Alexander Baird & Agnes Wilson marriage

[DonM]

Newlands is the address on his marriage not Nethermains.

Newlands was west side of EKB on below Jackton on the Jackton Road heading towards Burnhouse Rd and Auldhouse. 

High Blantyre was an area on the east side of the Parish, Nethermains would have likely been a house by tis time and I see his occupation was that of a gardener.

Newlands was farmed by the Wilson's per my earlier post so at the time he was married he was employed by them.

The 1871 Alex Baird was still at Torheads Farm in Hamilton where he had been since at least 1911.

So, the Alex Baird at Nethermains in 1925 could very well be yours, perhaps he left there for better employment at Newlands.  He also appears in the 1920.

Don

[staceytully]

Don, sorry to be a pest but do you know if the Wilson's that employed Alexander were relatives or if it is just a coincidence that they are Wilson's like his Mother?

[Rosinish]

Catherine Baird born 22/09/30 died 25/12/1931, at time of her death, they lived at 191 Muiryfauld? Drive in Glasgow

On the VRs (Valuation Rolls) for 1931 have the following tenants either of whom may be related or perhaps friends & may ring a bell?

HOUSE 191 MUIRYFAULD DRIVE GLASGOW
1930
VR010201471-

FINDLAY WALTER
GILMOUR THOMAS
MACGOWAN JAMES
RILEY CHARLES
SHEARER DOUGLAS
WEIR DAVID

Annie

[Rosinish]

VRs - 1930 & 1935 at 56 East Wellington Street, list no Tenants of any of the surnames on your list & too numerous to add.

SP is FREE to join & Indexes are free to browse, you only pay for downloading documents i.e. worth you browsing all the addresses on your list (pre 1935) as something may pop out as a connection?

Annie

[staceytully]

Hi Annie, none of the names from 191 Muiryfauld drive ring a bell. What is SP?

[Rosinish]

Stacey...

SP is www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk site where you will find Scottish records at very reasonable rates by way of purchasing credits (cheap) but the indexes are free to browse which is where I checked the VRs.

The names of the people I listed were the Tenants of 191 Muiryfauld Drive i.e. your relatives may have lodged with either of those people?

Sometimes connected names can turn up as sponsors to baptisms or witnesses to marriages, informants of deaths etc. & may be related somewhere on branches?

Annie

[staceytully]

Ah I see. I have done research at the General Registry office of Scotland but didn't realise I could check those for free. I will keep digging. Thanks Annie

[Rosinish]

Stacey,

I should have been clearer regarding the Indexes.

The VR docs would not include any lodger(s)!

The Indexes for BMDs do not give you full info. which is only available on downloaded certs. which also applies to Census' as transcriptions don't give the full details i.e. can only be accessed on scotlandspeople site.

Annie

[staceytully]

Thanks Annie, I haven't been able to locate Alexander Junior on the 1911 census either when I was in Edinburgh the last time, which if his D. O. B is correct, he should have been on.