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Have you looked at the 1930 valuation rolls for 17 Drummond Street please? It must be a block of flats as there seem to be multiply surnames at that address. One of them is a John Howieson. There is also a David Miller.

After finding marraige records for Alexander's parents and other relations around 1900/1930 the chruch they all attended is in Uphall, Broxburn. If I can find a record of baptism for him, maybe his Godparents will be listed. His name was changed sometime after 1932.

Ian.

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Alexander
Last name Kane
Age guide 65+
Address 34, West Pilton Grove, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH4 4EW
Town Edinburgh
District Edinburgh
County Edinburgh
Country Scotland
Year 2002-14
Electoral rolls 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Occupancy (years) 13
Other occupants Margaret Kane
Record set Uk Electoral Registers 2002-2014
Category Census, land & surveys
Subcategory Electoral Rolls
Collections from Great Britain, Scotland
©192.com

The Alexander Kane on the shipping record was a seaman, aged 29 years. So not your Alexander.

Thanks for your help Malyon. Can you see it he is travelling alone? The date would make him approximately 14yrs old.

Regards,
Ian.

Name:
Alexander Kane
Event Type:
Immigration
Event Date:
1945
Event Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Birthplace:
British
Ship Name:
Empire Prospect

I 'm still looking for my uncle. born Alexander Kane on 18th July 1931.He has two sisters & a brother who are still hopeful that they will meet him some day soon.

Ian.

Welcome to the Boards, Janet.

As Ian may not be checking the thread any more, you could try sending him a personal message (PM) by clicking on his name. If he is still using the same registered email address, he'll be notified that you wish to get in contact.

Good luck!

Hi ~ not sure if you have traced your relative, I hope you have. Charlotte Theresa Brown Howison was my grandfather's youngest sister. She married Francis Kane & one his sisters married her older brother ~ John.

I've only just picked this thread up via Google rather than Genes Reunited. There is an interesting web site about the Scottish Shale Oil Industry in Broxburn & maps of the Stewartfield area where the family lived.

I've mainly used Scotland's People for tracing family members & it can be harder sometimes to trace & confirm more recent individuals. I hope you found your Uncle.

Kind regards ~ Janet

Update

I have tried the Church in Winchburgh for a baptismal record re Alexander Kane born 18th july 1931 but they have no record. The Minister says that Abercorn South church was apossibility but it has long since been demolished and he has no idea where the records could have went.

Can anyone help please?

Ian

Hi Mary

So the puzzle goes on just who is Christina Miller living at 17 Drummond Street, Edinburgh in 1930 ?

I'm going to look into the sibbling marriages that you sent to see if any of them have a boy with Alexanders birth date.

The other thing I thought of was a voters roll for this address, but I think the date in question may be to early.

Puzzled as usual !
Ian

Thanks Jean

I will look into the names A.S.A.P.

regards
Ian

Hello Ian, Ive emailed you. Good Luck.

Hi Ian

Well I don't know for sure that Christina Howison married a Mr Miller - I'm just assuming so as her address is the family home address??

I can't find a Christina Howison/Miller marriage, so perhaps not then!!?

I can't see any reason why they should change his first name but you never know, they may have done.......especially if he was adopted out of the family. :-((

Mary

Mary

Yes I got Charlotte's birth record. again many thanks for your help !

Do you know for sure that Christina married a Mr Miller...............I wonder if 17 Drummond Street remains her address ? Do you think they would change Alexander's name, he is over a year old when his mother dies so he would know his name don't you think.

What a great start to this search............thank you Mary, Ginny and Ann.

kind regards
Ian

Hi Ian

Did you get the birth reg okay?

Yes Christina married a Mr Miller. No doubt the marriage took place in Edinburgh and you know it was before the 1930 marriage of Charlotte, so that helps to narrow it down a little. :-)

Good luck.

Mary

Mary

What a find !!!!!!!

Again................. 17 Drummond Street !!!

I agree with your view that Christian is indeed Christina. You have supplied lots of possibilities of where Alexander could have gone. I need to start with Christina though and find out who she married..........was it someone called Miller ?

thanks again
Ian

This is Charlotte's parents and older siblings in 1901......same address as on Charlotte's birth reg.

Notice the one called Christian? I think if you looked at the original on SP I bet it will be Christina........especially as she is still at the same address (married name Miller) as on the census below! ;-))))


1901 Scotland Census about Christian Howieson
Name: Christian Howieson
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: John Howieson
Mother's Name: Janet Howieson
Gender: Female
Where born: Edinburgh
Registration Number: 685/5
Registration district: Newington
Civil parish: Edinburgh Lady Glenorchy
County: Midlothian
Address: 17, Drummond St
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 18
Household schedule number: 96
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1901_386
Household Members:
Name Age
John Howieson 39
Janet Howieson 35
Janet Howieson 14
Marion Howieson 12
John Howieson 10
Christian Howieson 7
Effie Howieson 4
Robert 8 MO



Mary

Hi Ian

Good, I'm glad you got that okay. I've just sent you Charlotte's birth reg.

It's quite possible that Christina is a married sister, but then again she could be a friend. :-)

I would be concentrating on finding all of Charlotte's siblings and try and see if you can find living descendants who might know about what happened to Alexander.

Mary

Ginny

I had a look at 192 again.

Alexander will/ would be 80 years old this July, I don't think any of the listings match do you ? No middle name though !

thanks
Ian