Eureka! At last the world can know the truth. I have received from the GRO the extract for the marriage of the above, and this is what I read. On March 18, 1870, at Edge Hill Manse, Kilmarnock, William Campbell, nail maker, age 37, widower, was married to Bridget O'Neil age 32, widow of Henry O'Neil. William's parents were William Campbell, nail maker, and Jean Allan. Bridget's parents were either Peter McCann, or McCance, (it was difficult to read), and Bridget Ferguson. There are some discrepancies e.g. William's age should have been 39. This has probably been misread. I had a look at the LDS web-site and discovered that William Campbell and Jean Ferguson were married at St. Cuthbert's, Cramond, on December 19th, 1828. All of which seems to fit rather nicely. I further discovered that a William Campbell and Jean Ferguson were born in Falkirk in 1808 and 1812 respectively. Next week I hope to have look at the OPR of St. Cuthbert's to check on the 1828 marriage. If anything momentous turns up, I will keep you informed. Those of you who have been following the fascinating details of my family history will know what this posting is all about. Others who wantonly deleted previous postings, will just have to remain mystified. Once again I would like to express my thanks for the help I have received from this amiable list. Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "stephenmorrison" <stephenmorrison@beeb.net> To: <SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 9:20 AM Subject: [EDB] William Campbell > Eureka! > > At last the world can know the truth. I have received from the GRO the extract for the marriage of the above, and this is what I read. > > On March 18, 1870, at Edge Hill Manse, Kilmarnock, William Campbell, nail maker, age 37, widower, was married to Bridget O'Neil age 32, widow of Henry O'Neil. > > William's parents were William Campbell, nail maker, and Jean Allan. > Bridget's parents were either Peter McCann, or McCance, (it was difficult to read), and Bridget Ferguson. > There are some discrepancies e.g. William's age should have been 39. This has probably been misread. > > I had a look at the LDS web-site and discovered that William Campbell and Jean Ferguson were married at St. Cuthbert's, Cramond, on December 19th, 1828. All of which seems to fit rather nicely. I further discovered that a William Campbell and Jean Ferguson were born in Falkirk in 1808 and 1812 respectively. > > Next week I hope to have look at the OPR of St. Cuthbert's to check on the 1828 marriage. If anything momentous turns up, I will keep you informed. > > Those of you who have been following the fascinating details of my family history will know what this posting is all about. Others who wantonly deleted previous postings, will just have to remain mystified. > > Once again I would like to express my thanks for the help I have received from this amiable list. > > Steve > > SORRY. Forth paragraph should read Jean Allen was married at St. Cuthbert's of course. > > > > > ==== SCT-EDINBURGH Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from list mode, send a new email to sct-edinburgh-l-request@rootsweb.com and put the word unsubscribe in the message box. Do not add any other words, text, or email addresses to the message. You will receive an email confirmation notice telling you that you are no longer on the mail list. >
Those of you who have been following the fascinating details of my family history will know what this posting is all about. Others who wantonly deleted previous postings, will just have to remain mystified. Hi Steve, Re the above. Deleted messages can be found in the List Archives. Ella Ross