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John Burnside Douglas born 1837 Paisley

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Ernest

Ernest Report 13 Feb 2008 00:55

John Burnside Douglas, can anyone help me to find his parents, i think they were John Douglas and Agnes Burnside but i do not have any evidence, i know he married Mary McVinnie but cannot find the records

Lewella

Lewella Report 13 Feb 2008 01:31

For reference, is this him?

1861 Scotland Census
about John Douglas
Name: John Douglas
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary
Gender: Male
Where born: Paisley, Renfrew
Registration Number: 526
Registration district: Lochgilphead
Civil Parish: South Knapdale
County: Argyll
Address: Minno's Land
Occupation: Grocer
ED: 8
Page: 21 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 103
Line: 8
Roll: CSSCT1861_71
Household Members:
Name Age
John Douglas 24
John D Douglas 9 Mo
Mary Douglas 25

Lewella

Lewella Report 13 Feb 2008 01:34

1851 Scotland Census
about John Douglas
Name: John Douglas
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Agnes
Gender: Male
Where born: Paisley, Renfrewshire
Parish Number: 573
Civil Parish: Paisley Middle Church
County: Renfrewshire
Address: No 30 Old Sniddon
Occupation: (an Errand Boy)
ED: 2
Page: 26 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 110
Line: 9
Roll: CSSCT1851_124
Household Members:
Name Age
Agnes Douglas 43
Agnes Douglas 3
John Douglas 42
John Douglas 13

Lewella

Lewella Report 13 Feb 2008 01:35

Have you been to www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk ?