Genealogy Chat

Sorry, Carol, I have found the marriage. I was searching for a different spelling for Catharine.

I have the marriage thank you, 11/09/1853

Have William in the 1861/71/81 Census (he died 1888) all just say Scotland.

Carol, I cannot find a marriage for William to Catherine Daly. The nearest is this one:

Marriages Dec 1853 (>99%)
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DALY Catherine Maria Liverpool 8b 586
Lyness Andrew Liverpool 8b 586
McDonold Edward Liverpool 8b 586
McGoveran Rosanna Liverpool 8b 586


Lancsbmd confirms that Catherine married Edward McDonold in Liverpool

Have you found William on any census after his marriage? If so, where does give as his POB? When was he born?

Have tried Scotlands People - spent a fortune and got nowhere.

Hi Carol, have you tried the Scotlands People site? It's a pay-per-view site but the best one for Scottish queries. Cx

One possible line of enquiry would be to try and find out if there were any Scottish regiments at Habergham Eaves barracks in 1841. Scottish regiments tended to be recruited "locally", so that might give you a starting place in Scotland.

My gggrandfather William MacKay (McKay) was married on 11th Sep 1853 to Catherine Daly in Manchester. They were both living in the "Little Ireland" slums - long gone now. His father is given as Alexander MacKay -deceased.
How does one start to trace back to Scotland with such a common name and no specific place to start.
I can not find for definite Alexander or William in the 1851 Census (Alexander may have died by then)
In the 1841 Census there is a possible William aged 10 at the Habergham Eaves Barracks near Burnley (again long gone) indicating that Mackays may have moved to England with the army. No Alexander though.
Where does one go from here?
:-S