Scotlandspeople is so easy to use - you really should give it a go, as you could find out so much more than from Ancestry. You can see the original registration record rather than a transcript that leaves out an awful lot of information, such as marriage witnesses. I really would encourage you to take a look at it - for a very reasonable charge you can find out so much! Louise On 3 April 2013 01:31, Lois Copping <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Listers, > > My grandfather George Knox b. 1878 came to Canada in 1899 according > to the 1901 Census for BC/Canada. > > His father also George Knox died in Kilbirnie in 1896 leaving his > wife Mary Gillies Knox with a number of underage children. My > grandfather was their > eldest. > > This weekend I tried to find my great grandmother and the various > children during the FREE weekend at Ancestry.uk. > > The only find suggests that Mary was possibly married at Kilbirnie to > Hugh McWhinnie. Four known Knox children were found > in the 1901 household along with an unknown Hugh Knox aged 8 and > perhaps born 1893. I did not get to the 1911 Census. > > > I know that I should try Scotlands People but I have no experience > searching at that site. Is there anyone that could assist me with > both Census details > and the possible marriage to Hugh McWhinnie and also the child Hugh > Knox possibly born to Mary and George Knox and possibly died before > her emigration. > With confirmation of these various events I could try to proceed and > purchase the relevent copies. > > The other Knox children in 1901 were: John 26, Agnes Boyd 14, > William 12 and Matthew 10. These children eventually all came to BC. > > I might have a passenger list showing Mrs. B Knox 56 and Agnes B Knox > 26 travelling to New Westminster 'to sons' but the Ancestry,com copy sadly > does not have details of date or ship name etc. Must do better next > time I have access! > > >Notes from Bowell Index at New Westminster Library: > > > >MARY GILLIES KNOX: 482 Amess St., New Westminster B.C. > > Born 13 Sept 1857 in > > Kilbirnie, Scotland > > Died 7 Sept 1935 at the age of > 77-11-25 > > Buried Ocean View Bur. Park > > Plot 923 Gr. L. Fraser > > Cause of death - jaundice > > Rev. R. G. Jones > > Dr. W. A. Robertson > > > Many thanks for helping me and giving direction. This is a break > through but not at all what I expected, Lois > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >