Thread: William Macdougall.were was he born??

Lincs Lady · 20-08-2008, 10:00 PM

William MacDougall was born according to the information I have in 1854.He was a fisherman.
He married my Grandmother in 1914 in Grimsby Lincolnshire. On his marrage cert it says his father was John a painter,he was 60 and she was(Mary Ann Briggs) 43.
He died in Grimsby in 1923, grandmother registered it saying his age was 69.
I cant find him on any census, not knowing where he came from.
Any suggestion anyone as what my next step should be.....please.

Sheila

Annieb · 21-08-2008, 12:40 AM

Hi Sheila
It's a hard one - especially considering his name could be mispelled on Census, and his occupation - he could have come from anywhere, as I'm sure you already know

Just some ideas perhaps to try:

When he married 1914, was he said to be a bachelor or a widower? And have the witness' been identified?

The address he gave on the marriage?

Electoral Rolls, just prior to his marriage?

Is there any family memory of him having a particular "accent" (ie: Scottish, particular regional English?)

Cheers
AnnieB

Lincs Lady · 21-08-2008, 09:35 AM

Thank you for your reply AnnieB, it sure is a hard one.My grandmother"ran"of with MacDougall and had seven children together before they married,she said she was a widow..a fib..and he a bachelor.They were at the same address for years,this from electoral rolls.
I have two cousins who swear he was a Scot,but they never knew him.?
I think he must have been at sea on the 1901 census as granny was with their first daughter and another one born to her first husband,as a houskeeper.
Yes you are right about the spelling as some of the children use McDougall,but it is MacDougall on the marriage certificate.
Thanks again
Sheila

Starlight · 21-08-2008, 08:24 PM

Hi Sheila,

I have already looked for his birth in Scotland using different name variants without luck.

Lincs Lady · 22-08-2008, 11:31 AM

Thank you Starlight for looking for me.

Regards

Sheila

20-08-2008, 10:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lincs Lady Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 150 Total Awards: 2	William Macdougall.were was he born?? William MacDougall was born according to the information I have in 1854.He was a fisherman. He married my Grandmother in 1914 in Grimsby Lincolnshire. On his marrage cert it says his father was John a painter,he was 60 and she was(Mary Ann Briggs) 43. He died in Grimsby in 1923, grandmother registered it saying his age was 69. I cant find him on any census, not knowing where he came from. Any suggestion anyone as what my next step should be.....please. Sheila

21-08-2008, 12:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
Annieb Regular Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NZ Posts: 43 Total Awards: 1	Re: William Macdougall.were was he born?? Hi Sheila It's a hard one - especially considering his name could be mispelled on Census, and his occupation - he could have come from anywhere, as I'm sure you already know Just some ideas perhaps to try: When he married 1914, was he said to be a bachelor or a widower? And have the witness' been identified? The address he gave on the marriage? Electoral Rolls, just prior to his marriage? Is there any family memory of him having a particular "accent" (ie: Scottish, particular regional English?) Cheers AnnieB
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21-08-2008, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lincs Lady Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 150 Total Awards: 2	Re: William Macdougall.were was he born?? Thank you for your reply AnnieB, it sure is a hard one.My grandmother"ran"of with MacDougall and had seven children together before they married,she said she was a widow..a fib..and he a bachelor.They were at the same address for years,this from electoral rolls. I have two cousins who swear he was a Scot,but they never knew him.? I think he must have been at sea on the 1901 census as granny was with their first daughter and another one born to her first husband,as a houskeeper. Yes you are right about the spelling as some of the children use McDougall,but it is MacDougall on the marriage certificate. Thanks again Sheila

21-08-2008, 08:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
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22-08-2008, 11:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Lincs Lady Advanced Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 150 Total Awards: 2	Re: William Macdougall.were was he born?? Thank you Starlight for looking for me. Regards Sheila