Forum: General Scottish Family History

Alex. Wilson. & Sons ran the Balmoral Granite Works in Aberdeen from approx. 1890 I am loking for any information on this company from 1890 to 1915 and its owner Alex Wilson

Can any one tell me who were the Proprietor & Tennant of No. 53 Abergeldie Road Ruthrieston Aberdeen in the 1915 Valuation Rolls.

Hi everyone this is my 1st post so please forgive my mistakes I need help finding parents a baptism and a Death for John Douglas born in Closeburn he has 2 diferent birth dates in the 1841 he gives 1805 as birthdate in the 1851 and 1861 he gives 1799 he married a Charlotte Nivison on 1st January...

help!!!!! Anybody got any info regarding stephen and poss bro william mcclay/clason/clayson? I posted this in April no luck.

Hello, Trying to find the death of one Eric Clarke, I know very little about him, except that he died in August 1947, and that he was the nephew of a Mrs. Annie Creed, he MAY have been born at Ardrossan in 1928, if that is him he would have been only 19 years old at death, I cannot find his death...

Hello, I've been trying for a month now trying to find a family on the Scottish Census. I'm looking for a Patrick Miller and Susan McMahon, I've found their marriage on 28/12/1831 in Greenock, Glasgow and their Daughter Catherines marriage to a Robert Houston in Glasgow on 30/05/1852. Catherine...

Trying to find details of Hugh FLETCHER who married Janet MCGRIGOR in Glasgow 5 June 1801. I know most of their children but cannot go backwards from them. I have sent for the marriage document from Scotlandspeople but wondered if there was any where else to look or any body researching the same...

My ancestor is William Pettigrew Blair born 01 Feb. 1872. The Family Search(LDS) has two records. One showing his place of birth as Milton,Glasgow,Lanark,Scotland and the other as Largs,Ayr,Scotland. I know he went to school in Largs but have an address of him living on Annfield street in...

hi have just found out i have a scots relly but dont know how to find her, i know that in 1839 she married a robert jones in wolverhamton staffordshire and had 6 sons. but i know nothing about her before marriage,am awaiting marriage cert to find fathers name. were there census done for...

My Great Aunt Ann (Annie) Forsyth Thom did her State Training at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Training School from the 1st April 1916 to the 31st march 1919 is there any way I can access these records. Her certificate no. was A 656. Previous to this I think she served in WW1 but do not know in...

Looking for help on this family please.. Trying to find more about this family in Scotland John NICHOLAS who married a Catherine McFADYEN on 23rd September 1880 West Greenock they had a daughter Elaine Isabel NICHOLAS born 16th October 1883 Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland could be other...

I'm trying to find the death of Alexander Kenny or Kennie. He was born in Newcraigmiller in Edinburgh on 6 August 1905 and he must have died before the 1911 census as he is not showing. His mother was Annie Kenny, nee Lee, his father was Dennis Kenny. On 1911 census Annie has listed that she had...

After searching for many years I have not been able to find where my Grt/Uncle Alexander ROSS went to. Alexander married 31/3/1910 at Wemyss, Fife, SCT to Catherine Welsh b.164/1873(Wemyss, Fife, SCT). I have found a daughter Catherine Wishart Ross b.1912 at Wemyss,Fife, SCT. Alexander was a...

Seeking details off: Michael P McMahon or Michael Patrick McMahon from Saltcoats/Ardrossan Area of Scotland. Birth 1913 - 1918 Deceased 1960's Manchester?? Partner Marion M Hackett (my mum) Daughter/Sister Marion E. McMahon. He is a mystery.

Hi everyone I am new to this site and am researching the DAVIDSON's from Banffshire. I already have quite a lot of information but have some frustrating gaps that I would love some help with. I am looking for the birth record of GEORGE DAVIDSON born c.1813 I think in Boyndie to JOHN...

In the thread by Leslie Davidson on “Scotland’s People”(5th October 2008) she mentioned that some Ministers included non-conformist baptisms and marriages in their parishes, but many did not and this means that substantial numbers of people will not appear in the OPR. This may sound like a...

Hi, If someone vanished in say the early 1900s, and then their spouse re-married, would the said spouse have to have their former spouse declared legally deceased, and if so, would there be a record of this? a period of seven years has been mentioned. Does anyone have any knowledge of this? I would...

Hi Everybody I hope you are all enjoying Xmas. I have Agnes in the 1901 census living in Dundee with children Anna and Alexander W. I am tracing back through Alexander Watson Tran have got to 1901 but cannot find a marriage or Death for Agnes or what happened to Anna. Any help would be appreciated...

Robert came to South AFrica with George Napier's party to the Eastern Cape in 1838. I am trying to find out how did he get to Napiers party? Where was he in Britain prior to joining the party. He might well have been stationed in Cape Town and joined as a doctor for the team? Can anyone help? ...

I am looking for information on a man named Colin Cameron (he is a long distanced Grandfather), born in Scotland in 1797, died 1870. He married Ann Cameron on June 21st, 1831. Ann was a cousin to Colin, and a servant maid. She hailed from Lianachan. They immigrated directly to Canada after 3...