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« on: Thursday 04 July 13 09:00 BST (UK) »
Hi Jane
Thank you for your interest in helping me...two heads etc etc ...I have all of those Census and it was while my researcher was searching in Maybole for a marriage for Helen DOUGLAS and John Cochrane as per my great grans marriage cert and several of the childrens baptisms that she realised there was not one there only for one of Helen McBride and JC. Also all the names were the same as Helens family and grandparents and this is where we realised what had happened. Jane was in Maybole in 1861 under McBride with her younger children Hannah and Robert and a grandson Andrew Dick 5 yrs then we find her in 1871 under Douglas with Andrew 15 yrs....
I believe there was lot of wrong info in 1841 with ages being rounded off and yes, I think a William may have died and a sibling named for him as was tradition.
I have the death record for him but the wrong name was given for his mother however I think it was the informants mother when asked by the registrar he would have just said mother and the guy would have given his mothers name. On the cert, it has see Register of Corrected Entries and
there it says died in his mothers house after being injured in the explosion..I also have a copy of the newspaper report where several men were killed and a poem written about "The Terrific Explosion at Mossend" 1863. I could send the poem but am not sure how to attach it to this sorry.
A William was born in 1839 not a John as I just checked the OPR that I have but I feel that one may have died hence the baptism or just worng dates.
Its quite fascinating and good to have another person to mull things over with
Thank you again Jane