Wilhelmina Taylor (OH's FMMFM)

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Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Wilhelmina Taylor, known as Minna

Date and place of birth
abt 1792 (by census) possibly Stirilingshire

Names of parents

Date and place of baptism - if applicable

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
married William Whyte 9 Sep 1814, Barony Lanark, Scotland

Occupation(s) - if any

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).

1815 - child baptised in Barony, Lanarkshire
1818-1829 children baptised in Kippen, Stirlingshire
1841 - Muslin Street, Barony Lanarkshire (recorded as William, 47y female)
1851 - not found


Date, place and cause of death

for some reason I cannot remember, I have "bef 1853" written (1853, son William got married, it could have said "deceased" on his cert)

Date and place of burial.
not known

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable
Memorial inscription - if any

[kiterunner]

Have you viewed the image of the OPR marriage entry, and if so, does it give any information?

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Originally Posted by kiterunner

Have you viewed the image of the OPR marriage entry, and if so, does it give any information?

Hi Kite

Yes I have seen it - the exact wording is

"William White weaver and Mina Taylor, both of this parish, were married 9th Sep by Rev Jas Stewart"

There are five "irregular marriages" listed at the bottom of the page with less information, just the names of groom and bride.

When I looked back at my previous SP searches, I really have not done anything on this branch since 2004. Perhaps I should buy some more SP credits and look again for Mina's birth.

Di

[kiterunner]

You can search for her birth on there without buying credits; you would only need the credits if you find an entry that you want to view.

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The best I can narrow it to is
Surname: tai* forename: wil* female from 1792 to 1795 gets 3 hits
Surname: taylor* forename: william* female from 1792 to 1795 gets 11 hits

As soon as I add "h" to the forename, I get no hits - did they used to call girls William, nickname them Minna, and someone else decided she was Wilhelmina ? Is Wilhelmina a Scottish name ?

I think I will buy some more credits now, because this is the first time I got any hits, I don't think I ever used wildcards before to find her.


Di

[kiterunner]

I think there is a version of the name spelt as Williamina so that would match william* but has no h in it.

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Which might explain why she's recorded as William, more than once.

Will-i-am-ina rather than Wil-hel-mina with a Glasgow accent. Its hard enough to understand that bloke on the "History of Scotland" programme.

Di