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Can anyone please help with Isabella. She married Alexander Maclaren on 3/6/1825. Leith

Her fathers name was William but I don't know her mothers.

I am trying togo from isabella back
Thanks

marriage ,,you didnt even give a area where born

Husband
Alexander McLAREN Pedigree


Birth: About 1800 Of, , Midlothian, Scotland
Christening:
Marriage: 03 JUN 1825 South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Death:
Burial:





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Wife
Isabella MACDONALD Pedigree


Birth:
Christening:
Marriage:
Death:
Burial:





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Children

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1. Margaret McLAREN Pedigree
Female

Birth: About 1827 Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Christening:
Death: 24 MAR 1876 Greenvale Street, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Burial:



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Thanks Dajean,

I am not sure where she was born but on the marriage documents is says leith and her father was from Leith so was Alexander so I think we can go with that. I would love to find her mother
Elizabeth

Possible way of finding out Isabella's mother's name is to try and find her death certificate on Scotlandspeople. Assuming she died after 1855

Looked for: Isabella M*Donald / M*Laren (cross-ref names)

There are 5 matches coming up for a death between 1855 and 1910 (imagine Isabella would have died by then)

A Scottish death certificate records a spouse ... and parents names.

You could maybe try tracking this couple through the census to see if Isabella is still alive after 1855 before you consider checking out Scotlandspeople ... which costs credits.

£6 for 30 credits
1 credit to view the index and 5 credits to download and view the certificate.

Margaret's brother??

IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
British Isles
ALEXANDER MACLAREN Pedigree
Male
Christening: 05 MAR 1826 South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Parents:
Father: ALEXANDER MACLAREN Family
Mother: ISABELLA MACDONALD


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Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date

If this is the correct family, then Isabella died after 1861. If you view the original census on Scotlandspeople you will see if Isabella is married or widowed.

Name: Margaret Meigh
[Margaret Mclaren]
Age: 32
Estimated birth year: abt 1829
Relationship: Wife
Spouse's name : William
Mother's Name: Isabella
Gender: Female
Where born: Leith, Edinburghshire
Registration Number: 644/2
Registration district: High Church
Civil parish: Glasgow St John
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 17 East John St
ED: 95
Household schedule number: 23
Line: 3
Roll: CSSCT1861_99
Household Members: Name Age
William Meigh 38
Margaret Meigh 32
Isabella Meigh 15
Margaret Meigh 71
Caroline Meigh 9
Jane Meigh 7
Sarah Ann Meigh 4
William Meigh 2
Isabella Mclaren 50 Wife's mother

Source Citation: Parish: Glasgow St John; ED: 95; Page: 5; Line: 10; Roll CSSCT1861_99; Year: 1861.

Thanks Helen i will try that

Elizabeth

Wow thank you so much for that I will chase it up

Elizabeth

That Margaret is Isabellas daughter. Thank you for that
can;t seem to get past isabella parents
Elizabeth

Hi Helen

I tried scotlands people and put in the different combinations but kept coming up no matches
Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Sorry I have no credits at the moment for Scotlandspeople but using the free search and the following gives only 1 result.

M*laren
M*Donald
Isa*
1861 - 1880
birth year 1805 +/- 10 years
Glasgow City.

When searching for "Mac" or "Mc" names use the * (wildcard) as often Mac changed to Mc and vice versa. This will then give you results for both. Also sometimes Isabella changed to Isabel or even just Isa so again the wildcard will give you results for all of these.

Good Luck.

I also saw that possible death yesterday.

Looking like it may well be the one you're looking for.

Isabella M*Laren / M*Donald
1861
County: Lanark
District: High Church

Note from the census Rootgatherer sent, the family were living in the High Church registration district. Likely Isabella died following the census while still living with her daughter.

Just out of interest, East John St later changed it's name to Bluevale St. Now gone but used to connect the Gallowgate with Duke St in Glasgow.

Let us know how you get on.

That death in 1861 is Isabella Mclaren nee McDonald (birth1814) in Glasgow City/Gorbals

Hope it's the right one for you Elizabeth.....

Kind regards,

Cathy

Thank you so much that could very well be the right one. Will check it out

Thank you so much that could very well be the right one. Will check it out

I will let you know how I get on. I have been looking for a long time so thanks you so much and everyone else who is helping me

Thanks cathy,

you guys are brilliant
T

To Helen, jadean, rootgatherer and cathy and anyon e else who looked at this.

I have printed the certificte out and it looks like the right one.
Where the parents names are it says
father - McDonald deceased and mother Mcdonald M.S - deceased

First time I have ever seen a scottish certificate where the parents names are not printed

Margaret was a widow in 1861 so thought i would look for Alexanders death from 1855 -1861 and there are 25

Thanks so much to you all I would never have found it by myself. i would still like to find Alexander and margarets parents

Now looking for a birth for isabella. I found 7 none with William as father

the one for 16/5/1799 father Donald from Leith might fit as she had a son called Donald

Anyone got any ideas please?