Tinwald Mill, Dumfriesshire

[Jamjar]

It's good to see you making progress.

Who was the informant on Helen's death cert?

On the '51 census, there is a John at Cowshaw.

Jamjar

[Gadget]

Hi Jamjar 

It was a William Hall, grandson in law (not present)


Gadget

added -she must be there in the 1851 somewhere - relatives in another parish but nothing yet. There's a Helen in Caerlaverrock, sister but it's not her    I've used Nellie/Ellen - one and two ls. Nicholson variations and Jardine 

[Maggie.]

Hi Jamjar - the informant is William Hall, grandson in law, not present.

Gadget - you are a gem  ......... are you not sick of Nicholsons yet   

Maggie - disappearing under lumps of paper

(oops - snap  )

[Gadget]

 

Maggie - I try to look through every family in Dumfries and Kirkcudbright and Wigtown in case I find my missing link 

I thought you'd gone to bed!

[Maggie.]

I thought you'd gone to bed!

No chance with this lot rattling around in my brain 

Just been trying to find other son Benjamin in case mum was with him in '51 - no joy.  There's one in Birkenhead, England with children of the right names but he is Benjamin C. and my Benjamin wasn't baptised with a middle name.  No mother Helen living with him anyway.

That Caelaverock Helen - I pondered her for a bit but she must be a spinster.

added later - Helen is 'Nelly' in some records

[Gadget]

The Caerlaverock one is down as a sister to a ? Nicholson - listed as a 'spinner'. I've not checked the original image - it might be worth you having a look if you think it might just be her  - is it worth 6 units 

If she was the one with father David Jardine on the IGI, she should be b.Dumfries

[Maggie.]

Nope - not the one

This one is an unmarried sister of Robert Nicholson both born in Ruthwell

[Jamjar]

Did you notice the Hall family living at the mill on the '51 census?

Shouldn't you be sleeping? 

Jamjar

[Maggie.]

Hi Jamjar,

Yes I should be sleeping 

Will check out the Hall family tomorrow - I'm beyond it now.

Thanks for your interest 

Maggie