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Trying to research family history of above named she was born on circa 1916. Died Wrexham North Wales in 1981. Sometimes known as Jean. Known to be in Blairgowrie in 1943. Any help gratefully received.

You need this website for Scottish records. There is a free search facility but you would then need to buy credits to look more in depth at records - 30 credits cost £7.50

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

2 free search records show for a Jane Alexander McCutcheon 1916 +/- 2 years (they may be for the same person)

MCCUTCHEON
JANE ALEXANDER
F
1916
644/1 375
Bridgeton


MCCUTCHEON
JANE ALEXANDER
F
1916
644/8 317
St Rollox

6 credits would allow you to look at a copy of the birth certificate and download as the record is over 100 years old (75 years marriages, 50 years death. Otherwise you need to apply through the site for a copy of certificates (£12 I think)

You can then look for a marriage of her parents.

Unfortunately post 1855 when Civil Reg, began in Scotland you can't look for births using a Mother's maiden name like you can in England.

The 1911 census is only available through Scotland's People. Census prior to that are available as a transcript only through sites such as find My Past or Ancestry which helpers here will have access to, but you can only look at the originals for all their detail through SP

Death Reg. gives DOB

Surname First name(s) DoB District Vol Page
Deaths Dec 1981 (>99%)
MCCUTCHEON JANE ALEXANDRA 6MR1916 DELYN 24 390

Copy of her will may name relatives - available through (£1.50 at present as a download)
https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/

Probate - McCutcheon Jane Alexander otherwise Jean Alexandra of 32 Richard Heights Flintclwyd died 29 November 1981. Probate Liverpool 26 January 1982. Not exceeding £25K

A possibility for the parents marriage

Surname Forename Spouse Surname Spouse Forename Year Ref RD Name Image View

MCCUTCHEON JAMES ALEXANDER JANE 1902 644/1 106 Bridgeton

Her birth cert will tell you the names of her parents, and the date and place of their marriage.

When you find the parents' marriage cert, that will tell you the names of their parents - and so on.

Follow the steps backwards in time.

The family in 1911 (mis-spelled):


MCCUTHEON
JAMES
1911
M
30
644/1 44/ 14
Bridgeton
Lanark


MCCUTHEON
JAMES
1911
M
6
644/1 44/ 14
Bridgeton
Lanark


MCCUTHEON
JANE
1911
F
28
644/1 44/ 14
Bridgeton
Lanark


MCCUTHEON
DAVID
1911
M
42
644/1 44/ 14
Bridgeton
Lanark


That's from the free search facility on SP.
For 6 credits you can view/print the image of the original document to see all the details.


Probable birth of the son James:

MCCUTCHEON
JAMES
M
1904
644/1 1317
Bridgeton

Thank you everyone will get on to the records and get viewing certificates. have lot more to go on appreciate your help x

Have found birth certificate and marriage certificate and on the 1911 census thank you.
Didn't realise how much harder it is to get Scottish records the hunt continues.

If you want to post all details from the marriage and birth certificates we may be able to help some more.

Where does the 1911 census say Jane was born - and also David and James?

??? A possibility for Jane's birth , given the area she married and age given in 1911

Surname Forename Gender Year Ref RD Name
ALEXANDER JANE F 1882 644/1 1244 Bridgeton

Information so far . James McCutcheon and Jane Alexander both born cicra 1881. Have their marriage cert details. From this found John McCutcheon (James father) married Sarah Major in Co, Down in 1867. Have found census from 1881 for John McNaughton wife and children living in Glasgow. Looks like moved to Glasgow sometime after the birth of their son David who was born around 1869 as other children born in Glasgow. Now the j=hunt for Johns parents begins.

For our reference - I assume this is the 1881 you mean ?

John McCutcheon
in the 1881 Scotland Census
Name: John McCutcheon
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarah McCutcheon
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil Parish: Glasgow Barony
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 3 Bowling Green Terrace
Occupation: Wool Weaver
ED: 81
Household schedule number: 31
Line: 10
Roll: cssct1881_216
Household Members:
Name Age
John McCutcheon 37
Sarah McCutcheon 37
David McCutcheon 11
John McCutcheon 9
James McCutcheon 4
Robert McCutcheon 2
David Magor 21
Samuel McAdam 18



1891 - lots of mistranscription going on here (on Ancestry) , it seems. I haven't looked at the original, but Ancestry seems to have lumped several different families together. I've just picked out the McCutcheons:

John McCutcheon
in the 1891 Scotland Census
Name: John McCutcheon
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Relationship: Housemaid [ refers to someone else on Ancestry's transcription ]
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil Parish: Glasgow Barony
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 3 Bowling Green Terrace
Occupation: Carpet Weaver
ED: 69
Household schedule number: 41
Line: 1
Roll: CSSCT1891_241
Household Members:
Name Age
John McCutcheon 46
Sarah McCutcheon 47
David McCutcheon 21
John McCutcheon 19
James McCutcheon 13
Robert McCutcheon 12
Sarah McCutcheon 9


In 1911, David is 12 years older than James. In 1881 and 1891 he's 7-8 years older. Ancestry's 1901 transcription makes him 5 years younger!
And James is 5 years older in 1901 than he is in 1911.

John Mccutcheon
in the 1901 Scotland Census
Name: John Mccutcheon
Age: 57
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarah Mccutcheon
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil Parish: Glasgow Bridgeton
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 47 Walkinshaw St
Occupation: Silk Weaver
ED: 59
Household schedule number: 152
Line: 11
Roll: CSSCT1901_266
Household Members:
Name Age
John Mccutcheon 57
Sarah Mccutcheon 57
David Mccutcheon 30
John Mccutcheon 30
James Mccutcheon 35
Sarah Mccutcheon 19
John White 22

Info from John & Sarah's marriage cert - quite faint and hard to read:

22 February 1867, at Registrar's Office, Newtownards.
John McCutcheon, 22, bachelor, weaver.
[Can't make out residence at time of marriage . Three words, first begins with C, third begins with B ]
Father: John McCutcheon. Occupation looks like Scutcher

Sarah Major, 23, spinster, [ weaver ? ].
father: John Major, weaver.

witnesses: David Major and Mary McNeilly (her mark)


SR District/Reg Area - Newtownards
Marriage of JOHN MCCUTCHEON and SARAH MAJOR
on 22 February 1867
Party 1 Name JOHN MCCUTCHEON
Party 2 Name SARAH MAJOR
Date of Event 22 February 1867
Group Registration ID 3129272
SR District/Reg Area Newtownards


ADDED:
Occupation: Scutcher -

Scutcher/Skutcher Beat flax to extract the linen fibres. Scutching is the process of extracting linen fibres from flax stems, originally done by hand and later by machine.

https://rmhh.co.uk/occup/s.html

Thank you Argyll Gran. Putting all this info together . Am going to look into the weaving industry around that time see if I can get more info. Am so grateful for all the information received thanks everyone.