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Offline kate665

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Begg/s McKenzie - Portpatrick
« on: Tuesday 13 February 07 08:49 GMT (UK) »
William Begg b.1813-1881 Kirkmaiden, Wigtown
(Copeland Rd, Govan, Lanark?)

married Ann McKenzie b.1817-1888 Portpatrick, Wigtown.
Married in Belfast Ireland 1881

Ann McKenzie's family came from Colmonell, Ayrshire, Scotland
Bruce and Catherine

Any further info would be appreciated, in lookups, registers etc. I have searched and found little information, but I need something solid to go further.

Thanks
Niven, Nivan, Nevin, McNiven, Boag in Forteviot, Forgandenny, Dysart, and Perthshire, Scotland
Fogarty, Spencer in Tipperary, Clonoulty, Cork, Ireland
Begg, Beg, Beggs, Campbell, McKenzie, Alexander in Lanarkshire, Govan, and Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland
All names again in Australia

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Re: Begg/s McKenzie - Portpatrick
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 13 February 07 12:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi there

From Ann's DC you learn her parents names and also the fact that apparently she had been married once before as had her mother!  The parents names given by the informant lead you to www.FamilySearch.org  and the IGI entry for Ann's birth and then a search on www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk will allow you to view the original OPR entries for the marriage of her parents in Wigtown and the birth/christening entry for Ann.

The marriage - 05/11/1816 MCKENZIE BRYCE CATHRINE MCKISSOCK/FR538 M Portpatrick /WIGTOWN 896/ 0020 0261

Ann's birth - 05/06/1817 MACKENZIE ANN BRICE MACKENZIE/CATHRINE MCKISSOCK FR247 F Portpatrick /WIGTOWN 896/ 0010 0239

You're fortunate in that Brice has survived to appear on the 1841 census in Portpatrick.  You can view a digital image of the original page also on www.ScotlandsPeople.gov.uk .  This is the index entry for that.  (The census indicates Ann had a younger sister!)

1841 MCKENZIE BRICE M 72 PORTPATRICK /WIGTOWN 896/00 003/00 001

I hope some of this helps!!

Best wishes
Jean

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Re: Begg/s McKenzie - Portpatrick
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 13 February 07 12:54 GMT (UK) »
It does help lots thankyou. I was aware of Brice and Cathrine (I've also seen Bryce and Bruce), and have managed to go a fair bit back in the McKissock side. I thought it best to see if anyone else could verify, because I took a wrong turn on the other side of the tree and messed it all up.

Thanks again
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Niven, Nivan, Nevin, McNiven, Boag in Forteviot, Forgandenny, Dysart, and Perthshire, Scotland
Fogarty, Spencer in Tipperary, Clonoulty, Cork, Ireland
Begg, Beg, Beggs, Campbell, McKenzie, Alexander in Lanarkshire, Govan, and Portpatrick, Wigtown, Scotland
All names again in Australia

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Re: Begg/s McKenzie - Portpatrick
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 13 February 07 22:31 GMT (UK) »
wonder if this is your william?

1861 census; 77 carrick street, glasgow, st george

william...head...age 48...seaman...born kirkmaiden
ann...wife...age 41...born portpatrick
jane...dau...age 12...born portpatrick
william...son...age 11...born portpatrick
john...son...age 5...born glasgow
james...son...age 3...born glasgow
alexander...son...age 1...born glasgow


a wee looksee at 1851 suggests

south cresent, portpatrick

ann...head...age 32...tailor's wife
helen...dau...age 4
jane...dau...age 2
william...son...age 1

all born portpatrick


Joe
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