William Duncan Larbert

[ann60]

Looking for any info. about my grandfather William Duncan born  25 nov 1877 in larbert father George Duncan mother Jessie maiden name Reid  it says in William birth cert that they were married  16 may 1877 in london  never found their marriage cert  Jessie died 2 months after William was born 2 jan.1878 it  says in her death cert that  her father was James Reid mother Ann Sim   I found William in the 1881 census in Aberdour Aberdeenshire by this time he was  boarded out to a family called Wood. hope . hope someone can help as I have tried for a few years and found very little

[marcie dean]

Hi Ann

Have you tried the Alford Family History Society for Aberdeen and surrounding areas.?  Or a free search through the Latter Day Saints.

If this is not already posted on the Scottish Board for Aberdeen I would respectfully suggest that you post on there.
I have a Margaret Duncan on my tree with a father James Duncan  it would be nice to find that they are related.

marcie

[Gadget]

Hi Ann

Have you got the information on Jessie's birth/baptism ?

I've found a possible.  Her father's name slightly out but if William gave the info, he might have got it wrong. Everything else fits with her age at death:

30 May 1854, Elgin, Morayshire. Jessie Reid. Parents - Alexander Reid and Ann Sim


Gadget

[Gadget]

I don't see any other Jessie Reid's with mother Ann(e) Sim.  Here's the family in 1861, just in case:

House on Woodside, St Andrews, Lhanbryde
Parish 142 ED - 2 Page 7

Alex Reid, 35, ploughman, b. Alves
Anne Reid, 35, b. Elgin
Isabella Reid, 9, b. Alves
Jessie Reid, 7, b. Elgin
Ann Reid, 3, b. Lhanbryde
William S Reid, 2, b. -do-


Gadget

[Gadget]

However, I've found a marriage of a James Reid and Ann Sim on 1st Dec 1858, Old Machar

Back to the drawing board then 



Gadget

Added - I  see you have info on this couple on this thread:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,422115.0.html

Have you followed them up or checked for a birth of a Jessie/Janet/Jean/Jane Sim circa 1853 ?

[ann60]

Hi everyone
 just got a email back from falkirk avchives and no luck no luck with aberdeen either
I am going to try and look into the reids from elgin but hoe would i no if they were the right family . as it says in william birth cert. thatjessie and george were married in london  it says in william berth cert and jessie  death cert that george was a iron work labour.

[Gadget]

Hi Ann

I spent a good few hours last night/early hours trying to work them out but I couldn't get anywhere.

Not sure what the way forward is because i don't think that either of the Reid families that we've found are correct 



Gadget

[ann60]

Hi Gadget
 I have spent  years off and on with this one  I have William birth cert and Jessie death cert 

[ann60]

I do not want to give up on this one my grandmother side the Fiddlers I got back to 1775/