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I am searching for information on Moses Corbett and hs wife Mary Hill. According to information kindly passed on to me by GR members, Moses was born in Ireland in approx. 1833. At the time of the 1881 census, he was a widowed ironworks labourer, living in Motherwell, Scotland with his 3 children: Thomas b. 1863, Margaret b. 1865, and William John b. 1867. Margaret Corbett married George Anderson Wardrope and they had 14 children, one of whom was my grandmother Georgina Anderson Wardrope who married Alexander Jardine and migrated to Australia in about 1911. My mother who was born in Australia will be 91 this year and knows little about her Scottish ancestors, but would dearly love to know about Moses eg where in Ireland did he come from etc. and also about her Wardrope family. I don't have a credit card, and therefore don't think I am able to access Scotlands People, and I really don't know how else to obtain the information. If anyone can help, it would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards Marcia

Hi Marcia, Without a County for Ireland, it may be an impossible task. This is a breakdown for the surname Corbett in Ireland Antrim 9 Armagh 3 Belfast city 10 Carlow 2 Cavan 8 Clare 104 Cork 80 Cork city 8 Derry 17 Donegal 6 Down 55 Dublin 8 Dublin city 5 Galway 58 Kerry 3 Kilkenny 11 Laois 1 Leitrim 2 Limerick 71 Limerick city 9 Louth 2 Mayo 6 Meath 1 Monaghan 14 Offaly 7 Roscommon 7 Tipperary 104 Tyrone 10 Waterford 28 Westmeath 1 Wexford 1 Wicklow 1 In 1861 census index for Dalziel there's a Moses Corbet age 26 with a Mary Corbet age 17 both born Ireland. Below their names are a Mary Hall (could be a trans. error for Hill) but could possibly be Mary's mother, also with her is a William Hall age 20, both born Ireland. Liz p.s Thomas's birth cert. of 1863 has marriage...about 3 years ago, looks like Bally Clare?? If you want the image of Thomas's birth cert. can you PM me your email addy. Liz

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Dear Suzi I don't think the dates and family for Moses Corbit fit with the information that I have, but thank you very much for looking. I really appreciate your kindness. Kind regards Marcia

Dear Liz Thank you for your help. I am very excited as I think the information you have found may be relevant. This is the best breakthrough I have had for ages, and I would be very grateful if you could send me the image of Thomas's birth certificate. I will send you my email address under separate cover. With kind regards Marcia

Dear Kate Thank you for your help. Will look into to it. Kind regards Marcia

Dear Suzie I forgot to thank you for the info from the 1871 census. I know that Moses was a widow by 1881, but perhaps he was already a widow by 1871, if there was no mention of Mary. Thanks again. Regards Marcia

Thanks Suzie I wonder where she got to? Another puzzle to be sorted! Regards Marcia

Hi,

My brother came across your post whilst searching the internet for information about our Grandfather, George Anderson Wardrope, and felt that there may be some connection to you.

My Grandfather lived in Motherwell, Scotland, and was married to Grace. He was an engineer during the war and worked in bomb disposal, having received the George Medal for removing a bomb from St Pauls Cathedral, London.

He had two children, George A Wardrope and Margaret (Jardine Corbett Wardrope) Herdman. We are the children of Margaret.

My Grandfather is now deceased and so are my parents but we know very little about our grandparents and their families so we are hoping that you may have some information for us. We believe that you may be distant relations.

My grandfather had many brothers and sisters but we cannot recall any of them.

If you are still searching and interested in getting in touch, we would be very pleased to hear from you.

Kind regards,

Joy

hello Joy and welcome to the boards :-)

this was first posted in 2006 and the poster has never made another posting since - you could try to make contact by clicking on the poster's name to send a message via GR

Thank you for the information. I did notice that it was some time ago, but without having any other contact details thought I would give it a try. I will send a message as you suggested.

Regards,

Joy