Beattie of Kilbarchan

[DavidThomas]

My GGGrandfather William Beattie was born in Kilbarchan (Linwood) in 1854. Father , Joseph ; Mother, Faithy (Faithful). I have just discovered that he had a twin brother James who has never been mentioned in the family. As William had another brother born in 1860 called James Wallace Beattie I am assuming that the first James died. I can however find no trace of a death during those 6 years. Any suggestions welcome.

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

I have just discovered that he had a twin brother James who has never been mentioned in the family.

Where/how did you discover it?

[DavidThomas]

Appeared on Family Search Baptisms which showed  dates of birth as identical.

[CaroleW]

SP has an 1860 death in Kilbarchan for a James Beatey - have you already discounted it?

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-our-records

[DavidThomas]

I don't know what I was doing wrong but this one has not come up in my searches. I suspect it's the one but as brother James was born in June 1860 the death and birth are very close. Thanks for your help.

[CaroleW]

I selected "wild card search" and just searched on James Beat* as nothing was coming up on Beattie or Beatie

[DavidThomas]

Thanks for comments. Successfully found death of James (whose twin brother was my great grandfather ) who died at the age of 5. He died of water on the brain (hydrocephalus). The strange thing about this is that I have twin grandsons who were born with hydrocephalus which was treated. We celebrated their eighteenth birthday last week. One of them is James.

[CaroleW]

Talk about coincidences - that is really spooky but how awful that he died so young of something that is treatable today.

[Chriselder]

My Great great Aunt Agnes Wotherspoon Elder married a Joseph Burns Beattie and they lived in Kilbarchan. I think he may have died perhaps earlier than the 1940's. He was a commercial traveller.