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Descendants of Helen L Selkirk and William Rough

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Nadia

Nadia Report 29 Jun 2013 14:51

Hello,
My name is Nadia Stevens and i'm trying to find descendants 0f my 2x great Aunt Helen Lawrie Selkirk who married William Rough. Helen died in 1973 in Reading, England and i think her and her Husband William had a son who they also called William after his father. I do not know if they had any other children.

Hope someone can help,

Nadia

patchem

patchem Report 29 Jun 2013 15:03

Have you got the death certificate of either of them to see who the informant was?
It could be a relative.

Added:
Just for ref:
Helen Lawrie Rough
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1886
Date of Registration: Sep 1973
Age at Death: 87
Registration District: Reading
Inferred County: Berkshire
Volume: 6a
Page: 242

Nadia

Nadia Report 29 Jun 2013 15:06

No i don't have the death cert but it's certainly an idea. Thanks for the information regarding year of death.

patchem

patchem Report 29 Jun 2013 15:08

Have you looked to see if anyone else on here has her in their tree?

For ref:
1901 Scotland Census
Helen L Selkirk Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: Archd Selkirk
Mother's Name: Helen Selkirk
Gender: Female
Where born: Barlinnie, Lanarksh
Registration number: 685/1
Registration District: St George
Civil Parish: Edinburgh West Coates
County: Midlothian
Address: 52 Dalry Rd
ED: 89 Household Schedule Number: 26 Line: 15 Roll: CSSCT1901_366
Archd Selkirk 52
Helen Selkirk 51
Christine L Selkirk 24
Robt L Selkirk 23
Archd Selkirk 21
Peter L Selkirk 19
Janet B Selkirk 17
Helen L Selkirk 15
Geo S Selkirk 12
Wm Selkirk 10
Source Citation: Parish: Edinburgh West Coates; ED: 89; Page: 4; Line: 15; Roll: CSSCT1901_366.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Jun 2013 15:13

Scottish BMD's are only on Scotland's people.

Credits can be purchased................30 for £7.00

Nadia

Nadia Report 29 Jun 2013 15:19

I have all the Scottish information but thanks anyway

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Jun 2013 15:19

The advice about looking in 'search all trees' is sound............it would appear that several members other than yourself have Helen in GR trees.

1891 census


Person: SILKIRK, Hellen Address: Barlinnie, Barony

SILKIRK, Archibald Head Married M 42 1849 Enginer Warder
Dundee, East Lothian
N/A
SILKIRK, Hellen Wife Married F 40 1851
M D Crammond
N/A
SILKIRK, James Son Unmarried M 16 1875 Telegraph Clerk
Edinburgh, Midlothian
N/A
SILKIRK, Christina Daughter Unmarried F 14 1877 Servant
Leith, Midlothian
N/A
SILKIRK, Robert Son Unmarried M 13 1878 School Boy
Leith, Midlothian
N/A
SILKIRK, Archibald Son Unmarried M 11 1880 School Boy
Leith, Midlothian
N/A
SILKIRK, Peter Son M 9 1882 School Boy
Leith, Midlothian
N/A
SILKIRK, Janet Daughter F 7 1884 School Girl
Barlimn, Lanarkshire
N/A
SILKIRK, Hellen Daughter F 5 1886
Barlimn, Lanarkshire
N/A
SILKIRK, George Son M 3 1888
Barlimn, Lanarkshire
N/A
SILKIRK, William Son M 1 1890
Barlimn, Lanarkshire

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 Jun 2013 15:20

I was merely trying to help.................... I thought you were unsure about whether or not they had children

Nadia

Nadia Report 29 Jun 2013 15:25

Helen and her husband William moved to Reading England. I'm in touch with most of Helen's brothers and sisters (listed above from 1891 census) descendants but no one in the family knows anything with regard to Helen and her family.

Rambling

Rambling Report 29 Jun 2013 15:42

Nadia, there doesn't appear to be a marriage in England or subsequent births to the couple, that is why looking at Scottish records has been advised, they are only available on Scotland's people.

Nadia

Nadia Report 29 Jun 2013 16:07

Okay thanks everyone,
regards Nadia

patchem

patchem Report 29 Jun 2013 18:02

Does William Rough have a middle name, and do you know when he moved to England?
Thanks

Nadia

Nadia Report 29 Jun 2013 19:11

William's middle name was Maclean, he was born on the 14/4/1882 in Elgin Scotland. His parents were William Rough and Isabella Maclean. William married my 2x gr Aunt Helen Lawrie Selkirk on the 17/7/1901 in Edinburgh. Not sure when William and Helen moved to England. I found Helen's date of death on the 24/7/1973 in Reading. I haven't found a date or place of death for William .