HI.I NEED HELP ONCE AGAIN.....

ELLEN 44 · Post by **ELLEN 44** » Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:15 pm

First i would like to thank Lesley,Justjean and CatrionaL for the help thay give me.I was wondering if anyone could find my great-grandad's death for me his name his Robert Anderson d.o.b about 1865 married a Margaret Anderson (nee mclauclan-parker) d.o.b 1879 died 1927 i have looked on scotlands people but i car'nt find him any were (am i doing some thing wrong ) the address i have for him in 1928 is upper ingleston greenock i would love to know who else lived there with him many thank's from ellen.

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 9:02 am

Robert was born in 1874 not 1864 in Mearns, Renfrewshire. So there is a chance that he lived past 1955.

Robert and Margaret were married in 1899 in Kinning Park.

Robert and his parents aren't on the 1881 census for Scotland but two of his siblings are staying with their Irish Grandparents in Busby.

Dwelling: Spinners Land
Census Place: Mearns, Renfrew, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203578 GRO Ref Volume 571 EnumDist 1 Page 14
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Wm. DAVIDSON M 60 M Ireland
Rel: Head
Occ: Printfield Labourer
Helen (Hall) DAVIDSON 60 F Ireland
Rel: Wife
Sarah SANDERSON U 40 F Ireland
Rel: Boarder (son John's sister-in-law)
Occ: Printfield Worker
Adam CARSON U 26 M Cathcart, Renfrew, Scotland
Rel: Boarder
Occ: Masons Labourer
Bella ANDERSON 10 F Busby, Renfrew, Scotland
Rel: Gd Child
Occ: Scolar
Annie ANDERSON 4 F Busby, Renfrew, Scotland
Rel: Gd Child

Annie later witnessed the marriage.

I should be able to look up the local directories to see who else was living at Ingleston Street in 1928 but it won't be family. Going back and forward I should also be able to estimate when Robert arrived in Greenock. Unfortunately theonly major gap in the local directories from 1832ish is the period from 1939 - 1952 when none were produced. By this time the Trade Directories had evolved into postal directories but occupations were given. I'll have a look for Robert Andersons, Retired Puddlers or Brass Moulders, from 1955.

If you've been searching for Robert's death using 1864 as the birth date you may have missed him.

I've not checked but there are probably a good few Robert Anderson's deaths between 1927 and 1955. Born 3 years either side of 1874.

Andy · Post by **Andy** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:33 am

By the by, Robert and Margaret had a daughter, Margaret Parker, who married age 18 in 1917 to James Johnstone.

The Andersons were probably living at 9 Market Street, Pollockshields at that time so moved to Greenock sometime after that.

Despite IGI saying that Robert's father, Alexander and Mother, Matilda Davidson, were both born in Mearns. They were both born in Ireland very probably Antrim.

Robert's grandmother, Agnes (Rae) Anderson died in 1887 in Pollockshaws (her age was reported incorrectly as 69). This is Agnes in 1881:

Dwelling: 131a Glebe Street
Census Place: Barony, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203649 GRO Ref Volume 644-6 EnumDist 50 Page 6
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
Letitia DICK W 40 F Campsie, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Housekeeper
Alexander DICK U 18 M Green End, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Carter
Janet DICK U 16 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Bookstitcher
Sarah DICK 11 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Isabella DICK 5 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Agnes R. ANDERSON (DICK) W 78 F Ireland
Rel: Mother

So we now know that Alexander, Robert's dad, moved from Ireland to Stirling sometime between 1836 and 1837 when Letitia was born. It seems that Robert died before 1841.