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Rootgather, yes we heading up north in a couple of weeks, very excited, housework has took a back seat, can't believe how much you can find out, thanks again for your help nat.

No need to make a charity donation Natalie. I have a sub for Ancestry and had a couple of hours pleasure.

After over 35 years researching family history, it's very easy to get hooked!

If you come to Glasgow, you should visit the Mitchell Library as they have all sorts of family history records. Have a wee look on their website.

Good luck with your research.

That's fine Jacquline, thanks .nat.

Natalie

This is what I wrote before

Sites like Ancestry and FMP offer annual subscriptions which give unlimited access to their records.

Scotland's People, which is the site you need for Scottish BMD's and the 1911 Scottish census does NOT offer subs.

They operate ONLY on a pay-to-view basis, whereby you purchase a number of credits and use them to access info.

When those credits have been used......that's it.

So that is why people on GR are not able to do lookups on that site..........................it would mean they would pay specifically for the info someone else asks for, whereas on Ancestry and FMP, if they have a sub, they can look up 24/7

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Rootgatherer used (from the look of the printouts) Ancestry, so she didn't have to pay for the specific records.

In fact, as you are with Findmypast, you could have found exactly the same info yourself

But that doesn't detract from her kindness in finding it............


You're doing fine.....I'm not knocking you, believe me. Just trying to help you to understand how things operate.

Thanks kay, I undertood, I signed up with find my past without checking what you can and cant do basically, yes been on and off ancestry all day too just looking at what you can do, I think my mistake I saw"" type in a name etc" in a advert it looked so easy, luckily I had some information from relatives too, thanks again, time to switch off now , goodnight, nat.

Natalie,,,

Dont get in a panic first of all,its not easy to understand all the jargon when you are new and is often overlooked and that you should know......so dont worry.

As Scotlandspeople is a pay as you view site,,,,you find a record then pay to look at it,,,,,that happens each time,so can rack up lots of cash,,plus only certain years of births.deaths and marriages can be looked at in full,,,outside those years you have to buy each seperate certificare if you want to see the full details.


Subs that others have for this site ,Ancestry or Find My Past, is usually paid in one lump sum that lasts for a whole year,,,,thats the subs what most people find information for other people on.these sites do show census transcriptions of Scotland,

,But Births.Deaths and Marriages are only got on Scotlandpeople,,,plus they do have the census and other records,as you may know if you have looked at the site.



The census details posted above from rootgather is the Scottish census transcript possibly from Ancestry,,,,I dont know if Ancesry is free this weekend,but if so sign on and have a play on the site even just to search and look at the above census from rootgather so see it for yourself.

Ancestry will expect you give them your bankcard details if you take a 14 day free trial,,,,,,,so read carefully how to get back to cancel your card or they will automaticailly think you want to carry on and take a full years payment in one go....!!

sorry Jacqueline, I don't understand. im trying my best to understand and find it all very confusing, I have explained I have problems, which affect my daily life and thought I was doing ok so far.

Natalie

I don't think you read my explanation.

I have a feeling that you just assumed I was saying the same as Kay.........and I wasn't

Thanks Jacqueline, found out :-D

Rootgather, thank you so much, that's amazing, have you a favourite charity I could donate to, as I know you have done a lot of searching and had to pay, I am very gratefull. nat.

Thought perhaps Margaret's middle name Ferguson came from her grandmother's maiden surname but apparently not.


Name: Elizabeth Good
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1826
Baptism Date: 19 Nov 1826
Baptism Place: Ochiltree,Ayr,Scotland
Father: Ronald Good
Mother: Margaret Gemmel
FHL Film Number: 1041401

Margaret's mother's birth?

Margaret Catherine Rowan
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1866
Birth Place: Ochiltree,Ayr,Scotland
Father: William Rowan
Mother: Elisabeth Good
FHL Film Number: 6035516


1871


Name: Margaret Rowan
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1866
Relationship: Niece
Gender: Female
Where born: Ochiltree, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 609
Registration district: Ochiltree
Civil Parish: Ochiltree
County: Ayrshire
Address: Main St
Occupation: General Serv Daur
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 22
LINE: 14
Roll: CSSCT1871_114
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Mardoch 64
Ronald Good 58
Elizabeth Good 40
Margaret Rowan 5

.??? (Port of Monteith is only a couple of miles from Callander)


Name: John Mcfarlane
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 8 Nov 1831
Birth Place: Port of Monteith,Perth,Scotland
Father: Robt. Mcfarlane
Mother: Amelia Millar
FHL Film Number: 1040201

I think John knocked a couple of years off his age!

1881


Name: John McFarlane
Age: 51
Estimated birth year: abt 1830
Relationship: Lodger
Gender: Male
Where born: Callender, Perthshire
Registration Number: 644/5
Registration district: Blackfriars
Civil Parish: Glasgow St Paul
County: Lanarkshire
Occupation: Waiter - Hotel
ED: 17
Household schedule number: 2
LINE: 7
Roll: cssct1881_226
Household Members:
Name Age
Andrew Martin 56
Agnes Martin 45
William Martin 22
Peter Martin 20
Fordyce Martin 10
Margaret Martin 6
John McFarlane 51
John M Moore 23

1901


Name: Margaret Mcfarlane
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relationship: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Barr, Ayrshire
Registration Number: 644/8
Registration district: Milton
Civil Parish: Glasgow St George in the Fields
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 21 Lyon St
Occupation: Laundress
ED: 39
Household schedule number: 1
LINE: 1
Roll: CSSCT1901_295
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Mcfarlane 36
John Mcfarlane 17
Andrew Mcfarlane 10
Margaret Mcfarlane 12
Bessie Mcfarlane 7

Here we are Natalie.


1891

Name: John McFarlane
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Margaret McFarlane
Gender: Male
Where born: Callendar, Perthshire
Registration Number: 644/6
Registration district: St Rollox
Civil Parish: Glasgow Barony
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 12 Glebe St
Occupation: Purveyor Retired <<<<<<<
ED: 32
Household schedule number: 44
LINE: 16
Roll: CSSCT1891_263
Household Members:
Name Age
John McFarlane 57
Margaret McFarlane 25, b. Barr, Ayrshire
John McFarlane 6
Maggie McFarlane 2
Andrew McFarlane 11 Mo

You won't find Scottish BMD's in the time-scale you're looking at anywhere except Scotland's people

just going to try ancestry believe its free this weekend. nat.

sorry but I need to go to bed , I will check as soon as im up nat.

sorry but I need to go to bed , I will check as soon as im up nat.