James Ross & Emily Dickson Swindells/Swandell.

Post by **joette** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:27 pm

Is there anybody going to GROS in Edinburgh who could take a few minutes to check whether and if so how many the above couple had?
Likely Govan Lanark & Lanark area.
Possible names for offspring-going on naming patterns would be-George,David,Catherine,Robina,Anthony(for James sibling who died as a toddler).
There are just so many Ross's & after the on-line date I would be a fortune in certificates.
I would be so grateful as it would help solve some more puzzles on these blooming Ross's!
I still want to know why they had nothing to do with my Great-Grandpa yet the other two sibs kept in touch with each other( marriages & death witnesses).
Thanks in anticipation(where's the fingers crossed Emoticon?).

Post by **AndrewP** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:39 pm

Hi Joette,

What range of years do you expect to find these people in?

All the best,

AndrewP

Post by **joette** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:57 am

Sorry I should have said -they married in 31st De,1910.

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:54 am

Hi Joette
With surname Ross that could be a real time consumer until the 1920s (can't remember exact yer - 1923?) when the mother's surname is given in the lists. Without that, and without exact first names, it would mean looking at the entry for every Ross with a birth in the area to check the mother's name - I've done this job with a very common surname and it took me several trips to GROS to round up the children.

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **joette** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:32 pm

Bother I was forgetting that you couldn't check under both.Still I can do it in Glasgow when I get the chance.I'd forgotten that option now that Edinburgh is not one of my "featured stops" when visiting Scotland.