Is anybody researching a Murray family from Lowick? I am looking for a Frank Murray who was married to Jane Halliday. On the 1881 census at Pegswood he is 34 and she is 31, and on the 1891 census at Bothal he is 46 and she is 48 (?) but I can't find them anywhere else. Nor can I find a any trace of a birth for a Frank or Francis at Lowick Has anyone any ideas please? Eric

Eric There appears to be only one possible birth registered in the Lowick area (Glendale) for Francis Murray i.e. b 1838 (DecQ). There is a birth of Jane Halliday also in the same quarter, although there is another option in 1845. Tracing this family through all the censuses it appears as if the 1881 and 1891 you mention are out of sync with the others. You will see this if you track the ages of the children, and then later the widowed Jane when she is living with son Thomas. It seems that Frank actually has no idea how old he is, but when the census data are (apparently) recorded by his parents (1841, 1851, 1861), then his son (1901, 1911), the ages are more consistent. 1841 - HO107 /318 /9/31 /20 - Tweedmouth 1851 - HO107 /2421 /158 /25 - Berwick 1861 - RG9 /3884 /40 /10 - Holy Island 1871 - RG10 /5188 /52 /17 - Lowick 1881 - RG11 /5117 /119 /50 - Pegswood 1891 - RG12 /4259 /46 /8 - Bothal Demesne 1891 - RG12 /4257 /104 /13 - Bedlington (son Thomas boarder) 1901 - RG13 /4835 /69 /17 - Ashington 1911 - RG14 /31034 /SN358 - Ashington Try these along with Geoff's advice re other records and/or order some certificates e.g. 1868 marriage. Kath ______________________ ... I am looking for a Frank Murray who was married to Jane Halliday. On the 1881 census at Pegswood he is 34 and she is 31, and on the 1891 census at Bothal he is 46 and she is 48 (?) but I can't find them anywhere else. Nor can I find a any trace of a birth for a Frank or Francis at Lowick Has anyone any ideas please? Eric