janet smith b.08/06/1880

[dancermunro]

looking for Janet Smith believe her mothers Christian name was Hanah. Janet married Alfred Glover (b.16/06/1882 Liverpool) .
Believe she was living in 1 Nielson Place, Kirkcowan(?) Wigtownshire approx 1934

[lindy-lou]

hi dancermunro
welcome to rootschat
have you got janet's birth or marriage cert?

this could be janet & hannah in 1881 census....living with hannahs father

70 High Street,Kirkcowan

Richard Smith, head, age 49, b.ireland, occ labourer
Hannah Smith, dau, age 26, b.Kirkcowan, occ house keeper
Janet Smith, granddaughter, age 9mths, b.kirkcowan
Mary Smith,granddaughter,age 6,b.kirkcowan
James Smith,grandson,age 3, b.kirkcowan
Ellen Smith, granddaughter,age 3, b.kirkcowan

hope this of help to you

lindy-lou

[dancermunro]

Wow- this is fantastic!!
My Dad's Grandmother (Janet Glover nee Smith) brought him up.
Janets husband -Alfred thought she was born 08/06/1882 until the day of her funeral when he found her birth cert and the anger that she had lied so he didn't know she was 2 years older than him kept him going through the day!
I can't find a date of their marriage so thought they may have married in Scotland. Their daughter Marjorie Helen Glover was born in Toxteth Park Liverpool Oct-Dec 1909.
Sadly my Dad died in 2002 and details he gave us was limited - loved Gramp and Gran dearly Thats why Iam trying to trace both their histories.
Other places mentioned - Castle Douglas + Kirkcubridgeshire(?)
Any other help much appreciated - I'm hooked.
Thanks again

[lindy-lou]

hi
yes....its very addictive, the more info you find the more you want to know!

i'll have a look to see if i can find janets marriage, then see if i can find more census details for you.

lindy-lou

ps...sors for taking so long to reply, was on school run

[dancermunro]

......and Im meant to be running my pub!! Never mind they can wait

[lindy-lou]

hi again
ok...janet and alfred married 4/8/1905, kirkcowan....

do you know alfreds parents names?

lindy-lou

[lindy-lou]

1871 census
hannah living with both parents

main st, kirkcowan

richard smith, head, age 39, b.ireland, occ Labourer
ellen smith, wife, age 40, b. penninghame, wigtown
hannah smith, dau, age 16, b.kirkcowan, occ day labourer
jas smith, son, age 14, b.auningham, wigtown, occ agriculture labourer
william, son, age 10, b. kirkcowan, scholar

lindy-lou

[lindy-lou]

1861 census
address " barhorse private", kirkcowan

richard smith, age 29 b.ireland, occ ag lab
helen smith, age 30, occ ag lab
hannah smith, age 6, scholar
james smith, age 4
william,age 8 mths

away to sort dinner out, i'll look more after dishes etc

lindy-lou

[dancermunro]

Not 100% possibly Joseph and Elizabeth - think he had an older sister called Ellen- think she then married William Robertson and had a son William killed very young in WW1
Alfred DOB. 16/061882 but think it was Toxteth Park Liverpool. For some reason his father was banished from the rest of his family in Prescot/St. Helens areas of Liverpool sometime also mentioned as West Derby/Cronton.
Thank you so so much for taking so much trouble.
Dad not wanted by his parents (conceived out of wedlock) so brought up by Janet & Alfred- much of the time in Scotland.
Thanks again