Genealogy Chat

Have you tried getting in touch with the place the adoption took place from and see if they still have the records? or find out who has them? You may not be allowed to have the info from them but a next of kin might. Another possibility would be waiting till the 1911 census is released and hope that the person you are searching for is at the same address. There are still a few avenues to try Mhairi

Ive just nudged you a thread, adoption/hints and hugs. Haven't read it but though you might find some info on there?!! xx

Thanks everyone for your help. I'm trying to find out about Margaret Docherty or Galbraith on behalf of my brother-in-law who sadly passed away. He went down to Glasgow many years ago to try and find information about his mothers adoption etc but had no luck. So i thought I would try and finish what he started. Thanks again Janet

Mhairi Ah! think that it WAS different in Scotland then! English women couldnt vote in local government elections at all, unless they were property owners in their own right, or hefty ratepayers in their own right. But - if we are talking about a tenement building, then there would have been lots of different families, surely, living in a tenement? Your girl may not have lived there long enough to get voter's rights, if indeed she was entitled to them? OC

Found this 'As a result, Parliament passed the 1918 Representation of the People Act which gave full voting rights to all women over the age of thirty. However, this was less than full democracy and women continued to campaign until 1928 when full voting rights were finally granted to all women over the age of 21.' Surely the rules where the same in both Scotland and England as at that time we only had one parliament, there would have been trouble if the rules where different in both countries. Did also find that 'In 1900, Scottish women didn't have full voting rights. They could vote in local council elections, but they couldn't vote for Members of Parliament,...' Mhairi

Dont worry OC no need to be sorry, it great that there are people willing to help. Janet

Did they not all get the vote at the same time? Since in those days the only vote was for the parliament down in London? *asks the politics student* Mhairi

I am pretty sure that Docherty and Galbraith was the same person. The address where she was living was a tenament building owned by a John Roberts and there was about ten other people with different names living at that address in1920. Janet

Janet Sorry sorry sorry - in my pm I am of course referring to ENGLISH suffrage. I am sorry, I don't have a clue when SCOTTISH women got the vote! Apologies if I have confused you. OC

P.S I say scotlandspeople! Its a brill site! xx

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Maybe miss Galbraith isn't Margaret Docherty? Is it not possible that Margaret Docherty was a servant at the Galbraith's house had an affair with Miss Galbraith's brother/father,etc. whilst working there?

Is it certain that Margaret Docherty and Margaret Galbraith are the same person? If Margaret Docherty was a domestic servant then she may well have been working at that address for a Miss Galbraith and living in. Does the name change at the address in 1920? Or was that the date the archivist went up to? I would check for a death on Scotlandspeople.gov.uk though if you dont know an approx year of birth then it may be a problem. Its £6 for 30 credits, 1 credit to view a page of search results and 5 to view a certificate. Deaths only go up to 1956 though. After that you would have to get in touch with the GRO in Edinburgh or wait until someone is making a trip to the registry office. Mhairi

If Miss Galbraith was on the Electoral Roll in 1920, then she certainly wasn't a domestic servant - only women property owners over the age of 30 had the vote back then. OC

Help I've hit a brick wall, how would I find someone after 1920 in Glasgow. I am trying to find information on my mother-in-laws Biological mother. I have included the details below, hope you can follow them. I live in Lancashire so it is difficult to get info. Margaret Galbraith Docherty was born On the 3rd March 1912 at Glasgow maternity hospital. Margaret was put in the care of The Good Shepherd convent, Glasgow it is not known what date Margaret went into the convent. Margarets biological mother was Margaret Docherty who was a domestic servant she lived at 284 Bath Street, Glasgow in 1912. (information gained from Birth certificate). Ms E MacGillivray (Archivist) kindly completed a search of the Post Office Directories of Glasgow 1912 and found a Miss Galbraith listed at that address. Also the voters role 1920 was checked and a Margaret Galbriath was still living at 284 Bath St. It is confusing because the Mother's name is Docherty on the birth certificate but she called herself Galbraith. Margaret Galbraith Docherty was adopted from the Good Shepard convent in 1915 by a Mrs. Catherine Walker and was brought to live in Preston Lancashire. would be greatful for any help. Janet