John Edgar Hepburn My 'real' grandfather (he didn't marry my maternal gmother). I have had no luck finding much about him.
With professional help when I first started researching (4 years ago) I learned:
dob 27 June 1884 in Parkhead, Glasgow
Parents James Hepburn and Janet (nee Gibb)
Parents Marriage: 21st Oct 1881 Glasgow
Died (Single) Aged 58 on 27 Sept. 1942, Balornock Rd, Glasgow. Informant: (his Sister) Margaret Affleck (of 19 Camphill Avenue, Glasgow.
Thanks to Liz, on here, I learned recently that John had a brother James dob: 24 May 1883; sister Elizabeth Scott Hepburn dob. 28 Dec 1887; sister Janet Gibb Hepburn dob. 23 March 1889 and sister Margaret Clark Hepburn dob ??
Margaret had married on 2 July 1914 to William Affleck...thanks to Liz
I also have notes about his parents and siblings.
But I've had no luck tracing any more of the Affleck family or any other Hepburns in order to find out if anyone knows more about John Edgar.
My gmother Mary Gordon Campbell dob 21 May 1895 did marry later:
to Paul Stewart Wilkie on 17 March 1926, when my mother Mary Hepburn Campbell was 11 yrs old.
As far as I know there were two girls born to them - but my mother, who died quite young (over 25 years ago), only briefly mentioned them (she didn't get on with them apparently) but I think their names were Helen and (possibly) Doris.
Mother had never spoken of her childhood - except to say that I looked like ''her father'' and ''take after him'' - which of course I now find very intriguing, because my sister and I were quite in the dark about what had happened....... apparently she also said my sister looks like the Campbell side of the family.
If anyone is good at using the Scottish Research sites, I'd be so grateful if any more info can be found. I must admit I find it very confusing that Socts had/have this tradition of carrying down all their ''family'' names as miiddle names!
With professional help when I first started researching (4 years ago) I learned:
dob 27 June 1884 in Parkhead, Glasgow
Parents James Hepburn and Janet (nee Gibb)
Parents Marriage: 21st Oct 1881 Glasgow
Died (Single) Aged 58 on 27 Sept. 1942, Balornock Rd, Glasgow. Informant: (his Sister) Margaret Affleck (of 19 Camphill Avenue, Glasgow.
Thanks to Liz, on here, I learned recently that John had a brother James dob: 24 May 1883; sister Elizabeth Scott Hepburn dob. 28 Dec 1887; sister Janet Gibb Hepburn dob. 23 March 1889 and sister Margaret Clark Hepburn dob ??
Margaret had married on 2 July 1914 to William Affleck...thanks to Liz
I also have notes about his parents and siblings.
But I've had no luck tracing any more of the Affleck family or any other Hepburns in order to find out if anyone knows more about John Edgar.
My gmother Mary Gordon Campbell dob 21 May 1895 did marry later:
to Paul Stewart Wilkie on 17 March 1926, when my mother Mary Hepburn Campbell was 11 yrs old.
As far as I know there were two girls born to them - but my mother, who died quite young (over 25 years ago), only briefly mentioned them (she didn't get on with them apparently) but I think their names were Helen and (possibly) Doris.
Mother had never spoken of her childhood - except to say that I looked like ''her father'' and ''take after him'' - which of course I now find very intriguing, because my sister and I were quite in the dark about what had happened....... apparently she also said my sister looks like the Campbell side of the family.
If anyone is good at using the Scottish Research sites, I'd be so grateful if any more info can be found. I must admit I find it very confusing that Socts had/have this tradition of carrying down all their ''family'' names as miiddle names!
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