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McCredie/Baird Whithorn/Wigtownshire-help please

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Elaine

Elaine Report 30 May 2011 15:16

I would be very grateful for any info about Helen/Ellen Baird born around 1820 and William Mccredie, blacksmith in Whithorn, born about 1810. Ellen had children by William called Mccredie but I don't think they were married. Who is Ellen, Who is William.
Many thanks

tempest

tempest Report 30 May 2011 15:23

have you searched www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

Researching:
desperately seeking great grandmothers

Maddie

Maddie Report 30 May 2011 15:25

is this a possibilty
William Mccredie

Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950


residence: Wigt, Scotland
parents: Andrew Mccredie, Anna Grame

record title: Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
name: William Mccredie
gender: Male
baptism/christening date: 13 Mar 1809
baptism/christening place: , STRANRAER, WIGTOWN, SCOTLAND
father's name: Andrew Mccredie
mother's name: Anna Grame
indexing project (batch) number: C11899-2
system origin: Scotland-ODM
source film number: 1068042

Elaine

Elaine Report 30 May 2011 15:40

Thank you very much for this--I have so little to go on--just that he was a blacksmith and born around 1807 in Wigtownshire,
regards,
Elaine

doddsy1

doddsy1 Report 30 May 2011 15:41

Three of the children that show on the Scotland census records were baptised Margaret Ann McCredie, Elizabeth Murray McCredie and Helen McCredie. Their father is listed as William McCredie and their mother is named as Helen Vint

Helen was baptised in 1823 in Wigton to John Vint and Elizabeth Murray

Catherine

Catherine Report 30 May 2011 17:53

1861 - Is this them?

Name: Jessie Mccredie
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850
Relationship: Daughter
Father's name: William Mccredie
Mother's name: Helen Mccredie
Gender: Female
Where born: Stranraer, Wigtownshire
Registration Number: 899
Registration district: Stranraer
Civil parish: Stranraer
Town: Stranraer
County: Wigtownshire
Address: 6
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 6
Household schedule number: 76
Line: 7
Roll: CSSCT1861_149
Household Members:
Name Age
William Mccredie 34
Helen Mccredie 36
Jessie Mccredie 11
William Mccredie 8
Elisabeth Mccredie 5
Helen Mccredie 3
Margart A Mccredie Under One Month

Catherine

Elaine

Elaine Report 30 May 2011 18:46

A very possible match--thank you so much