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Offline Oletta

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Margaret Retson
« on: Monday 24 August 20 12:33 BST (UK) »
Looking for information regarding Margaret Retson she was born 1816 and married John Watson on the 28 June 1837 in Sorn, Aryshire.  Margaret is the daughter of John Retson and Ann Bateman.

Margaret and John Watson have a Son John Retson Watson born 20 June 1838 in Sorn, Aryshire.

Would be grateful to find out where and when they died and where they are buried?? And did the Son John marry?

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Re: Margaret Retson
« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 August 20 13:33 BST (UK) »
Scotlands People is the website to use for that type of info.

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Re deaths - check which census they are last found on and use that as a guide.

Son will have married after 1855

Can't see any 1851 entry.  Was Margaret born Sorn or elsewhere?
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Re: Margaret Retson
« Reply #2 on: Monday 24 August 20 14:28 BST (UK) »
Found this , not sure how accurate  :-\
4 Margaret Retson b: 09 Dec 1816 in Sorn, Ayrshire., d: Y
+ John Watson b: 1806 in Aisley, Renfrewshire, m: 28 Jun 1837 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland
............5 John Retson Watson b: 20 Jun 1838 in Sorn, Ayrshire, Scotland; Ayr, d: Y
............5 Mary Watson b: 1843 in Paisley, Renfrewshire
............5 Janet Watson b: 1848 in Paisley, Renfrewshire
http://retson.ca/retsondescendants.pdf


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Re: Margaret Retson
« Reply #3 on: Monday 24 August 20 14:45 BST (UK) »
Never trust anything you find online (especially submitted trees and transcriptions on Ancestry, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and other commercial web sites) unless it's an image of an original document - and even then be wary because errors can and do occur.

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Re: Margaret Retson
« Reply #4 on: Monday 24 August 20 19:14 BST (UK) »
Good Evening ev

I am not sure if this is the correct Margaret and John Watson, I have found many the nearest Margaret to the year 1816 is born in Ireland and John the son born 1838 states he is born in Paisley when he was really born in Sorn ,Aryshire.

I Cannot find births for Mary born 1843 and Janet born 1848 both in Paisley

Anyone have any ideas to put me back on track

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