Could this be Margaret Hay (m.s. Best) at the 1881 census? Dwelling: 10 Cross Wynd Census Place: Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224040 GRO Ref Volume 789 EnumDist 5 Page 2 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Margaret HAY W 60 F Ancrum, Roxburgh, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Housekeeper Also residing at 10 Cross Wynd was : Dwelling: 10 Cross Wynd Census Place: Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0224040 GRO Ref Volume 789 EnumDist 5 Page 2 Marr Age Sex Birthplace William HAY M 23 M Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Slater (Journeyman Out Of Employ) Maggie HAY M 21 Langholm, Dumfries, Scotland Rel: Wife James HAY 1 M Langholm, Dumfries, Scotland Rel: Son Good luck in your search, Valerie in Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clare Fowler" <clare@juggler.demon.co.uk> To: <SCT-ROXBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 8:18 PM Subject: Looking for Thomas Best HAY > Hi there, > > I have hit a brick wall with Thomas Best HAY my GGG Grandfather. I have > a note of his marriage to Ann(a) Murray in Hawick on 17th May 1871. I > have details of his death in Glasgow in 1901, but can find no record of > his birth. I believe his parents, James Hay and Margaret Best, were > also married in Hawick in 1844, and from working out dates from census > records, etc., Thomas would have been born around 1846. In fact, I > can't find records of any children for James HAY and Margaret BEST. > > Do any of these names sound familiar to anyone? > > Many thanks in advance. > > Clare > > ______________________________

Thanks for the reply. I am not sure if this is the same person, but it has given me a new avenue to research. Many thanks again Clare Valerie/Rowan Henshaw wrote: >Could this be Margaret Hay (m.s. Best) at the 1881 census? > >Dwelling: 10 Cross Wynd >Census Place: Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland >Source: FHL Film 0224040 GRO Ref Volume 789 EnumDist 5 Page 2 >Marr Age Sex Birthplace >Margaret HAY W 60 F Ancrum, Roxburgh, Scotland >Rel: Head >Occ: Housekeeper > >Also residing at 10 Cross Wynd was : > >Dwelling: 10 Cross Wynd >Census Place: Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland >Source: FHL Film 0224040 GRO Ref Volume 789 EnumDist 5 Page 2 >Marr Age Sex Birthplace >William HAY M 23 M Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland >Rel: Head >Occ: Slater (Journeyman Out Of Employ) >Maggie HAY M 21 Langholm, Dumfries, Scotland >Rel: Wife >James HAY 1 M Langholm, Dumfries, Scotland >Rel: Son > >Good luck in your search, > >Valerie in Melbourne > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Clare Fowler" <clare@juggler.demon.co.uk> >To: <SCT-ROXBURGH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 8:18 PM >Subject: Looking for Thomas Best HAY > > > > >>Hi there, >> >>I have hit a brick wall with Thomas Best HAY my GGG Grandfather. I have >>a note of his marriage to Ann(a) Murray in Hawick on 17th May 1871. I >>have details of his death in Glasgow in 1901, but can find no record of >>his birth. I believe his parents, James Hay and Margaret Best, were >>also married in Hawick in 1844, and from working out dates from census >>records, etc., Thomas would have been born around 1846. In fact, I >>can't find records of any children for James HAY and Margaret BEST. >> >>Do any of these names sound familiar to anyone? >> >>Many thanks in advance. >> >>Clare >> >>______________________________ >> >> > > >==== SCT-ROXBURGH Mailing List ==== >ATTENTION those of you with Elliot in your line!!! Have you thought of trying the CLAN-ELLIOT list at CLAN-ELLIOT-L@rootsweb.com Why not give it a try? > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > >