Abandoned Shanks children from Whithorn

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It's transcribed as MacBoyde but I bet you it's McBryde. Let me see if I can find the family again.

Sorry in 1881 there is  just the two girls and the grandparents. I think I may have found Andrew in 1891

Andrew Muir Shanks age 20 - Bank Clerk -adopted son

Living at Glenvalloch (sp??) with

Georgina Galloway - 65
Andrew Muir - 70
Janet Muir - 74

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Census 1901

I found a Sarah (32) and William McBryde (36) that could be them living in Glasgow barony 129 Bucclench St

He is still a manager Spirit Trader - I think it's them:)

Three children

Alexander McBryde - 11
Janes (?) F S McBryde - 8
Sarah McBryde - 10

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Census 1901

Janet Gallowway Shanks - age 23 - relationship - Grand Niece

Whithorn at an address given as Glenvllagh - ??

With the following people:

Janet Muir - 87 - head
Susan Russell - 19 - servant
Andrew M Shanks - 30 - Grand Nephew - Insurance Agent
Janet Vera Shanks - 4 - Grt Grand Niece
Jeame Shanks - 7 - Grt Grand Niece
Nancy R Shanks - 30 - Grand Niece

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Thomas and Andrew have the same birth year?

mab

[andrew shanks]

Hi there

Thank you for this info - it is all very interesting to me.

I don't now at this stage who Georgina Galloway,
Andrew Muir and Janet Muir are in 1891.  Presumably Andrew is the brother of Archibald Muir (father of Jane Muir b1848)?

Also, I don't know anything about the Grt Grand Nieces that you have found in 1901:

Janet Vera Shanks - 4 - Grt Grand Niece
Jeame Shanks - 7 - Grt Grand Niece
Nancy R Shanks - 30 - Grand Niece

Hopfully someone will know who these people are so that I can tie them into my tree.

 

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I can't find Thomas, sorry. I don't see him in 1871 with his family

Nancy R Shanks was born in Sorbie - so were the children

Just a real big stretch but I found the following.

I did a search on  Nancy R ...no last name...and I found a Nancy R Garrie aged 1 Born Sorbie living with in 1871:

James Garrie - Head age 43 Minister born Mongie (?) Perthshire
Jane Garrie - wife - age 30 born Sorbie
Margaret S garrie - age 3 - Born Sorbie

Living in Sorbie at the Free Church Manse - he is the Minister

Georgina Galloway is listed in 1891 as a sister-in-law born in Sorbie - Domestic housekeeper retired.

mab

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John Shanks b1842

I forgot to add that he was also a Grocer.
 

mab

[andrew shanks]

Thanks very much for all of this info.

Things are starting to fit together quite nicely.

I have Andrew Muir Shanks and Thomas Shanks both born 03 Jan 1871 at Whithorn.  As Thomas does not seem to appear in the 1871 then I guess he either died in infancy or never existed at all.

I'm still not sure quite how the 'sister-in-law' Georgina Galloway fits in.  Does anyone know how the Galloway family connects into all of this?

Also, how the 87 yr old head of household in 1901, Janet Muir, fits in is a mystery to me.  Any contributions here would be very welcome!!!

 

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Georgina Galloway - I found her in domestic service as a cook 1851, 1861, 1871. Do you want details of who she worked for?

However, it's hard to say who she is. The obvious conclusion would be that she is Janet Muir's sister One of the children was called Janet Galloway Shanks so Galloway might be a family name.

Unfortunately the records I'm looking at don't give marital status. Hard to know if Galloway is Georgina's maiden name or a married name. You'd have to go to SP to see the originals for a cost.

She was living with Andrew and Janet in 1881. Same household.