Find Ancestors

joan, thank you for all your hard work i have been going round in circles with this one, so many discrepencies,trouble is the only info i have is on the census's,can't even find births for the girls.this is the family on both censu's. jean

Jean,

Many times "boarder" and/or "visitor" can be a family member. It wasn't always listed the exact relationship. My great grandfather's younger brother was residing with his older sister in Northumberland and her family. It listed him as a boarder not brother-in-law or wife's brother. I knew it was her brother because he was one of the siblings I was looking for.

Good luck!

hi again, i'm guessing mary gavinne was indeed a boarder and not family as she was born in dundee.

Jean,

Not to confuse you more but is it possible you may have the wrong family? I found this one!

1861 Scotland Census
about Mary Ann Farnan
Name: Mary Ann Farnan
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Sarah
Gender: Female
Where born: Old Monkland, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 625/2
Registration district: Holytown
Civil Parish: Bothwell
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Edinr & Glasgow Road
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 122
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1861_92
Household Members: Name Age
Helen Farnan 5
John Farnan 32
Margaret Farnan 1
Mary Ann Farnan 9
Patrick Farnan 4
Sarah Farnan 23

thanks very much joan , i think i amgoing to need it, still it is very interesting stuff. you have been very helpful regards jean

Joan, i don't think this is my family as on the 1861 census it shows my gr.grandfather owen aged 3 , anyway i don't think i could be any more confused. lol. regards jean