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bluebell · Post by **bluebell** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:17 pm

Hi everyone, Im new on this forum as of today, my surname interests are as follows Nimmos and Scotlands from Carriden and Grangepans, Greenhorn and Livingstone from Cambuslang and Blantyre ,and Mortimer from Glasgow.I am glad to be a member and hopefully find out more about my scottish ancestors. Browsing through before I joined I noticed a posting for Eastons in Carriden.... My Gt Gran's brother Thomas Scotland married an Allison Easton on 15th July 1887 in Bo'ness he was born 9 Nov 1857 Carriden, she was born Aug 11 `849 in Carriden, they had 3 children 2 girls and a boy Jeannie, George and an unknown female. My Gt Grandparents were Thomas Nimmo and Alison McEwan Scotland.

Post by **joette** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:32 pm

A warm welcome to TalkingScot.Great to have you here & nice to see your connections.
Is there anything in particular that you need help with? How familiar are you with searching the Scottish records?Ask for any assistance & we will try to help you &hope you find some connection here.

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:36 pm

Hi Bluebell

A very warm welcome to Talkingscot.

Perhaps if you can tell us who or what you are looking for we may be of help to you.

In the meantime here is Thomas with his family in 1881:-

Dwelling: Grange Road Cragfoot Cottages
Census Place: Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203707 GRO Ref Volume 664 EnumDist 2 Page 17
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
George SCOTLAND M 50 M Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: General Labourer
Martha SCOTLAND M 47 F Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Thomas SCOTLAND U 23 M Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: General Labourer
Isabella SCOTLAND U 20 F Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Outdoor Worker
William SCOTLAND U 18 M Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Labourer Iron Foundry
George SCOTLAND U 16 M Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: General Labourer
Alison SCOTLAND U 13 F Bothkennar, Stirling, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Outdoor Worker
Jessie SCOTLAND U 10 F Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Occ: Scholar
John SCOTLAND 8 M Carriden, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar

Best wishes
Jean

Post by **emanday** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:45 pm

Hi Bluebell,

A warm welcome to Talking Scot.

We'll all be happy to help you out as much as possible, so please feel free to ask.

Can I assume that the unnamed Scotland female was the one born in 1892? If so, there is also a death entry for the same year, still no firstname, so possibly died very soon after birth.

Regards,

bluebell · Post by **bluebell** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:54 pm

Thank you both for a warm welcome. I am not at the moment stuck with the Scotland side, its the Livingstone part which is a bit more puzzling. My Gt Gran Mary Greenhorn nee Livingstone bornMar 16 1876 Blantyre I dont have parents names so I cant get back any further, I have looked through a lot of Livingstones, but not having dates etc, it could be anyone of them, could do with a pointer in the right direction for this one please.

Post by **emanday** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:03 pm

With her birthdate her birth certificate should be relatively easy to find on Scotlands People. Failing that, have you tried looking for her death certificate? This allows you to search on both her maiden and married names, so should cut down the results.

Either one will (or should) give her parents names.

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:05 pm

Hi Bluebell

Welcome to TalkingScot.

A quick trip to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk and the expenditure of a few credits will lead you very quickly to the 1876 birth in Blantyre for Mary LIVINGSTON*, showing the same parents as for her later marriage to William GREENHORN.

Mary's birth register entry shows the place and date of the marriage of her parents.

That marriage record then shows you the names of her grandparents, but watch out for the absence of the "E" in LIVINGSTON[E]

Beyond that, assuming that the events took place in Scotland, it's quite possible that death register entries will get you back another generation, maybe two, especially using the 1841 and 1851 censuses as well.

David

Post by **emanday** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:10 pm

Search for her birth as Mary Livingston (no e) in Lanark, Blantyre.

There is only one. Good luck

added: Great minds 'n' a that

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:20 pm

Hi Bluebell

When you have confirmed the parents names then this may be the family in 1881

Dwelling: Wamicks Land
Census Place: Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203615 GRO Ref Volume 624 EnumDist 7 Page 28
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
John LIVINGSTONE M 35 M Inverary, Argyll, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Weigher On Pit Head
Janet LIVINGSTONE M 35 F Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Dugald LIVINGSTONE U 16 M Dalzell, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Poney Driver
William LIVINGSTONE 12 M Dalzell, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Son
Occ: Scholar
Mary LIVINGSTONE 5 F Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Ann LIVINGSTONE 2 F Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur
Margaret LIVINGSTONE 5 m F Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur

Best wishes
Jean

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 1:50 pm

I'd be near certain that's the correct 1881 census entry !!

In my first post, I should also have mentioned www.familysearch.org , from which the following I can promise is very relevant !!..........

Father: Dugald Livingston, Mother: Janet Menzies

International Genealogical Index / British Isles

JANET LIVINGSTON - International Genealogical Index
Birth: 24 SEP 1841
Christening: 03 OCT 1841 Inveraray And Glenaray, Argyll, Scotland

ANN LIVINGSTON - International Genealogical Index
Birth: 13 MAY 1843
Christening: 21 MAY 1843 Inveraray And Glenaray, Argyll, Scotland

JOHN LIVINGSTON - International Genealogical Index
Birth: 09 MAY 1845
Christening: 14 MAY 1845 Inveraray And Glenaray, Argyll, Scotland

WILLIAM MENZIES LIVINGSTON - International Genealogical Index
Birth: 15 OCT 1847 Barony, Lanark, Scotland

ROBERT MCGIBBON LIVINGSTONE - International Genealogical Index
Birth: 25 FEB 1850 Eastwood, Renfrew, Scotland

MARY LIVINGSTONE - International Genealogical Index
Birth: 05 DEC 1852
Christening: 17 DEC 1852 Mearns, Renfrew, Scotland

HELEN MENZIES LIVINGSTON - International Genealogical Index
Birth: 31 AUG 1855 Mearns, Renfrew, Scotland

And you've HIT THE JACKPOT in terms of an 1855 record

since an 1855 record, but only that year, has a lot more info !!, - the ages and places of birth of the parents, as well as the date and place of marriage, although the latter may also be found on www.familysearch.org .............. which it is, but spelling MENGIES, but a patron submitted entry, but that means that someone else is researching the same line

David