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Helen,

Thank you very much , I will take a look at the Mirchell website.
I have looked on the Mitchell website before and found quite a few old photos of streets where my ancestors lived , it's fascinating, even found the street where I used to go to nursery about 60 years ago now , Gawd giving me age away now.

best wishes
jean

For interest:

Note James Downie has been employed working with horses one way or another through the different census.

It's looking like his workplace could have been ... the Tramway Stables in Tobago Street. Images can be seen on:

canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/187965/digital_images/glasgow+58+72+tobago+street+tramway+stables/


Catherine Street later changed name to .. Drake St, Calton
Waterloo Street later changed name to ... Forbes St, Calton

Old pictures of these streets can be found on:

www.mitchelllibrary.org

Aileen, had a look at the birth cert for Andrew John b. 1876 in Calton, it is the right one with parents Ellen McCluskey and James Downie,
Cheers
jean

Aileen ,
Yes I am pretty sure that is Andrew Johns birth, although I haven't viewed the certificate yet just the same as you have found, but Aileen please DO NOT use up your credits for me on S.P. I asked for the look ups hoping that someone with ancestry subs could have a look on the census's ,

All the information you and Ginny have found is excellent, I am most grateful.
Don't forget what I said about your credits,

best wishes
jean

yes I do pay to do some look-ups for people as Scotland'sPeople don't do subscriptions.

Aileen

That looks ace!

Are you paying to view that info from your own pocket as I dont thing SP has a sub option?

Bless yer

x

I assume this is him

1876 DOWNIE ANDREW JOHN M CALTON GLASGOW CITY/LANARK

Yeah, I think you are right about (Andrew John) that Jean.

The trouble with Scottish censuses is that they wont allow access to the actual record itself

Which means you have to take what the transcription says....which we know is often wrong!

Up to you now hun to dredge through SP

Good luck

x

Aileen and Ginny,

thank you for all the census information,
I think the Andrew John on the 1901 is John on the 1891 census born in 1877,
What do you both think ?

regards
jean

Thanks Aileen.

Where the heck did Andrew John Downie come from, hes not on the other censuses?

x

Well done on the 1871 census Ginny

1891 Scotland Census
about James Downie
Name: James Downie
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/4
Registration district: Calton
Civil parish: Glasgow Barony
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 15 Catherine St
Occupation: Horse Feeder
ED: 47
Household schedule number: 59
Line: 1
Roll: CSSCT1891_257
Household Members: Name Age
James Downie 45
Ellen Downie 44
Henry Downie 17
John Downie 14
Felix Downie 12
Mary Downie 21
Ellen Downie 19




1901 Scotland Census
about James Downie
Name: James Downie
Age: 55
Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/2
Registration district: Camlachie
Civil parish: Glasgow Camlachie
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 48 Waterloo St
Occupation: Stableman
ED: 10
Household schedule number: 50
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1901_268
Household Members: Name Age
James Downie 55
Ellen Downie 54
Mary Downie 31
Ellen Downie 30
Andrew John Downie 24 <<<<Son

I think this must be them in 1871

1871 Scotland Census
about James Devoney
Name: James Devoney
Age: 25
Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Hellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/4
Registration district: Calton
Civil parish: Glasgow Calton
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 16 New Street
Occupation: Hackney <<<<<<<<<<<<Dont know what this is?
ED: 50
Household schedule number: 32
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1871_131
Household Members: Name Age
James Devoney 25
Hellen Dawney 24 <<Ireland
Mary Downey 1 <<<on 1881
Ellen Downey 10mo <<<on 1881
Elizabeth Wright 27 <<sister in law
Hendrey Wright 2 <<nephew
Mary Wright 3mo <<niece

Ginny,

Thanks for the 1881, that is the family, also showing me their children, that's great, back to S.P to try and find what happened to them,

regards
jean

Aileen,

Thankl you , I have just been on S.P and found their marriage also, was wondering what the occupation was , just couldn't make it out.

jean x

....I was just about to post the same census Ginny
yes an Ostler did work with horses.........census lists both as born in Ireland

Thanks for that. What about this

1881 Scotland Census
about James Downie
Name: James Downie
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 644/4
Registration district: Calton
Civil parish: Glasgow Barony
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 39 Tobago St
Occupation: Tramway Stableman
ED: 48
Household schedule number: 25
Line: 18
Roll: cssct1881_224
Household Members: Name Age
James Downie 35
Ellen Downie 34
Mary Downie 11
Ellen Downie 10
Henry Downie 8
James Downie 6
John Downie 4
Felix Downie 2
Patrick Downie 2 Mo.


I think Ostler is something to do with working in stables?

Actual listing on Scotland'sPeople for the marriage you mention

1869 DOWNEY JAMES MCCUSKEY ELLEN BRIDGETON GLASGOW/LANARK

The James on this record's occupation is given as Ostler and parents listed as Patrick and Mary Downey ms Wright (both deceased) age given as 23 which would make year of birth 1846

Ellen is given as being 22

Jas/James....yeah one and the same!

x

Ginny,

Thank you,
James and Ellen were married in Bridgeton, Glasgow in 1869, so I thought they might still be in the Glasgow area in 1871.
I found the marriage on igi with his name as JAS, would that be the James do you think ?

jean