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Little is known of these grandparents, Helen beveridge who perhaps was born in Glasgow, and her husband, Andrew McCluskey who was born in Ireland
They were married in Stevenston Ayrshire in 1903.
the only known children are Nellie b @1908 in Paisley and Mary born 1910 in ayrshire.
Perhaps someone with Census Records for 1881 and 1891 may find either or both of these parents.

Blessings margaret Russell

Hi Joe - when I lined up the families of Matthew Hamilton, Alexander Leitch and William Leitch, I noticed that Matthew Hamilton and William Leitch both had a Martha. Christina Cleland had a sister Martha, but I wondered if another member of the Hamilton family could be a Martha Hamilton?

Blessings Margaret

Hi Joe - Thanks for that information about Hugh.  I think there must have been a Charles Hamilton, as William Leitch and Elizabeth Hamilton named their second son Charles Hamilton (my grandfather). With the normal naming pattern, the second son should have been John, but I have found no John in their family.
In your 1851 Census, you mentioned a Charles, Janet and Elizabeth. Both Janet and Elizabeth's ages correspond with what I have found, so perhaps Charles is a sibling. Do you think that Charles may have died @ 1850's, and that is why Elisabeth named her second son Charles instead of John??
When I started Genealogy, I knew nothing about the Leitches. My father said that he did not know his father, so I spent many wasted hours looking for his death between 1888 and 1893. Charles died in 1908, when my father was 20 years of age!!! Charles was a Letter Press printer, but on any Census records, he was listed as a painter's helper, and on his death certificate, a laborer. I wonder, was he in jail??, was he a fitful worker, an alcoholic, when my father said he did not know his father?? Charles and his wife only had four children that I know of, and most families were large at this time.  I know that there are many skeletons in the closet, and this has kept me busy wondering.

Blessings Margaret

Hi Joe - thanks for the McPeak information.  Sometime when you are busy with the 1901 Census, I wonder if you would look to see where Walter Thom was born, who was living at 99 Mordaunt St Glasgow.
You have supplied me with much new information for which I give thanks.

Blessings margaret

Hi Joe - Many thanks for your recap - you are a sweetheart, as I gained some new information.
On your recap information I was unaware of George bo@ 1838. 
With later information that I was given, the youngest child after Ann was a James b@ 1854 in Glasgow

I have looked all over for Alexander Leitch who married Margaret McNeillage before 1810, but have found nothing. He was in the British Navy, and Alexander was born 1810 in Port Glasgow, Apart from that I know nothing about them. However, I think that John Leitch who married Flora McNeillage may be a brother, as they, too had an Alexander born @ 1808 .

I did not have the information taken from the 1841 Census - Linester Lochwinnoch, so thanks again.  You certainly were burning the midnight oil on my behalf and it is truyl appreciated. The first I knew of th is family was when someone gave me the 1851 Census, so I knew nothing about George, as he must have died in the offing. They must have attended some of those break-away churches in Paisley, as they are not listed with the Established Church of Scotland on the IGI.

Yes, John Leitch married Ann Thom.
Their Walter, named after her father, died in 1857 in glasgow.
I did not know that their Jane b 1865 married a Walter Thom, so thanks for that information.
ONe child not mentioned on your listing was Robert b @ 1858 in Bridgeton Glasgow because his mother's name was typed Thorn, not Thom, as they both look very much alike when typed.

Again many thanks for your research and the information you supplied from all those Census records. I have been helping others for about twenty years and only recently through Rootschat receiving the help from others.

Blessings Margaret