There is a very likely explanation for the absence of births/baptisms between 1841 and 1857. In 1843 the Church of Scotland was split in the Disruption, when many ministers and congregations left the C of S and formed the Free Church of Scotland. The records available online are those of the C of S, but the surviving Free Kirk records are not available online because the Free Kirk will not agree to them being added to the Scotland's People web site. They can be accessed in the National Archives of Scotland, but you have to go there in person (or get someone to go on your behalf). Statutory civil registration started in 1855, so you get the birth (rather than baptism) records of children born from 1855 onwards.  HTH Anne ________________________________ From: Ailsa Corlett <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, 17 November 2013, 12:57 Subject: Re: [Lanark] Occupation listed as Boatman on Canal - where were the canals in Glasgow Hi Ken I have sent this reply back to the list, in case others also have the same family connections. Currently been researching on the Gardner/ Gardiner surname. Alexander Gardner married Helen Provan in 1841, I have 7 children that I know of for them, all girls, only the 1st child Mary (whom I descend from) and the last two Janet and Isabella born 1857 & 1859 have I been able to locate birth/ baptism details for. The other children they had were: Elizabeth b c1844; Helen b c1847; Jane b c1849; Agnes b c1854; Alexander's parents were William Gardner and Elizabeth Gilmour. - They had 13 children and they lived mostly in the Barony parish. Mary Gardner dau of Alexander and Helen, married William Laird. They also lived and had children at Dykehead, as well as Crosshill, Baillieston and then Thornwood, and then the families start living in Tannochside. My mother when she was about 3yrs of age went to live with her Grandmother, who owned the Post Office/ Store at Tannochside. Her Grandmother was Marion Pickard Scott nee Fairholm. So I have a lot of interest in this area at present, and I am in the process of putting all the details together into a booklet format. Would be interested in contacting and swapping information with anyone who has the same family connections. regards Ailsa Ailsa Corlett [email protected] www.st.net.au/~ailsa alternative email if having trouble sending to my normal email is: [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, 17 November 2013 2:10 AM > To: 'Ailsa Corlett'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Lanark] Occupation listed as Boatman on Canal - where > were thecanals in Glasgow > > Ailsa, > I don't think you ever stated the family name you are interested in.  I > had family in the early 1800s around Dykehead in Old Monkland.  I don't > remember now which surname that was and it would take too long to trawl > through my thousands of names :-) to find them. > If you could give us the surname it would shorten my search ..... > > Ken Harrison > North Vancouver, Canada > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Ailsa Corlett > Sent: 15-Nov-13 11:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Lanark] Occupation listed as Boatman on Canal - where > were thecanals in Glasgow > > Many thanks to both Ella and you Anne. > > I had no idea about the Monkland Canal and I definitely feel the > Dikehead which on the mining site also spells it as Dykehead is the > place I have been looking for. It all fits perfectly with all the mines > around it as well as the Canal. I have been having a great time today > looking at the old maps, reading about the Canal etc. Anne I found that > site you have mentioned and it is wonderful, could switch back and > forth and really the places that were previously and are not there > today is amazing. All that I feel is left of the small area called > Dikehead/ Dykehead is Dykehead Road and close to it which was Langmuir > is now Langmuir Way. > > Again thanks to all from the list for your help. > > Ailsa   ------------------------------- WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier message. Be sure the reply to address shows as [email protected] You may contact the List Admin at [email protected] or click on the following link to the list information page online:  http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/SCT/LANARK.html ------------------------------- 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

Hello Anne. Thanks for the top tip about the National Archives of Scotland. My wife has a cousin in Edinburgh and she will look up my great grandfather for me, the next time she is in the Central Register Office. I never have found his birth/baptism certificate in Glasgow, he was born 1847 - 1848. I just presumed his parents were not church going people. I'll let you know if my search is successful. Bob Elliott -----Original Message----- From: Anne Burgess Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2013 10:27 PM To: Ailsa Corlett ; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Lanark] Occupation listed as Boatman on Canal - where were thecanals in Glasgow There is a very likely explanation for the absence of births/baptisms between 1841 and 1857. In 1843 the Church of Scotland was split in the Disruption, when many ministers and congregations left the C of S and formed the Free Church of Scotland. The records available online are those of the C of S, but the surviving Free Kirk records are not available online because the Free Kirk will not agree to them being added to the Scotland's People web site. They can be accessed in the National Archives of Scotland, but you have to go there in person (or get someone to go on your behalf). Statutory civil registration started in 1855, so you get the birth (rather than baptism) records of children born from 1855 onwards. HTH Anne