Anyone else into seeking their ancestors?

[darksideofthemoon]

I have become adicted to Ancestry.com and am lucky enough that one side of my family can be researched way back into the dim times.

The other side has hit a brick wall and I have to wait until someone else in the world may have more information.

How is everyone else going?

[green.fields]

Exciting to find little tidbits like that isn't it.

Flashie and Punch helped me with a branch which was very complicated and one of the men, a grt grt grandfather I don't know how far back was married twice and whilst married to one of the ladies had a mistress on the side who had 2 kiddies whilst he was married to one of the wives. The shame. :^ORofl.

[flashie*]

My great great grandfather was rumoured to be the fatehr of the housekeepers children.

The children were never registered so I don;t know for sure.....and my great great grandfather did marry her after his second wife died.

So the two little girls were brought up with his surname.............so I guess I will never know for sure if it is true or just rumour.

One thing I could never figure out was he is buried with his second wife.......but ther couldn;t have been a falling out with his 3rd wife because he left all his money to her.

And she in turn left all her money to her two daughters............and not a thing to my Great Great Grandfathers 13 other children.

It sure is interesting to learn all this.

[clair.de.lune]

It is all just so internesting & amazing! I am finding child after child, my family bred like.. well you know! Catholic families :^O

There were nuns & priests in my family and for the life of me I can't find their death certs. I wonder if there is a reason for that?

Many were only babies when they died, 4 months, 9 months etc

[flashie*]

Indigorose...............in the Scottish census you have..... could you do a look up for me please.

Alexander Morrison 1822 Haddington Scotland.

I think the name of the place he was born says Sutton on Ancestry........but I think it should be Saltoun.....(maybe)..............but without the image it is hard to tell if it has been mistranscribed.

His wifes name is Isabella.

[flashie*]

I am not sure Clair...............you would think being involved in the church there definitely would be records.

[green.fields]

Indigorose...............in the Scottish census you have..... could you do a look up for me please.

Alexander Morrison 1822 Haddington Scotland.

I think the name of the place he was born says Sutton on Ancestry........but I think it should be Saltoun.....(maybe)..............but without the image it is hard to tell if it has been mistranscribed.

His wifes name is Isabella.

I have found Alexander, wife Isabella and 3 children plus another 6yo with a different name.

The birth place is given as SALTON Haddington.

I can send you the whole thing if you like.

[flashie*]

That is what Ancestry says........thanks Indigorose..............but I can not find a Salton Haddington Scotland.

I was hoping it would have said Saltoun.

I think his parents may have been Andrew and Mary Morrison nee Ferguson.............as I found a birth that matches.....but the place of birth is Saltoun.................which is near Haddington.

[green.fields]

Flashie,

Not sure if you have seen this. Salton is also known as Saltoun.

http://uk.epodunk.com/profiles/scotland/salton/3014489.html

Salton is a parish in East Lothian.

Also known as Saltoun. 

[green.fields]

Just something else re Isabella, on Ancestry her name is spelt Isebella on the disc it is Isabella. The disc also has their street address if that interests you at all.

[flashie*]

Thank you Indigorose.......is it just a transcription you have .....or is it the image.