HENDRY / HENRY family of Antrim & Lanark

[kiterunner]

The National Records of Scotland catalogue has a listing for "Samuel Hendry v Matilda Broadley or Hendry: Divorce", dated 1957. Had you already seen that, James?

[James18]

Oh wow, no! That's fantastic. Where can I see that?

[kiterunner]

http://catalogue.nrscotland.gov.uk/n...s&df=&dt=&di=y

But there is some information on the British Genes blog about new restrictions on access to divorce records, so I'm not sure whether you would be able to view the file (having ordered it in advance via the link above) if you went to the National Archives of Scotland:
http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/2...ecords-to.html

[James18]

Thanks Kate, and a shame about the news/update. =/

Still, at least we now know that it was indeed the same Matilda Broadley who died in 1998, and that she had divorced Sam and married John Aldeson in 1961. I was pretty sure that the Sam who died in 1984 was the right guy, so I'd have been confused if Matilda had re-married as a widow.

I wonder if Sam re-married...

[James18]

Originally Posted by kiterunner

FamilySearch has these, taken from the Irish civil registration records:
William Brown born 25 Jul 1864 Galgorm, Antrim, Ireland, parents John Robinson Brown and Elizabeth Major
James Brown born 12 Jun 1866 Galgorm, Antrim, Ireland, parents John Robinson Brown and Elizabeth Major
Brown born 12 Apr 1869 Galgorm, Antrim, Ireland, parents John Brown and Eliza Major
Eliza Brown born 5 Jan 1872 Galgorm, Antrim, Ireland, parents John Brown and Eliza Major

James's date of birth fits with the James on the 1891 census.

Having re-read this and comparing it with the additional evidence on the various BMD certificates in the William James Burlington thread, I am pretty certain that this is indeed Elizabeth Brown his first wife. It matches up with her being 57 on her 1929 death certificate, and combined with the parents' names...

It's a shame there is no DOB for Annie Brown (c1859) on FamilySearch, but as you say some of the records were probably destroyed.

I have since managed to find a death certificate on SP for Jane Elizabeth Major, but unfortunately I think John Robinson Brown will have died in Ireland some years before, and I can't find anything for him aside from that 1850 marriage. It's a shame to have a bit of a gap in the tree, but what can you do?

[James18]

Kate, I was wrong about the Matilda Broadley - Samuel Hendry marriage. Now that 1940 marriages are available, I paid to view their certificate and Sam's dad was a Michael Hendry. However, I was able to get in touch with one of my mum's second cousins who told me that Sam's wife was called Betty, and so I think it is the Elizabeth Potter Allan marriage. The cousin has passed on my e-mail address and query to Sam's children, so hopefully I hear something soon.

So, don't say I'm not the first to admit defeat when wrong.