missing parents.....

[gleagle]

I'm seeking help about the parents of my Ancestor James gall .
His Parents are given as William Gall / Jean Guthrie on his death certificate 1892 in Dundee as witnessed by a fellow inmate of East Dundee Poor House. As yet I cnnot find a connection so Whatnext!!?

[LesleyB]

Hi Gleagle
and a warm welcome to Talking Scot

There are a couple on the IGI ( www.familysearch.org ) of those names and they had a James - what age was your James at the time of his death? Was he about 80yrs?

• Father: William Gall, Mother: Jean Guthrie
  
  1. JEAN GALL - International Genealogical Index
  Gender: Female Christening: 30 SEP 1798 Perth, Perth, Scotland
  
  2. JOHN GALL - International Genealogical Index
  Gender: Male Christening: 16 AUG 1807 Perth, Perth, Scotland
  
  3. WILLIAM GALL - International Genealogical Index
  Gender: Male Christening: 12 JUN 1803 Perth, Perth, Scotland
  
  4. MARGARET GALL - International Genealogical Index
  Gender: Female Christening: 13 OCT 1805 Perth, Perth, Scotland
  
  5. PETER GALL - International Genealogical Index
  Gender: Male Christening: 09 JUN 1816 Perth, Perth, Scotland
  
  6. JAMES GALL - International Genealogical Index
  Gender: Male Christening: 17 MAR 1811 Perth, Perth, Scotland
  
  7. JANET GALL - International Genealogical Index
  Gender: Female Christening: 31 AUG 1800 Perth, Perth, Scotland

- all extracts.

Marriage (extract on IGI)
WILLIAM GALL
Marriages:
Spouse: JEAN GUTHRIE
Marriage: 21 DEC 1797 Perth, Perth, Scotland

At http://www.fdca.org.uk/poorhouse/poorGa_Gl.html
There is a James Gall who seems a little younger:
Gall James, age 42, admission date:12 Feb.1862, reference 2282

In 1881 census at http://users.ox.ac.uk/~peter/workhouse/ ... t1881.html
there is a James Gall who looks like he might be your one - was yours a carpenter on his death entry?
Residents of Poor House Parish of Dundee & Liff & Benvie, Dundee, Forfar
James GALL W 67 M Inmate Carpenter Perth

Best wishes
Lesley
JJ

[gleagle]

Hello lesley,
Many thanks for your info'and also the trouble you took to get it.
I'll be following up the names that are on your list and hopefully I'll be able to notify you of any successes.
Cheers
Duncan

[LesleyB]

Hi Duncan
Happy to help.
If you do a parent search on the IGI - put parents names in only, and country, you should bring up the list of children above. For each individual record the date of birth is also given.

To request further information about an entry in the Dundee poor registers, on this page:
http://www.fdca.org.uk/poor_index.htm
- contact details are: Dundee City Archives, 21 City Square, Dundee DD1 3BY, or email archives@dundeecity.gov.uk

"The original registers contain further information on each pauper, including place of birth, number of children, occupation, reason for admission, and date of discharge/removal."

Good luck with your searching. Look forward to hearing how you get on.
Best wishes
Lesley
JJ