Esdale/Easdale

[laura24]

Hi,

Does anyone have any information on the Esdale/Easdale from Dunbarton?

My grandad is an Esdale, however on his fathers death certificate and marriage certificate the name was actually Easdale!!

Would anyone know why this may have changed or point me in the right direction as i cannot seem to find a birth record for david easdale either!!


Laura

[nelmit]

Hi,

Does anyone have any information on the Esdale/Easdale from Dunbarton?

My grandad is an Esdale, however on his fathers death certificate and marriage certificate the name was actually Easdale!!

Would anyone know why this may have changed or point me in the right direction as i cannot seem to find a birth record for david easdale either!!


Laura

Hello Laura,

Who did your g grandad marry - what age was he and when? Is David your grandad or g grandad?

Regards,
Annette

[laura24]

Hi Annette,

David is my Great Grandad, on my grandad Gerald's birth they are both Esdale, in 1930.

David married Letitia Pearson in 1916, he was 24 and she was 21, on their wedding certificate they are Easdale - his parents are William Easdale and Elizabeth Caldwell

Yet in 1932 when he died he is David Easdale!

not sure if that was the information you were asking for

[emanday]

Hi Laura,

Is this your William and Elizabeth in the 1891 and 1901 Censuses?

If so, they are using the "Easdale" version of the name in those years.

1891 Scotland Census

Name: William Easdale
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Duntocher, Dunbarton
Registration Number: 501
Registration district: Old Kilpatrick
Civil parish: Old Kilpatrick
County: Dumbartonshire
Address: Big Land
Occupation: Riveter

Household Members: Name Age
William Easdale 24
Elizabeth Easdale 25


1901 Scotland Census

Name: William Easdale
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: O K, Dumbartons
Registration Number: 501
Registration district: Old Kilpatrick
Civil parish: Old Kilpatrick
County: Dumbartonshire
Address: Pattisons Land
Occupation: Riviter In Shipyard

Household Members: Name Age
William Easdale 33
Elizabeth Easdale 35
Isabella Easdale 8

[laura24]

It does sound like it could be them but, David should then be on the 1901 census with the, as the info on davids marriage certificate says he should of been born around 1892 - i have searched for him but cannot find him!!!

according to the same certificate william was a ironmoulder and david worked in the shipyards.

[AndrewP]

Hi Laura,

There were 17 Easdale and 1 Esdale born in Dunbartonshire from 1885 to 1900. None was a David. 12 of these were registered in Old Kilpatrick. Could David have originally been registered under a different name? Take your pick of the selection on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk if you have any way of narrowing them down.

Where and when were William Easdale and Elizabeth Caldwell married?

There is a marriage of a William Easdale (rivetter) to Elizabeth McArthur, in the right place, and an Isabella born to them at the right time to be the family found in the censuses quoted above.

All the best,

AndrewP

[emanday]

It does sound like it could be them but, David should then be on the 1901 census .

As Andrew suggested, David could have originally been registered under a different name or might have been staying with a relative on the night of the census. They may have assumed that his parents would have put him on their form instead.

[AndrewP]

It does sound like it could be them but, David should then be on the 1901 census .

As Andrew suggested, David could have originally been registered under a different name or might have been staying with a relative on the night of the census. They may have assumed that his parents would have put him on their form instead.

Or there were two different William and Elizabeth Easdale families in the area. Elizabeth McArthur and Elizabeth Caldwell. Food for thought.

All the best,

AndrewP

[nelmit]

There is also this family living at Antrim, Ireland in 1911 -

Esdale William 48 Male
Esdale Elizabeth 45 Female
Esdale Robert 24 Male
Esdale William John 22 Male
Esdale David 19 Male
Esdale Samuel Alexander 14 Male

I can see a marriage of an Elizabeth Caldwell at Coleraine in 1883. On the same page there is a William Esdale. http://pilot.familysearch.org

A free cross check at Emerald Ancestors shows a William Esdale marrying an Elizabeth and an Elizabeth Caldwell marrying a William in 1883. I think this is why you can't find any details of the family at Scotland.

Regards,
Annette

[laura24]

Hi,

Thank you for the info - sorry for the delay in getting back to you!!

I have managed to get to the Irish link but before i can go on further i will have to order the certificates!! Gosh this in an expensive hobby - but worth it!!!

Thanks again x