I'm unable to find a death record, can you please help?

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:35 am

ELIZA MILLER McCRACKEN , born to John McCracken & Agnes Miller 27th Jan 1866.

[They married Sept 22 1865 Glasgow.]

Can't find Eliza an any census , tried SP for a death record, no luck.
Can you offer some suggestions please?

Thanks

Post by **AndrewP** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:57 am

Hi Brenda,

I agree there is no obvious sign of a death, or an entry in the 1871 census. Any chance the family had left Scotland?

All the best,

AndrewP

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Sun Sep 30, 2007 6:47 pm

Hi Brenda

Wee Eliza's death is found in 1869.

1869 MCCRACKEN ELIZA F 4 HIGH CHURCH GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/02 0939

The IGI lists these births to John and Agnes:

1. JAMES MCCRACKEN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Birth: 15 APR 1869 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

2. AGNES MILLER MCCRACKEN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 03 JUL 1873 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

3. ELIZA MILLER MCCRACKEN - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Birth: 27 JAN 1866 High Church, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

but like Andrew I didn't immediately see the family in 1871. By 1881 however I found what looked like John with a new wife and family and sure enough...that led to finding the death of first wife Agnes in 1873. I haven't proven whether wee Agnes survived but her apparent absence from the family in 1881 doesn't look good.

Here's the family in 1881...

Hutchesontown
Civil parish: Glasgow Hutchesontown
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 163 Aitkenhead Rd

Elizabeth McCracken 28
Elizabeth McCracken 5 Mo
James McCracken 11
Janet McCracken 2
John McCracken 39
Margaret McCracken 6
Thomas McCracken 4

Best wishes
Jean

Brenda · Post by **Brenda** » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:58 am

Many thanks Andrew & Jean.

John's 1st wife, Agnes Miller, died from complications following the birth of Wee Agnes Miller McCracken [ born 03 July 1873..died 08 July 1873 premature birth. ]

Agnes died 5 weeks after on 12 August, cause of death shown as "child birth 5 weeks, dropsy 4 weeks" ...Very sad.

I found John with his new wife Elizabeth Gibben in the `871 census, noted James with them but no Eliza, so I'm very grateful to you Jean for finding a record of her death.