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lintons from limavady

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Maurice

Maurice Report 29 Jan 2013 18:52

looking for any info on samuel .james. william. lintonwho originally came from limavady in ireland in the late 1800s early 1900s and settled in govan . there was also three girls fanny. sally. and we think a mary fanny married someone with the surname martin they had a son who was killed at the somme in ww1we think his name was william any little piece of info would be appreciated seem to be getting nowhere

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 29 Jan 2013 19:17

This is the only Linton family living in Govan in 1901 from Ireland

Name: Samuel Linton
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Agnes Linton
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration number: 644/11
Registration district: Hutchesontown
Civil parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 4 Silverfir St
Occupation: Dyer
ED: 67
Household schedule number: 147
Line: 2
Roll: CSSCT1901_311
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Linton 33
Agnes Linton 27 b. Longriggend, stirlingshire
Ina Linton 9 b. Glasgow
Cecillia Roy 14
Lloyd Watson 35
Samuel Fox 20

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 29 Jan 2013 19:23

Have you found the family on any census records please?

How have you worked back to them.

Do you have approximate birth years for any of these people please?

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 29 Jan 2013 19:31

1901

Name: Wm Linton
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1876
Relationship: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration number: 646/4
Registration district: Partick
Civil parish: Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 10 Russell St
Occupation: General Labourer
ED: 23
Household schedule number: 195
Line: 8
Roll: CSSCT1901_334
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Clark 48
Anne Clark 47
Annie Clark 23
Sarah Clark 13
Matilda Clark 10
James Clark 5
Wm Jno Magee 34
Wm Linton 25
Jas Fauld 34