Hunnam/Donaldson

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maple23
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Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by maple23 » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:27 pm

It's me again, sorry for troubling you but I would really appreciate your assistance again please.

I am trying to find parental info on William Hunnam and his wife Jane Donaldson from East Lothian. Their names appear on the marriage certificate of their son Thomas to Ellen (Helen) Ross on 6 December 1878 but I can't find their births or marriage anywhere else.

The only one I can find on SP is:

05/08/1753 HUNNAM WILLIAM - which was too early
ROBERT HUNNAM/JEAN SCOTT
Canonbie /DUMFRIES

Thanks
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DavidWW
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by DavidWW » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:35 pm

maple23 wrote:It's me again, sorry for troubling you but I would really appreciate your assistance again please.

I am trying to find parental info on William Hunnam and his wife Jane Donaldson from East Lothian. Their names appear on the marriage certificate of their son Thomas to Ellen (Helen) Ross on 6 December 1878 but I can't find their births or marriage anywhere else.

The only one I can find on SP is:

05/08/1753 HUNNAM WILLIAM - which was too early
ROBERT HUNNAM/JEAN SCOTT
Canonbie /DUMFRIES

Thanks
How about the deaths of William Hunnam and his wife Jane Donaldson ?

David
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maple23
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by maple23 » Wed Mar 14, 2007 3:30 pm

ok, I have found the death certificate of a William Hownam, Cockenzie who died in 1860, which could be him. I am not good at reading joined up writing at the best of time but the writing on the certificate is hard to decipher, for me anyway.

I can't find him on the 1851 Census, why is this?

Sorry, if I am asking a daft question
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Russell
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by Russell » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:24 pm

Hi

Following on from Davids comments I had a look for Hunnam as you have spelled it and it is an extremely uncommon name.
I found one William Hownam marrying a Jane Simpson c 1853 in Glasgow.
another, more likely, was William Hownam marrying Isabella Hillstane in 1852 in Duns, Berwick.
There is a fair possibility that the name has been mis-transcribed on certificates and census entries making it more difficult to pin down.

There was only one Hunnam entry on the 1861 census in the whole of Scotland.
For my search I tried W*m H*n*m and found 2 in Tranent in 1851, probably father and son as 1 is aged 39 and the other aged 14.
Under Hownam. Knowing the local accent it would not surprise me if that was the way the name was recorded.
Hope these are the correct folks. Worth a look anyway.

Russell
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by emanday » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:35 pm

maple23 wrote:ok, I have found the death certificate of a William Hownam, Cockenzie who died in 1860, which could be him. I am not good at reading joined up writing at the best of time but the writing on the certificate is hard to decipher, for me anyway.

I can't find him on the 1851 Census, why is this?

Sorry, if I am asking a daft question
Hi maple23,

There are no daft questions on TS :lol: You should read some of the ones I've asked :lol:

Why don't you upload the DC and we'll see if we can decipher it for you?
[b]Mary[/b]
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Russell
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by Russell » Wed Mar 14, 2007 5:40 pm

Good thinking Mary

I meant to add that but forgot :oops: :oops: :oops:

Russell
Working on: Oman, Brock, Miller/Millar, in Caithness.
Roan/Rowan, Hastings, Sharp, Lapraik in Ayr & Kirkcudbrightshire.
Johnston, Reside, Lyle all over the place !
McGilvray(spelt 26 different ways)
Watson, Morton, Anderson, Tawse, in Kilrenny
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maple23
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by maple23 » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:38 pm

Russell wrote:Following on from Davids comments I had a look for Hunnam as you have spelled it and it is an extremely uncommon name.
I know it is extremely uncommon name, it is mine :D
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maple23
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by maple23 » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:40 pm

how do I upload onto this page? I have the certificate on my hard drive[/url]
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AndrewP
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by AndrewP » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:55 pm

maple23 wrote:how do I upload onto this page? I have the certificate on my hard drive
Hi Maple,

See viewtopic.php?t=6496 for instructions for uploading the image to the TalkingScot Gallery.

All the best,

AndrewP
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maple23
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Re: Hunnam/Donaldson

Post by maple23 » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:00 pm

AndrewP wrote:
maple23 wrote:how do I upload onto this page? I have the certificate on my hard drive
Hi Maple,

See viewtopic.php?t=6496 for instructions for uploading the image to the TalkingScot Gallery.

All the best,

AndrewP
Thank you Andrew. I have uploaded.
http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... ?pos=-1128

< image url added, LesleyB>
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