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Thanks for the quick response.My mother was born in Maryhill,so the latter cert would be her.I think my mother had siblings from her dad,s first marriage but she would,nt talk about her family .I got James the son,s name from his father,s death cert,so I assumed he came from the first marriage The information on the website from Sandra,an old member was very relevant and it appeared she had a lot more. I am looking for any info on the family as there will possibly be a member who has any relevant info on the Alexander family.
Alex

and 1881 -

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
15, Hozier Street, Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Stewart Head Married Male 30 1851 Ship Carpenter Elgin or Moray, Scotland
Ellen Stewart Wife Married Female 28 1853 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
David Stewart Son - Male 2 1879 - Elgin or Moray, Scotland
Jane Stewart Daughter - Female 0 1881 - Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Same family 1891 -

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Hyndland Street, Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland


First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Stewart Head Married Male 40 1851 Shipwright Morayshire, Scotland
Helen Stewart Wife Married Female 38 1853 - Perthshire, Scotland
John Stewart Son - Male 14 1877 Van Boy Lanarkshire, Scotland
Daniel Stewart Son - Male 12 1879 Messenger Morayshire, Scotland
James Stewart Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Lanarkshire, Scotland
William Stewart Son - Male 3 1888 Scholar Lanarkshire, Scotland

??
Daniel b Moray - this is the only one -

Surname Forename Gender Year Ref RD Name Image View
STEWART
DANIEL MCLEISH
M
1879
130/ 9
Drainie

So possible marriage for parents

Surname Forename Spouse Surname Spouse Forename Year Ref RD
STEWART
JAMES
MCLEISH
HELEN
1875
646/2 212
Partick

Any of the children's birth certificates should name parents including mmn and where and when they married

Using this site for bmd's - https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
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You may have this, posting whilst looking around for records

Possible birth for Margaret (aged 62 when died in 1957)
STEWART
MARGARET MCNEIL
F
1895
646/3 1704
Partick

Marriage cert. would name parents


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Record Transcription:
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
10, Cross Street, Govan, Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
James Stewart Head Married Male 50 1851 Shipwright Elgin or Moray, Scotland
Helen Stewart Wife Married Female 48 1853 - Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
James Stewart Son Single Male 18 1883 Warehouse Porter Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
William M Stewart Son - Male 13 1888 Scholar Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Jessie A Stewart Daughter - Female 9 1892 Scholar Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret M Stewart Daughter - Female 6 1895 Scholar Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

There's this birth of a child with mms McArthur in the right timeframe, which I'll post just in case - but unless the family moved house, it's probably not relevant:

ALEXANDER
THOMAS MCARTHUR
M
1919
651/ 832
Airdrie or New Monkland


Death:

ALEXANDER
THOMAS MCARTHUR
84
mms MCARTHUR <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
2003
564/ 642
Airdrie

EDIT:
In fact, he's probably the child of this couple:

Marriage:

ALEXANDER
JOHN
MCARTHUR
MARTHA
1897
651/ 55
Airdrie or New Monkland

Which of these births is your mother? (Possibly both - her birth may have been registered in two districts):

ALEXANDER
MARGARET MCNEIL
F
1933
644/6 397
Springburn


ALEXANDER
MARGARET MCNEIL
F
1933
644/14 156
Maryhill

35 Alexander births in Springburn between 1914 and 1927. Unfortunately, none has the second forename 'McArthur', which might have been a clue!

ALEXANDER, JAMES ARTHUR (MMN) JESSETT
GRO Reference: 1885 D Quarter in KINGSTON ON THAMES Volume 02A Page 291

I assume you would know if your mother had any siblings, so it must be children from the first marriage you're looking for?


What year was James born (in case the district helps to narrow it down) ?


EDIT: I mean James junior, the son from the first marriage.

Unfortunately, for births after 1854, it's not possible to use the mother's maiden surname as a search term on ScotlandsPeople website.

There are lots of Alexander births in Glasgow 1914-40 (1323 to be exact), and no way to know if any of them are James's children without buying all the certs, which is clearly unfeasibly expensive.

What are you actually looking for?

Trying to trace my family on my mothers side,her father was
James Alexander 1884 or 1885 to 1957 born in Surrey,died in Glasgow occupation greenkeeper.His parents were Andrew Alexander and Mary Anne Jessett.He was married to Annie McArthur in1914,she died in 1927 in Glasgow.He married again in 1931 to Margaret McNeil Stewart,she died in Glasgow in 1957
The only children I can find are a James Alexander from his first marriage and then my mother Margaret McNeil Alexander from his second marriage,died 2004..Any help would be greatly appreciated

Alex

Welcome to the boards, Alex.

Even though Sandra can't be contacted, if you need to know any more about this family, please post details here, and we'll do our best.

No, it won't, as she has deleted her account

I would like to contact Sandra but as it is a very old post would it be possible
Alex

Have pm'd Dorothy re contacting Sandra as posting is over 12months old.. Have advised Dorothy send a private message instead of on board..

Hello Sandra,
Looks like Andrew and Mary Ann are my Great Grandparents too! Would love to share info and I have sent you a message with basic details.

Dorothy in Glasgow

A very BIG thank-you to everyone that replied to my queries, you have been a great help, as I now have all the siblings names. I have my Grandfather's marriage cert. (Harry Alexander who was married in Australia in 1913 and it shows his parents as Andrew Alexander and Mary Jessett, also have Andrew and Mary Ann Jessett's M/C which shows James Alexander (his Father) occupation to be Stone Mason and Mary Ann's father as John Jessett, occupation Coachman. Also have John Thomas Jessett and Mary Ann Brewer's M/C 1858 giving their Father's occupations as Carter and Cooper. Mary Ann Alexander (nee Jessett) Death Cert. states she was married to Andrew Alexander (golf Club Maker) so I am sure I have the right family. Thanks again for all the help received, I am truly grateful as I had "hit a brick wall"
If anyone is looking for this family I have quite a bit more info. I am more than willing to share. Kind Regards, Sandra

There is something that needs sorting out


There are 89Public Family Trees on ancestry with mary Ann Jessett, parents John Jessett and Mary (Ann) Brewer


7 of them show Mary Ann Jessett not marrying, and dying in October 1912 in Wandsworth

1 has only the basic information on birth year and parents


Only 1 has Mary Ann Brewer marring Andrew Alexander, and dying in Scotland.


It seems to me that there is confusion about this poor woman.




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