Norries in Huntly

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 10:14 pm

LesleyB wrote:Ok, thanks Annette for puttin' me oot ma misery. As promised, I'll shuddup aboot St Nicholas....

V frustrating though I can't find the Lawrence children at St Nicholas.

at Ancestry

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:12 pm

Hi Gordon,

What do you know about Charles Lawrences' family--parents, where he was born etc.? Might help in tracking him and the two children down after the 1860's.

Carol

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:30 pm

nelmit wrote:
LesleyB wrote:Ok, thanks Annette for puttin' me oot ma misery. As promised, I'll shuddup aboot St Nicholas....
V frustrating though I can't find the Lawrence children at St Nicholas.
at Ancestry

Lesley,

Here is that family in 1881-

Charles Lawrence 43 Cabinet Maker
Ann Lawrence 44
Chas Lawrence 14
Fanny K Lawrence 11
Jane A Lawrence 3

Charles Lawrence and Ann Gray were married in 1861.

Best wishes,
Annette

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:34 pm

There is also a William Robertson working as a ploughman on the farm of Hillhead, Huntly in 1861. He is 19 and was born in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire.

It would be interesting to know where Elspeth was working at the same time?

Carol

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 11:40 pm

speleobat2 wrote:There is also a William Robertson working as a ploughman on the farm of Hillhead, Huntly in 1861. He is 19 and was born in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire.

It would be interesting to know where Elspeth was working at the same time?

Carol

Carol,

The one who married Charles Lawrence was living with her parents at George Street, Huntly in 1861.

Regards,
Annette

nelmit · Post by **nelmit** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:29 am

Gordon,

2 more questions before I go to bed. Where was Jane living in 1901.

Did she give an occupation for her father? Was he a blacksmith?

Regards,
Annette

Gloswegian · Post by **Gloswegian** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:23 am

There is also a William Robertson working as a ploughman on the farm of Hillhead, Huntly in 1861. He is 19 and was born in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire.

I have two possible William Robertsons on the 1861 census. The one you have identified above who was a 19yr old ploughman and anotherwho is lodging with James Stewart and is a tile maker. The address is "BRIGGS" in Huntly. The registrar in Huntly did not know where that was. The tile maker was born in Boyndie which is not far away either.

2 more questions before I go to bed. Where was Jane living in 1901.
Did she give an occupation for her father? Was he a blacksmith?

I am confident Jane is living in Headrooms Farm on the outskirts of Aberchirder with William Stevenson. On the 1901 census One of her children (James Robertson) is with the family and employed as a servant.
On her marrage cert, she declares her father as a labourer

Gloswegian · Post by **Gloswegian** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:59 am

Here is that family in 1881-

Charles Lawrence 43 Cabinet Maker
Ann Lawrence 44
Chas Lawrence 14
Fanny K Lawrence 11
Jane A Lawrence 3

Charles Lawrence and Ann Gray were married in 1861.

My Charles Lawrence married Elspeth Norrie in April 1861 he was a 22yr old Blacksmith from Keith

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:56 am

Annette,

But she was probably out working somewhere. I was just thinking about how she might have met William Robertson.

Here's Charles' family I think in 1841:

Charles Lawrence
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1796
Gender: Male
Where born: Banffshire, Scotland

Civil parish: Keith
County: Banffshire
Address: Mid Street
Occupation: Labourer

Household Members: Name Age

Charles Lawrence 45
Jane Lawrence 40
Jane Lawrence 10
John Lawrence 7
Eliza Lawrence 6
Charles Lawrence 3

Carol

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:00 pm

I think this is Charles and family in 1851:

Laurence
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Charles
Mother's Name: Jane
Gender: Male
Where born: Keith, Banffshire
Parish Number: 159
Civil parish: Keith
Town: Keith
County: Banffshire
Address: Mid Street
Occupation: Farm Son

Household Members: Name Age

Charles Laurence 62
Jane Laurence 55
Jane Laurence 21
Charles Laurence 14
Betsy Laurence 16

Carol