So he's moved here after the Famine, the Irish folk were badly hit by the cholera epidemic which swept the east end of the city post-famine!
Skoosh.
His wife is listed as "Married" in the 1861 census and we can find no death record
Hi, can't see any sign of Bartholomew . I wonder if this could be his son John.
John Downie married Margaret Martin 1865 Hutchesontown Glasgow SP index
Bartolommew b. 1866 Abbey Paisley. D 1866 Abbey Paisley
John b. 21mar 1868 Blythswood Glasgow
William b 8 Jan 1870 Blythswood Glasgow
Matthew b 13 mar 1872 Blythswood Glasgow
George b 28 Aug 1874 Hutchesontown Glasgow
The 1865 marriage cert would confirm John's parents names and if they were still alive.
Also saw this possible death for Margaret, Margaret Downie other name Martin 86 yrs 1931 Kelvin
Glasgow.
Hi, Thankyou, sent us off down another route and found marriage cert stating Bartholomew as deceased, now wondering if he succumbed to Cholera between 1861/65. Also found son John in 1861 census in "Boys house of Refuge" in Duke St Glasgow
Hi, can't see any sign of Bartholomew . I wonder if this could be his son John.
John Downie married Margaret Martin 1865 Hutchesontown Glasgow SP index
Bartolommew b. 1866 Abbey Paisley. D 1866 Abbey Paisley
John b. 21mar 1868 Blythswood Glasgow
William b 8 Jan 1870 Blythswood Glasgow
Matthew b 13 mar 1872 Blythswood Glasgow
George b 28 Aug 1874 Hutchesontown Glasgow
The 1865 marriage cert would confirm John's parents names and if they were still alive.
Also saw this possible death for Margaret, Margaret Downie other name Martin 86 yrs 1931 Kelvin
Glasgow.
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