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SCOTTISH CENSUS PLEASE

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Anne

Anne Report 22 Aug 2009 01:21

Is there some one who could please look up my grand father Alexandra Ross he was born 1895 in Aberdeen,He had two brother's Tom and George and a sister Violet ,His father's name was William.I would love to know his mother's name. Alexandra married in 1915 in London but its the Scottish side I would like to know about .Thank you Anne

Linda

Linda Report 22 Aug 2009 02:34

This is the only violet in 1901 with the father william but no alexandra? :

Name: William Ross
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Newhill, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 168/2
Registration district: St Machar
Civil parish: Aberdeen Rosemount
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: 17 Forbes St
Occupation: Labourer - Fish Lawker
ED: 50
Household schedule number: 328
Line: 10
Roll: CSSCT1901_60
Household Members: Name Age
William Ross 49
Margaret Ross 41
Frederick Ross 20
Bridget Ross 17
Williamina Ross 15
Maggie Ross 12
Thomas Ross 14
Jessie Ann Ross 10
James Ross 8
Elizabeth Ross 7
Violet Ross 2

There are a couple of williams with son alexr but not the other siblings, do you have approx ages for them? Have you got the marriage cert and does it give williams occupation?

Regards Linda :)

mgnv

mgnv Report 22 Aug 2009 07:45

You ought to get his b.rego thru ScotlandsPeople. It will have his parents, with mother's MS=maiden surname. It will also have the date and place of their marr, so you'll have enough credits to buy that too - it'll give the couple's parents, again with mum's MSs.
You buy census images thru SP - if you're careful and know what you're doing, 30 credits will get you 5 images of censuses and rego's.
Ancestry has transcriptions of the census, and FreeCEN also has transcriptions - 1841 is complete for ABD, and 1851 is partial (parts of the city of Aberdeen are in the missing transcriptions).

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 22 Aug 2009 08:41

Gillian

Not a good idea to add your request to another members thread - best to start your own

GB

Aileen

Aileen Report 22 Aug 2009 12:06

I took a look on Scotland'sPeople for Violet Ross birth and think I've got the right one for the above census......... although nothing to say this is the family you are looking for


Violet Ross 16/04/1898 father William (General Labourer) and Margaret Ross ms Urquhart..... married 24/06/1880 Newhills

Anne

Anne Report 23 Aug 2009 17:29

Thank you all for your help,
I did send off for my Grand father's marriage cert, Alexandra Gerrard,1915 age 20 Father's name William, and his job was a game keeper,
Thanks again
Anne

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Aug 2009 18:08

Really stupid question but you asked for ROSS and then said the marriage in 1915 was GERRARD - which is the correct surname

Anne

Anne Report 23 Aug 2009 18:52

Sorry his name is Alexandra Gerrard Ross,And his father's Job was a Game keeper

Helen

Helen Report 23 Aug 2009 20:04

Scotlandspeople:

Birth
Alexander Gerrard Ross
1895
County: Aberdeen
District: Fraserburgh

Scotlandspeople will only allow limited letters in a middle name and this one stops at Gerra ... but it looks very likely to be yours.

Note: On Scotlandspeople his name is spelled .. Alexander.

Anne

Anne Report 23 Aug 2009 20:26

Thanks Helen for your help,Anne

Aileen

Aileen Report 23 Aug 2009 21:43

This looks to be him on the 1901 census

Name: Alexander Ross
Age: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Relationship: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 196
Registration district: Fraserburgh
Civil parish: Fraserburgh
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Philorth Gash Croft
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 28
Line: 20
Roll: CSSCT1901_67
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Genard 46
Elisabeth Genard 44
Alexander Ross 5

looks as if his mothers surname was Gerrard

Aileen

Aileen Report 23 Aug 2009 21:49

Birth cert reads

Alexander Gerrard Ross born 11/08/1895 at 10:00am son of William Christie Ross (Gamekeeper) and Margaret Ross ms Gerrard

Parents married 25/06/1895 Fraserburgh

Aileen

Aileen Report 23 Aug 2009 21:58

Parents marriage cert reads

William Christie Ross (Gamekeeper) aged 18 son of Archibald (Gamekeeper) and Catherine Ross ms Christie married Margaret Gerrard aged 18 daughter of Alexander (Crofter) and Elizabeth Gerrard ms Rollo 25/06/1895 The Episcopal Church Fraserburgh

Aileen

Aileen Report 23 Aug 2009 22:05

ARCHIBALD ROSS

Event(s):

Marriages:
Spouse: CATHERINE G. CHRISTIE
Marriage:
03 NOV 1871 Newhills, Aberdeen, Scotland


ALEXANDER GERRARD

Event(s):

Marriages:
Spouse: ELISABETH ROLLO
Marriage:
11 DEC 1875 Fraserburgh, Aberdeen, Scotland

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Aug 2009 22:11

1891 following on from the 1901 posted
Name: Margaret Gerrard
Age: 15
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relationship: Daur (Daughter)
Father's Name: Alexander
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Female
Where born: Fraserbro, Aberdeensh
Registration Number: 196
Registration district: Fraserburgh
Civil parish: Fraserburgh
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: Gash Croft Cott
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 46
Line: 8
Roll: CSSCT1891_62
Household Members: Name Age
Alexander Gerrard 36
Elizabeth Gerrard 35
Margaret Gerrard 15
Mary Ann Rollo 71
Jane Ann Mitchell 15

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Aug 2009 22:16

1901 poss

Name: Margret G Ross
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : William C
Gender: Female
Where born: Plalorth Aberdeenshire, Fraserburgh
Registration Number: 388
Registration district: Port of Menteith
Civil parish: Port of Menteith
County: Perthshire
Address: Invertrossachs West Lodge
Occupation: Gamekeeper's Wife
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 31
Line: 17
Roll: CSSCT1901_127
Household Members: Name Age
William C Ross 24 Aberdeenshire, Newhalls
Margret G Ross 23
Elizabeth W R Ross 4
Florence C C Ross 1

Aileen

Aileen Report 23 Aug 2009 22:18

ALEXANDER GERRARD

Event(s):
Birth:
04 OCT 1854 Aberdour, Aberdeen, Scotland

Parents:
Father: ALEXANDER GERRARD
Mother: MARGARET GILES

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Aug 2009 22:22

1881
Name: William C Ross
Age: 4
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Archibald
Mother's Name: Catherine
Gender: Male
Where born: Newhills, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 259
Registration district: Fordoun
Civil parish: Fordoun
County: Kincardineshire
Address: Drumtochty Kennds
Occupation: Gamekeeper'S Son
ED: 8
Household schedule number: 17
Line: 13
Roll: cssct1881_73
Household Members: Name Age
Archibald Ross 31 Marykirk, Kincardineshire
Catherine Ross 28 Newhills, Aberdeenshire
Elizabeth N Ross 10
Helen C Ross 8
Mary Ross 7
Alice D S Ross 5
William C Ross 4
Alexander A Ross 2

1891
Name: Archibald Ross
Age: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Catherine G
Gender: Male
Where born: Marykirk, Kincardineshire
Registration Number: 264
Registration district: Maryculter
Civil parish: Maryculter
County: Kincardineshire
Address: Sawrince Cottage
Occupation: Game Keeper
ED: 4
Household schedule number: 5
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1891_78
Household Members: Name Age
Archibald Ross 41
Catherine G Ross 38
Alex A Ross 12
Elsie M Ross 7
Lewis J Ross 5
Andrew A Ross 1
Jennie A Ross 1



1891 poss
Name: William Ross
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relationship: Grandson
Gender: Male
Where born: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Registration Number: 168/1
Registration district: St Nicholas
Civil parish: Aberdeen St Nicholas
County: Aberdeenshire
Address: 5 E North Street
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 17
Household schedule number: 106
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1891_49
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Ross 69 Marykirk, Kincardineshire
William Ross 14
Catherine Taylor 27

Anne

Anne Report 24 Aug 2009 00:01

I LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR KIND HELP AND TIME,I will study them all.Thanks Anne