« Reply #29 on: Tuesday 10 November 20 20:01 GMT (UK) »
Hi Helen
So sorry I haven't replied to your comment. I've only just seen it. I didn't even get an email to say somebody had commented...
I've only just seen it because I decided to give the Ferguson branch of my family another chance, but once again I'm stuck, so I thought I'd read this post just in case I had missed anything...
I'm only on ancestry, so I don't have a lot of research material for Scotland...
I don't have much information on the Daniel in my tree born c1830. Do you have a Duncan Ferguson born 1828, Robert born 1829 (my 3 x Great Grandfather) and a Donald Black Ferguson born 1831 as Daniel's brothers in your tree@
I also don't have any relatives for Robert c1796? so don't know anything about his sister Mary...
What I've found today on Ancestry is a birth of a Robert Ferguson 12/01/1796 in Greenock West to parents Duncan Ferguson and mother Agnes Campbell.
1841 census for Salmon street Greenock
Robert Ferguson 80 Farmer
Robert junior 40 Grocer
Robert younger 20 grocer
William 30 mct (presume merchant)
James 25 mct
Alexander 20 mct
Jannet younger 40
Madgelan Colcohan 60
Margret Gibson 18 F.S
1851 census for Salmon's green Ferguson house, Greenock West
Robert 56 retired carter
Janet Micklum (this could be McCallum) 78 cow feeder (Roberts aunt).
Alexander Ferguson 36 retired seapboiler
1861 census for 36 Inverkip street, Greenock West
Robert 65 Joiner
Janet Mucklem 85 born in Port Montheth?? Perthshire.
I don't think this is the same Robert in my tree, but the streets are quite close to each other, as is Sugar House lane, where my Robert (born 1829) was living in 1851 (he became a house painter). But his mother was Elizabeth McCallum.
I'm just wondering if Janet Mucklem married one of Elizabeths uncles?? But I don't have any family for her father Archibald...
Once again, apologies for not replying sooner
Best wishes
Richard
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