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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Tuesday 11 December 18 00:13 GMT (UK)  »
Actually I think maybe everyone has helped.

If no new information comes up maybe I should be content in my knowledge that I have done the best I can I should accept this connection is true based on ruling everything else out rather than being obsessed with getting the proof.

So thank you to everyone who has replied. I'm going to try and find peace that my birth for William is the correct one.

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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Monday 10 December 18 23:46 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Rosinish on Monday 10 December 18 21:16 GMT (UK)
Quote from: sinclair_c on Monday 10 December 18 12:15 GMT (UK)
To be honest, I wish I hadn't posted the extra information in this thread. I asked for suggestions of unusual information sources that I could maybe review. not the usual ones that I've already reviewed 50 times.

Sorry if I seem ungrateful

It's always relevant to know what's been found etc. as there's always the probability people will find what you have if they don't know what you have already.

In order to get help, we need to help others on our trail & if nothing else is found or ideas with what they do know then so be it.
Just because you're looking for something, doesn't mean it exists or it exists but nobody knows what/where & sorry if I sound harsh but it's reality.

Asking for help is one thing but expecting is another unfortunately.

Annie

I think the problem is that in places like this, you don't want to write a post that's 4 pages long describing exactly what you've looked at and what you've ruled out because no one will read it or everyone questions it anyway.

I had hoped by asking a general question about sources aside from the usual (I apologise for not mentioning census along side the bmd, I clearly shouldn't have started my post so late in the evening) that people may suggest other things I could investigate or how they overcame a similar problem. I should never have posted the specific details because I know no one can help with that... I wasn't expecting anyone to find the connection for me. Just to hopefully offer advise based on my original question.

If I could delete this thread I would since I'm obviously wasting everyone's time

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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Monday 10 December 18 12:15 GMT (UK)  »
Sorry, yes, I had meant shoemaker. It was late and I only remembered when I woke up at 2am.

And the Ancestry tree would be mine.

To be honest, I wish I hadn't posted the extra information in this thread. I asked for suggestions of unusual information sources that I could maybe review. not the usual ones that I've already reviewed 50 times.

Sorry if I seem ungrateful, but this has happened every time I have ever asked for help on this and it's highly frustrating.

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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Saturday 08 December 18 09:12 GMT (UK)  »
Having slept on this I wonder if perhaps I should have gone about asking in a different way.

Perhaps I should as people to find William SINCLAIR born 30 Dec 1819 to James SINCLAIR and Catherine CRAIG past the 1841 census?

If I can't link my guy back to this one,  maybe someone can find something to either link or rule out this one moving forwards.

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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Saturday 08 December 18 00:50 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: CaroleW on Saturday 08 December 18 00:08 GMT (UK)
Reason for asking was so we don't waste time duplicating info that's perhaps already been given on another forum.

Jane's maiden name was Donald according to daughter Ann's birth registration but it's Donaldson on William & James birth registrations

Have you checked the Scottish 1841 census for him

Its OK, I've asked in a number of places over the years and all I ever get are suggestions of things I've already found and ruled out.

He's on the 1841 Scottish census with the suggested mother above (father deceased).... If its the correct man. But as said, all other options ruled out.

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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Saturday 08 December 18 00:42 GMT (UK)  »
I ruled both those Williams out as you can trace them in Wick when my guy was in London

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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Friday 07 December 18 23:56 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: CaroleW on Friday 07 December 18 23:51 GMT (UK)
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This is what I posted elsewhere earlier

Have you raised another post on Rootschat as I can't find one under your current user ID

No, as I said, I posted it somewhere else.

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The Common Room / Re: Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Friday 07 December 18 23:48 GMT (UK)  »
This is what I posted elsewhere earlier:

The facts I know to be true are that according to the 1861 census, my ancestor William SINCLAIR was living with a Jane Sinclair (born Edinburgh) in St Pancras, London with children William b.1856, Ann b.1858 and James b.1860. William is working as a painter, said to be born in Wick, Caithness around 1821.

William dies in 1867 aged 48.

I have marriage banns for William SINCLAIR and a Jane Robertson DONALDSON in 1855. As far as I have been able to ascertain they never married.

I have a 1851 census record for a William Sinclair of the correct age and occupation (from Scotland) living in St Pancras however with a Margaret Sinclair (relationship states wife).

I have found no record of a marriage to a Margaret in St Pancras or surrounding areas, or in Caithness or around Edinburgh. Nor can I find any record of her death around St Pancras.

I have ruled out every single birth for William in Wick within 5 years (or maybe more) of 1821 apart from one to a James SINCLAIR and Catherine CRAIG in Dec 1819. They have a son William living with them in 1841 BUT he’s a tailor.

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The Common Room / Crossing the boarder - Scotland to England
« on: Friday 07 December 18 23:25 GMT (UK)  »
Has anyone got any thoughts on how I might trace my ancestor living in London ~1850 until his death in 1867 back to his birth ~1820 in Wick, Caithness?

There's no helpful marriage certificate or anything. I've actually ruled out all but one of the births but haven't found any real evidence to confirm it so open to any suggestions beyond the normal BMDs.

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