My Grandfather Robert Law's family.....

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Dusty44
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My Grandfather Robert Law's family.....

Post by Dusty44 » Mon May 01, 2006 10:48 pm

Robert Law was one of 10 children who was brought up in Bellshill,his Father being born in Aberdeen. Parents were James Law and Catherine Gentleman Ferguson. Ann,Malcolm,James,Mary,Norman,Isabella,Elizabeth,Matthew and John were his brothers and sisters. Looking for any information regarding him or any of his siblings and their families.

LesleyB
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Post by LesleyB » Mon May 01, 2006 10:56 pm

hi Dusty
....and a warm welcome to Talking Scot :D
Can you give us some idea of dates for this family please?

Best wishes
Lesley
Researching:
Midlothian & Fife - Goalen, Lawrie, Ewart, Nimmo, Jamieson, Dick, Ballingall.
Dunbartonshire- Mcnicol, Davy, Guy, McCunn, McKenzie.
Ayrshire- Lyon, Parker, Mitchell, Fraser.
Easter Ross- McCulloch, Smith, Ross, Duff, Rose.

JustJean
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Post by JustJean » Tue May 02, 2006 12:24 am

Hi Dusty

You probably already have this but here they are in 1881....

Dwelling: Watsons Land
Census Place: Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203616 GRO Ref Volume 625-1 EnumDist 7 Page 29
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
James LAW M 30 M Aberdeen, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Ironworker
Catherine LAW M 29 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Ann LAW 10 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
Malcolm LAW 8 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
James LAW 6 M Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Mary LAW 4 F Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Normin LAW 2 M Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Aunes MAY U 38 M England
Rel: Boarder
Occ: Ironworker
Ralph HARDIE U 42 M England
Rel: Boarder
Occ: Ironworker

Best wishes
Jean

Dusty44
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Re Robert Law

Post by Dusty44 » Tue May 02, 2006 3:15 pm

Lesley,

My g/father Robert Law was born in 1886 in Bothwell and when he married in 1910 he was an Iron Worker.He then moved from Bellshill where he was brought up to Springburn with his new wife. His father James (also an Iron Worker) in Aberdeen b.c. 1850 and his mother Catherine Gentleman Ferguson on 26/11/1850. The rest of his siblings were born between 1871 and 1890.

LesleyB
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Post by LesleyB » Tue May 02, 2006 4:04 pm

Hi Dusty
Working form the 1881 above which Jean has given you, it might be worthwhile tracking the family forward to the 1891, by which time your Robert will be born, but also backwards to 1871 when it looks like young Ann should be around. If you look for Ann's birth you should find an address for where they were living in Glasgow at that time.

best wishes
Lesley
Researching:
Midlothian & Fife - Goalen, Lawrie, Ewart, Nimmo, Jamieson, Dick, Ballingall.
Dunbartonshire- Mcnicol, Davy, Guy, McCunn, McKenzie.
Ayrshire- Lyon, Parker, Mitchell, Fraser.
Easter Ross- McCulloch, Smith, Ross, Duff, Rose.

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Re: My Grandfather Robert Law's family.....

Post by lomerlaw » Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:31 pm

Hello Lesley,
Just wondering about the lineage of your ggf James Law. Was he the son of James Law (b. @1810) and Ann Thomson? My gggf was John Law, from the aforementioned parents, and could have been eldest brother to your ggf. My gggf moved to Canada and opened an iron foundry in Ottawa. His father, James, owned a foundry or foundries in Glasgow area, so the professions are consistent. I have the children of James Law and Ann Thomson as being John, Archibald, Isobel, Ann and your James. The elder James then remarried to Jane Jack and their children were William, Alick, Robert and Margaret.