Date sent: Fri, 3 Sep 1999 13:28:58 +1200 From: Lesley M Instone <lmi@macalisters.co.nz> To: DUNBARTONSHIRE-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: McCALLUM and GROSSART - 1891 Helensburgh > I hope someone on the list can help with a puzzle in the 1891 census for > Helensburgh (Row parish) . > I have Peter McCallum (a second (I think) cousin of my ancestor at 60 > John Street, head of the household, widower,aged 69, draper, employer, > born Helensburgh, with his children, all unmarried & born in > Helensburgh, Christina McL 33 dressmaker, Agnes L 33 dressmaker, and > Henry J,, 31 drapers assistant, Margaret J 20 Milliner Jessie L 15 + > John A Grossart, nephew 9 scholar, born Lanarkshire, Glasgow. > Peter McCallum's late wife was Anna Lockhart born c 1836 Glasgow, > married 30 March 1857, Glasgow. From other sources, the McCallum > childrens names were Christina McLeod McCallum February 1858, Agnes Lang > McCallum February 1858, Henry James July 1859 ,Margaret Jane > Lockhart,August 1870 but I don't know Jessie L's full name. Other > children were George Peter McCallum October 1861, Anna Maria McCallum > September 1863, William Duncan McCallum September 1863, John Lockhart > McCallum September 1866,Lewis Eade McCallum January 1868, Alexander > Lockhart McCallum May 1869, John Walter Hood McCallum December 1874. > The puzzle is how John A Grossart fits in. He is described as "nephew" > of the head of the household. Who were his parents? I know that Peter > McCallum was a son of Peter McCallum and Christian McLeod and had > sisters Christina born 1891, Margaret born 1826, Mary Campbell born 1831 > and Jessie born 1838 but have no definite information on what happened > to any of them. > Has anyone come across a Grossart family with links to McCallum from the > Helensburgh area, or possibly with links to Anna Lockhart? > Lesley Instone > Invercargill > New Zealand ______________________________ ** Simplest solution is to get a copy of his birth certificate. he must have been born in Glasgow around 1882, so with such an unusual name, he should be easy to find. That will name his parents, and say where and when they married. This entry in the 1881 census may have some relevance: Dwelling: 415 Sauchiehall St Census Place: Barony, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203662 GRO Ref Volume 644-9 EnumDist 43 Page 4 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Alexander GROSART M 37 M Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Tobacco & Cigar Merchant Jane C. GROSART U 41 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Wife Thomas A. LOCKHART U 28 M Ireland Rel: Boarder Occ: Drapers Salesman Hannah C. MC PHERSON U 18 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Servant Occ: General Servant BUT there are others such as: Dwelling: 299 Parliamentry Rd Census Place: Barony, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203649 GRO Ref Volume 644-6 EnumDist 46 Page 12 Marr Age Sex Birthplace James GROSART M 31 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Carter Lizzie GROSART M 26 F Partick, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Wife Margaret GROSART 5 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur Andrew GROSART 4 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Son Jenny GROSART 2 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur James GROSART 1 m M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Son And: Dwelling: 14 Cadogan St Census Place: Barony, Lanark, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203654 GRO Ref Volume 644-7 EnumDist 44 Page 8 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John GROSART M 48 M Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Contractor Employing 12 Men & 1 Boy Marion GROSART M 54 F Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Wife James F. GROSART U 29 M Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Contractor Marion F. GROSART U 16 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daug Occ: Scholar ****************************** Gordon Johnson, Aberdeen, Scotland. KinHelp - historical surname searches & genealogical services: http://www.web-ecosse.com/genes/genes2.htm Home page (+ Scottish material)- http://www.ifb.co.uk/~kinman/ ******************************