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Can anyone help me, im trying to find info on a james laughlin & ann ? they lived in kilmarnock, ayr, only info i have on them was their sons marriage extract in 1875, their son was also called james laughlin & he married a margaret cassidy, thanks

Try familysearch.org (free site) Several ancestral files for right time frame Kilmarnock if you type in James Laughlin and Scotland. Also in IGI Quite often names incorrectly spelt when transacribed and so searches for nearest match. Linda

Could this be the younger James in 1881? Trying to find his birthplace to find parents etc. Heather Dwelling: 30 Southook Census Place: Dreghorn, Ayr, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203596 GRO Ref Volume 589 EnumDist 5 Page 14 Marr Age Sex Birthplace James LAUGHLIN M 29 M Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Head Occ: Coal Miner Margaret LAUGHLIN M 25 F Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland Rel: Wife Charles LAUGHLIN 3 M Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland Rel: Son Daniel LAUGHLIN 2 M Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland Rel: Son Agnes LAUGHLIN 1 m F Dreghorn, Ayr, Scotland Rel: Daur

This is the only marriage I can see in Kilmarnock on the IGI.. JAMES LAUGHLAN Male Marriages: Spouse: ANN SMITH Marriage: 17 FEB 1815 Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland Georgina.

Hi Heather Thanks for the help, & yes thats the details of the son James who married Margaret Cassidy, but its James parents i cant seem to find, thanks again, much appreciated liz

HI Georgina thanks for your help, the name on the extract of the son's marriage is an ann but cant make out the surname but it looks like Mc? but mayb she was married before, thanks liz

Hi Linda whats IGI, sorry if i sound dumb. liz

Hi Liz, Young James was born in Glasgow so could parents be there? Do you have the marriage cert of young James? Does it have any addresses? You'll find the IGI at www.familysearch.org Heather

hi heather i have a copy of the marraige extract, James & Margaret got married in Kilmarnock, & their usual residence was Back Street, thanks liz

Not what you were looking for but could this be one of your families? Dwelling: 49 Back St Census Place: Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland Source: FHL Film 0203601 GRO Ref Volume 597 EnumDist 2 Page 4 Marr Age Sex Birthplace Patrick CASSIDY M 78 M Ireland Rel: Head Occ: Coal Merchant Agnes CASSIDY M 58 F Ireland Rel: Wife James LAUGHLAND 5 M Kilmarnock, Ayr, Scotland Rel: Grandson Heather

yes heather it will be that will margaret cassidy's parents, ive no been able to get anywere with them either, thats great, thanks

Liz, Could it be Ann McInnes? Marriage James Lachlan.Ann McInnes 18th June 1843 Gorbals Glasgow. Liz

liz it could well be, its hard to read the surname on the son's marriage extract, dated june 25th 1875, thats when james laughlin married margaret cassidy & on there the surname looks like it starts in mc? liz

International Genealogical Index If you search Region British Isles country Scotland is covers events going back hundreds of years. The Ancestral File section is from family trees loaded from other researchers and is a mine of information that points in the right direction and also lets you see who else in the world is looking for the same ancestors www.familysearch.org well worth a visit Linda

thanks linda for the info liz

Hi Liz Does the marriage cert give occupation for James senior? The census disc has Laughlin and McLachlan and various other spellings listed together. Heather

heather sorry not got back sooner the occupation for James Laughlin senior was Coal miner thanks, liz