Hi all you good folk out there
I have a missing Gran.
Can you help
Her name is Ann Wallace, Illegitimate. born Old Deer.
Her father [REPUTED] was James Wallace, tailor. apparently still alive in 1880,
Her mother was Barbara Findlay.now O'Brien, 1880.[I feel that O'Brien is an error it should Milne.]
Ann[27yrs]. married Charles Shand [39yrs],4/12/1880 in Morrice buildings, Logierieve. Udny.
Both were working at Maryculter, as gardeners. before they married and in the 1881c.
they had George, early 1881.
They then moved up to Burnside of Braco in Cruden. to live with Charles's parents.
George Shand and Elizabeth Sangster.
1891c Burnside, of Braco crud en.
Charles is 53!! Tarves head.
Ann is 38, Old Deer.
George is 10. Maryculter
Charles A, 8 cruden
Hellen D, 5 cruden
William 1 cruden
George father 79, Logie buchan.
Elizabeth mother 75 Udny.
George dies Feb 1897. Charles dies April 1897, Elizabeth died 1899.
Poor Ann, is alone with William in the 1901c, she is 48yrs , and William is 11yrs, living at 10 main rd, Cruden.
This is the last I can find of her.
when Helen duncan shand marries Andrew Connon, 2/2/1906, she says her father was deceased.
and Annie Shand,, M.S. Wallace.
Presuming she was still alive.[note that, they sometimes don't mention if they marry again]...
Helen died 7/9/1924, and Ann was deceased.
so, sometime between 1906 and 1924 she died. :-
I have tried all sorts of things,and can't find her death.
I traced the other children and they don't seem to marry.
2 of the boys are gardeners at Slains Castle.
so does anyone have any suggestions.
Ann did have an illegitimate child, called Ann Wallace. born 1874.
she was adopted by Alexander Sangster and Bathia Clark, of Morrice Buildings Undy.
[so that is 1 reason Ann and Charles married there].
Ann Married Alexander Lawrie 1897, but Ann died just after the census.
kenjo