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Looking at my information, I think I may have an ancestor who was born out of wedlock and I don't know who her father is. I guess it's possible that nobody knew, in which case I guess I've got a dead end on that branch of the family tree. Here's the information and if anyone has ideas of where to look, it would be greatly appreciated.
Based on a Scottish marriage certificate, ship passenger lists, and US census records, Margaret Clark was born in Scotland about 1883. Her mother, Charlotte Deuchar Clark, was born 28 Jan 1864 in Inverarity And Methy, Angus, Scotland. Charlotte's parents were James Clark and Georgina Deuchars.
I have a 1881 Census entry that might be Charlotte - it has a Charlotte, age 17, living in Mains and born in Inverarity, as a farm servant to the Brown family. (They had an 18 year old son...maybe he's Margaret's father?) Charlotte's marital status was listed as N/A. There was an 1891 Census entry that seemed to fit Charlotte (dairymaid living in Mains), but there's no listing for her daughter. I'd poke around more, but I used up all my credits on Scotlands People and I don't want it to turn into a wild goose chase.
On 10 Dec 1897 in Mains, Charlotte married a man named Alexander Clark. I originally had assumed he was Margaret's father, but given the late date of their marriage, it seems unlikely. Alexander died in 1900. In 1905, Charlotte got remarried to John Duncan and she was living in Mains at the time.
On 05 Oct 1906, Margaret married David Nicoll. Her usual residence was listed as Dundee, and there was no father listed on her marriage certificate. They did list Charlotte and stated that "afterwards married Alexander Clark." Margaret and David came to Massachusetts in 1911.
I haven't had any luck finding Margaret's birth certificate. Considering that it seems her mother lived in Angus throughout her life, I have looked at a few certificates from there, but none have panned out.
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