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Karen

Karen Report 28 May 2008 05:17

hi everyone

i have a thomas semple (b1756)
married marion torrance

the tree handed down through the family gives his parents as robert semple and janet thompson

yes robert had children but he didnt have my thomas

am stuck and would love to beat this wall down

i am in scotland and most of ancestors are in avondale area at that time

thankyou
karen

Dianne

Dianne Report 28 May 2008 10:57

Hi Karen

These are the baptisms of the children of Robert Semple and Janet Thomson

Thomas Semple May 1755 Lesmahagow Lanark

Margaret Semple 12 Feb 1745 Avondale Lanark

Robert Semple 27 March 1749 Avondale Lanark

Helen Semple 13 March 1747 Avondale Lanark

Batch No 7002811
Sheet 86
Source Call No 0538317

Hope this helps.

Dianne xx

Karen

Karen Report 28 May 2008 14:12

Thanks Dianne

My problem is when i went to the records place in Edinburgh half of those children were listed with the fathers name William.

How do you work out which entry is correct?

At that time would there not have been more than 4 children? the next generation down had 13/14 kids.

thanks again

karen

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥

♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ Report 28 May 2008 17:17

They could well have had more children who were stillborn or miscarried.

Or maybe the wife was poorly and couldn't have any more children.............lots of reasons for smaller families.

Karen

Karen Report 14 Jun 2008 12:08

well thats me told

my cousin has just informed me my info is wrong

Thomas Semple's dad was a Sommerville
(he says the minister got it wrong)

Sommerville - Semple somehow i just dont see it

Anyway on a different note

Could anyone help me with

Joseph Arnell 1836 m Mabel Brister

He was in the Navy and was quite a character we would like to know what ship he was on

They are Hampshire area

Many Thanks
karen

Sisterbee

Sisterbee Report 14 Jun 2008 12:15

Hi Karen,
You have to take accents into account. Often the minister was from a totally different part of the country and the local accent would have been like a foreign language to him!
I can easily see 'Summerfield', with a broad, long Avon accent sounding like 'Semple'!

CC

Sisterbee

Sisterbee Report 14 Jun 2008 12:17

Sorry, SOMMERVILLE! Actually that's the same as 'Summerfield' in lots of dialects!
CC

Karen

Karen Report 14 Jun 2008 12:21

Thanks sister B

i just cant see it

never mind one of these days we will get to the bottom of it

karen

Karen

Karen Report 14 Jun 2008 14:26

ermmmmmmmmmmm sorry

wrong dates of birth up there

Joseph arnell b1887 m Mabel Brister b1893

we think he went to see aged 14

thanks karen