Anderson FAMILY OF BATHGATE.....

[Jeans girl]

Hi All,
Iam new to this group and would appreciate some help to solve my brick wall.
I am looking for
Alexander Anderson aged 40 in 1841 Census supposedly married to Helen Ramsay b 1807 daughter of Thomas Ramsay & Margaret Masterton.
Children
Margaret b 1833
Jane B 1834
Thomas B 1836
Mary b1840
John B 1842
Helen B 1846
Alexander b 1851
Andrew B 1852.

Andrew m Elizabeth Woodhead 1876 I can follow him thru he is my Great Grandfather.
Helen Ramsay died in 1868 she was a widow son John was a witness and was as being from Heartshill Shotts.

I have family in 1841 & 1851 Census but apparently census was not done in there street in 1861 .

I would like to trace Alexanders death I have searched scotlands people quite expensively trying to locate the rest of the family to no avail.
there is another son James who is on 1841 census but not 51.census.

They were living at Marsh st Bathgate in 51 and at Gideon St Bathgate in 41 census.

any help at all appreciated.
many thanks
margaret.

[DavidWW]

Hi Jeans girl

Again I suspect that the husband, Alexander, died pre-1855 ........

As the family appear to have been in Bathgate over several decades and Helen died there in 1868, I'd suggest as a next move the MIs for Bathgate.

David

[Jeans girl]

Hi David,

Many thanks for the suggestion But would I get them thru the LDS.

Margaret.

[DavidWW]

Hi David,

Many thanks for the suggestion But would I get them thru the LDS.

Margaret.

Hi Margaret

You need to explore the Library Catalog at http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library ... t_fhlc.asp to see what, if anything, they hold in terms of MIs for the area.

And it is the Bathgate in Scotland that you want

Have a look yourself, but it seems to be the case that there's a microfilm that could be of assistance in your search.

David

[Jeans girl]

Hi David,

Many thanks for the info and your help.

regards
Margaret

[Jeans girl]

Hi David,

Have ordered film of MIs so await it coming. In the mean time any suggestions on how to find marriages for the family i have spent considerable money at scotlands people on likely match ups but nothing.
As Anderson is a common name it could cost me large amounts.

I know John was in Shotts given as his address when helen died.but later census do not give him as there.

Have searchrd the 81 census for any Anderson b Bathgate with not much luck.

Any suggestions appreciated

Regards
Margaret.

[Jeans girl]

Hi All,

I have just had the M Is for Bathgate film out but to no avail.

Still searching for

Alexander Anderson H age 44 in 1851 Census
Helen W age 41
Jane D age 17
Thomas S age 15
Mary D age 11
John S age 9
Helen D age 5
Alexander S age 4mths?

Besides these ones there was a James age 3 and Margaret age 10 in the 1841 Census.
Then Andrew b 1852.
All the above were born in Bathgate.

I Have the death of Helen Anderson MS Ramsay 1868 age 60 in Bathgate witness son John Anderson Hearshill Shotts.Helen was a widow when she died.
I can trace Andrew Anderson all the way.

I would dearly love to find some more of this family. I have spent large sums at scotlands people trying to find deaths or marriages for all the rest of family with no luck.

The street in Bathgate where they lived was not recorded on census night which has meant I have lost them. ??????

Andrew moved to Airdrie.I have used the 1881 Census and bought up all with a birth in bathgate and tried to make match ups but nothing definite.

Any further suggestions would be welcome I will not be making any trips to Scotland so am trying to do this from New Zealand.

I feel I have hit the brick wall very hard on this one.


Thank You
Margaret

[DavidWW]

Hi David,

In the mean time any suggestions on how to find marriages for the family i have spent considerable money at scotlands people on likely match ups but nothing.
As Anderson is a common name it could cost me large amounts....snipped.........

Margaret

It can indeed be expensive with a surname like that on SP.

All I can suggest is that you concentrate firstly on any kids with middle names, if there are any such, and hope that they used the middle name on the marriage schedule.

Secondly, concentrate on the girls as there was a strong tradition for the marriage to take place in the bride's parish, so, as long as you can place them in terms of registration district from the censuses, then search in the RDs involved, - remember that you can select 5 at the same time, - and restrict the period searched to that matching an age of 18 to 38. Obviously they could have married after that age, but much less likely to have had children.

David

[Jeans girl]

Hi All,

I have been having another look at my brick wall which wont go away.

I have Andrew Anderson marriage to Elizabeth Woodhead and note a Thomas Reid as a witness?

As I dont know where he comes from I did an IGI search puting in Anderson ,Woodhead no match
Anderson Reid bingo Thomas Reid m Mary Anderson 1863 Ayr

Did a Scotland People search for a death up came
Mary Anderson other name Reid D 1921 age 80yrs.

Is this my Mary Anderson, parents AlexanderAnderson & Helen Ramsay.????

Went to open with fingers crossed and my credits had run out. !!!!

Will have to wait until next week for another allowance to check.

margaret.