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Hi BC Wench, sorry I took a while to get back to you, I wrote a big story then deleted it by mistake somehow, another senior moment! This new info from the censuses is useful, the Glasgow one looks like it could be one of my James’s as one was listed as a miller on his son’s wedding record. The ages...

Hi B C Wench, I thought I’d be posting to say I’d managed to find James Low or Christina Stewart but I keep coming up empty so I’m back to ask if you can recommend a strategy to get past these two . I’ve searched Ancestry, Scotland’s People and Family Search but the only mention of either of them is...

Hi BC Wench, thanks very much for this. Although I did have some of that info I seem to have missed the 1901 census, probably too focused on James and Christina. I didn’t have the Find A Grave info either and that may unlock some of my family tree that I was having difficulty with. The fact that the...

Hi, BC Wench, thanks very much for your reply. I’m researching the male line of the Low family, I didn’t realise it was such a common name in the East of Scotland. I’ve managed to confirm the line as follows: Father- Frederick Low, 1935 - 1991 Grandfather- Alexander Low, 1895 - 1959 married Janet Ri...

Hello, I’m new to both the forum and family research so please bear with me! I’ve successfully traced the male line in my family back to 1862 but now I’m stuck. On my great, great grandfather’s marriage certificate it lists both of his parents, his mother is also mentioned in his death certificate s...