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I see that Annie B Maxwell and John McColl were married in Blythswood (Glasgow) in 1906, and that Annie died in Renfrew in 1966 aged 83. If that age is accurate, Annie could have been born in 1882 or 1883. Have you actually got her birth certificate?
Allan Maxwell and Grace Beveridge were married in Gorbals parish (Glasgow) on 12 July 1839, and there were two sons, John b 1844 and Robert b 1847.
I take it that Allan is the one who died in Hamilton in 1894, aged 79? And Grace died in Hamilton in 1902, aged 80.
In 1851 the family were in Glasgow. Allan was aged 36, born in Govan. So if his age is accurate he was born in 1814/1815. With him were his wife Grace, sons John and Robert, and mother-in-law Jean Rea, 54. You can look up a transcription at
https://freecen1.freecen.org.uk/cgi/search.pl and you should view the original at Scotland's People
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk to make sure that the transcription is correct.
They were also in Govan in 1841, Allan, 25; Grizel, 20; and Archibald, 20. (Grace and Grizel are interchangeable in Scotland, so if you are looking for a Grace and can't find her, or for a Grizel and can't find her, try the other name.)
There is no record of the marriage of John Maxwell and Anne Borland, but there are baptisms of 8 children: John 1812, Janet 1814, John 1817, Archibald 1822, Esther 1824, James 1827, Anne 1830 and Mary 1834. No record of Allan's baptism but it seems plain enough that he was born in Gorbals, where all his siblings were born.
The 1841 census has a Maxwell household in Govan consisting of John, 50; Ann, 50; James, 13; Ann, 9; and Mary, 7. Adults' ages were supposed to be rounded down to the nearest 5 years in the 1841 census, so if their ages are accurate John and Ann Sr would both have been born between 1786 and 1791.
In 1861 Annie is listed as a widow, aged 60, born Govan. With her are her daughters Annie, 20 and Mary, 12. This is from a transcription - 12 may be a misreading of 17. Look at the original to make sure.
An Ann Maxwell or Borland died in Hutchesontown (Glasgow) in 1881, aged 90. If she is your Ann Borland, her death certificate should tell you the names of her parents including her mother's maiden surname.
As John obviously died before the start of civil registration in 1855, there will be no death certificate for him. He could be the 60-year-old John Maxwell who died in Gorbals (Glasgow) in May 1854, and it is possible that the burial record might give some indication of where he was born.
Once you have got all the death certificates and checked the originals of the census, come back and tell us what you have learned, and we can see what else we can find.
