Hiya You've probably tried looking for your gt grannys siblings on Scotlandspeople and on 1841 FREECEN. Is your auntie still alive? If she is try to get more info about her granny's siblings. Sometimes I've found that if I go sideways the thing I was looking for hits me in the face. I'll keep my open for you and get in touch if I come across anything happy new year when it comes <html><DIV><FONT face="Lucida Handwriting, Cursive" color=#660099>June <IMG height=12 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/emsmile.gif" width=12></FONT></DIV></html> > From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:42:49 +0000> Subject: [SCT-EDINBURGH] PLEASE CAN SOMEONE HELP - RUTHERFORD> > Please, please, please, can someone help me to find my great grandmother,> > I have been researching my family for over 20 years and have also helped numerous other people knock down their brick walls, so I am not a novice, but I am absolutely stuck on my great grandmother Isabella Rutherford born about 1846, Scotland. On the censuses her age is very consistent 1846/47.> > On her marriage to Peter Abbott of Preston, Lancashire she shows her father as William Rutherford, coachman. Peter and Isabella were married in Newport, Wales, as he was in the army. In 1871 he was stationed in Ireland, so I have not got her on the 1871 Census.> > Peter Abbott was stationed at Edinburgh Castle in the 1860's before they got married, so she may be from Edinburgh or was living there at the time.> > On the 1881 Census in Preston, her birthplace is shown as EDINBURGH.> > On the 1891 Census in Preston, her birthplace is shown as PRESTON.> > On the 1901 Census in Preston, her birthplace is shown as PAISLEY.> > Years ago, I sent for a birth certificate for Isabella Rutherford, born 1846 Edinburgh, father William Rutherford. I was sent the certificate for Isabella Rutherford, father William Rutherford, fisherman and Christian Steele, in Newhaven, North Leith. I researched this family for ages and travelled to Edinburgh a few times. I eventually discounted this family, as this Isabella was still in Newhaven, Leith in 1901. I have also discounted Isabella daughter of William Rutherford and Jessie Balmer.> > I have looked on the 1851 and 1861 Scotland Census Indexes on Ancestry and also looked for births on Scotland's People, but nothing fits.> > I am beginning to think that Isabella made up the name of her father.> > One piece of information I had from my auntie was that her grandmother Isabella came from a big farm.> > If anyone can help me I will be eternally grateful, as I would love to find her family and trace them further back.> > Kind regards,> > Anne in Bolton, Lancashire.> > -------------------------------> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-4911fb2b2e6d