Look out also for the name Ray - my GG hd two Granddaguhters named after her - one was May and the other Ray! Ruth (NSW Australia) ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2013 8:34 AM Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Margaret Wilson/Joseph Ironside > May was a very common nickname for Mary in the > past. Queen Mary, wife of King George V, was known > as May to her family. When I'm searching for > records of my gt-gt-grandmother Mary Willox > Clerihew, I search under both Mary and May, since > just asking for "name variants" doesn't pick it > up. Her name could have been given as either and > the person recording would accept it as given. > People were not as pedantic about name variations > and spellings in the past as they are now. (I have > another gt-gt-grandmother who appears as > Christian/Christina/Christine/Christiana/Chursty/Kirstie > throughout her life. None of these would be > considered an error, by her or anyone else.) > > Margaret Gibbs > > > > > On 01/10/2013 3:45 AM, Janet wrote: >> I dont see you have had a response; I dont think its wise to be >> persuaded by any "tree" >> that cant provide source information. I have no conclusive answer but >> you are part way >> there in having a burial record to enable you to trace backward, which is >> what we do by >> default. Uncertainty is often the enduring situation. >> In 1851 I found one Joseph Ironside b abt 1793 who has Mary in his >> household. The >> transcription states he was born in Old Deer, Banffshire and that Mary >> Ironside is his >> spouse and her mother Margrat Wilson born 1769 who is also in the >> household at South >> Street, Fetterangus, Aberdeenshire. In 1861 Joseph is aged 69 at Old >> Deer with "May >> Ironside" (probably a mis transcriptin) You would now be able to >> purchase his death >> certificate for them both to examine the evidence relating to them both; >> hopefully it >> would give you the names of their parents and, possibly, a date of >> marriage which may or >> may not be after. Of course, the information in the death certificate >> is only as good as >> the Informant but it might help you reach a decision about what you >> decide to do in your >> record keeping. >> Hope this helps. >> >> Janet >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cindy Seibel" <[email protected]> >> >> >>> Hello listers. >>> >>> I'm wondering if someone might be able to help - either with information >>> or a path to >>> get it. >>> >>> I am looking for the Margaret Wilson that married Joseph Ironside 18 Aug >>> 1789 in Old >>> Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The name appears in two different family >>> trees using the >>> same birth record - b. 8 april 1759. The second tree marries her to >>> William Lillie 22 >>> Aug 1785 and d. 29 Sep 1820 (with record from New Deer cemetery >>> attesting). >>> >>> There is an 1851 census record showing Margaret living with her son >>> Joseph and his wife, >>> and her est. birth year is 1769 in Old Deer. Assuming this is actually >>> the correct birth >>> year, I still don't have a conclusive Old Deer birth record that >>> matches. There is an >>> Auchterless record in 1768 and 2 Old Deer records in 1765 and 1766. >>> >>> Is there a "best" way to match Margaret to her birth records, and >>> therefore her parents? >>> >>> Thanks for your help! >>> Cindy >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >