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Thanks, Margaret -don`t know where he went! Rosalyn

Please see if you can get further on one of my tricky ones - Catherine PERRIE- age 8 months. Mother had died Feb 1881 and Father Robert PERRIE is listed as lodger at In-Laws house (family BRODIE) but no Catherine. ?Maybe at wet nurse? They were living at Clippens Square Kilbarchan Renfrewshire. If it's not too much trouble can you have a bit of a look at neighbours etc around the village for her - in case there are any baby Catherine's that have been mistakenly given the other family's surname. I think the village is fairly small. Thanks, Fiona

Fiona I can not find your Catherine the youngest child named Catherine was born in 1879 in Renfrew and have parents.

Thanks anyway Margaret

Hello Margaret Thank you for the kind offer. Would you be able to look up a Neil (aka Niel) MATHESON born 1810 in Lairg Sutherland please? I have no informatoin on him regarding possible marriage or children or when he died. Also 1 more if possible: Murdoch ROSS born 1847 in Eddrachillis Sutherland. Much thanks Danielle

KEIR Could you possibly find Eliza/Elizabeth Keir (29/aug/1836). 1871 - Blackhouse Farm, Drymen (with husband & children) 1881 - No sign of her but husband & children there (Blackhouse farm) 1891 - Post Office, Drymen (with husband & some children) 1901 - Post office (with husband) B - 29/aug/1836 D - 26/dec/1927 M - 8/may/1868 Maiden name Dun Many thanks

Danielle, This is the only Neil born from 1800 to 1815 that was listed Shepherds House Census Place: Durness, Sutherland, Scotland Neil MATHESON M 67 M Farr, Sutherland, Scotland Head Occ: Shepherd Johan MATHESON M 60 F Durness, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Shepherds Wife Murdoch MATHESON U 24 M Durness, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Shepherds Son Catherine MC KAY U 26 F Eddrachilles, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: General Serv (Dom) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dwelling: Findlemore Census Place: Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland John ROSS W 67 M Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Tenant Lachlan ROSS M 26 M Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Fisherman Betsy ROSS M 26 F Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Daur In Law Occ: Fishermans Wife Catherine ROSS 3 F Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: GDaur Jemima ROSS 9 m F Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: GDaur Jessie MORRISON 9 F Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Visitor Occ: Scholar Murdoch ROSS U 34 M Eddrachillis, Sutherland, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Shepherd

Janet ,what is the husband's name I will look for him Dwelling: Kepdowrie Census Place: Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Alexander DUN M 51 M Kilmadock, Perth, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Farmer (34 Acres Arable Employs 1 Girl) Margaret DUN M 35 F Kippen, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Farmers Wife Andrew DUN 2 M Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Farmers Son Annie DUN 5 F Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Farmers Daughter Eliza DUN 4 F Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Farmers Daughter Margaret DUN 1 F Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Farmers Daughter Annie MC LUCKIE U 70 F Kippen, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Mother In Law Occ: Housekeeper Harriet STEWART U 24 F Crieff, Perth, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: General Servant William TERRET U 16 M Gargumnock, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Boarder Occ: Cattle Herd Eliza KEIR M 44 F Drymen, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Sis Visitor Occ: Farmers Wife

KEIR I think you have cracked it!!! I already have her husband on the 1881 it was just elizabeth I could'nt find but it seems you have.(her husband was James ) Many thanks

Your welcome !

Hi Margaret Please could you see if you can find a Walter Ferguson (not sure of the spelling) he was a carpenter and would have been adult when his daughter Minnie was born in 1868. Minnie was supposted to have been born in Scotland (family lore) but slid south and had an illegitemate daughter in London in 1885. She might have been in Scotland too in 1881 but in 1891-1901 she said she was born in Notting Hill. She married in 1893 and said her father was dead by then. She is one of my brick walls so if you could find her father I would be delighted. Many thanks Felicity

Can not find a Walter Ferguson who matches and no Minnie born in that time frame.

Found this William Christie as a vistor could be him 7 Oliver Ter Census Place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Scotland Adam PENDER M 31 M Burnfoot, Roxburgh, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Joiner Journeyman Margaret PENDER M 31 F Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Rel: Wife Thomas PENDER U 7 M Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar William PENDER U 3 M Yetholm, Roxburgh, Scotland Rel: Son Janet PENDER U 1 F St Cuthbert, Edinburgh, Scotland Rel: Daughter William CHRISTIE M 57 M Cowbog, Roxburgh, Scotland Rel: Visitor Occ: Joiner Master Empy 2 Men

Dear Margaret The mystery deepens.... Many thanks for looking it up, I cannot believe she lied about her father's name, he's not in E&W in 1881 either but I have found a James with a little Minnie of the right age in Islington. Thanks again Cheers Felicity

Mhairi, I have looked and can not find your James as you say there are many. I looked also for a James living with either James &Janet or Alexander & Margaret as parents with no luck.

Thank you very much Margaret. I think that is my Neil but not Murdoch unfortunately. Once again thank you for your help. Danielle

You did a look-up for me earlier this afternoon. Would you happen to know if Kepdowrie is the name of a place or is it the name of a building. 1881 -Eliza Keir. Dwelling - Kepdowrie Census place - Dryment

Janet , Kepdowrie would be the resident either building or street I can't tell as there is no #

Thanks, helps tie something else in now

Janet sent you a pm with reference #'s hope that helps