The 1841 census has a James Duncan 25, Elizabeth Duncan 35, and William Duncan 3 in Johnshaven. There is an older 35 year old James Duncan, same area. Possibly looking for William Duncan's birth might give some clues. Gordon McLeod ----- Original Message ----- From: Grant Cargill <Gcargill@btinternet.com> Date: Thursday, July 21, 2005 8:04 am Subject: [SCT-KINCARDINE] Any assistance welcome > Hi Everyone, > > This is related to some of my Johnshaven/Benholm ancestors (no pun > intended). > > My great-great-great grandfather James Duncan who has proven the most > mysterious of all my ancestors was supposedly born circa 1806 in > Johnshaven(according to the 1851 census) but there is no sign of > him in the IGI. I > have also never found any record of a marriage or a death for him. > The name > is quite common in the Kincardine area, which can pose a problem. > > He lived with Elizabeth Torrie/Mather in Johnshaven at least between > 1840-1844, and they had two children. Elizabeth was either > married/widowedwhen living with James as she had several children > to James Mathers (another > person who has been impossilbe to trace). To my knowledge most > childrenborn outwith marriage at that time appear to have been > registered anyway. > Yet like their father the two sons are nowhere to be seen. I know > thatElizabeth was Church of Scotland and wondered if anyone > thought that James > could well have been catholic. This would have probably stopped a > potentialmarriage (assuming neither was married) and I would think > stop the births > being registered with the Church of Scotland. > > I went to the National Archives in Edinburgh yesterday to check > the catholic > records for Blairs but they were few and far between. > > I would love any fresh thoughts or perspective from any kind > person out > there! > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family > and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >