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Andrew's 1901 wasn't there when I first asked the question and it doesn't answer the other questions I asked .....

See Andrews reply above.....

Alexandrina (or Alexara)...Her siblings and ages can be seen from the 1901 census...All born Nigg.

Ian, there are some pretty good detectives on here! (I'm not saying I'm one of them, though). There are a fair few Canadian residents who help on here.

It would at least be a start if you could answer the questions I've asked above re: was Alexandrina married and the birth years of her siblings.

Do you believe her children to have been born in or out of wedlock, and were they born in Canada or Scotland. Did she take them with her or leave them behind?

Yes thats her...Alexara...known to us as Alexandrina born Burnbanks, Nigg.. (not Burn Carks as you have detailed)

1901 census for ref.

1901 Scotland Census
about Alexara Duncan
Name: Alexara Duncan
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: Henry Duncan
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Campbell Duncan
Gender: Female
Where born: Nigg, Kincardineshire
Registration number: 266/1
Registration district: Nigg Landward
Civil parish: Nigg
County: Kincardineshire
Address: House No 2 Bum Carks
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 42
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1901_84
Household Members: Name Age
Henry Duncan 28
Elizabeth Campbell Duncan 29
Isabella Campbell 11
Alexara Duncan 8
Elizabeth Duncan 7
Henry Duncan 4
Lillie Duncan 3
Charles Duncan 1


Andy

Alexandrina Duncan was born in Nigg, Kincardineshire in 1892.
Her parents were Hendry Duncan and Elizabeth Campbell.
Alexdandrina gave birth to 2 children around 1910/1912.
One of these children's descendants is trying to find out what happened to Alexandrina.
All that we know is that she emigrated to Canada soon after 1912.

Tried to trace Alexandrina from her siblings etc...some of whom also emigrated to Canada.
A real detective might find out what happened to Alexandrina, but extensive research so far has revealed nothing...

Can't be her daughter because of birth year, is it a connection?

Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913

Name: Norma Craig
Date of Birth: 9 Jun 1891
Gender: Female
Birth County or District: Lambton
Father's Name: Charles Craig - a farmer
Mother's Name: Alexandrina Duncan <<

IAN - would Alexandrina have married before or after she went to Canada? If so, who to?

You also need to give us the birth years of all the siblings who went to Canada. If we find one, it often leads us to another family member.

And whether you are trying to go backwards or forwards from her.

Ian, that correspondence makes more sense to you than it does to us!

Would you mind summarising who Alexandrina was, her parents and siblings. Who were the children of Alexandrina that are referred to, was she married when she had them?

Looking for ANY information of an ALEXANDRINA DUNCAN born 1892 Nigg, Kincardineshire/ Aberdennshire...see copy of correspondance received....

"Henry and Elizabeth's eldest children Alexandrina, Elizabeth, Lily, and
Charles plus Isabella Campbell, all went to Canada. Henry and Elizabeth's son Henry's son Andrew went in the 1960's with his wife and family. Henry, John, Jeannie and Jessie all stayed in Scotland.
Re Alexandrina's 1st child, maybe it was born during the months after the 1911 census as she was not working at that time and her mother should not have needed her there to help as she had 2 other daughters at home, and Alexandrina had already been working as a domestic.
James would not have been conceived for 11 months after the census which gave Alexandrina time to have her 1st child maybe soon after that and get pregnant again. The birth certificate as I said was definitely showing Henry and Elizabeth as parents of Jessie with Henrys shaky signature on registration. It certainly would solve all problems for a search if details of a birth were able to be given as incorrect.
Meanwhile re a search for the girls, Lily I know her married name
was Logan, her husband Bill (William)and they lived in Regina, the other
three if married after arriving in Canada would be hard to find. Death
details there, do show maiden names as they do in Scotland on headstones but that could be a massive search.
Will definitely keep searching as Andrew Duncans wife has verified the family connection and names but I do not find further information forthcoming from her. I could do some phone calls to
check the Logan boys in Regina Canada. Do not know their names but one could have been named William after his father. Charles had 2 boys and Andrews wife had the names but at 86 she may have forgotten.
Ist census in Canada after their possible arrival was about 1916. "