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Potty,
I've sent you a PM

That was the only marriage I could find up to 1910. Maybe they married after that. Could the Jamieson be a mis-hearing of Johnstone (clutching at straws). Do any of the occuptions or address match up and are there any clues in the witnesses?

Edit: No marriage between 1910 and 1930!

Marriage of Colin and Margaret isn't mine, her parents are James Letson and Annie Jamieson. His parents are Colin and Sarah McLachlan. GRRRR

1901 Scotland Census
about Margaret Litson
Name: Margaret Litson
Age: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relationship: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Renfrewshire, Greenock
Registration Number: 564/2
Registration district: Greenock West
Civil parish: Greenock West
Town: Greenock
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 159 Eldon St
Occupation: General Servant Domestic
ED: 39
Household schedule number: 71
Line: 23
Roll: CSSCT1901_198
Household Members: Name Age
James Lapthorn 45
Eliza Ross Lapthorn 44
James Stanley Lapthorn 19
Norman Ross Lapthorn 13
Sarcy Ross Lapthorn 4
Jan Ritson 9 visitor, possibly mistranscription for Letson?
Margaret Litson 24

1891:

1891 Scotland Census
about Margt Letson
Name: Margt Letson
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: James
Gender: Female
Where born: Greenock, Renf
Registration Number: 564/1
Registration district: Greenock East
Civil parish: Greenock East
Town: Greenock
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 34 Crescent St
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 39
Household schedule number: 58
Line: 14
Roll: CSSCT1891_180
Household Members: Name Age
James Letson 49
Anna Letson 50
James Letson 21
Elizh Letson 15
Margt Letson 14
Martha Letson 12
Mary I Letson 7
John Letson 3
James Bowman 32 - boarders, born Ireland
Mary I Bowman 30
Martha Bowman 2

I think all my ancestors were related in some way. lol

Margaret in 1881:

1881 Scotland Census
about Margaret Letson
Name: Margaret Letson
Age: 4
Estimated birth year: abt 1877
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: James
Mother's Name: Anna
Gender: Female
Where born: Greenock, Renfrewshire
Registration Number: 564/2
Registration district: Greenock East
Civil parish: Greenock East
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 34 Crescent St
ED: 11
Household schedule number: 147
Line: 4
Roll: cssct1881_165
Household Members: Name Age
James Letson 38
Anna Letson 38
James Letson 11
Annie Letson 8
Elzabeth Letson 6
Margaret Letson 4
Martha Letson 2
John Letson 6 M
William Campbell 31

James is a boilermaker - same occupation as James McLeod!

James and Anna both born Ireland

I see that Margaret's mother's maiden name was Johnstone, as was the Sarah, married to James b1873. Could they be related?

Potty,
I'm not getting any marriage coming up on SP for James and Sarah.
Potty, I would like the 1891 and 1901 Census please.

Colin and Margaret were married in Greenock in 1902 - only marriage on Scotlands people. The cert will give Colin's father and perhaps give a clue to his relationship (if any to James).

Will try to find Margaret in 1881 as you seem to have the 1891 and 1901

Potty,
Thank you so much.
Can I be cheeky and ask if you can please find Margaret Letson born c1876 Renfrewshire, (1891 and 1901) her parents were James Letson and Anna ms Johnstone, they married October 1863 in Greenock.

Thank you.

There is only one marriage coming up on Scotlandspeople for a James McLeod and Sarah Johnstone between 1885 and 1891. It is 1890 in Glasgow city. I don't have any credits to view it but it will give you James's father which I think will be needed to go back further on the census.

James and Sarah in 1891:

1891 Scotland Census
about James McLeod
Name: James McLeod
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 646/1
Registration district: Plantation
Civil parish: Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 45 Cornwall Street
Occupation: Boilermaker
ED: 28
Household schedule number: 13
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1891_301
Household Members: Name Age
James McLeod 18
Sarah McLeod 18

Potty,
You're brilliant, thank you.

Sorry for confusing you Potty.
James McLeod married my dads (adopted mothers) sister but I have Margaret Letson (related to my dads birth mothers husband) married to a Colin McLeod (I can't remember where I got that from).
I confuse myself all the time.

Ok, here is James, b1895 with his parents; all born Glasgow:

1901 Scotland Census
about James McLeod
Name: James McLeod
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1871
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Sarah
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanark
Registration Number: 644/14
Registration district: Kinning Park Burgh
Civil parish: Glasgow Maxwell
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 164 Crookston Street
Occupation: Boilmaker
ED: 11
Household schedule number: 102
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1901_320
Household Members: Name Age
James McLeod 30
Sarah McLeod 29
Sarah McLeod 8
James McLeod 6
Jane McLeod 3
Mary McLeod 1
Kenneth M Johnston 35

Sandra, I am confused now - I thought James's b1900 parents were Colin and Margaret!

And who is the James b1880?

Potty, his father was a Boilermaker. According to marriage cert, James was born 1895.

Does James's marriage cert give his father's occupation?

I cannot find a Colin and Margaret McLeod in the 1901 census

Got James's marriage on SP, his parents were James McLeod (Boilermaker) and mother Sarah ms Johnstone.

James McLeod married Mary Gray but that was about 1922 in Glasgow.