Thomas Henderson - Dumfries to Newfoundland

[Topspin]

Looking for information on Thomas Henderson who was born in Dumfries, Scotland. Specifically, I am searching the name of Thomas’ parents. Thomas married Ann Gordon on 6 May 1864 in Newfoundland. They had at least six children, James Edgar, Jean, Reuben Gordon, Thomas, Robert, and William. They lived in Harbour Grace then possibly St. John’s.

[dannybou]

Hi

Was able to locate an entry into the 1864 - 1865 Hutchinson's Directory for Newfoundland:

Harbour Grace

Henderson Thomas, clerk, Water, near Le Marchant.

Website: http://ngb.chebucto.org/H1864/1864-index.shtml

And also in Lovell's 1871 Provincial Business Directory

Henderson Thomas, clerk, Cochrane

A good source for research is this website: http://ngb.chebucto.org/index.html

[Janice M]

You could try searching the Paper of Record site. They have a few years of the Harbor Grace Standard newspaper as well as one year of the St. John's Morning Chronicle. You have to join, but it is free.

http://www.paperofrecord.com/

Janice

[Janice M]

Is this you? If not, you could try writing.

http://ancestorguide.com/forum/forum.cgi/read/4685

This is a good site to check.

Canada GenWeb - Newfoundland
http://nl.canadagenweb.org/

Janice

[Janice M]

Selina Gordon
(Sister of Mrs. Thomas Henderson)
http://ngb.chebucto.org/Newspaper-Obits/guardian-1910.shtml

The Rooms (Archives)
http://www.therooms.ca/archives/

Newfoundland & Labrador Genealogy Records Online
http://www.genealogysearch.org/canada/newfoundland.html

[Janice M]

1870 Lovell's Directory - Newfoundland
http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1277

Internet Archive
(a number of books on Newfoundland)
http://www.archive.org/

[Wee Bairn]

Hello Topspin,
To find Thomas Henderson's birth you will need to try the LDS family search
http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp
where you may get an index of a possible birth and then you can contact your local family histroy center and see if they have the microfilm you need or ask them to order it in.
Failing that  Scotlands People    http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
has all the BMDs for Scotland Both Statutory records from 1855 to present but Old Parish Records up to 1855. Also they have the 1841-1901 census Its a pay-per-view site but well worth the money . You can see an index and then use credits to view the actual image of the record.
Freecen   http://www.freecen.org.uk/  Is supposed to have the complete 1841 index for Scotland and Ancestry.com and Ancestry.co.uk have the 1841-1901 census indexes for Scotland however you can't view any images .
I hope this is of some help in finding Thomas Henderson's parents in Dumfries.
Happy Hunting,
Wee Bairn

[Topspin]

Thank you everyone for your help. Rootschats is the most helpful forum.

I am trying to locate Thomas’ parents to prove or disprove he is my great-great grandfather’s brother.

My great-great-grandfather’s brother was born in Torthorwald  in October 1839. It is believed he moved to Newfoundland. So I have been following the Thomas and Ann Henderson lead.

[Topspin]

This information from the Vital Records Register of Deaths of Harbour Grace <http://ngb.chebucto.org/> was passed on to me.

Thomas Henderson, November 6, 1891, Harbour Grace, cause of death Brights Disease, religion-Presbyterian, Occupation-Draper, age 51 years, Birth-Dumfries Scotland, Residence- Harbour Grace.

This looks like a strong match. Does anyone have access to a 1891 November issue of the Harbor Grace Standard? I haven't seen a transcription for this month and year on the Internet.