McCracken family

[Brenda]

Hi ,

I'm new to genealogy and computers and would appreciate ANY help.
I'm searching for data on JOHN McCRACKEN born abt. 1844 Scotland . He was a baker, aged 30 , [a widower] when he married Elizabeth GIbben ,daughter of Laurence Gibben
& Margaret McCreadie  05-06-1874, Glasgow.

Thanks

Brenda

[Ely-ite]

Hi
I had a look on the 1881 British census and searched for John born 1844 + or - 5 years and here are the results.

Name                     Relationship   Year    Birth        Census

MC CRACKEN, John   Head   <1840>   Ayr   Ayr
MC CRACKEN, John   Head   <1843>      Kent
MC CRACKIN, John   Head   <1844>   Irel   Lond
MC CRACKEN, John   Head   <1846>   Irel   Lana
MC CRACKEN, John   Head   <1846>   Irel   Lanc
MC CRACKEN, John   Bro   <1846>   Irel   Renf
MC CRACKIN, Jno.      <1846>   Scot   Angl
MC CRACKEN, John   Head   <1847>   Irel   Lanc
MC CRACKEN, John   Son   <1848>   Ayr   Ayr
MC CRACKEN, John   Head   <1849>   Dumf   Dumf
MC CRACKEN, John B.   Head   <1849>   Ayr   Lana
MC CRAKEN, John   Lodg   <1849>   Ayr   Dumf

I couldn't see one as a baker or living with an Elizabeth though. Do you know when or where he died? It may be worth looking on Scotlands People http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php for more information.

[Kazza]

Hi both,

I did exactly the same thing  and looked at all the records,  I looked at all other McCracken (and variations of the name) by requesting Heads of familes only and could not find a likely-looking family.  I also widened the search by expanding the date range,  all to no avail I am afraid.

Kazza.

[Brenda]

Many thanks for the prompt reply. I truly appreciate your help.

The marriage cert. for John McCracken & Elizabeth Gibben gives their parents names as John McCracken [master baker] deceased,  & Janet McReady deceased,  Laurence Gibben, ploughman,  & Margaret McReady.

I don't know when or where John McCracken died, only that he was deceased when his son Robert , [born Oct 31st 1885] married  married Helen Loag, daughter of Samuel Loag/Logue & Mary-Ann Muir Murray 10th June 1910 Glasgow.
On Robert's marriage cert. it states his mother's name as Elizabeth Couper formerly McCracken.

Thanks again.

Brenda

[jaq]

hi brenda, have PM you.
 

jaq

[RootsChat]

What is PM  

[jaq]

PM =Private Message

[Brenda]

Just found out that John McCracken was first married to Agnes Miller .
From what I can gather she died in childbirth.

This ties in with his marriage cert to Elizabeth Gibbon/Gibben stating he was a widower.
Still can't find out where he was born

Brenda