G'day Cobbers, Am wondering if anybody can assist me. I have the following, below, from the 1881 British Census and believe that Jessie McCASKIE is the married name of one Jessie Young DEAN, parents Alexander DEAN & Isabella MELVIN. Jessie McCASKIE is of the right age and born in the correct place but I need more definite confirmation then this. 1881 British Census - Is this Jessie Young DEAN?? Dwelling: 3 North College St Census Place: Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203433 GRO Ref Volume 135 EnumDist 5 Page 1 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Thomas MC CASKIE M 33 M Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Printer Compositor Jessie MC CASKIE M 32 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Wife Jessie MC CASKIE 13 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Maggie A. MC CASKIE 3 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Daur Cathrerine MC CASKIE 1 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Daur This is Jessie's sister, Margaret Geddes DEAN, who again I think I've found in the 1881 British Census, details as below: 1881 British Census - Is this Margaret?? Dwelling: 95 High St Census Place: Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203433 GRO Ref Volume 135 EnumDist 3 Page 11 Marr Age Sex Birthplace John RIACH M 42 M Rothes, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Mason Margt. RIACH M 31 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Wife Occ: Masons Wife Alexr. RIACH U 17 M Rothes, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Apprentice Plasterer Janet Or Jessie RIACH 8 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar William RIACH 7 M Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Son Occ: Scholar Divina RIACH 5 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar Any help greatly appreciated. Regards Greg Baldwin Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia Homepage: http://member.melbpc.org.au/~kennethb/ Email: kennethb@melbpc.org.au All incoming & outgoing files & emails checked by VET Anti-Virus software. AIGS 9842 A&NESFHS 9933 KFHS 7736 Researching Surnames: ALLEN - Cornwall, Eng. BAILEY - Plymouth, Eng>New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ BALDWIN - Kent, Eng>New Zealand> Qld, AUS BENTON - Warwick, Eng BIRCH - Yorkshire, Eng> Qld, AUS BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT BROWN - Wellington, NZ CAMERON - Black Isle, SCT CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen SCT COKER - Rongeta, Wellington, NZ CROZIER - Banbridge, Down, NIR > NZ DEAN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland EDWARDS - Cornwall, Eng. FRANCES - AUS GRANT - Rhynie, Aberdeen, SCT INCH - Cornwall, Eng>New Zealand INGLIS - Banff/Moray, SCT LANGDON - NZ LAURANCE - Banff, SCT. LEYLAND - Warwick, Eng. LUMSDEN - Banff, SCT>New Zealand MacDONALD - Inverness, SCT. MASSEY - Down/Antrim, NIR>Qld, AUS MELVIN - Elgin, Elgin, Scotland McFADDEN -Down, NIR McINTOSH - Inverness, SCT > Qld, AUS McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, AUS McKENZIE - Banff/Moray, SCT McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, SCT>Qld, AUS McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS OLIVER - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, SCT>Qld, AUS RAFFAN - Banff, SCT REEVES - Yorkshire (?), Eng. RUNNALLS/REYNOLDS - Cornwall, Eng. ROBERTSON - Ross & Cromarty, SCT RUDD - Westmoreland, Eng>Qld, AUS SIMPSON - Banff/Moray, SCT SMITH - SCT SPRENGER - Qld, AUS STUART - Moray, SCT WAKEFIELD - Stroud, Gloucester, Eng>Qld, AUS WARBURTON -Cheshire, Eng>New Plymouth, Taranaki, NZ WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, Eng. WILSON - Ayr, SCT>New Zealand Helen's Stolen Generation Program: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/default.htm

> I have the following, below, from the 1881 British Census and believe that > Jessie McCASKIE is the married name of one Jessie Young DEAN, parents > Alexander DEAN & Isabella MELVIN. > > Jessie McCASKIE is of the right age and born in the correct place but I > need > more definite confirmation then this. > > 1881 British Census - Is this Jessie Young DEAN?? > Dwelling: 3 North College St > Census Place: Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Source: FHL Film 0203433 GRO Ref Volume 135 EnumDist 5 > Page 1 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > Thomas MC CASKIE M 33 M Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Head > Occ: Printer Compositor > Jessie MC CASKIE M 32 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Wife > Jessie MC CASKIE 13 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Occ: Scholar > Maggie A. MC CASKIE 3 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Cathrerine MC CASKIE 1 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Daur The IGI lists a marriage of a Thomas McCaskie to Jessie George in Elgin on 2 January 1875. There is no other Jessie McCaskie in the 1881 census in the north of Scotland, so it looks as if this isn't your Jessie Dean. A look at Maggie's or Catherine's birth certificate would sort this out. The IGI also lists the marriage of a Jessie Dean to Alexander McNeil on 9 December 1870 in New Spynie, and the following children: Mary, born 11 December 1870 James, born 15 December 1872 William Dean, born 7 November 1874 and this looks like the family in 1881: Dwelling: Kirkton Farm Ho Census Place: Cromdale, Elgin, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203431 GRO Ref Volume 128-B2 EnumDist 2 Page 11 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Alexr. MC NEILL M 35 M I Of Barra, Inverness, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Farm Overseer Jessie MC NEILL M 32 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Wife Mary MC NEILL 10 F New Spyvie, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Dau Occ: Scholar Alexr. MC NEILL 3 M New Spyvie, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Son Donald MC KENZIE U 17 M Inverallan, Elgin, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: Farm Serv Archd. MC RIMMON U 42 M Dunnach, Inverness, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: Cattleman Duncan GRANT U 37 M Cawdor, Inverness, Scotland Rel: Serv Occ: Shepherd Have a look at the marriage certificate to see if this is your Jessie Young Dean. > This is Jessie's sister, Margaret Geddes DEAN, who again I think I've > found > in the 1881 British Census, details as below: > > 1881 British Census - Is this Margaret?? > Dwelling: 95 High St > Census Place: Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Source: FHL Film 0203433 GRO Ref Volume 135 EnumDist 3 > Page 11 > Marr Age Sex Birthplace > John RIACH M 42 M Rothes, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Head > Occ: Mason > Margt. RIACH M 31 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Wife > Occ: Masons Wife > Alexr. RIACH U 17 M Rothes, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Son > Occ: Apprentice Plasterer > Janet Or Jessie RIACH 8 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Occ: Scholar > William RIACH 7 M Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Son > Occ: Scholar > Divina RIACH 5 F Elgin, Elgin, Scotland > Rel: Daur > Occ: Scholar The IGI lists the following children of John Riach and Margaret Ross, married 2 December 1871 at Elgin: Jessie, born 19 September 1872 William, born 22 May 1874. This time, a look at the birth certificate of Divina (Davina?) Riach would sort this out. There are four other Margarets in the 1881 census in northern Scotland described as 'wife', born in Elgin and aged 29 to 32 (Margaret Geddes Dean would have been 30 on the day of the 1881 Census). Of these Margarets, the wife of James Dey is Margaret Sim; the wife of Andrew Grant is Margaret Nicol; and the wife of John Melville is presumably Margaret Rose; and Maggie Morrison was probably Maggie McLean Wright. In the south of Scotland there are eight more Elgin-born wives named Margaret of similar age. The wife of Archibald Hendry is Margaret James; the wife of Francis Logie is Margaret Cameron; the wife of John McLean is Margaret Steven; the wife of James Robertson is Margaret Ann Murray. I cannot identify the wives of Thomas Clarke, Mr Gilchrist, William Smith or Robert Young using only the IGI and 1881 Census, but as all but William Smith have children, a look at three birth certificates and one marriage certificate should sort this out. I assume that you have the 1881 census CDs and can look all these records up for yourself, but if not let me know and I'll send them to you. Are you sure that Margaret Geddes Dean survived to adulthood? Perhaps she emigrated? Best wishes Anne