

Could you please lookup the marriage of THOMAS GRADY and CATHERINE WHITEHEAD.  They were married in Paisley on 4th June(?) 1875.

I think they were both born around 1853, Thomas in Glasgow, and Catherine in "England" (yes, it's that vague!).

Thanks in advance.

Hi Barbara,

Many thanks for getting back to me.

It’s not certain that Margaret is the sister of Jane Gordon Hixon (from whom I’m descended), but I came to the conclusion through a coincidence of surnames and occupations.  In the Poor Law Records for Glasgow, I found the following:

JOHN FORRESTERS WIFE MARGT. HIXON.
Date of visit:  23/10/88.
Born Sunderland, England.  Age 22.  Married.  Housewife.  Protestant.
Parentage - Matthew Hixon, Bottle Blower in(?) Dublin Ireland and Ann Ruth Hughes deceased.

It’s Margaret’s / Jane’s parentage I’m most interested in.  Note Margaret’s parents are noted as Matthew Hixon and Ann Ruth Hughes.  Well, Jane Gordon Hixon’s parents are noted on her BMD certificates as:

Birth certificate
Matthew Hixon (Bottle Blower Journeyman)
Ruth Hixon (M.S. Thent(?))
Date/place of parents' marriage:  8th June 1858, Sunderland, England.

Marriage certificate
Bride's father:  Matthew Hixon, Bottle Blower
Bride's mother:  Ruth Hixon (M.S. Frew(?))

Death certificate
Father:  Matthew Hixon, Bottle Blower (deceased).
Mother:  Ruth Hixon (M.S. Thew(?)) (deceased).

So you can see the quite strong linkage with names and occupations.  Both Jane and Margaret have a father ‘Matthew Hixon’ who is a bottle blower; the mother’s forename is invariably ‘Ruth’, with her surname rhyming with ‘Hughes’ (generally illegible), and both Jane and Margaret have connection with Sunderland.

Jane’s parents are also recorded as being married in 8th June 1858, Sunderland.  Margaret was born around 1866, and Jane in Glasgow in 1876, so those dates are compatible.  (Of course, this means that the marriage certificate for the parents might be sought, but this is difficult owing to the confusion over the surname of Ruth “Hughes”).

It’s due to the fact I have little information from Jane’s certificates about her parents that I was hoping to see if I could glean anything from Margaret’s certificates.

Thanks,

Stephen

Does anyone any (more) information on the following people please:

LACHLIN ROSS (b. c.1795, Parish of Strath, Skye.  Sailor)
MARGARET McMILLAN (b. c.1808, Campbeltown, Argyll)

their children:

LACHLAN ROSS (b. c.1834, Parish of Strath, Skye)
JEMIMA ROSS (b. c.1842, Parish of Strath, Skye)
CATHERINE ROSS (b. 3rd Dec 1846, Broadford, Skye)

Thanks in advance.

Catherine married Thomas Grady, probably in Glasgow around 1870-1875. 

Son, Richard, born Glasgow 13th March 1876
Son, William, born 1878 "England"
Rest of the children, Margaret, Thomas, Martha, Grace, John, James all seem to be born Glasgow afterwards.

All children took the surname Grady...

Thanks a lot,

Stephen