Help with Tanner family please

[olliecat]

Prestwick Proper, Monkton & Prestwick
SCT 1841/606, ED 3, folio 0, page 12.

William Tanner, 25, strap m, b. Ireland
Margret Tanner, 26, b. Ireland
Margret Tanner, 4, not born in census county
Mary Tanner, 2, b. Ayrshire

If this is the right man it looks as if Elizabeth wasn't his first wife. (But if this is him with a previous wife and children, what happened to the two little girls?)

1851: Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 38; Page: 14
Pleasance, Edinburgh St Cuthberts
William Tanner 34, head, Razor Strap Maker, Edinr Midloth
Margaret Tanner 36, wife, Lanark Lkshr
Margt Tanner 14, Edinr Midloth
Mary Tanner 19, Ayr, Ayrshire
Elizabeth Tanner 10, Edinr, Midloth
William Tanner 7, Edinr Midloth
Catherine Tanner 3, Edinr, Midloth

In 1861, assuming it's the same William TANNER, then while he is with his new partner Elizabeth SUNTER in Glasgow, it looks like his children by Margaret are still in Edinburgh.

1861: Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 50; Page: 8
68 East Cross Causeway, Edinburgh
Elizabeth Mclean 19, Airdrie, Lanark
Margret Mclean 3
Agnes Mclean 1
Mary Tanner 22, Ayr Ayrshire
Wm Tanner 16, Old Greyfriers Edin
Catherine Tanner 11, St Cuthberts Edinr
Charles Tanner 9, St Cuthberts Edinr
John Tanner 5, St Cuthberts Edinr

Since John TANNER (son of William and Margaret?) was born abt 1855 and James TANNER (son of William and Elizabeth), was also born about 1855, then it does look as if James may have been the illegitimate son of Elizabeth SUNTER. There is this christening on FamilySearch.

name: James Sunter
birth date: 28 Feb 1855
birthplace: KILCONQUHAR, FIFE, SCOTLAND
mother's name: Elizabeth Sunter

[slewis]

Hi All
What can I say all this infomation, I can not begin to thank you its all going to be a great help, it really gives me something to work with.
Thank you so much kind regards Sue