Way Forward or Back.....

Looking for Scottish Ancestors

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wini
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Way Forward or Back.....

Post by wini » Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:53 am

Is there a way to tackle an ancestor who on his DC has parents unknown!!

Marriage and Birth are not recorded on OPR

wini
Munro, McPhee, Gunn, Reid, McCreadie, Jackson, Cree, McFarland,Gillies,Gebbie,McCallum,Dawson
Glasgow, Durness,Kilmuir via Uig, Logie Easter
Old Monkland

nelmit
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Location: Scotland

Re: Way Forward or Back

Post by nelmit » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:08 am

wini wrote:Is there a way to tackle an ancestor who on his DC has parents unknown!!

Marriage and Birth are not recorded on OPR

wini
I suppose it depends on where and when he died.

I have found someone's parents by looking at an early census.
Poorhouse applications are another good source.

Annette M

Alcluith
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Post by Alcluith » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:16 pm

Wini,

Are there any siblings? their DC may have parents names.

Why don't you post the information you have? :lol:
Burns, Quinn - Glasgow, N.Ireland
McLeod, Mackay, Nicholson, McNeil - Skye
James, McLeod, Sinclair, Smith - Renton
Davidson, Adie, Gibb - Aberdeen
Jolly, Wishart - Angus
Usher - Newcastle
Mullen, Roe - Dublin
O'Donnell - Ireland, Alexandria

wini
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Way Forward or Back

Post by wini » Tue Jan 31, 2006 12:14 am

Drew,
Information I have on DC
John McCready, Joiner Journeyman, Married Margaret Ferguson
Died January 1871 age 71 Old Monkland Eastern District
Both parents unknown, dceceased.
No siblings as far as I can tell
DC signed by Alexander, son, with his mark

wini
Munro, McPhee, Gunn, Reid, McCreadie, Jackson, Cree, McFarland,Gillies,Gebbie,McCallum,Dawson
Glasgow, Durness,Kilmuir via Uig, Logie Easter
Old Monkland