census look up please

[sue_mick]

Hi Everyone

I'm looking for info on a William & Catherine Rainey.William was born about 1790sh Scotland and Catherine was born 1812sh Scotland.I know they had children born 1849-1856 Morpeth area.Trying to find out where William & Catherine married and if they had any other children before 1849.William was a Hawker.
Any help will be most appreciated.

         Sue       

[Sparkle26]

Hi Sue

These are the marriages i have found on www.familysearch.org     extracted records

William Rannie & Catherine Will  24 Apr 1842 Saint Fergus banff Scotland

William Frederick Rennie & Catherine Mcnab 26 Sep 1842 Glasgow


Sorry they where the all i could find

Claire 
 

[sue_mick]

Hi Claire,

       Thank you for your help 

     Sue

[Gadget]

Hi Sue

Followed your trail across the border from the other thread:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,258275.0.html

This is going to be tricky because thye appear to have been together around 1835-ish because of the birth of Margaret (6 on the 1841).

Your family remind me of the books by Betsy Whyte - The Yellow on the Broom, etc. and some lovely photos of hawkers, travellers and tinsmiths in the School of Scottish Studies. There was an obvious pattern to the movements from Aberdeenshire and further north in the summer down through Fife in the winter.  Rainey appears to be an Aberdeenshire/NE Scotland surname.

I think it will be very difficult to trace them using the 'normal' records. They were most likely married by declaration. The best course of action might be to try and see if one of the children who was born later in Northumberland was registered and, if so, to get the birth certificate. This would give Catherine's maiden surname.

Regards

Gadget

[Gadget]

Thomas Rainey - appears as 4 mths on the 1851:

Thomas Rainey, Morpeth,  Dec quarter , 1850, vol 25, page 335

This should give you Catherine's maiden name.

Gadget

[sue_mick]

Hi Gadget,

   Thank you for your help.   Ive sent away for Thomas birth certificate.

    Sue