Herd, St. Andrews Fife Scotland

[nancie22]

Hi,
   I am looking for information on my 3rd cousin, Alexander Herd b. 24, Apr. 1868, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. His parents were Robert Herd and Mary Fowler. Any help would be appreciated. There are alot of Herds in Scotland and its getting very confusing.
Thanks,
Nancy

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

So that we don't waste time duplicating information you may already have - can you tell us what censuses you already have him on?

He is on the 1871 census b 1869 St Andrews and is correctly transcribed.  Do you have access to the census records?

Are you looking for information about who he married and any children etc as he is the only Alexander Herd b St Andrews on the 1891 census but is shown as b 1865.  Wife is Helen nee Smith and they have 2 sons - James aged 3 and John aged 1 both b Scoonie

[nancie22]

Hi CaroleW,
 I have the 1871 census (my mistake of typing in b.1868 it is 1869). I don't have access to the census records.  What I am looking for is information on his wife and children. I have a picture of Alexander and 4 of his children. I am assuming its his children. It says under the picture (A family group taken at Huddersfield). In the picture it looks like its 3 girls and 1 boy. Alexander Herd was a pro golfer. He was also known as Sandy Herd. I live in the United States so its a little harder for me to get any information from Scotland.

[CaroleW]

I have deleted my reply re 1891 details as I have just had a "Google" and found an article which said he was at Huddersfield Golf Club from 1892 so he is not the one I found in the 1891 census

1901 for Huddersfield

Alexander Herd 32 golf pro b Scotland
Mary Ann   33 b Yorks West Ayton
Minnie   9 b Halifax
Roberta  2 b Huddersfield
RG13 Piece 4107 Folio 147 Page 45

[CaroleW]

Marriages September qtr 1894 
 
Alexander Herd/Mary Ann Hargreaves   Halifax  9a 720

[CaroleW]

They also had children born after 1901 as follows:

Alexandra May 1901 (September qtr)
Kathleen 1903
Alec 1905

[kirstyfairfull]

Hi Nancy,
I have this line of Herd,s in my tree.

[nancie22]

Hi kirstyfairfull,
How much information do you have on that Herd line. My maiden name is Herd and I am trying to get as much info as I can.  Most of the Herd's came from the central part of Scotland (Fife, Edinburgh, St. Andrews, Peebles, etc.)

[kirstyfairfull]

Hi Nancy
Well I think we must be cousins.
James Herd m Euphny Johnston ,
son James Herd m Margaret Pirie in St Andrews
Son James m Janet Wood their daughter Margaret was my gr-gr grandmother.
James & Margaret,s Alexander m Jane/Jean Chisholm their son Robert mMary Fowler.
I,ll be in touch by pm with more info.