hi pal,
i wonder how far you have got in your research?
if you do not already have this info, then it is a goodkick start!!
joseph sheridan married martha hockly borthwick(dau of john and margaret) on the 1st november 1850, greenock, these are the parents of your joseph, but i will start at the begining and hope i do not lose you.
1841 census- hamilton street, greenock (borthwick family)
john...age 35...gardener
margaret...age 35
alexander...age 11
martha...age 10
john...age 7
1851 census- 67 west blackhall street, (sheridan family)
joseph...age 25...gardener...born ireland
martha...age 19
jane...age 23...sister...drepmaker...born ireland
1861 census- 10 hamilton street, (sheridan family)
joseph...age 40...gardener...born ireland
martha...age 30
margaret...age 9
martha...age 8
james...age 6
jane...age 3
joseph...age 1
margaret borthwick...age 60...mother-in-law
1871 census- 20 inverkip street, (sheridan family)
joseph...age 50...gardener...born ireland
martha...age 39
margaret...age 19...machinist
martha...age 18
james...age 15...message boy
joseph...age 11
john...age 5
margaret sheridan marries andrew mcallister on the 7th june 1874
martha sheridan marries robert martin on the 20th nov 1874
1881 census- 16 bruce street, (sheridan family)
joseph...age 58...gardener...born ireland
martha...age 49
joseph...age 21...butcher
john...age 15...message boy
alexander...age 9
margaret...age 29...machinist
joseph mcallister...grandson...age 5
1881 census- 31 charles street (martin family)
robert...age 29...coal dealer...born ireland
martha...age 27
martha h.b...age 5
elizabeth...age 3
jane s...age 11 months
old joseph does not make it into the 1891 census, so you can check for his death cert on scotlandspeople.
joseph sheridan marries martha gordon 12th dec 1887
1891 census- 24 bruce street, (sheridan family)
martha...age 59...housekeeper
john b...age 25...butcher
alexander...age 19...butcher
joseph...grandson...age 12
james...granson...age 10...born ayr
jane...age 33...tailoress(now young)
john young...grandson...age 11
joseph young...grandson...age 8
1891 census- 8 south street (sheridan family)
joseph...age 31...butcher
martha...age 28...born ireland
esther...age 2
1891 census- 1 kilblain street, (martin family)
robert...age 38...batter & egg dealer...born ireland
martha...age 36
martha..age 14
elizabeth...age 12
jane...age 10
margaret...age 2
joseph sheridan marries christina lindsay cathie 11th nov 1895
alexander sheridan marries isabella c1896
john sheridan marries mary duncan c1897
jane sheridan marries duncan mclellan c1897 (moves to dumbarton)
old martha must have died as she is not in the 1901 census
1901 census- meadowside cottages, gaswork road, kilmacolm
joseph...age 41...butcher
christina l...age 32...born england
esther...age 12
andrew g...age 9
alexander l...age 4
douglas w...age 1...born kilmacolm
all census/marriage take place in greenock unless stated otherwise
always on the hunt
Joe