HI TS MEMBERS

ELLEN 44 · Post by **ELLEN 44** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:27 pm

I would just like to wish all TS members a Happy Christmas and a Happy new year,and to say i will be visiting Scotland in May am going to meet my dad's cousin also hoping to go to the Mitchell libery i will be visting Ann Street Greenock, where my dad and his siblings where born, West Blackhall thats where my g-grandparents lived.The place am more instested in is Ann Sreet Greenock My dad was born on the 14/12/1929 there and he died 31/05/1988 in West Yorkshire does anyone know how i would find out what number he was born at many thanks Ellen

Post by **SarahND** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:35 pm

Hi Ellen,
Happy Christmas and New Year to you, too! Sounds like you have a lovely trip planned!

Does the birth certificate not give the number of the street where he was born, or do you not yet have the cert? Being too recent to be online, you'd have to look it up at New Register House in Edinburgh, if you don't already have it.

All the best,
Sarah

ELLEN 44 · Post by **ELLEN 44** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:49 pm

Hi Sarah,I have a copy of my dad's birth cert all it says is James Smith Anderson born 14/12/1929 parents name Andrew Mclauchlan Anderson and Elizabeth Anderson (nee Smith) and it says he was born at Ann Street Greenock no number.Am really looking forward to visiting my dad's birth place.

Ellen

Post by **SarahND** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:00 pm

Hi Ellen,
Looking at the map, I see that at least it is a short street...! But as for knowing exactly which number, unless someone more familiar with the area has a brilliant idea, the only think I can think of is to get birth certificates for his siblings, or a marriage certificate if it was close to the same time and hope that they were living in the same place and that the number would be given on one of them. Another thing to try would be the city directory for that year, if such exists. They may well have it at the Mitchell. Look up the father's name on Ann Street and it should tell you. That would be easiest and most fool-proof, if the directories are available.
Good luck!
Sarah

ELLEN 44 · Post by **ELLEN 44** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:16 pm

Hi i do have a marriage cert for my parents but they was wed in West Yorkshire, just got the parents names on it.also got my dads's parents marriage cert they got married on the 11/05/1928 at the Roman Catholic church his dad (Andrew) lived at Upper Ingleston and his mom (Elizabeth) at 13,West Blackhall Street do you think someone would be so kind to do a look up for me the copy of the birth cert for my dad came from a friend of the family many thanks .

Ellen

Post by **SarahND** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:31 pm

Hi Ellen,
Googling around, I would think that your best bet for directories would be the Watt Library in Greenock. They have a number of genealogically related holdings including an online index of births marriages and deaths mentioned in the newspaper. Unfortunately, that only goes up to about 1913, but if your family was in Greenock earlier, it could be very useful.

Go to :
http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/GeneralLnc ... catid=1015

and have a look. I would either call or email a librarian first, to make sure they have what you want, but it looks hopeful.

All the best,
Sarah

ELLEN 44 · Post by **ELLEN 44** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:39 pm

Thank you Sarah will do it later many thanks

Ellen

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:46 pm

hi Ellen

in May am going to meet my dad's cousin also hoping to go to the Mitchell libery i will be visting Ann Street Greenock,

You might be as well to add Park Circus to your list of places to visit (if planning to go, book ahead, they can be very busy), then you can look up all the more recent events for yourself, seeing the originals. These cannot be printed out (if the are after the cut-off dates for SP) so take a pencil and notebook with you!

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **AndrewP** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:38 pm

SarahND wrote:Googling around, I would think that your best bet for directories would be the Watt Library in Greenock. They have a number of genealogically related holdings including an online index of births marriages and deaths mentioned in the newspaper. Unfortunately, that only goes up to about 1913, but if your family was in Greenock earlier, it could be very useful.

Go to :
http://www.inverclyde.gov.uk/GeneralLnc ... catid=1015

and have a look. I would either call or email a librarian first, to make sure they have what you want, but it looks hopeful.

Hi Ellen,

If you contact the Watt Library, the Voters' Roll and Valuation Rolls may be places to seek an exact address.

All the best,

AndrewP

ELLEN 44 · Post by **ELLEN 44** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:14 pm

Thank's to those who got back to me about my dad i will look at all the place people mentioned now i know were am going i hope it makes it easier thanks again.

Ellen