Please Help.....

maddy706 · Post by **maddy706** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:56 am

Desperatly seeking (NEEDING ) help here
I have been looking for info on Stewart Hughan for over 2 years now.
I know he was born around 1823-1828 Dumfries possibly Kircudbright.
I only know this as i got his marraige too Elizebeth Campbell in 1846 but it doesn't state who his parents are .
He had 8 children all born in and around Kircudbright. I also know he died between 1871 - 1885 but cannot find a death for him.
I feel i am at a dead end here and if i could only find out who his parents were i could move on further.
Hopefully someone can help

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Post by **paddyscar** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:46 am

Stewart and the following people are all listed together and each of their records include:

Household: View other family members
Civil Parish: Kirkmabreck
County: Kirkcudbrightshire
Address: St John St
Parish Number: 873

There is no explanation of what connection there is between the persons listed, nor is there a list of abbreviations. I’d guess F S is a farm servant, but no guesses for M S.

Source: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151.

The 1841 Census for Scotland - 6 June 1841. There is a note to this census saying that ages 15+ years are rounded down to the nearest 5 year mark, so someone who was 19, could actually be listed as 15, due to the rounding down.

Name: Stewart Hughan
Age: 15
Est. birth: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Occupation: F S

Name: Agnes Johnstone
Age: 15 Estimated
Birth Year: abt 1826
Gender: Female
Birth place: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Occupation: F S

Name: Elizabeth McGarie
Age: 35 Estimated
Birth Year: abt 1806
Gender: Female
Birth place: Scotland

Name: Helen McGarie
Age: 3
Est. birth: abt 1838
Gender: Female
Birth place: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Name: John McGarie
Age: 39
Est. birth: abt 1802
Gender: Male
Birth place: Ireland
Occupation: Farmer

Name: Mary McGarie
Age: 4 Mo
Est. birth: abt 1841
Gender: Female
Birth place: Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Name: Thomas Milroy
Age: 15
Est. birth: abt 1826
Gender: Male
Birth place: Ireland
Occupation: M S

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I entered the same search on IGI:

Marriage: 22 FEB 1846 Kirkmabreck, Kirkcudbright, Scotland

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

M118734 1820 - 1854 1068032 Film 6901443

If you enter Stewart Hughan as father and Elizabeth Campbell as mother -(nothing else) at: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... search.asp you will find details of 5 of their children. You may find the others on ScotlandsPeople (OPRs)

Frances

Post by **AndrewP** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:55 am

paddyscar wrote:There is no explanation of what connection there is between the persons listed, nor is there a list of abbreviations. I’d guess F S is a farm servant, but no guesses for M S.

Hi Frances and Maddy,

The abbreviations used in the 1841 census were given on the enumerators' instructions. These can be found transcribed on the TalkingScot Census pages.

http://www.talkingscot.com/censuses/census-1841.htm

F.S. = Female Servant
M.S. = Male Servant

On that basis, Stewart, the male at the top of the list is listed as a female servant.

Maybe you are right, did this enumerator take F.S. as farm servant? Or is this a transcription error. You would need to see the original census page to verify this - should be available on ScotlandsPeople.

All the best,

AndrewP

maddy706 · Post by **maddy706** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:07 am

Hi
Thankyou Paddy
I meant too say i do know of all the children Stewart & Elizebeth had. I just can't seem too move any further as i cannot find a birth for stewart stating whom his parents are. I have also travelled too Kirkcudbright but still couldn't find anything
Thankyou

maddy706 · Post by **maddy706** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:02 am

I have sat and went through all my paper work & documents. I have Stewarts marraige in 1846 , also on the 1861 , 1871 census I can't find him or elizebeth for 1881 census. Stewart may have been dead by then he was still alive in 1869 but on the death of his son in 1871 it has stewart down as deceased. On his wife Elizebeths death in 1885 also states Stewart deceased so it sort of narrows down the search margin. But still i just can't find any death on him

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:45 am

Hi Maddy
Not sure if this is any help, but there is a Stewart Heu*han (spelling arrived at by trial & error, staring with wildcards and adding letters to retain result of one death!!) died in 1873 (birth 1825+/- 5yrs), but does not seem to be in Dumfries area - its in Midlothian. Can't check as don't have any current credits...

Best wishes
Lesley
p.s. ...and that * is not a "g"!! But it is one letter as "?" works equally well...Goodness knows what is is

- if you find out, please put me out of my misery!!

later: blooming heck - its a "C"!!

Surname is Heuchan Sounds similar to what you are looking for....

maddy706 · Post by **maddy706** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:50 am

Hi Leslie
Fingers crossed just going too check it out now i will certainly let u know the outcome

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:54 am

Hi Maddy
My virtual fingers are crossed! (difficult when you are typing

) I really hope it is him!

Best wishes
Lesley

maddy706 · Post by **maddy706** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:57 am

Leslie
Thankyou so much it is him . If u were here now i would give u a huge big hug.
I can't believe after 2 yrs i got him thankyou so much

Kath x

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:02 am

Hi Kath/Maddy
Just goes to show the power of a wildcard or two - always worth trying, especially with names which may have been unusual and so often misheard and/or mis-spelt.

I'm really pleased I could help - that's great!! $\:D/$

Was the informant kind enough or knowledgeable enough to give you his parents' names on the death entry? I do hope so!

Best wishes
Lesley