Sunday, June 3, 2018

More options for the Margaret Farriage query

A few months ago, I posted an analysis of query X00055 - the search for more information on Margaret Farriage. I was at the OGS conference this weekend and talked to a few people about this brick wall. The people that I talked to made a number of suggestions for further research:

  • Investigate the names of the marriage witnesses to see if there are any clues there
  • Check ships passenger lists for the late 20s or early 30s and see if there are any similar names that could be possibilities
  • Check church records for Nelson Township and Toronto Township for the time period
  • Check land ownership for George Miller or names similar to Farriage. Check for neighbours - was Amelia Grant Munro living in the area?
  • Research the children of George Miller (both with Margaret Farriage and Amelia Grant Munro)
  • Possibly consider Scottish naming patterns, and look for a father named William for either George or Margaret
  • Check out Ryan Gilcrest's book on marriage records
  • Check out OGS' TONI database


The people that I spoke to were largely in agreement with my theory that the surname of "Farriage" is likely an error.

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