1851 Census Help Please Inverness

[SueChris]

I am interested to find

Margaret Fraser born 1832 Inverness

Father is Alexander Fraser and mother is according to Margaret's marriage cert in 1854 in Victoria Australia Catherine Fraser (Cameron)

I don't know where she would be in 1851

Also I would like to find her parents Alexander & Catherine Fraser Inverness

Many Thanks

[CaroleW]

Hi

This is all I can find at the moment but it is 1841 - not 1851 and Catherine may have been a widow

19 Shoe Lane Inverness - all b Inverness

Catherine Fraser 40  seamstress
Alexander 15 
Margaret  10 
Inverness ED 12 Page  26 Line 560

[CaroleW]

By 1851 Catherine has " re-married"

1 Shuttle Lane Inverness - all b Inverness

Donald McPherson 67  Pensioner From Sappers & Miners 
Catherine Fraser 51  wife
Margaret Fraser 18  s/dtr
Alexander Fraser 23  s/son
Inverness ED 3A Page  16 Line 39

DONALD MACPHERSON   Spouse:  CATHARINE FRASER
Marriage:  24 JAN 1842   Inverness

[SueChris]

Thanks for that Carole.

I have found two  possible Margarets aged 10 on the 1841 including the one you found. One I think it is in 1841 is at 13 Rose Street Piece SCT1841/98 with
Alex 54
Catherine 38
Alex 14
Isabella 12
Margaret 10
The reason I think it could be this  family is that Margaret married in Portland Victoria in 1854 and on her marriage cert has these as parents and her father's occupation as Merchant. This Alex is on the 1841 as a Coppersmith.

But it could also be this family you have in 1851 but I have not found a marriage for this Catherine which would have to be around 1826 or earlier based on Alex being 15. 

I am also not sure if the Inverness christening records are available to check out the father for this Margaret with mother as a seamstress in 1841 and then remarrying as you have found on the 1851 census.

I also found a possible arrival for Margaret in to Victoria in 1853, but I am not sure if the whole family went there or only Margaret.

Thanks