I'm trying to find the origins of Mary GILBERT c1849 Glasgow, Lanarkshire. She is shown as Mary CAMPBELL on her Wedding Certificate to William Robert HILL on 10 Jul 1886 in Brisbane, Qld, Australia. She states her parents were Henry CAMPBELL, a Missionary, and Helen CARBARNS. Mary and William had four illegitimate daughters, then a legitimate son in 1890. The four daughters were registered under the names of HILL, and GILBERT. I haven't quite worked out why this is, unless William was married, but that's another brick wall. I searched the 1851 Lanark Census and found 2yo Mary, as a child nursing. She was living with Mrs Henry CAMPBELL, a 47yo widow, with her children John 23, Helen 16 and Sarah 13. I then found her on the 1861 Lanark Census with Helen CAMPBELL, a 57yo widow, a boarding house keeper, and Mary as a 12yo pauper, and a domestic servant. Both were born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire. At this stage I'm unable to find her on the 1871 Census. Helen CAMPBELL was a visitor on the 1871 Census in Pollokshields and she died in 1876. Would Helen CAMPBELL have adopted or fostered Mary? I have looked at the births of all Mary GILBERTS born in Lanarkshire from 1847 to 1851, then cross checked their parents with the 1851 Census and they are all there, so I'm at a loss as to where to go to from here. Mary came to Australia on board the "Toowoomba" from Glasgow on 10 Dec 1872. The ship arrived in Moreton Bay on 29 Mar 1873. Mary gave birth on the voyage, a baby girl called Mary, on 18 Dec 1872 but unfortunately the baby died a month after the ship arrived, on 21 Apr 1873. I have both the Birth and Death Certificates. The baby's father was David STEVENSON, a Mason, either 24 or 26yo born in Gourock, unmarried. Mary was 24yo and born in Parkhead. The former residence of Mary was at Gourock. I'm unable to find either David or Mary on the 1871 Census. David wasn't on the passenger list. Any help, advice and thoughts on this matter will be greatly appreciated. Laurette Australia

Hello Laurette I have read through your message (Mary seems to have been quite a woman!), but I can't quite make out where the surname 'GILBERT' comes from. You say she married under the name Mary CAMPBELL and gave Henry Campbell as her father. Did she emigrate under the name 'Gilbert'? Or appear in the censuses as Mary GILBERT? Rhoda ----- Original Message ----- From: "L Gerholt" <laurettekg@bigpond.com> To: <LANARK@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:04 AM Subject: [Lanark] GILBERT Family > I'm trying to find the origins of Mary GILBERT c1849 Glasgow, Lanarkshire. > She is shown as Mary CAMPBELL on her Wedding Certificate to William Robert > HILL on 10 Jul 1886 in Brisbane, Qld, Australia. She states her parents > were Henry CAMPBELL, a Missionary, and Helen CARBARNS.