Margaret Lyon.

Meiklejohn1 · Post by **Meiklejohn1** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:21 pm

Trying to trace my great granmother Margaret Lyon Born Wick, Caithness 14/02/1887 had a daughter Davidina my gran in Watten 1906 then can not find any trace. Can you help ?

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:41 pm

Meiklejohn1 wrote:Trying to trace my great granmother Margaret Lyon Born Wick, Caithness 14/02/1887 had a daughter Davidina my gran in Watten 1906 then can not find any trace. Can you help ?

Just questions for the moment.

Did Margaret marry and what was her mother's maiden name?

Regards,
Annette

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Meiklejohn1 · Post by **Meiklejohn1** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:18 pm

Maiden name was Lyon, Davidina was illigitimate don't know who father was. Don't know if she ever married after that as i can't find any further record of her.

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:20 pm

There is a marriage for Davidina Lyon and Hugh Clyne in 1932 in Wick, Caithness available on SP. If this is your granmother, the certificate should also tell if Margaret Lyon was alive or deceased at the time of the wedding. This can help you narrow things down a bit.

Carol

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:23 pm

Meiklejohn1 wrote:Maiden name was Lyon, Davidina was illigitimate don't know who father was. Don't know if she ever married after that as i can't find any further record of her.

Good advice from Carol but was Margaret illegitimate too? It was her mother's maiden name I was wondering about.

Regards,
Annette

Meiklejohn1 · Post by **Meiklejohn1** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:39 pm

Got Marriage cert for Hugh and Davidina, just says that mother was Margaret and she was a domestic servant but I know she wasn't at the wedding as Davidina was brought up by an aunt.
No, Margaret wasn't illigitimate her mothers maiden name was Benge.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:51 pm

Meiklejohn1 wrote:Got Marriage cert for Hugh and Davidina, just says that mother was Margaret and she was a domestic servant but I know she wasn't at the wedding as Davidina was brought up by an aunt.
No, Margaret wasn't illigitimate her mothers maiden name was Benge.

The name on Davidina's marriage entry suggests Margaret hadn't married (as far as they were aware) by the time Davidina married Hugh.

A look at SP shows only one death of what appears to be an unmarried Margaret Lyon but the year of birth is given as 1885. I tried searching for one with a mother's maiden name of Benge/Beanze/Beange (the variations on the birth of her children) but came up with nothing.

The only way to check if she died here is by visiting a Family History centre at Scotland or have you already tried that?

Regards,
Annette

Post by **joette** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:33 pm

I'd take a punt on the one with the 1885 birth-especially if there was an estrangement & no close relatives to register the death it is possible that the wrong birth date was given-it only takes six credits.

Meiklejohn1 · Post by **Meiklejohn1** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 8:20 pm

Thanks nelmit,
What year of death did you find for the Margaret Lyon born 1885 cos as joette sez, sounds possible birth date could be wrong.

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 11:43 pm

Meiklejohn1 wrote:Thanks nelmit,
What year of death did you find for the Margaret Lyon born 1885 cos as joette sez, sounds possible birth date could be wrong.

This lady died at Glasgow age 93 in 1978 so you can't view it at SP. The biggest probelm I have with it being her is, she has a middle name of Burns.

It will be a while before I can get to Park Circus but I will be happy to have a look when I do - unless anybody else is going to a Family History Centre soon and wouldn't mind having a look.

Regards,
Annette

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