FINDLATER

[jeanhemm]

The Findlater family left Ireland between 1830 and 1837, the first record is in the 1841 Maybole census showing Elizabeth Findlater married to William Brown with their family, mother Mary and sister Caroline also.  Another entry shows Alexander wife Sarah and daughter Elizabeth staying in Ladyland, Maybole.  Has anyone any idea the whereabouts of the rest of the family and the Brown family also?

Tx

Jean   

[runningbear]

sorry jean, but i have no idea who the rest of the family is? do you have names for the family

staying in maybole in 1841 are

alexander

caroline

mary

living in aberdeen is sarah

living in wigtownshire is thomas

we can find them if you share a little more info

trying to help

Joe

[jeanhemm]

Hi

The family are:
Mary (Cowan) Findlater c 1781 living with dau Elizabeth in Back Road in 1841
Alexander Findlater c 1811 Ireland
Wife Sarah c 1816 maybe Scotland
dau Elizabeth c 1838 Kirkcolm
son Thomas c 1842 Maybole
dau Janet c 1850 Maybole
dau Mary c 1856 Maybole
dau Helen c 1845 Maybole
son James c 1848 Maybole
dau Jessie c 1851 Maybole

bro Thomas c 1808 Ireland - can't find
sis Elizabeth c 1810 Ireland m William Brown had 7 sons between 1830 and 1841 settled in Maybole - Back Road
sis Caroline c 1820 living with sis Elizabeth in back road in 1841 m Charles Smith in 1841 in Maybole (4 dau and 1 son)

I have no idea what happened to most of this family after 1841 - Moor Findlater was my husband's great grandfather who married Mary Henderson Harvie in Maybole 1891.

Any info would be great.

Thanks

Jean

[runningbear]

let me start with your elusive thomas

1851 census; cottage 2, south cairn, kirkcolm, wigtownshire

thomas...head...age 41...ag labourer...born ireland
elizabeth...wife...age 38...born kirkmaiden wigtownshire
thomas...son...age 19...carpenter
helen...dau...age 12
john...son...age 11
james...son...age 8
elizabeth...dau...age 5
samuel K...son...age 3
mary P...dau...age 1

all children born kirkcolm

1861 census; dally cottage, kirkcolm

thomas...head...age 50...ag labourer...born ireland
elizabeth...wife...age 48...born kirkmaiden
helen...dau...age 22...needle worker
elizabeth...dau...age 16...house worker
mary...dau...age 12...nurse
charles W...son...age 9
gavin...son...age 7
ann...dau...age 5
james...son...age 2

children all born kirkcolm (i counted 11 children so far!!!!)

wonder if this one belongs to you

1851 census; rosehearty, pitsligo, aberdeen

sally...age 44...soldier's widow...born ireland


Joe

[runningbear]

here is elizabeth brown, no sign of william

1851 census; ballary, maybole

elizabeth...head...age 53...born ireland
alexander...son...age 18...ag labourer
william...son...age 16...ag labourer
moor...son...age 14
john...son...age 11
charles(twin)...son...age 9...born maybole
james(twin)...son...age 9...born maybole

all children born kirkcolm, wigtownshire unless stated otherwise

also in the household transcibed as lodgers are the mc mitchien family from ireland.

mary...age 33...ag labourer
mary jane...age 30
james...age 13
john...age 10


1861 census; weaver vennal (west side) maybole

elizabeth...head...age 63...former domestic servant...born ireland
william...son...age 28...railway surfaceman
moor...son...age 26...railway surfaceman
charles(twin)...son...age 20...shoemaker
james(twin)...son...age 20...shoemaker

2 of the sons have brought their children with them to grandma's house

john...age 3...born girvan
elizabeth...age 2...born girvan

elizabeth...age 3...born coylton


Joe

[runningbear]

the smith family

1851 census; mochrum cottage, kirkoswald

charles..age 40..ag lab..born drumore, county down
caroline..age 30..born castle down, county derry
margaret...dau...age 9
mary...dau...age 7
jane...dau...age 4
william...son...age 1

children born maybole

1861 census; coral glen, maybole

charles...head...age 45...drainer...born ire
caroline...age 40...born ire
margaret...dau...age 17...servant
jane...dau...age 14
annbell...dau...age 8


Joe

[jeanhemm]

Thanks Joe - that's brilliant I'll add the info to my tree and see how it fits.

Thanks again

Jean

[runningbear]

hi jean, it is no wonder you could find ni info on alexander, it has been doing my nut in!!! i do not like getting beat!!!

he was transcribed under the name FINLAY!!!

1851 census; back vennal, maybole

alexander...head...age 40...ag labourer...born ireland
sarah...wife...age 32...born ireland
elizabeth...dau...age 13...born kirkcolm
thomas...son...age 9
helen...dau...age 7
james...son...age 3
jessie...dau...age 9 months

all born maybole unless stated otherwise


by the 1861 census it looks like alexander is working with his brother-in-law charles smith, he is also staying in the same area, sadly no mention of sarah and young jessie, you may want to check SP for their deaths

1861 census; coral glen, maybole

alexander...head...age 50...drainer...born ireland
elizabeth...dau...age 23...servant...born kirkcolm
thomas...son...age 20...drainer
ellen...dau...age 15
james...son...age 13
mary...dau...age 3

happy hunting jean

Joe

[jeanhemm]

Hi Joe

Thanks for the details - I didn't have them on the 1851 or 1861 census.  Could only find Elizabeth on the 1871 census with her children, her brother Thomas took care of them after her death in 1881.  Found Thomas on the 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901 census, unfortunately he had no family of his own.

Sarah (Hewitt) Findlater, Alexander's wife died 23 Jun 1857 and was buried in Maybole Cemetery.  Alexander died 29 Oct 1865 probably buried in Maybole Cemetery as well.

I also have a Janet Findlater born around 1850 but she seems to have disappeared from the  1851 census and Jessie from the 1861 census, can only presume they had both died in between the census taking place.

Once again thanks for giving me some new avenues to explore.

Jean