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riddell · Post by **riddell** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:20 pm

Hi Lesley, thank you for pointing that out to me.

riddell · Post by **riddell** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:22 pm

Hi Annie, not sure where you are going in Glasglow, does this place have a fee that they charge?

Montrose Budie · Post by **Montrose Budie** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:28 pm

‘Hannllon’ – that well known town in N Lanarkshire! I refuse to believe that some data inputter in the Indian sub-Continent, Sri Lanka, the Phillipines, Taiwan or China could read Hamilton as ‘Hannllon’, compare this interpretation with the lookup list of Scottish registration districts with they are provided and end up with ‘Hannllon’, unless, of course they weren’t give such a resource and/or that there was no effective quality control !!……

Never mind! Rant over.

This situation is an excellent example of the value of looking at the records of siblings.

Agnes CUNNINGHAM was born ca. 1856 in West Lothian. In terms of the possible extra info, it could be worth looking for an 1855 record.

In 1875, Agnes CUNNINGHAM, daughter of John CUNNINGHAM and Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM MS WALLACE, married John WEIR; this being the resultant 1881 census entry ...........

Dwelling: 13 Byres Knowes
Census Place: Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Source: FHL Film 0203617 GRO Ref Volume 625-2 EnumDist 7 Page 20
Marr Age Sex Birthplace
John WEIR M 28 M Blantyre, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Head
Occ: Rivetter Boiler Wks
Agnes WEIR M 26 F Whitburn, Linlithgow, Scotland
Rel: Wife
Agnes WEIR 3 F Bothwell, Lanark, Scotland
Rel: Daur

I haven’t followed up on the fate of wee Agnes.

In 1884 Margaret CUNNINGHAM or WEIR was born, but the info on the original register entry shows that John WEIR had gone off in 1882 to Tampico, Mexico, and, via an RCE entry, that Agnes took a James DONALD to the Sheriff Court to prove his paternity of Margaret, and, presumably get him to contribute to the support of wee Margaret.

Elisabeth Allan CUNNINGHAM, illegitimate, followed in 1887, her mother living at ????head Street in Hamilton, - sorry! - Hannllon.

No associated RCE entry, which would tend to imply that the presumed father, Mr ALLAN, provided support without having to be taken to court; and no mention of John WEIR.

Finally, in 1889, wee Lilly Craig CUNNINGHAM was born, back at Wilson Land, Crossgates, Bellshill, - illegitimate, - mother a Dairymaid, and, again no mention of John WEIR.

I can’t see a death for Agnes which could explain her wains ending up at Quarriers, but then it could have been ill health, that in the possible context where her parents were either deceased or incapable of looking after her children.

Orraverybest

mb

riddell · Post by **riddell** » Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:03 pm

Thank you orraverybest, that is them. All I need to do now is hope that someone will see this sight and recognize the names and perhaps connect Grandma, Lily Cunningham back to her dad. Thanks again everyone for all the work you have done for me, I really appreciate it.

J