hi pal,
believe that this is your family....
1841 census- woolmet, newton, midlothian
james...age 25...farm labourer
isabella...age 30
john...age 6
james...age 3
alexander...age 1
marion pringle...age 7 months
1851 census- rosehill, penicuick, midlothian
james...age 14...farm labourer...born west linton 1837
1861 census- easter hearthstone, tweedsmuir
james...age 21...ploughman
marion carruthers...age 17...servant...born tweedsmuir
on the 7/6/1861 james and marion married in tweedsmuir
pennycook children from the marriage...
janet...born tweedsmuir 30/8/1861
isabella...born west linton 7/3/1863
john...born broughton 23/12/1864
francis...born biggar 26/11/1866
alexander....born currie 8/2/1869
elizabeth...born currie 17/1/1871
jemima...born currie 13/2/1873
william...born currie c1878
1871 census- bankhead, currie, midlothian
james..age 32...farm labourer
marion...age 27
janet...age 9
isabella...age 8
john...age 6
francis...age 4
alexander...age 2
elizabeth...age 2 months
janet shaw...mother-in-law...age 42
if i was you i would search for a death cert for james between 1878-1881, which would confirm exactly who his parents were.
1881 census- warriston road, currie
marion...age 37...farm labourer
janet...age 19...farm labourer
john...age 16...farm labourer
francis...age 14...farm labourer
alexander...age 12
elizabeth...age 10
jemima...age 8
william...age 3
after the census was took marion remarried...she married henry armstrong.
1891 census- belmont road, south park, colinton
henry...age 51...mason's labourer...born ireland
marion..age 47
william pennycook...age 14...stepson...farm labourer
Joe