Thread: JOHN ROBERTSON/MARGARET (MORE?) MARRIAGE ???

Ok RobbieJ...



I cant take all the credit for this one but the information below might help..







Margaret More married a Charles Bolten on 1/6/1821 in South Leith.





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The problem in finding the marriage might lie in the fact John and Margaret were Episcopalian. I have a feeling their records might need to be researched from source and would not be be found online.



It might be worth phoning The National Archives of Scotland and asking them if the records for St James' Episcopal Church in Edinburgh are available.



research@nas.gov.uk or 0131 535 1344





If this record is not available in Edinburgh, contact the Mitchell Library in Glasgow .... they have a large collection of Episcopal church records and might well have the records for Edinburgh there.



lil@cls.glasgow.gov.uk or 0141 287 2937



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Regards Marion

Do you also have this info RobbieJ??? If you need more Census regarding this family let me know..







1881 Scotland Census

about Margaret Robertson

Name: Margaret Robertson

Age: 88

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1793 (approx year from death certif)

Relationship: Mother

Gender: Female

Where born: Leith, Midlothian

Registration Number: 692/2

Registration district: Leith South

Civil Parish: Leith South

Town: Leith

County: Midlothian

Address: 24 Kirkgate

ED: 33

Household schedule number: 72

Line: 16

Roll: cssct1881_299

Household Members:

Name Age

Joan Black 47

Alexander Black 15

Margaret Black 13

Joan Black 11

Margaret Robertson 88



IF this is the correct person, this could be Margaret in the 1841 census. Looks like she is a widow. Joan is mentioned.



1841 Scotland Census

about Margaret Robertson

Name: Margaret Robertson

Age: 45

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796

Gender: Female

Where born: Midlothian, Scotland



Civil Parish: South Leith

County: Midlothian

Address: Yardheads Manjs Court

Parish Number: 692/2

Neighbors: View others on page



Household Members: Name Age

Margaret Robertson

45

John Robertson

25

James Robertson

15

Joan Robertson

5





These could be siblings to Edward.









Marion

Hi RobbieJ,

have thought of a way of perhaps proving Margaret (More) is the mother of the family I sent on the census details.



I found a death for 'Joan' Robertson ... later to become Joan Black.



From Scotlandspeople:



Joan Robertson / Black (cross ref with maiden name)

1922

County: Midlothian

District: Leith



Don't know if you're familiar with the Scotlandspeople site. It's a pay to view.

£6 for 30 credits

1 credit to view the index

5 credits to view the certificate.



Scottish death certificates give both father and mother's names including the mother's maiden name.



If you deicide to check this death certificate is should (hopefully) verify if Margaret More is Joan's mother ... thereby proving the census and sibling details are correct .... including Edward.







Marion

[quote name='robbiej']Hi Marion . No Not our one. Her MAIDEN name was Jack... I had a look and she isn't the one.. Drat.

Sorry about that !

Jan[/quote]









Jan I wouldn,t be so sure. Jack and Black .....Sound too much alike









Marion

[quote name='robbiej']UMMM Marion.... I asked Sarah who helped with that Cert ages ago. She said she had viewed it and it was JACK... BUT ! YOUR census sound right, don't they?.

I had a look on S/People... The only one I could find was not for that date... several years out.. so I didn't look at it.. Maybe I should do you think. I am in a sense, familiar with S/P but my finding people there is sometimes not on cue, as I think I may not do something that I should, but not sure what it is I am doing incorrectly...

Welll If somehow we could ascertain the death of JOHN... that might lead further ? what do you think ?

The JOAN? where does she fit in ?

It is not much sense in getting Margaret's BIRTH, till we are certain of JOHN... or am I wrong ?

Here is hoping eh !

Robbiej Jan[/quote]









Hi RobbieJ,



No stone should be left unturned so investigate if your able... As I mentioned before I had help with this one from someone who lives in Scotland and has been researching for a long time... I would getting the Birth Certificate for Margaret if it was me.. Sometimes we have to pay out for things that can be hit or miss.. Happened to me many a time but at least by doing so you can confirm one way or another..



Marion