Still looking - years later - for birth or baptism record of ELLEN LOCKHART, born between 1815-17 at Paisley, daughter of William Lockhart & Margaret Henderson.
William Lockhart was born at Hamilton, Lanarkshire; he joined the 71st Foot Regiment. He married Margaret Henderson, on 7 Sep 1811 at Paisley High Church; she was a daughter of John Henderson & Helen Orr, from Paisley.
The children of the young couple were:
1. Archibald Lockhart, baptized 19 June 1812 at Paisley High Church
2. John Lockhart, baptized 10 Nov 1814 at Paisley High Church
3. Ellen (or Helen?) Lockhart, born about 1816-17, probably at Paisley
4. Mary Lockhart, baptized 13 Feb 1819 at Paisley High Church
5. Jean Lockhart, born about 1822, details unknown
6. Janet Lockhart, baptized 13 June 1824 at Paisley High Church
7. Jane Lockhart, born about 1826, details unknown
8. Margaret Lockhart, born about 1828, details unknown
9. Robert Henderson Lockhart, baptized 15 Dec 1833 at Saint Gabriel's Street Scotch Presyterian Church, Montreal.
The third child - Ellen - is my ancestor. Cannot find any record of her in Scotland. She doesn't seem to exist!
This family moved to Canada, about 1830. William Lockhart was listed in the 1831 Canada census at St-Philippe, Quebec, near Montreal, occupation: ropemaker, with his wife and 6 daughters, unnamed.
How to find some record of Ellen's birth or baptism, probably at Paisley about 1815-17?