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Jackie

Jackie Report 11 Sep 2003 16:19

have just found another 2 sisters of my greatgran . although my greatgran was born and lived in scotland her family moved to england for a while.i can find all her family exept these 2 sisters on the census for lancashire in 1881 . i also tried the scottish 1881 census to see if i could find them there but no luck. they would have only have been aged roughly 12 and seven , does anybody have any ideas, would be appreciated.

Rachel

Rachel Report 11 Sep 2003 16:31

Jacqueline If you put the details you have on here, I'm sure someone out there will be able to find them! Rachel

Margaret

Margaret Report 11 Sep 2003 16:37

Jacqueline Are you sure they were still living at the time of the 1881 census? If so, they could have been with grandparents?? My own grandmother was missing from the 1881, I found her by chance, this was before the census was online or on CD, whilst trawling through the microfiche. She was a visitor (aged 6 months)with another family, not even in the same area but in the same town. I still don't know the relationship, if any, of this family to my own. Margaret

Jackie

Jackie Report 11 Sep 2003 16:44

thanks rachel, will try the names i am looking for are margaret o hara born glasgow 1869, sarah o hara born glasgow 1874.there parents names were david o hara and mary o hara (maiden name murray.any help appreciated.

Rachel

Rachel Report 11 Sep 2003 17:22

Jacqueline Not found them yet, but when I was looking on 1891 to see if they were there, I found another Glaswegian family in Accrington with the surname O'Hara. Not sure if you have these already but anyway James O'Hara, 46, Yarn Dryer, Glasgow Ellen, Wife, 44, Glsgow David, Son, 23, Engine Cleaner, Glasgow Marian, Dau, 21, Glasgow James, Son, 19, Glasgow Isabell, Dau, 16, Rochdale, Lancs Robert, Son, 12, Bacup, Lancs John, Son, 8, Baxenden, Lancs Thomas Newbigging, Lodger, 38, M, Glasgow Incidently, I found this quite funny because I'm originally from Bacup (which for the uninitiated is a small town between Rochdale & Burnley in Lancs) and now am living in Perth Scotland! Will keep looking for the other family Rachel

Jackie

Jackie Report 11 Sep 2003 17:26

hi margaret you might have something there. there was a sarah and a margaret in the scottish 1881 census but the ages were round the wrong way .(they could have made mistake ?)the head of the household was also the same name o hara will maybe look into this family thanks margaret regards,jackie.