BURNETT's of Carluke, Lanarkshire

[Jim Mason]

My Great Great Grandfather Alexander Burnett was born in 1837 in Carluke in Lanarkshire. In the 1841 Census he is shown as a four year old male living in "Harleysyka" in Lanarkshire. I presume "Harleysyka" was an orphanage as there are other children and adults with different surnames shown.

By 1881 he is shown as married to Ellen 1843 from Carluke.

Their children were John 1866, Catherine 1869, Alexander 1872 my Great Grandfather, Thomas 1875 and James 1879.

Would like to hear from anyone looking for the same family or name from the same area as I believe that Alexander had a couple of brothers. Andrew 1841 and James 1858, but cant be sure that they are connected.

Regards

Jim Mason

[Lesley Robertson]

My Great Great Grandfather Alexander Burnett was born in 1837 in Carluke in Lanarkshire. In the 1841 Census he is shown as a four year old male living in "Harleysyka" in Lanarkshire. I presume "Harleysyka" was an orphanage as there are other children and adults with different surnames shown.

By 1881 he is shown as married to Ellen 1843 from Carluke.

Their children were John 1866, Catherine 1869, Alexander 1872 my Great Grandfather, Thomas 1875 and James 1879.

Would like to hear from anyone looking for the same family or name from the same area as I believe that Alexander had a couple of brothers. Andrew 1841 and James 1858, but cant be sure that they are connected.

Regards

Jim Mason


The extracted records section of the IGI gives, all Carluke:
Catherine B. 29 Feb 1864
John Marshall B 28 Mar 1866
Catherine B 1 Oct 1868 (first one must have died)
Alexander McLean B 30 Aug 1871

They were only allowed to extract records up to 1875, so the younger ones won't show. Mother's name consistently given as Helen.

The marriage was in Edinburgh 19 Jan 1863. (she's spelled Elleon)

The obvious thing to do is to head for Scotlands People and get their marriage certificate. If Alexander knew the names of his parents, they will be given on the certificate, together with Helen's.

If Alexander was b. 1837, I have my doubts about a brother being born in 1858.....

Which registration district/parish is "Harleysyka"?

Lesley

[Rubina]

My Great Great Grandfather Alexander Burnett was born in 1837 in Carluke in Lanarkshire. In the 1841 Census he is shown as a four year old male living in "Harleysyka" in Lanarkshire. I presume "Harleysyka" was an orphanage as there are other children and adults with different surnames shown.

I wonder if Harleyskya is Gaelic? I googled Skya - found nothing but (I think - the site is in Gaelic!- skiag means bridge........ perhaps completely irrelevant but now we know!!

[Mutley]

I am not sure it was an orphanage, I can only see the Marshall Family with just three children that have different names.

It gives as address: Harleysyka, Civil Parish as Carluke and Parish Number as 629.
Parish: Carluke; ED: 4; Page: 18; Line: 1248;

This site on Carluke may be helpful, they have a contact form for information required about the area and a Guest Book for people researching their families.
http://www.carlukecommunity.org/index.htm

[Lesley Robertson]

I wonder if Harleyskya is Gaelic? I googled Skya - found nothing but (I think - the site is in Gaelic!- skiag means bridge........ perhaps completely irrelevant but now we know!!


Unlikely in Lanark. Gaelic's the language for the Highlands. Unless of course, someone came shouth and then named his farm/house/whatever for a place back in the hills.

It might be worth reading through the Statistical Accounts for Carluke here http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/sas/sas.asp?action=public& (that & should be part of the URL, if it won't work, go to sticky 2 in Scottish General). There might be something there.

Lesley

[Rubina]

Thank you Mutley and Lesley for your links to Carluke website. I have been transfixed by reading them for some time! One of the great things about this forum is being led in different, interesting directions instead of poring over cencus returns and birth/death indexes!

I was especially interested as I have my paternal G G Grandad was born there in 1828 so the material from both these links is relevant and helps me "place" that part of my ancestry in a setting. Great to see some old photographs of Carluke which I can lift to put in my Cullen Family Book!

Of course you are right, Lesley, the Gaelic is from the Highlands. Doh!

Rubina

[Mutley]

Thank you Mutley and Lesley for your links to Carluke website. I have been transfixed by reading them for some time! One of the great things about this forum is being led in different, interesting directions instead of poring over cencus returns and birth/death indexes!

Rubina

De Nada.

I travel the world from my desktop. Meat on bones is soooo interesting. Why was history at school, nothing like the fascinating information I find on the forum? :)

[Rubina]

De Nada.

I travel the world from my desktop. Meat on bones is soooo interesting. Why was history at school, nothing like the fascinating information I find on the forum? :)

Oh absolutely Mutley! I love trying to place myself in my "ancestors shoes" and perhaps that is what we weren't encouraged to do at school? History/peoples lives in the past is so exciting to me now whether or not it involves MY ancestors!

Having watched the recent "Tudors" programme on BBC1 though, I have become fascinated by the fact that MY ancestors lived during this time!! One part of my tree goes back to the middle 1700s - how amazing if I could get back to Tudor times!

Apologies everyone, to have deviated, in my excitement, away from the original point of this thread!|blush|

Rubina

[Mutley]

Apologies everyone, to have deviated, in my excitement, away from the original point of this thread!|blush|

Rubina

My apologies too Jim. :) It is known as:
http://www.smileys4me.com/getsmiley.php?show=4537