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Andrew Brown and Christian Shearer

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Walter

Walter Report 17 Jul 2015 17:40

These two married 29/06/1833. Bonhill Dunbartonshire. I know that they emigrated to Aus but not when. I know they came back and settled in England but not when or where. Christian is the sister of my Great Grandfather Walter. Can any one help. :-S

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 Jul 2015 17:49

Name: Andrew Brown
Spouse's Name: Christian Shearer
Event Date: 29 Jun 1833
Event Place: Bonhill,Dunbarton,Scotland

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11493-6 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 1041982

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 Jul 2015 17:50

Name: James Brown
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1834
Birthplace: BONHILL,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: Andrew Brown
Mother's Name: Christian Shearer

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11493-6 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 1041982

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 17 Jul 2015 18:54

Have you tried to find them in censuses?

1871 and 1881 are FREE on familysearch

BUT......you'd have to know when they were born to have any hope of locating them with a name like Brown

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+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 17 Jul 2015 20:10

You say that you KNOW they went to Australia and then returned. What evidence do you have of this please?

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AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 17 Jul 2015 21:06

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Name: Mary Brown
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 21 Oct 1826
Birthplace: BONHILL,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: John Brown
Mother's Name: Cathrine Shearer

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11493-6 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 1041982

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 18 Jul 2015 10:06

Looks like their first child was born in Bonhill the they moved to Glasgow?

Last birth recorded in Glasgow

Janet Brown
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 3 Mar 1844
Baptism Date: 24 Mar 1844
Baptism Place: Gorbals,Lanark,Scotland
Father: Andrew Brown
Mother: Christina Shearer
FHL Film Number: 1042982

So presumably they emigrated sometime after 1844.

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 18 Jul 2015 11:32

The 1826 birth suggested above pre-dates the marriage and has different forenames for both parents

Could possibly be a cousin

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 18 Jul 2015 14:42

This seems to be the WALTER referred to above...........based on the entry in the poster's tree

1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Gas Street, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland


First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
Robert Shearer Male 25 1816 Dunbartonshire, Scotland Transcription
Margt Shearer Female 20 1821 Dunbartonshire, Scotland Transcription
Jessie Shearer Female 4 1837 Dunbartonshire, Scotland Transcription
James Shearer Male 2 1839 Dunbartonshire, Scotland Transcription
James Shearer Male 15 1826 Dunbartonshire, Scotland Transcription
William Shearer Male 12 1829 Dunbartonshire, Scotland Transcription
Walter Shearer Male 10 1831 Dunbartonshire, Scotland



First name(s) Walter
Last name Shearer
Gender Male
Birth year 1830
Birth place BONHILL,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Shearer
Mother's first name(s) Janet
Mother's last name Buchanan
Place Bonhill
County Dunbartonshire


Incidentally, Walter b1830 is in three trees apart from yours, Walter.

Are you in touch with the 'owners'?

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 18 Jul 2015 14:48

First name(s) John
Last name Shearer
Gender Male
Birth year 1821
Birth place BONHILL,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Shearer
Mother's first name(s) Janet
Mother's last name Buchanan
Place Bonhill
County Dunbartonshire


First name(s) James
Last name Shearer
Gender Male
Birth year 1824
Birth place BONHILL,DUNBARTON,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s) James
Father's last name Shearer
Mother's first name(s) Janet
Mother's last name Buchanan
Place Bonhill
County Dunbartonshire

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safc

safc Report 18 Jul 2015 14:58

????

1841 Census
6 Records found


Piece: SCT1841/638 Place: Dalserf -Lanarkshire Enumeration District: 5
Civil Parish: Dalserf Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Larkhall
Folio: 6 Page: 6
Address: Union Street Larkhall

Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
BROWN Andrew M 30 Coal Miner Lanarkshire
BROWN Christain F 30 Lanarkshire
BROWN Elisia F 5 Lanarkshire
Page: 6/7 BROWN James M 3 Lanarkshire
BROWN William M 1 Lanarkshire
ANDERSON Robert M 15 Coal Miner Lanarkshire


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Walter

Walter Report 18 Jul 2015 15:34

Thank you to everyone especially Jacqueline, who might just be one of the trees to which I have access.
Thanks again Walter :-)

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 18 Jul 2015 16:07

No, there is no link between my tree and yours, Walter

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Walter

Walter Report 23 Jul 2015 17:19

Thanks Jacqueline, here is another Jacqueline to whom I am related, but on my wife's side.
Thanks again to everyone.
Walter