Lost G G Uncle.....

mocam · Post by **mocam** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:59 am

Have a birth record of my G G Uncle John McNiven 17th Jan 1859 Ellsmuir Colliery Western District Old Monkland Lanark parents Peter MvNiven and Sarah McNiven nee Lindsay Last found 1881 Census Old Monkland Dwelling Browns Square Bailliston Lanark unmarried age 21 Blacksmith Still living with Parents I,ve tried death Records Marriage Records and also Commonwealth graves Commission and nothing how can I find out if he has Emmigrated possible this might be the case its a mystery

names of Interest McNiven Kennedy Connor Grant Cameron Campaigne Reilly Henderson Moran Milne Kerr (Aberdeen name not place)

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:30 pm

Hi mocam

The only way to find if he emigrated is to find him in another country!

Silly answer I know but there is no sure fire way other than examining immigration indexes or census returns. Were there other family members who emigrated? Sometimes they liked to stick together and you can find several living together or nearby in a new country from those census records. If you've eliminated all the Scottish vital records this is all I can think of. Did you check to see if he was an informant on any family DC records?? Have you tracked down all his siblings? It might just be one of those unsolved mysteries...........

Best wishes
Jean

mocam · Post by **mocam** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:45 pm

Thank you for your reply I have checked all avenues but nothing I never leave a stone unturned but this one is another mystery along with a few others in my Family tree one day i,ll find the answer but thanks again
Morag

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:38 pm

mocam wrote:Have a birth record of my G G Uncle John McNiven 17th Jan 1859 Ellsmuir Colliery Western District Old Monkland Lanark parents Peter MvNiven and Sarah McNiven nee Lindsay Last found 1881 Census Old Monkland Dwelling Browns Square Bailliston Lanark unmarried age 21 Blacksmith Still living with Parents I,ve tried death Records Marriage Records and also Commonwealth graves Commission and nothing how can I find out if he has Emmigrated possible this might be the case its a mystery

names of Interest McNiven Kennedy Connor Grant Cameron Campaigne Reilly Henderson Moran Milne Kerr (Aberdeen name not place)

There are only 3 John M*cNiv*n deaths in Lanark with a birth year of 1859 +/- 1. Have you looked at all 3?

Regards,
Annette M

mocam · Post by **mocam** » Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:41 pm

checked out quite a lot when I was at Park Circus also Scotlands People he was still living in 1881 Census aged 21 also checked out War Graves Commission nothing maybe the 3 you saw I have missed unlikely but never say never

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