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Looking for the parents of William Duncan Graham born 23/04/1913 in Greenock, Scotland.

Many Thanks

do you have any other info.

Sorry , posted the wrong William.

The parents I'm looking for are his fathers and mothers.

There names are William Graham (1882-1956)Approx
and Mary Bunton (1882-1972) Approx.

Many Thanks

Have looked for a marriage in Scotland for them but found nothing......

Only birth in Scotland I can find around 1882 is this one

1884 BUNTON MARY F CALTON GLASGOW CITY/LANARK

from what I have posted later .......this is not the one

Do you have William Duncan Graham's birth certificate - it will give the date and place of his parent's marriage. If they married in Scotland (which looks unlikely from Aileen post) Their marriage certificate would give their ages and details of their parents.


EDIT

If his parents died in Scotland then the death certificates would also give details of their parents- if the informant knew.

Thanks for your help.

I'll try to get his Birth certificate and check from there.

Many Thanks

William

William

Births after 1909 cannot be viewed online at Scotlandspeople so you will need to order it and I think this can cost around £14.

Perhaps if someone is going to the Scotlandspeople Centre in Edinburgh they will look at it for you and send you the details.

Hi William,

As previously pointed out, births after 1909 cannot be viewed online at Scotlandspeople so you will need to order it .
These certicate copies can be ordered from Scotlandspeople at a cost of £10.00

Thanks Frank for correcting the price - I wasn't sure as I am fortunate enough to be able to visit the Scotlandspeople centre a couple of times a year for my own more recent events.

Is this her death?

1973 GRAHAM MARY JANE BRUNTON F 90 GRANGEMOUTH /STIRLING

and marriage

1911 GRAHAM WILLIAM BRUNTON MARY GRANGEMOUTH /STIRLING

William Graham (Joiner journeyman) aged 28 of Garfield Terrace Greenock son of Margaret Graham (afterwards married to John Mercer (Dock Labourer)) married Mary Brunton aged 28 of 9 Wallace Street Grangemouth daughter of George (Foreman Blacksmith)(deceased) and Margaret Brunton ms Duncan ....15/12/1911 at 9 Wallace Street Grangemouth

That look hopeful Aileen especially as Mary's mother's maiden name is Duncan.

That family in 1901

Name: Margaret Brunton
Age: 46
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : George
Gender: Female
Where born: Craill, Fifeshire
Registration Number: 481B/2
Registration district: Grangemouth
Civil parish: Grangemouth
Town: Grangemouth
County: Stirlingshire
Address: Old Dock Gates
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 126
Line: 4
Roll: CSSCT1901_158
Household Members: Name Age
George Brunton 46 b.Ceres, Fife, Overseer Mach Engineer
Margaret Brunton 46
Thomas Brunton 22 b. Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Clerk
Mary Jane Brunton 17 b. Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
George Brunton 15 b. Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
William Brunton 10 b. Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
John Brunton 5 b. Grangemouth, Stirlingshire

Source Citation: Parish: Grangemouth; ED: 2; Page: 25; Line: 5; Roll CSSCT1901_158; Year: 1901.

1891
Name: Margaret D Brunton
Age: 36
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : George
Gender: Female
Where born: Crail, Fifeshire
Registration Number: 481B
Registration district: Grangemouth
Civil parish: Falkirk
Town: Grangemouth
County: Stirlingshire
Address: 72 Grange Street
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 67
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1891_150
Household Members: Name Age
George Brunton 36 B;acksmith
Margaret D Brunton 36
Thomas Brunton 12
David Brunton 10
Mary Jane Brunton 7
George Brunton 5
William Brunton 6 Mo


Source Citation: Parish: Falkirk; ED: 3; Page: 15; Line: 21; Roll CSSCT1891_150; Year: 1891.



1881

Name: Margaret Brunton
Age: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1855
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : George
Gender: Female
Where born: Crail, Fifeshire
Registration Number: 479/2
Registration district: Falkirk Landward
Civil parish: Falkirk Landward
County: Stirlingshire
Address: Blinkbony
Occupation: Blacksmith'S Wife
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 101
Line: 8
Roll: cssct1881_135
Household Members: Name Age
George Brunton 26
Margaret Brunton 26
Thomas Brunton 2
David Brunton 8 Mo

Source Citation: Parish: Falkirk Landward; ED: 1; Page: 19; Line: 8; Roll cssct1881_135; Year: 1881.

1861

Name: David Duncan
Age: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1824
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary
Father's Name: James
Gender: Male
Where born: Kingsbarns, Fifeshire
Registration Number: 417/1
Registration district: Crail Burgh
Civil parish: Crail Burgh
County: Fife
Address: Westport
Occupation: Carrier & Land Labourer Or Caster
ED: 8
Household schedule number: 88
Line: 11
Roll: CSSCT1861_54
Household Members: Name Age
David Duncan 37
Mary Duncan 40 b. Carnbee, Fifeshire
James Duncan 9 b. Crail, Fifeshire
Thomas Duncan 8 b. Crail, Fifeshire
Margaret Duncan 6 b. Crail, Fifeshire
Mary Duncan 3 b. Crail, Fifeshire
David S Duncan 7 Mo b. Crail, Fifeshire
John Smith 16 Stepson, b. Crail, Fifeshire
James Duncan 79 Father, b. Carnbee, Fifeshire

Source Citation: Parish: Crail Burgh; ED: 8; Page: 13; Line: 11; Roll CSSCT1861_54; Year: 1861.

Thanks for the info. It looks like that is them, they did move to Grangemouth.

I will go through the information provided.

Many Thanks

William

1901 census for William

Name: Wm Graham
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1884
Relationship: Son
Mother's Name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
Registration Number: 481B/2
Registration district: Grangemouth
Civil parish: Grangemouth
Town: Grangemouth
County: Stirlingshire
Address: 38 Grange St
Occupation: Apprentice Ship Joiner
ED: 2
Household schedule number: 32
Line: 9
Roll: CSSCT1901_158
Household Members:
Name Age
Margaret Graham 36
Isabella Graham 30
Wm Graham 17

Marriage for Margaret and John

1902 MERCER JOHN GRAHAM MAGGIE GRANGEMOUTH /STIRLING

Hey Rootsgatherer,

I'm well aware of the price as I have spent a fortune searching Scotlandspeople but it's certainly worth it for all the information available.

I must make the short journey to Edinburgh some time to have a look in person.

Can you actually view modern up to date certificates BMDs etc in Edinburgh or is it just older data?

Yes Frank, you can view all the newer certificates there. You can't take printouts of them but you can make notes. I have blank templates of the format to make sure that I don't miss anything. It only costs £10 for the whole day You can also view OPRs as well as Statutory records. Printouts of the older records cost only 50p each but it isn't costing anything to look at them to check that you have the correct one. If you are researching a common surname it certainly saves a fortune especially for deaths if you are not too sure where in Scotland the person died.

The centre is only 5 minutes walk from Waverly train station or from the bus station. I can recommend The Guilford Arms just beside the centre for lunch and I have been told that The North British Hotel does a good value lunch too but I haven't tried that yet.

If you are interested in any of the wills listed on the Scotlandspeople site then there is a building just beside the centre where you can view these and again you can make notes free. You will need a readers ticket for The National Archives of Scotland to do this but there is no charge for the ticket. If you look on The National Archives website I think it tells you what ID you need to take with you for this.


Good luck and I hope you take the trip soon - it's a great day out!!

Sent birth details by PM

Thanks for that Rootsgatherer,

It's good to hear and I will make a day of it which will probably cost me a fortune anyway as I'll have to treat the OH to a shoppimg trip and lunch to save her being bored!
That's a good idea with the templates so you don't miss anything.

Just have to wait for the better weather to arrive.

Thanks again,

Frank.