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    Default scottish birth lookup

    I am trying to help a cousin trace her mothers family and we are stuck on her GGGrandfather.
    James Carr was born 29/10/1843 at Greenock Renfrew.
    Is anyone able to find his parents? I am brain dead

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    1851 Scotland Census
    Name: James Carr Age: 7
    Estimated birth year: abt 1844 Relationship: Son
    Mother's name: Isabella Carr Gender: Male
    Where born: Greenock Parish Number: 507
    Civil Parish: Campbeltown Town: Campbeltown
    County: Argyll Address: Quay Head Occupation: Schollar
    ED: 7 Page: 15Household schedule number: 71
    Line: 11 Roll: CSSCT1851_108
    Household Members: Name Age
    Isabella Carr 28
    James Carr 7 John Carr 5 Wm Carr 3 Malcolm Carr 8 MO
    '' No one knows who we are or where we are going until we have been and gone ''.

    Researching the following families;
    Kitchin & Sharpe, Cumberland, Canada, USA : Dixon, Lancashire, Westmorland, USA
    Fell & Hanslow, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, USA Australia.
    Guess, Buckinghamshire : Meakins, Northamptonshire

    Census data courtesy & Copyright, of the UK National Archives

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    IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles
    JAMES KERR Male Christening: 08 FEB 1846 West Or Old Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland
    Parents: Father: JAMES KERR Mother: ISABELLA STRATHEARN

    IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0 British Isles
    JAMES KERR Male Marriages: Spouse: ISABELLA STRATHEARN
    Marriage: 15 AUG 1843 West Or Old Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland

    The above might be James parents, but surname is spelt Kerr. Isabella matchs with census.

    You need a member with credits for Scottishpeople to do a search.
    '' No one knows who we are or where we are going until we have been and gone ''.

    Researching the following families;
    Kitchin & Sharpe, Cumberland, Canada, USA : Dixon, Lancashire, Westmorland, USA
    Fell & Hanslow, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, USA Australia.
    Guess, Buckinghamshire : Meakins, Northamptonshire

    Census data courtesy & Copyright, of the UK National Archives

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    Thank you for your help. This looks like the family

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    Hi. I was wondering if it would be possible to get a 1861/71 census for this family?

 

 

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