William McGregor b. approx 1800 St.Ninians, Stirling

[Fiona]

Hi


Well I've been to Edinburgh, and spent a fruitful afternoon in the records office - however I have not found William McGreogor's birth or marriage record, yet I have found the parish records of the children John McGregor and Janet Jenkin (Junkin). Any ideas as to where to go from here? What else should I try, I still have a film held at my local Mormon centre for the St.Ninians parish for that time period

Many thanks
Fiona

Details found so far are:-

1841 census
Stirling

William age 35 can be 35-39 in 1841 soap bolier on 'Shore' born in county, wife Eliza 30 (can be 30-34) NOT born in county
Margaret9, Janet 7, William 4, Elizabeth 8 months

1851 census
4 Cross Linlithgow

William 47 soap boiler born St Ninian's (as apparently also wife and all children)
Elisabeth 40, William 13, John 7, Margaret 19, Janet 16, Elisabeth 9

William died 16 April 1878 aged 78 (according to death certificate) of old age, attested by his son John, present. He was at 17 Friars Street and his wife apprently still alive. His parents are given as John McGregor weaver and janet Jenkins both deceased

Listed below are children of John McGregor and Janet Jenkin (Junkin), but not found William born around 1800

1. JOHN MC GREGOR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 16 APR 1786 Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland CONFIRMED

2. ELIZABETH MC GREGOR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 21 OCT 1782 Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland CONFIRMED

3. CATHRINE MC GREGOR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 1780 Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland CONFIRMED

4. JANET MC GREGOR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 26 JUL 1784 Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland CONFIRMED

With marriage
1. JOHN MC GREGOR - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Marriage: 11 JUN 1779 Saint Ninians, Stirling, Scotland CONFIRMED

[Liz Turner]

Hi Fiona

I might be stating the obvious, and you might already have thought about it, but what about mis-spellings of the surname? The accent in rural parts can be quite strong, so it could have been mis-recorded. Mac/McGrigor or another variant. Are you sure of the parish of birth?

Another question might also be the name McGregor itself. For quite a while it was forbidden to use the name McGregor, as a result of Rob Roy McGregor's exploits people with the name were forced to change. I'm not sure of the time frame for that, but a search on Google might throw up something.

Liz