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Hi
I am trying to find information on Thomas Young who was born in Pennsylvania around 1874 but moved to Scotland before he was 7. He was living with his parents John/James and Jane in Adelphi St in Gorbals, Glasgow in 1891 and in Edinburgh in 1881. I don't know if they were his natural parents as they were both Scottish (did they go to USA then return?) or was he adopted by them, I don't know.
Thomas went on to have a son also called Thomas Young, born in 1892. His birth certificate states he was illigitimate but fathers name was given as Thomas Young and mother Margaret McMahon. In later years he took the name McMahon as his surname.
The plot thickens when Tom (born 1892) gets married in 1918 and parents are given as Thomas McMahon and Janet Young.
I am very confused, any help from all you expert genealogistswould be greatly appreciated!
Irene