Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

New posts
No new posts
Thread closed
Stickied, new posts
Stickied, no new posts

Page 1 + 1 of 2

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	10 Oct 2012 11:17
	Is this your tree at Ancestry? They have Christ as the second child born to John & Janet - verified with a copy of the baptisim John WOTHERSPOON 1783 – 1840 Janet SPITTAL 1778 – 1850 Show siblings Hide siblings Spouse & ChildrenAlexander GARDNER 1806 – Janet GARDNER 1829 – William GARDNER 1831 – John GARDNER 1834 – Alexander GARDNER 1841 – Elizabeth GARDNER 1845 – Christiana GARDNER 1847 – Thomas GARDNER 1850 –
	Researching:
Member Since: August 2012 Posts: 7,081 Send Message	OneFootInTheGrave	Report	10 Oct 2012 11:09
	Thank Gins, I am browsing around at the moment to see if I can link Jennet Wotherspoon 55 and George Wotherspoon 19, with any of those on my tree. Regards, James
	Researching: I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 3,229 Send Message	GlasgowLass	Report	10 Oct 2012 10:59
	Hi James, Just catching up on this. I agree with the others, this is the family of Christian Wotherspoon and Alexander Gardner. Looking at this family, I would also agree that Christian was the daughter of John Wotherspoon and Janet Spittal. The bigger question remains.... Was her father John Wotherspoon definitely the son of George Wotherpoon and Christian Burnett??? I can't see the name George appearing as either a sibling of her father or herself. Anne
	Researching: Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016
Member Since: August 2012 Posts: 7,081 Send Message	OneFootInTheGrave	Report	10 Oct 2012 10:46
	Thanks rootgatherer, According to FamilySearch.org, the Matthew Robertson I referred to, married a Christian Wotherspoon, see below:- spouse: Christian Wotherspoon groom's name: Matthew Robertson bride's name: Christian Wotherspoon marriage date: 09 Mar 1839 marriage place: Old Monkland,Lanark,Scotland indexing project (batch) number: M11652-4 system origin: Scotland-ODM source film number: 1066602 Thanks for your input, James
	Researching: I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	10 Oct 2012 10:36
	Hi James Alex and Christ* son is with this family on the above the census Jennet Wotherspoon 55 Spirit Dealer George Wotherspoon 19 Boatman Alexander Gardner 20 I would guess that Jennet is either a sister of Christ* or sister inlaw Too much of a coincidence not to be the correct family? Also, Root has found the other couple (Robertson) so that rules out the other marriage
	Researching:
Member Since: August 2012 Posts: 7,081 Send Message	OneFootInTheGrave	Report	10 Oct 2012 10:31
	Gins and PricklyHolly, many thanks for that information, much appreciated. I looked at the 1841 census earlier today for Alexander Gardner and Christiana Gardner, some of the children's christian names follow the pattern of my Wotherspoon's family names. However, as they say, once bitten twice shy, so having once followed a wrong trail and ending up having to remove some 20 individuals from my tree, I am reluctant to accept Alexander Gardner as her husband until I am fully convinced he is the correct one. Regards, James
	Researching: I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 13,478 Send Message	rootgatherer	Report	10 Oct 2012 10:27
	This looks like the couple from the other marriage - so that Christian is too old? 1851 Name: Christiana Robertson Age: 61 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1790 Relationship: Wife Spouse's Name: Matthew Robertson Gender: Female Where born: Lanarkshire Parish Number: 652 Civil parish: Old Monkland Town: West Merryston County: Lanarkshire Address: Rogerfield ED: 35 Page: 34 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 125 Line: 2 Roll: CSSCT1851_171 Household Members: Name Age Matthew Robertson 60 Christiana Robertson 61
	Researching:
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	10 Oct 2012 10:16
	1851 Scotland Census about Janet Wotherspoon Name: Janet Wotherspoon Age: 48 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803 Relationship: Head Gender: Female Where born: Old Monkland, Lanark Parish Number: 652 Civil parish: Old Monkland Town: West Merryston County: Lanarkshire Address: West Merryston Occupation: Shopkeeper ED: 35 Page: 26 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 97 Line: 7 Roll: CSSCT1851_171 Household Members: Name Age Janet Wotherspoon 48 George Wotherspoon 9
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	10 Oct 2012 09:50
	1861 Scotland Census Name: Alexander Gardner Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Relationship: Boarder Gender: Male Where born: Old Monkland, Lanark Registration Number: 652/1 Registration district: Old Monkland Western District Civil parish: Old Monkland County: Lanarkshire Address: Wotherspoon's Land Occupation: Boatman ED: 10 Household schedule number: 137 Line: 20 Roll: CSSCT1861_118 Household Members: Name Age Jennet Wotherspoon 55 Spirit Dealer George Wotherspoon 19 Boatman Alexander Gardner 20 1871 Scotland Census Name: Alexander Gardner Age: 29 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Relationship: Head Spouse's name : Jane Gardner Gender: Male Where born: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire Registration Number: 652/1 Registration district: Old Monkland Western District Civil parish: Old Monkland County: Lanarkshire Address: Smellies Land Occupation: Boatman ED: 10 Household schedule number: 46 Line: 21 Roll: CSSCT1871_148 Household Members: Name Age Alexander Gardner 29 Jane Gardner 29 John Gardner 3 Im guessing the parents have died by 1861?
	Researching:
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	10 Oct 2012 09:44
	?? 1851 Scotland Census about Christiana Gardner Name: Christiana Gardner Age: 45 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Relationship: Wife Spouse's Name: Alexander Gardner Gender: Female Where born: Barony, Lanark Parish Number: 652 Civil parish: Old Monkland Town: West Merryston County: Lanarkshire Address: West Merryston Occupation: Labourer Wife ED: 35 Page: 18 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 63 Line: 14 Roll: CSSCT1851_171 Household Members: Name Age Alexander Gardner 44 Christiana Gardner 45 Janet Gardner 22 William Gardner 20 John Gardner 17 Alexander Gardner 10 Elizabeth Gardner 6 Christiana Gardner 4 Thomas Gardner 1
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	10 Oct 2012 09:42
	?? 1841 Scotland Census about Christan Gardner Name: Christan Gardner Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Gender: Female Where born: Lanarkshire, Scotland Civil parish: Old Monkland County: Lanarkshire Address: West Maryston Parish Number: 652 Household Members: Name Age Alexr Gardner 34 Christan Gardner 35 Willm Gardner 11 John Gardner 7 Alexr Gardner 10 Mo Jannet Gardner 13 Mary Gardner 3
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 26,550 Send Message	Gee	Report	10 Oct 2012 09:40
	1841 Scotland Census about Christan Gardner Name: Christan Gardner Age: 35 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Gender: Female Where born: Lanarkshire, Scotland Civil parish: Old Monkland County: Lanarkshire Address: West Maryston Parish Number: 652 Household Members: Name Age Alexr Gardner 34 Christan Gardner 35 Willm Gardner 11 John Gardner 7 Alexr Gardner 10 Mo Jannet Gardner 13 Mary Gardner 3
	Researching:
Member Since: August 2012 Posts: 7,081 Send Message	OneFootInTheGrave	Report	10 Oct 2012 09:35
	Can anyone assist me in establishing who Christian Wotherspoon born 23 Feb 1806, married I have found two marriages and I cannot determine which is the correct one :-( This is the Christian Wotherspoon in question:- name: Christian Wotherspoon gender: Female baptism/christening date: 02 Mar 1806 baptism/christening place: BARONY,LANARK,SCOTLAND birth date: 23 Feb 1806 birthplace: death date: name note: race: father's name: John Wotherspoon father's birthplace: father's age: mother's name: Janet Spittal mother's birthplace: mother's age: indexing project (batch) number: C11968-6 system origin: Scotland-ODM source film number: 1041477 These are the two marriages I found on Scotlands People:- 13/05/1827 WOTHERSPOON CHRISTIAN/ALEXANDER GARDNER (FR760 (FR760) F OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE/LANARK 652/00 0030 0040 Parish of Shotts --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 09/03/1839 WOTHERSPOON CHRISTIAN/MATTHEW ROBERTSON (FR813 (FR813) F OLD MONKLAND OR COATBRIDGE/LANARK 652/00 0030 0139 Crosshill in the Parish of Old Monkland Thanks, James
	Researching: I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

All Categories

Popular Searches

Find Ancestors

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Icons

Christian Wotherspoon born 23 Feb 1806