In a message dated 27/2/03 10:02:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, SCT-RENFREW-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 22:19:42 -0000 > From: "Mary Campbell" <mary53@ntlworld.com> > To: SCT-RENFREW-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Renfrew] Campbell/McDonald > > Hello list > I am looking for the parents of John Campbell. All I have is his marr cert > (10 Aug 1887 New Sneddon) > Father John Campbell - shoemaker > Mother Christina Mcdonald. > I have no idea where they come from and there are so many Campbells and > Mcdonalds. > I had a likely candidate on 1881 census the ages all match as did the > childrens names which were Campbells but the mother was down as a widow > Christina Mcdonald. Can anyone tell me if it is usual for scottish widows > to revert to their maiden name? > Thankyou > Mary Campbell This has been discussed several times recently on several of the Scottish Lists. A simple answer is that widows did not "revert" to their maiden name. In fact, they usually did not ever cease to use it - they continued to use their own name throughout the marriage and after (although they may have been known in legal documents by their husband's name as well - but this was often only amongst those families with "pretensions"). Hope this helps. Unless specifically stated otherwise in this message, there is no intentional attachment on this e-mail transmission. Ken Harrison North Vancouver, Canada HARRISON Yorkshire, Staffordshire, London (Highgate/Hampstead) POTCHIT Yorkshire FISHER London (Highgate/Hampstead) GRIFFIN Staffordshire STANLEY Staffordshire SMELLIE Lanark, Orkney, Glasgow, Tasmania STIRRAT Ayrshire & Glasgow BAIN Caithness MILLER Caithness, Swaziland SPENCE Orkney TRAILL Orkney SELKRIG Lanark WICKETSHAW Lanark MORRISON Perthshire, Islay, Dumbarton, Glasgow, Australia (Vic) BAIRD Renfrew HAM Australia (Vic) THOMPSON Suffolk AGGUS Suffolk BRIGHTWELL Suffolk LAWSON Clackmannan McNABB Islay MURRAY Dumfries, Renfrew GILLESPIE Dumfries HENDERSON Dumfries TICKET (TAKET) Dumfries CALDWELL Tyrone, Renfrew GRAHAM Tyrone, Ontario Genealogists never die ... they just lose their census.

I have received a marriage certificate where under three of the parents names it has 'decs'. I am assuming that this means deceased. My question for the list is - would writing this on the certificate be common practice everywhere? I have my gt.grandfathers marriage certificate and this is not on it but I was almost positive his father was dead when he married. Does anyone know anything about this? Mary Campbell --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.434 / Virus Database: 243 - Release Date: 25/12/2002

Hi List Is there a kind person who could do a look up for me please. 1881 census - District - Sneddon in Paisley, Scotland John Sweeney aged 22 approx I would like to know any other household members. Also would like to know if anyone is researching Sweeney from Paisley, Scotland. John (above) married Ellen Keating in 1888 address then was 10 Old Sneddon Thankyou . Mary Campbell --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.434 / Virus Database: 243 - Release Date: 26/12/2002