I'm hoping that I may be able to get some help or guidance regarding a particular brick wall concerning my great great grandmother.
She is shown in the 1881 and 1891 censuses as Elizabeth Walker, the wife of William Walker a fisherman, in Butts Street, Annan. In 1881 she is stated to be 24 and born in Ruthwell. In 1891 she is stated to be 35 and born in Annan.
In the 1901 census she is shown, along with her family, at Johnstone's Place, Scott Street, Annan, where she is said to be 44 and born in Ruthwell.
I have traced the birth records of the various children shown in the census records, and their mother's maiden surname is said to be Henderson.
Death records show that Elizabeth Walker died on 22nd January 1916, aged 61, at 12 Queensbury Street, Annan. Her parents were given as Andrew Davidson and Jeanie Davidson M.S. Henderson (both deceased). Presumably Andrew Davidson was a step father and Elizabeth was born illegitimately ?
The implied birth year from the census returns and death record is between 1855 and 1857.
However I'm unable to trace a birth in Ruthwell or Annan around this time for an Elizabeth Henderson.
Neither can I find a marriage record for William Walker and Elizabeth Henderson which matches to the known facts. The only one I can find is in 1879 in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, where William Walker is 37, Elizabeth Henderson is 33, and their parent details don't match to what I know on either side.
The marriage of Andrew Davidson and Jeanie Henderson is also a mystery.
If anyone has any thoughts or guidance to help me with this branch of my family, I'd be very grateful.