from heather

[heatherwalsh]

hello this is new member heather......i'm new to this whole computer thing !!!! how do i read replies ?....please help, i'm a bit confused on how to communicate with everyone here....thanks

[Woody]

Hi Heather

There's no notification system to tell you when you've had a response so, it's just a matter of logging on to the forum regularly and looking.

www.Scotlandspeople.gov.uk is the website you need for all family records and census documents about Scottish ancestors, but do bear in mind that although very basic searches are free, for any detail it's a pay-site.

Half my own family's Scottish and I had a couple of credits spare so had a quick look there for Ellen Clelland Cullen. I found her, born in 1924 and registered at Coatbridge/ Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. All certificates have an individual General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) registration number and Ellen's is 652/02 0672. Sadly, the document isn’t available via the internet so you'll need to quote that reference if you decide to order and pay for it direct from:

Registrar’s Office
The Buchanan Centre
Ground Floor
126 Main Street
Coatbridge
North Lanarkshire
Scotland

The birth certificate will give you Ellen's parents' names, and in Scotland the mother's maiden name is always given on birth, marriage and death certificates. That information would then allow you decide whether these are you great grandparents.

On 30 December 1922, there’s a record of a marriage between a Joseph Cullen and Margaret Quin at St Anne’s RC Church, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. There’s no guarantee that these are your ancestors but their marriage is in Glasgow, and at the right time preceding Ellen’s birth.

Joseph Cullen was a 29 year-old lace weaver's card cutter who lived at 165 Dalmarnock Road, Glasgow. His father was James Cullen, a gasworks labourer and his mother was Ellen, formerly Hughes.

24-year old Margaret Quin lived at 24 Rockbank Street, Glasgow but no occupation is given for her. Parents were Patrick Quin, a wood sawyer and Hannah, formerly Cooney, who was deceased at the time of the marriage.

Witnesses were William McMillan of 3 Marquis Street, Glasgow and Hannah Quin of the same address as the bride, more than likely a sister.

There's no indication about places of birth, but the names Quin and Cooney are more Irish than Scottish

Hope this helps

Woody

[heatherwalsh]

thanks for the info woody.....i'll start there and see how i get along.........

[heatherwalsh]

i have been busy....i have found alot of my cullen people. francis cullen born 1809 agorey, his son william cullen born 1835 mullabrack and his wife, anne jane frazer born 1832 marlacoo. some of their children, mary jane born 1857 ballynahinch, ellen born 1859 ballynahinch, david born 1866 ahorey, margaret born 1861 ballynahinch and william born 1867 ahorey. i also havve some of their spouses names and children, so i definately know i have the right family, but still i cannot find joseph cullen and his wife margaret laurison...they were supposedly married about 1901 in the rich hill area of armagh...... i wont give up....,but if this sounds familiar to anyone.....would love to hear from you........thanks heather