Robert Drummond of Fife

[sancti]

My Kirkcudbright lot did it all the time - the only time I found their correct ages were via bpts and deaths 

They all lived to ripe old ages if they survived childhood 

Trish - we are of a similar age, so let me know how old it is 

This should be good 

[Gadget]

She aged  on the 1871:
 

34 Carrick Street
644/5 ED 43 hshld no. 18

James Brabrook, 50, gilder, b. Edinburgh
Mary, 66, b. Mastertown, Fife
James, 23, brass moulder, b. Glasgow

[trish251]

My Irish great great grandmother took up with her, younger, brother-in -law after my gggrandfather died. She lost 10 years between census returns and never put them back!

Ruby

The Irish don't count Ruby - my Irish gg grandfather not only changed his age at every opportunity, he also changed where he was born    Gadget - I started counting backwards, years ago 

Meanwhile

Has anyone looked at the possibility that Mary was illegitimate and simply made up one or both of her parent names?  or is the birth found by Sancti 1796 the best option?

Trish

[Gadget]

Hi Trish

Unless you've gone to bed 

James Bradbrook seems to be the last child - aged 13 in 1861 so b. circa 1848. At the latest, she would be 50 ish then, which would suggest the earliest birthdate would be around 1798 - outside chance of 1796 and aged 52 when she had James but ......


Gadget

[Gadget]

Trying to get a list of her children:

1841

Piccadilly Street, Barony
622 ED 24 Folio 24 Page 10

Hugh Marr, 40-44, engineer journeyman
Mary, 35-39
Hugh, 15-19, engineer apprentice
Robert, 10
Janet, 8
Richard, 1
Helen, 1
Thomas, 4 

all down as b. Lanarkshire 

No Margaret in the girls' names 

Gadget

[Gadget]

1851

34 Carrick Street
644/1 ED 44 Page 11

James Broadfoot, 31, gilder, b. Edinburgh
Mary, 45, b. Edinburgh
James, 3, b. Glasgow
Jessie, 9 mths, b. Glasgow
Thomas Marr, 13, b. Leith
Richard, 11,b. Glasgow
Hellen, 11, b. Glasgow
Janet, 8, b. Glasgow
Matthew Glen, serv., 26, General Servant, b. Glasgow

Gadget

[trish251]

Hi Trish

Unless you've gone to bed 

James Bradbrook seems to be the last child - aged 13 in 1861 so b. circa 1848. At the latest, she would be 50 ish then, which would suggest the earliest birthdate would be around 1798 - outside chance of 1796 and aged 52 when she had James but ......


Gadget

Thanks, I obviously wasn't paying attention, my first option may thus be a possibility - for those times 52 is very doubtful, as it still is today for a natural conception.

Trish

[Gadget]

Just found daughter Jessie - b. 1850 

see last posting!

[Gadget]

So her ages:

35-39 in 1841
45 in 1851
44 in 1861
66 in 1871
81 in 1885

Last known child in 1850 - first known in 1824

Anyone fancy doing some sums