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i have no idea i am stuck can get back to 1600 on my mcmillan side but this side is proving very difficult. I suppose he could have if his mother was young when she had him

Did he have any half siblings? Mhairi

hi no i dont have them at hand but i have the 1891 cenus and it states alexander k mitchell 24 general laborour born dundee annie k mitchell 21 born dundee william k mitchell 2 born dundee john craig 19 boarder ellen mckay 17 boarder funny thing is that he lived right next door to his father in law

Can you post details of the 1881 census if you have them to hand? Ta Mhairi

hi on alexanders birth certificate it says alexander mitchell but on his death certificate and the 1881 census he has added the kenny to it, but i cant seem to find him on any other census except the 1991,1901,and of course the 1881

It may also be that his name wasnt John Kenny, informants on death certs often got things wrong. I think it would be best if you try and find Alexander on the 1871 census and work from there. He was born in Dundee, where was he when he married? Perhaps you could ask for a 1881 census lookup, quite a few members have it on disk. Mhairi

thanks but your right i dont think its my family as anns son was born in 1866 and on his marriage and death certificate it states ann mitchell as mother and she afterwards maaried john kenny, im thinking that maybe they married in ireland or england as scotlands people aint helping me much

This is the transcript Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace John KENNY Self M Male W 35 SCOT Fireman In Wire Mill IRE IRE Ann KENNY Wife M Female W 39 SCOT Keeping House IRE IRE Margret KENNY Dau S Female W 12 SCOT At School SCOT SCOT John KENNY Son S Male W 8 SCOT SCOT SCOT Sarah A. KENNY Dau S Female W 4 MA SCOT SCOT William KENNY Son S Male W 2 MA SCOT SCOT Source Information: Census Place Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts Family History Library Film 1254567 NA Film Number T9-0567 Page Number 34A But i dont think its your family unless Ann was lying about her maiden name. MARGARET KENNEY Birth: 19 FEB 1867 Calderhead, Lanark, Scotland Parents: Father: JOHN KENNEY Mother: ANN GALLAHER JOHN KENNY Birth: 20 AUG 1874 Cambusnethan, Lanark, Scotland Parents: Father: JOHN KENNY Mother: ANN GALLOCHER Mhairi

hi sorry john and ann from scotland who lived in america are not mine have checked childrens birth certificates and not right mother.

thanks, will do never thought they might have emigrated as i thought john might have been irish have to check that out thank you

Just enter John Kenny birth Scotland on Familysearch.org. On US census John Kenny 35 Ann wife 39 children Mararet 12 Sarah 4 and William 2. Hope this helps Jennifer

yes thanks i have his birth certificate but am wondering if ann was his mothers first name of her middel name s the child was illigitamate

I have found his birth on the IGI.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALEXANDER MITCHELL Male -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Event(s): Birth: 29 APR 1866 Dundee, Angus, Scotland Christening: Death: Burial: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Parents: Mother: ANN MITCHELL Georgina.

forgot alexander was born on the 29 april 1866 and died in 1954 both in dundee

thanks for the replies i have alexanders death certificate and it states ann mitchell as his mother who later married john kenny, and have tried all census and everywhere and cannot find them.

Have you tried looking all of them up on the 1881 census? if you got the ages of Ann and John from that and more info on where they were born someone on here would be able to look them up on say the 1861 census, you know how old Alexander is so start with him and see who he was living wiht in 1881. You could also try a general search on the familyhistory.org site and see whether any of them come up on the IGI. Lynne

Paula how do you know she married John Kenny, do you have their marriage certificate? If they married in Scotland their parents names will be on the certificate, if they married in England their fathers names & occupations will be on the certificate. Georgina.

hi i hope you can help have hit a brick wall as my person was illegitamate. alexander mitchell was born 1866 in dundee to a ann mitchell who later married john kenny. I have tried every angle trying to find anything i can about ann and john but to no avail i hope you can help paula