Hi I appear to be at a dead end and my plea is for any help with any other avenue I can go down. My ggggrandfather John Roger MCKIE, MACKIE or MCKEE (various spelling used down the ages) was born in Scotland according to census info in Leeds/England in 1800. His occupation was a Hawker. He married Mary Ann Stephenson in Leeds in 1827. I don't know when he moved to England or if his parents were with him. Family rumour has it the family originally came from Edinburgh. I have had a search done at the GRO Scotland but nothing was found. I know births were not always registered around this time but I am desperate to try and find another anenue to search. I have his marriage certificate but at that time no father was listed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Carolyn/Lincoln
I don't know if laws in Scotland were the same as in colonial America at that time, where hawkers were licensed. If they were licensed in Scotland, you might find records in Leeds municipal records. Just a thought. I was looking at early records of a Mississippi county yesterday and saw licenses for what a hawker could carry "on his back." Good luck, Sonia -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Wright [mailto:wright.14@ntlworld.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:51 AM To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MLN] Plea for help re. McKIE Hi I appear to be at a dead end and my plea is for any help with any other avenue I can go down. My ggggrandfather John Roger MCKIE, MACKIE or MCKEE (various spelling used down the ages) was born in Scotland according to census info in Leeds/England in 1800. His occupation was a Hawker. He married Mary Ann Stephenson in Leeds in 1827. I don't know when he moved to England or if his parents were with him. Family rumour has it the family originally came from Edinburgh. I have had a search done at the GRO Scotland but nothing was found. I know births were not always registered around this time but I am desperate to try and find another anenue to search. I have his marriage certificate but at that time no father was listed. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Carolyn/Lincoln