1825 birth

[MonicaL]

Probably just a co-incidence that there is a Cameron in the same household. Your Mary's marriage bann entry in 1845 in Glasgow on IGI is an actual extract from the OPRs. Also given her age, b. c. 1825, unlikely she would have been married by 1841 (she would have been 15/16).

There really isn't anything showing for Mary's family either on the OPRs (via Scotlands People) or IGI. The only thing I've noticed from the 1841 census is a number of entries for a Mary Cameron with her birth year working as servants in Glasgow. If her parents died when she was was young, she could well have been working from a young age.

In the 1851 Census there is only one entry for a Cameron with a Symington birth place +/- 10 yrs Mary's birth year. There's an Agnes Cameron b. 1831 working as a FS in Bute showing as born in Symington.

Regards.

Monica

[hume]

Again, thanks for the reply. I knew it was too good to be true. 

Regarding the Agnes in Bute, Mary was there with her two sons in 1861 so it's a possibility this is a relation of some sort.

[MonicaL]

I've just seen the 1861 Census entry. I was also thinking whether the Agnes from 1851 could be a sister.

Did Mary re-marry, she was still young in 1861 to remain a widow?

Monica

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I've just seen the 1861 Census entry. I was also thinking whether the Agnes from 1851 could be a sister.

Did Mary re-marry, she was still young in 1861 to remain a widow?

Monica

No, as far as I know, she never remarried. In 1851, she's listed as a widow, living with her brother-in-law's family and her two sons. In the next few, she's living with them too.

[MonicaL]

Agnes Cameron died in 1867 in Bute, married to Robert Black.....and she was a sister to Mary  Parent details the same.

Monica

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Agnes Cameron died in 1867 in Bute, married to Robert Black.....and she was a sister to Mary  Parent details the same.

Monica

Thank you so much for this information.  I had always wondered why Mary & sons went to Bute but now I know!

[MonicaL]

Agnes and Robert's 1861 Census entry:

Robert Clark    35, mason (master), b. Galloway, Kirkcudbright
Agnes Clark    30, b. Symington
Mary L Clark    5, b. Rothesay
Mary A L Clark    3, b. Rothesay
Elizabeth L Clark under 9 months, b. Rothesay

Address: 10 Castle St, Rothesay, Bute

[MonicaL]

I've just noticed there are two daughters with the name of Mary.......no idea as to why, as per index.

Monica

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I've just noticed there are two daughters with the name of Mary.......no idea as to why, as per index.

Monica

It seems to be correct. familysearch lists both a MARY LIGHTBODY CLARK (b.1855) and a MARY ANN LIGHTBODY CLARK (b.1858) for the parents. Once again, thanks for the information. Although there's no sign (yet!) of their (Mary and Agnes') births, least I know they existed.