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glasgow birth and how to find

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Sharon

Sharon Report 26 Aug 2007 20:42

hi.
i have David Geddes born Scotland.. 1861 says born glasgow.. he was married 1862 in Hartlepool and marr cert says father Samuel Geddes (deceased) and was a cartwright..does that mean his father travelled???? i cannot find him before 1861 so does anyone have any tips or MIRACLES that could help please....thankyou

sharon

Woody's

Woody's Report 26 Aug 2007 20:45

How old was he on the 1861 Census and is mother's name known, Sharon?

Sharon

Sharon Report 26 Aug 2007 20:49

sorry woody,
61 census has him in Hartlepool married to Jane and is a LODGER so i`m bloody STUCK...only got his marr cert don`t know where to try for his birth cert so cannot find anything on him apart from his dad Samuel

sharon

Sharon

Sharon Report 26 Aug 2007 20:50

sos woody he`s 26

Woody's

Woody's Report 26 Aug 2007 21:14

According to that they say they're married but that's likely for protocol - unless they married in Scotland before that. If there was a wedding at Gretna it should still be shown.

Anyway, only David that fits the bill is an apprentice chain maker who has a mother called Margaret Geddes. No sign of a father Samuel and no listing on the OPRs for a David son of Samuel - but if the OPRs are generally all Church of Scotland baptisms.
Statutory records in Scotland didn't begin until 1855 so before then it's not so easy.

However, if he was born in Glasgow there is a glimmer of hope! The Mitchel Library has the best collection of records in the whole of Scotland and they still have hundreds of books unopened so records are constantly being found.
I'm from the North of Scotland so not the best to advise you. Maybe one of the Glasgow members might see this or try Scotfamtree.
If you join www.scotfamtree.11.forumer.com there are Glasgow-based researchers who may be able to help. There are Poor law records - it's possible David's mother was widowed or even unwed, if she claimed Parish Relief there will be a record.

Woody's

Woody's Report 26 Aug 2007 21:30

Just checked the image and I see your David is a Chainmaker! That fits in with the occupation on the 1851 census.
If that's the right one then his mother was born in Maybole in Ayrshire - definitely all the more reason to join SFT as we have at least two people who have been researching Ayrshire records (one of them long before computers were thought off!)

Sharon

Sharon Report 27 Aug 2007 06:08

wow, thanx for that woody you`ve been very helpful..


sharon