Another Alien Abduction 1851-1879.....

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:20 pm

In 1851 George Corstorphine b abt 1830 married to Margaret Balleny b abt 1829 are in Ratho Midlothian with daughter Margaret aged 11 months.

Another child, Georgina is born abt 1853. I have Georgina's marriage in 1879 to William Moffat Hill in Edinburgh and have them in the 1881 census in Edinburgh. m.c. states Georgina's father, George is deceased. Mother, Margaret not shown as deceased. Can't find George's death after 1855, so presumed he died before this.

My problem is I can't find Georgina in 1861 or 1871 and I can't find her mother, Margaret in 1861 of 1871 or a death for Margaret.

With a name like Corstorphine it should be easy. For 1861 I tried wildcard C*rst*r***N*, all areas. male and female, ages 6 - 11, no forename. There are 24. None resembling Georgina at all!!

Help

Jean

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:40 pm

Hi Jean
I've not tried it...but I just wonder ...and it seems an unlikely long shot given that they are living in Edinburgh...but, is there any change some helpful enumerator might have spelt Corstorphine with a K?

Best wishes
Lesley

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:46 pm

Hi Lesley

Good thought...............didn't work

Jean

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:05 pm

Hi Jean

I tried the name CORSTORPHINE (no wild cards) Male/Female, no given name, Midlothian for the 1861 Census and got 33 hits. Female 15 hits, Ratho 3 hits. Keep wondering if the girls are hiding under some weird nickname. Even wondered if Georgina had been wrongly registered on the Census as George (male)!

By the way the LDS has an extracted marriage for George CORSTORPHINE & Margaret BALLENY on 24th November 1849 in Ratho.

Wish we could help.

Best wishes

Catriona

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:30 pm

Hi Catriona

Tried what you did. Got a different answer!!

Corstorphine, no forename, Midlothian, male and female........47 hits. 27 female 20 male. Tried Ratho .............result 0

How can we get different results?

Jean.

P.S. I have the marriage details, thanks.

Cathy · Post by **Cathy** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:33 pm

Have you tried "Ina".
One of my nightmares. Stick an Ina to the end of any male name.

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:36 pm

Hi Cathy and Jean!

I tried Ina. No hits! Didn't try Gina though.

Catriona

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:40 pm

Hi Cathy and Catriona

Ina and Gina would have turned up in my first search, using no forename at all

She can't have been abducted. She was married in 1879

Jean

sporran · Post by **sporran** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:56 pm

Hello Jean,

the first thing to do is to look at the deaths for Margaret Corstorphine, born about 1823 ±10. If you look at the other surnames, one will jump out and you will see that she married twice.

The second marriage will be found in the OPRs (or LDS), but use a wildcard such as BALL*N*.

The family were recorded under her new married name in 1861 and 1871, but you will need to be imaginative with wildcards. However, they did not stray from Prestonkirk and Ratho areas.

Regards,

John

Skene Dhu · Post by **Skene Dhu** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:45 am

Hi Jean,
There is one possibility for your Margaret Balleny b, abt 1829, on the 1881 census, there is a Margaret Corstorphine, a Widow, aged 58, which would make the birth circa 1823, born Cramond, Edinburgh, and the Parishes of Cramond & Ratho are only 5 miles apart. This Margaret is working as a Housekeeper for William J. Black (Surgeon Major retired) at 2 George Square, Edinburgh

John

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