My favourite name is Agnes Christie Malcolm Davidson, my Aunt and godmother, my Mum's sister and perhaps my favourite Aunt. My Mum was the eldest born to David Donald Davidson and Margery Smith. My Mums name was Mary and I assume it was after her dads Aunt Mary who was his next of kin during WW1 after his Dad died. My Mum had no middle name. My Aunt Agnes was born next and her name as mentioned was Agnes Christie Malcolm Davidson. Malcolm and Christie being family surnames this was also her grandmothers name. Agnes Christie Malcolm. I am intrigued as to why my mother had no middle name? All the other 5 children had middle names. I do find the naming patterns in Scottish families both helpful and confusing!!
Another name that I like in my family tree is John Sylvester L'Amy Davidson. This person is the son of my Great grandfather from his first marriage. Where did this name come from ? My Great grandfathers first wife came from Ireland. I have not investigated her family
( she is not related to me) and can only assume that it may be a family name on his Mum's side? perhaps one day when I have nothing else to do I will investigate.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Week 5 In the Census
This will be difficult, it's always great to match up families in the Census and puzzling to discover that some members of families seem to disappear at census times and often a whole family cant be found.
I have fallen behind in the challenge, however i am determined to catch up.
I have mad lots of discoveries through the census, it is often a great way of matching relatives. My great grandmother and her sisters were often to be found to be staying with relatives at census time? Had something happened to their parents? I have noticed that children are residing with their grandparents and then at another time grandparents can be found residing with their grown up children, all very helpful when wanting to confirm a relative.
I have also discovered that a child had died and another child born and named after the deceased child. A census has also alerted me to investigate why a person isn't recorded on a census. A census address has also helped confirm that a relative is connected.
I have fallen behind in the challenge, however i am determined to catch up.
I have mad lots of discoveries through the census, it is often a great way of matching relatives. My great grandmother and her sisters were often to be found to be staying with relatives at census time? Had something happened to their parents? I have noticed that children are residing with their grandparents and then at another time grandparents can be found residing with their grown up children, all very helpful when wanting to confirm a relative.
I have also discovered that a child had died and another child born and named after the deceased child. A census has also alerted me to investigate why a person isn't recorded on a census. A census address has also helped confirm that a relative is connected.
Friday, February 2, 2018
Week 4 Invite to Dinner
This weeks challenge is to write something about Dinner, who would I like to invite to dinner, (from my family tree) or perhaps take out to dinner, or even a dinner party with several family members.
I thought about the topic for a while and decided that I wish i could invite my Paternal grandmother Rebecca Newell nee Ibell to dinner. I think I met this grandmother when i was born, however due to a family argument or misunderstanding of some sort, my Father distanced himself from his family. Over the years I heard snippets of what happened, and before my father died he did tell me a little of the story. I understand from what he said that he had to choose between his Mum, Dad and some family members and my Mum and I . Grandma Newell was at Mum and Dad's wedding in 1944 and I know that Mum and dad lived with her and Grandad when they left the Air force, or Mum got pregnant? I was born in Chester in January 1946 and when I was 6 weeks old Mum travelled back to Scotland. I had always believed that my Dad was already living there with my maternal Grandparents as he had got a job. Mum couldn't travel as I was due to be born and so she stayed in Chester, however last year before my Mum died she denied this and at that point she couldn't remember who she was living with when i was born. My Mum and Dad kept in contact with dad's half sister Leah and her husband Reg and we have lots of photos of Leah, Reg and their daughter Dorothy visiting us in Monifieth Scotland. We did visit Leah and Reg in Chester and I can remember when I was about 6 years of age, walking with my Mum, Dad, Leah and Reg, when a women walking towards us in the opposite direction said hello to Leah and Reg, stopped briefly then kept walking. My Mum and dad said nothing and I can remember asking who it was? Auntie Leah (I think ) said that is your grandmother. I was amazed.. I had my granny in Scotland and adored her and yet knew nothing about this rather stern looking woman. My parents migrated to Rhodesia in 1955, I don't think my dad saw his Mum before we left even though we did visit Aunty Leah in Chester. When my grandmother died in 1958 my father was informed several months later in a letter from Leah. How sad not to be told when your Mum had died. I did meet my grandfather in 1963 when we visited Leah and Reg whilst on holiday from Rhodesia. At the time i can remember my Dad saying that it was his parents who had chosen not to have contact with him. In 1968, we visited another half sister of Dads and Mum said after the visit that she had happened to notice some of her wedding gifts in a display cabinet in the house!! Whatever happened I will never know. As a grandmother myself I think how sad.. I am very much aware that this happens now in our society families stop talking and children don't get to know their grandparents.
So what would I ask Rebecca? I suppose my main question would be :"what happened". My Mother very rarely spoke about it and when she did it was usually just a comment to say that "they " were horrible to her. I met my Uncle Frank Newell (dad's brother) for the first time at my Dad's funeral as well as his sister whom I had met previously. My dad told me that his Mum was annoyed with him as he wasn't marrying Blodwyn the girl friend he had before going off to war in 1939. I would ask Rebecca if that was true?
I did go back to Chester in 2014, as I decided it was time to revisit the city where I was born and had visited on several occasions as a child and teenager. I wish I had known my Grandmother. I do have contact with a cousin who is beginning her family tree and has some memories, perhaps some of the grandmother I didn't know
I thought about the topic for a while and decided that I wish i could invite my Paternal grandmother Rebecca Newell nee Ibell to dinner. I think I met this grandmother when i was born, however due to a family argument or misunderstanding of some sort, my Father distanced himself from his family. Over the years I heard snippets of what happened, and before my father died he did tell me a little of the story. I understand from what he said that he had to choose between his Mum, Dad and some family members and my Mum and I . Grandma Newell was at Mum and Dad's wedding in 1944 and I know that Mum and dad lived with her and Grandad when they left the Air force, or Mum got pregnant? I was born in Chester in January 1946 and when I was 6 weeks old Mum travelled back to Scotland. I had always believed that my Dad was already living there with my maternal Grandparents as he had got a job. Mum couldn't travel as I was due to be born and so she stayed in Chester, however last year before my Mum died she denied this and at that point she couldn't remember who she was living with when i was born. My Mum and Dad kept in contact with dad's half sister Leah and her husband Reg and we have lots of photos of Leah, Reg and their daughter Dorothy visiting us in Monifieth Scotland. We did visit Leah and Reg in Chester and I can remember when I was about 6 years of age, walking with my Mum, Dad, Leah and Reg, when a women walking towards us in the opposite direction said hello to Leah and Reg, stopped briefly then kept walking. My Mum and dad said nothing and I can remember asking who it was? Auntie Leah (I think ) said that is your grandmother. I was amazed.. I had my granny in Scotland and adored her and yet knew nothing about this rather stern looking woman. My parents migrated to Rhodesia in 1955, I don't think my dad saw his Mum before we left even though we did visit Aunty Leah in Chester. When my grandmother died in 1958 my father was informed several months later in a letter from Leah. How sad not to be told when your Mum had died. I did meet my grandfather in 1963 when we visited Leah and Reg whilst on holiday from Rhodesia. At the time i can remember my Dad saying that it was his parents who had chosen not to have contact with him. In 1968, we visited another half sister of Dads and Mum said after the visit that she had happened to notice some of her wedding gifts in a display cabinet in the house!! Whatever happened I will never know. As a grandmother myself I think how sad.. I am very much aware that this happens now in our society families stop talking and children don't get to know their grandparents.
So what would I ask Rebecca? I suppose my main question would be :"what happened". My Mother very rarely spoke about it and when she did it was usually just a comment to say that "they " were horrible to her. I met my Uncle Frank Newell (dad's brother) for the first time at my Dad's funeral as well as his sister whom I had met previously. My dad told me that his Mum was annoyed with him as he wasn't marrying Blodwyn the girl friend he had before going off to war in 1939. I would ask Rebecca if that was true?
I did go back to Chester in 2014, as I decided it was time to revisit the city where I was born and had visited on several occasions as a child and teenager. I wish I had known my Grandmother. I do have contact with a cousin who is beginning her family tree and has some memories, perhaps some of the grandmother I didn't know
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