Next generation of Broadfoot

[quiffdo]

Hi all

I managed to go back another generation with my Broadfoot's when i found Commander Broadfoot's father Alexander Broadfoot who on the 1841 scottish census has Coastguard Superannuation Fund as his occupation. And on the 1851 census is down as Retired Coastguard.

Does anyone know where i can get any information on him please?

And out of intrest it also said on his monument in St ninians churchyard that he lost another 2 son's to the sea, 1 by the name of Elliot Broadfoot who died at sea on the 30th november 1847 aged 29 and James who drowned off the coast of Syria on the 6th of september 1841 aged 27.

Considering they all decided to do something with the sea, they didnt have much luck with the sea mistress.

Danny

[KiteRunner]

Danny, if he died in Scotland after the start of civil registration (1855) then his death certificate should tell you the names of his parents - have a look on Scotland's People.

[quiffdo]

Ahh so it would, thankyou Kite

Also do you know where i might get info on Alexander in his job proffesion?

Danny

[jean]

Hi
Have you tried googling? found these - sorry if you already have them
British Coastguards 1841-1891 - Personnel A-B
indexstninian2


ps. never did get a reply from your contact on GR:(

[quiffdo]

Thankyou for that Jean, i saw the index 1 but not the other link

It turns out that the contact is my girlfriends uncle and he still hasnt had the decency to get back to us

Ive just been on Scotland's people and i looked at Alexander's death and its showed me that his parents were William Broadfoot and Margaret Hannah.
Ive looked and still cant find their marriage.
Turns out his father was a Seaman aswell lol

Danny

[Hugo]

Could it be a marriage by declaration? I don;t know when they were no longer legal but I think it was long after that.

[quiffdo]

What exactly is a marriage by declaration? And is there anyway to find them if they did it that way?

Danny

[Mary from Italy]

Might this be Alexander?


Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents
ALEXANDER BROADFOOT Born IRAQUHAIR, Galloway Served in 90th Foot Regiment; Breadalbane Fencibles; Perthshire Militia Discharged aged 47 . ALEXANDER BROADFOOT Born IRAQUHAIR, Galloway Served in 90th Foot Regiment; Breadalbane Fencibles; Perthshire Militia Date range: 1796 - 1824.

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[quiffdo]

It could be right, i have his place of birth as Wigtownshire, Whithorn though.

Danny

[Mary from Italy]

May be someone else, then - I imagine a coastguard would have been in the Navy rather htan the Army.

[quiffdo]

His records would defo be at Kew tho wouldnt they?

Danny

[jean]

There seems to be a lot of Broadfoots in Wigtown


Wigtownshire Pages, Birth Records

[KiteRunner]

So, it looks as though Alexander has his mother Margaret with him on the 1841 census and her age is 91? I can't see Alexander's birth on the IGI nor his parents' marriage, although maybe you will manage to find them on Scotland's People as they do have some entries that aren't on the IGI. It is true that the parents could have had an "irregular" marriage which wasn't recorded. But you may be able to trace them back anyway even without finding their marriage - I realised this with one of my lines recently where I had been stuck for ages trying to find a marriage - then I found a will which I thought could be the wife's father and it sorted it all out for me! If the maiden name given for Margaret on Alexander's death cert is correct then maybe you can find something similar. But of course the info on the death cert is only as accurate as the knowledge of the informant. At least we have a rough year of birth for Margaret too, from the 1841 census - she should have been born about 1750.

[quiffdo]

True, the only Margaret Hannah i can find on SP is in 1740 in ayr

Danny

[quiffdo]

Although i can see one in 1758 in Midlothian

Danny

[KiteRunner]

From reading through some of the monumental inscriptions at the Whithorn graveyard (St Ninian's) it does look as though Hannah was quite a common surname in that area, though - variations Hanna and Hannay - so it is likely that she was born in or near Whithorn. I wonder if the family belonged to one of the breakaway churches and that is why we can't find the marriage or their children's births?

[KiteRunner]

Plus the 1841 census says that Margaret was born in Wigtownshire, at least according to ancestry.

[quiffdo]

Margaret Hannah's husband William Broadfoot was another seaman that i believe came from that area, if only i could find mention of him, that might help.

Danny

[quiffdo]

Aye i forgot abt that

Danny