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From: "Andy Candlish" <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] HELEN WILL
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:38:50 +1100
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Hi Kirsteen

James was born a GARDEN. If you do a search for births in Peterhead in the
period 1877 to 1891 for the surname GARDEN you will get five matches, Helen
born 1878, James born 1879 and Samuel born 1879 (twins?) are Margarets, they
are all shown as hers on the 1891 census. The William born 1881 is also
probably Margarets as he is with the other 3 on the 1881 census with
Margaret and her parents John & Helen GARDEN but then he disappears,
possibly deceased. The James born 1877 was probably from another family.

Andy



> Hi Andy
>
> I just noticed that in the 1901 census I notice that James age 20 is
> listed
> as Garden,
>
> I have tried to find his birth certificate, but as yes coming up with
> nothing, I want to confirm if he was born a Garden or a Dalgarno, and just
> going
> round in circles,
>
> I saw someone mentioned that it was sometimes the case that the child
> would
> assume the reputed fathers name in later life, this may be the case here,
> either that or Margaret was dating sister Jane's husband first had a
> child and
> then James ended marrying Jane and not Margaret
>
> you have given me food for thought, so i have the day off today so going
> to
> start digging round a little deeper
>
> Kirsteen

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