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that looks good as well,wish i could find her date of marriage though,she named her daughter,jessie,ann,edward mcdonald,we though maybe the edward was after the father?we know she was unmarried and living at home when the child was born,ive got them on the 1881.well thanks again for your hard work.x

Here's William Batchen in 1881. I wonder if William Grant is anything to do with Elizabeth's mum, Isabella?


1881 Scotland Census
about William Grant
Name: William Grant
Age: 73
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1808
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Helen
Gender: Male
Where born: Knockando, Morayshire
Registration Number: 145
Registration district: Aberlour
Civil Parish: Aberlour
County: Banffshire
Address: House No 13
Occupation: Master Carpenter Auptman
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 21
Line: 13
Roll: cssct1881_42
Household Members:
Name Age
William Batchen 35
Robert Davidson 28
Helen Grant 69
Magdalen Grant 32
William Grant 73



1901 with family



1901 Scotland Census
about William Batchen
Name: William Batchen
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Boharm, Banff
Registration Number: 147B
Registration district: Boharm
Civil Parish: Boharm
County: Banffshire
Address: Maggieknockater
Occupation: Carpenter
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 21
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1901_43
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth Batchen 46
Elizabeth Taylor Batchen 8
William Batchen 57
William John Batchen 6

william grant was i think isabellas brother.x

Her marriage

No Year Surname (M) Forename (M) Surname (F) Forename (F) District City/County/MR GROS Data
1 1892 BATCHEN WILLIAM MACDONALD ELIZABETH KNOCKANDO /MORAY 139/00 0001


Liz

i wonder where her first child jessie is?she would have been only 11 in 1892,shes not with her grandmother isabella because isabella is living with her daughter ann in the 1891 census. and ive just remembered that i saw william grants gravestone in a church yard in knockando when i went to the highlands last wk,how weird.i cant thank you enough for all your help.x

Is this not them in 1891?



1891 Scotland Census
about Jessie Ann McDonald
Name: Jessie Ann McDonald
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Relationship: Grand Daur (Granddaughter)
Gender: Female
Where born: Knockando, Morayshire
Registration Number: 139
Registration district: Knockando
Civil Parish: Knockando
County: Moray
Address: Main St
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 48
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1891_39
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann McDonald 32
Gabella McDonald 67
Isabella McDonald 34
Jane McDonald 4
Jessie Ann McDonald 10

yes that is them,so poor jessie was left with her grandmother while her own mother married and had another family,that poor woman isabella she was a widow and left to bring up all her grandchildren,she brought up my g grandfather andrew as well,she was dead about6 yrs later. once again thank you liz.x