For Margaret and anyone else who is interested, these are the details so far.. I am helping my friend with his Irish and Scottish Family History...
Margaret Campbell, 28, Widow (maiden surname Manillis)
Alexander Scobie, 21, Batchelor, Labourer
Both of 47 Shaw St, Greenock, Renfrewshire
9 Sep 1882 St Lawrence Chapel, Gastody, Greenock
Her Parents
Anthony Manillis, Farmer, Deceased
Ellen Manillis, maiden surname Brawman?? difficult to read
Her Witness, John Drury & Catherine Drury
His Parents
John Scobie, Car Driver, Deceased
Ann Scobie, maiden surname Glass, Deceased
(I have found both these in Ballymoney & Ballymena, Co Antrim, Ireland)
His witness, Michael Condon RCC
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Alexander Scobie, 34, Widower, Carter. Private 3rd Batt R H (I presume Royal Highlanders??) Nigg Camp, Rosshire.
Rebecca Hanary Baxter 21, Spinster, Cotton Weaver, Huntley Terrace, Port Glasgow
20th Nov 1917 Paisley, County of Renfrew 23 Moss Street.
(This was his 2nd wife, the first was called Sarah and is on some Census's with him and their children)
His Parents
Alexander Scobie, Irondriller
Margaret Scobie, maiden surname Moneillis, deceased
Her Parents
James Baxter, Cycle Dealer (Born Coleraine, Ireland)
Margaret Baxter, maiden surname, Tayeor?? difficult to read could be Taylor
Witnesses
Duncan Campbell - Electric Craneman - Private 6th Batt Cameron Highlanders
Maggie Brown - Cotton Weaver
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I have found some of these on census info, looking for Margaret Manillis/Monellis/Campbell on 1871/61/51 census's I also cannot find her parents, I think this is down to their surname??
bendywendy
