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I have an 11 year old boy, that I cannot find on the 1911 census, you would expect someone of that age to be at home, but he is not, and cannot be found anywhere, I wonder if people where just missed by mistake ?......Del.

Thanks ptjw7, Yes, this name would have sounded the same, but different transcribers would have written it down as they thought it should be spelt, so Ato, Ayto, Atough, Aytough, Eato, Eatto,Eyto, Eatough....etc.etc, all sound the same, I tend to think that anyone with these names are related...

Thanks for reply Leefer, just think that with names being so similar, and the two places being so close, that there must be a connection between these families, oh well, I'll keep looking........Del.

Hello, I am having a break from researching my other half's family, so thought I would try and go back further with my own, I can get back to the early 1800's, then I hit a snag, mainly due to the many variant spellings of the name. I am trying to connect one Anthony Ayto, of Normanton in...

Just an update, I have found the death of Eric Clarke, or rather someone else has, it was registered as Eric Clark McBlain at Ardrossan , in 1947, I now know that John Clark McBlain was either his father, or step -father, he married Sarah Donaldson Foster Clark, at Kilmarnock, in 1930. Regards Del.

Thanks for looking Barbara, strange one is'nt it? but that's typical with this family, I know all of Annie Clarke's siblings, or half siblings [ at least I THINK I do], and they would all still be alive in 1947. Think you are right about sending for his birth certificate, I shall explore other...

Here is the link Barbara http://www.ayrshire-roots.co.uk/ash.php hope it works !! it is free to use, you just have to register a password. Regards Del.

Barbara, It's The Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald site, a newspaper archive, Annie Clarke was born at Ardrossan in 1910, her mother was Susannah Clarke m.s. McDowell, her father was unknown. She married George Alfred Creed in 1935 at Glasgow. Regards Del.

Thanks for the replies, Barbarajoh and Trace, his name is on the ASH site,it gives date of death and says nephew of Mrs. Annie Creed, the following year there is an in memorium entry from Annie Creed. Annie Creed was formerly Annie Smith Clarke, I am trying to work out who Eric's parents were...

Hello , Looking for the death place of one Eric Clarke, all that I know about him, is that he died in August 1947, and that he was the nephew of a Mrs. Annie Creed, this information is from the ASH SITE, his death is not on S.P. so I wondered if it occured outside Scotland ? Any help...

Thanks for your reply Dave, bit of a tough one isn't it? , oh well maybe one day........ Regards Del.

Hi, I wonder if some kind person can help?, If someone vanished in say the early 1900s, and then their spouse re-married, would the said spouse have to have the person legally declared dead? and if so would there be any records of this?. A seven year period has been mentioned, I would be...

Hi, I have had a brickwall now for about 2 years, namely one Samuel Clarke, here's what I know, born 1865 in Co.Down, married in 1896 at Kilmegan Co. Down to Susannah McDowell, in 1901 she is in Ardrossan Scotland, with two sons, her mother, and her brother, but no sign of Samuel, I am trying to...

Hello, I have just discovered that as well as being in the Royal Navy, and the Royal Scots Fusiliers, Hugh Joseph Clarke, son of the elusive Samuel, was also in the 18th battallion Royal Irish Rifles. Does this mean he would have lived in Ireland? also he appears to have been only 15 years old...

Hello Barbara, I'm afraid I can't remember where the marriage info. came from, I was not very organised when I first started looking, someone sent me it, Re-passenger lists I'm told there are none..... the journey was considered to be not long enough, I did wonder if Hugh Joseph was in England...

It took me a long time to find her Barbara, and then only by luck, yes it does look like her and Samuel junior in 1911, I had'nt found that, it does look like they were just visiting, and then returned to Scotland, I wonder where Hugh Joseph was? Regards Del.

Barbara, I have no really hard evidence that Bernard Clarke was Samuel's father, Bernard married Sarah ALLAN in Co. Down, and they had a male child born 1865, who I suspect is Samuel, unfortunatly it does not give his name, the next time I have him is when he marries Sussanah at Kilmegan Co...

Barbara, the grandmother, Anne McDowell, died at Ardrossan in 1918, she was 79 years old, widow of Hugh McDowell, and daughter of James Smith, the cert, gives informant as SUSAN Sanders, Samuel's widow, I think, it is on S.P. but under ANN without the E.. Regards Del.

Barbara, On his 1st marriage cert. Hugh's father is given as dock labourer[deceased], on the 2nd one he is given as general labourer[deceased],I would'nt mind that link thank-you, all it says on the record I have is that Hugh Joseph re-enlisted.....I assumed back into Royal Navy. Regards Del.

Hello Barbarajoh, I think it was Samuel junior that was in the Royal Scots fusiliers, Hugh Joseph was in the Royal Navy, I have his service record, Hugh Joseph did marry twice, 1st to Martha Calvert, and 2nd to Sheila Monaghan, I have both certificates, Interesting that you have found Samuel...