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Offline Becky84

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Is there anyway of finding out more on where they came from?
« on: Sunday 15 August 10 14:30 BST (UK) »
I was wondering if it was possible to go back furthur to find anything of them in ireland please?

I have:
James Craig c1831 Ireland (think it said 'CO' aswell)
Shoe Maker and also was a Greengrocer

his wife: Mary c1836 ireland not sure when they married probably around c1858.

They had all their children in berwick upon tweed after c1858 and one in scotland
mary,william,john,robert,margaret,elizabeth,samuel and thomas

any help would be great
Thanks
Becky
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Re: Is there anyway of finding out more on where they came from?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 15 August 10 16:30 BST (UK) »
hi

the one in scotland , john craig

john craig 2 jan 1855 edinburgh midlothian da james craig ma mary broadly .

follow him through censuses with ma and pa , hes a teacher .
on 1881 census john craig midlothian scotland (where born) school master
on 1901 census john craig age 46 wife ann born edinburgh , school teacher , mickley sq northumberland

id guess this is him as hes a teacher , scotland birth place , livin northumberland .

no other births , parents james craig mother mary broadly , but all b-u-t northumberland births
james craig ma mary
elizabeth 4 feb 1866
james 30 aug 1868
samuel 19 march 1871
thomas 5 jan 1873
joseph 3 may 1877

johns birth in scotland , his siblings births all got from
http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=2;t=searchable;c=1408347

rest of info from tracing through censuses

goodluck

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Re: Is there anyway of finding out more on where they came from?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 15 August 10 16:33 BST (UK) »
To search for an Irish family/person before full registration (1864) you need to know both their religion and the place they lived (parish if not actual parish). See Introduction to Irish records-
www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,442233.0.html
The children's birth certificates should list Mary's maiden name and then with that you could trysearching for the marriage certificate.
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Re: Is there anyway of finding out more on where they came from?
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 20 March 21 08:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi Becky,
James and Mary Craig are my Gt. Gt. Grandparents through their son William.
I have the birth certificates of their oldest son John who was born in Edinburgh. On his cert. James and Mary stated they had been married the year before in Berwick-upon-Tweed, but they hadn't. I don't think they ever married. Mary was BROADLEY. She came from Kerry (or so she said) I have not been able to find the birth of James as there are so many of them in Ireland.
I have just sent to the GRO for James' birth cert. 1868 as I want to see Mary's Maiden name on it.
If I can help in any way I'd be very happy to exchange information with you. I saw your photos. I have no photos of my father's family except a few I was sent recently, so it was lovely to see some. Thank you. Kind regards Chris Bonney ne Craig.
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