Dunscore: Did George and Esther Brown exist?

[kirkmichael]

Hi Wullie,

I have the transcribed OPR Deaths for Dunscore which were complied by members of the Family History Centre - supposedly transcribed and checked by two different members so not sure where Esther's maiden name came from.  She is indexed under both names.  If her maiden name is not shown on the originals then I don't know what has happened?!

Morag

Hi Morag

Whoops....

The OPR death entry should have read ..................

Elspeth Maclaren wife of George Brown  Moorhall  died  [blank where date is for some other entries]

Wullie

[tika]

Had a look on 1841 census for Elizabeth Brown.  There is only 1 entry in Dunscore - could this be her as follows

Edgarton, Parish of Dunscore
Household of Robert Swan, Farmer.
Brown Elizabeth 15 years, Agricultural Labourer, born Dumfriesshire.

As ages were rounded down to the nearest 5 - although she was nearly 20 it would show her as 15.
I'm afraid there isn't any other info. which could help in your search.


Morag

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I have just gone through the marriage/ death certificates again, and there is conflicting names for Esther;

James (Elizabeth's brother) death certificate says McLean: (was signed by his brother William)


Elizabeth's death certificate says McLaurin:

[*sparkle*]

And Elizabeth's marriage certificate says McLaren!

So I am convinced that I am now wrong and it is McLaren.

[*sparkle*]

I've lost a post somewhere...

Anyway, thanks again to Wullie and Morag Its just what I need. Thank you!

I was looking into William (brother of Elizabeth and James)
I believe he married Margaret Gibson in 1833 in Tynron. I can find him in the C1841, C1851 and C1861 censuses, but am struggling to find his death.

Morag - you have the same details as me for Elizabeth on the 1841 census, she is certainly the only candidate and I trawled through all of Dunscore incase there was any mistranscriptions.

Anyway, thank you both very much for your help!

Tx

[ruffus]

Hello Sparkle
I am decended from William Brown & Margaret Gibson who married in 1833 and raised a family of 6 boys in Tynron. I have traced 5 of them but cannot find the eldest Thomas after 1851 census. as far as the parents are concerned, I could not find any births for William although all the census returns said he was born in Dunscore. He and his family regularly appeared on the Poor Roll at Tynron.
Margaret Gibson was supposed to have been born in Morton.
I started this family search in the 1980's and gave up because of all the blanks in the Parish Regs.
Like to hear how you get on.
p.s. think you will find on Williams death cert issued at Tynron that his fathers name was given as Thomas Brown and his mother as Mary Cowan

[*sparkle*]

Hello Ruffus!

I've no idea how I missed your post. I'm very sorry!

Do you know what year William died?
Have you got his marriage certificate to Mary? Is there any other information, or does it just say from x parish etc?
Saying that... 'William/Billy/Bill Broon' is a scarily common name!

But yes the missing registers of this time in this area are VERY frustrating!!

Regards
Tracey

[csc]

which one of elizabeths children is your ancestor  csc

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Her son George Ireland is my G.G Grandfather

Tx