William Hendry?

Who was William Hendry? Tracing this branch of the family back through time has always stopped at the entry in the 1851 Census for William Henry, the grandson of Marion Bruce. Even finding this record was problematic as the name had been mistranscribed as William Harry. The following pages detail the search so far. Assuming the father of William Henry (b 1850) and Margaret Henry (b 1853) was named William Henry/Hendry/Hendrie as is stated on most documents (including the two children’s baptism records), it seemed sensible to search the 1851 Census on Scotland’s People for anyone of that name living in Ayrshire. The possibility that he was elsewhere has not been excluded but it seemed sensible to start in the area around Galston, Ayrshire. 23 people were listed at the locations shown on the map. Only Kirkmichael which is 25 miles south-west of Galston, near Maybole, is not shown on the map.

Age Ref Location WILLIAM HENDRY 1 576/ 6/ 18 Ardrossan WILLIAM HENDRY 3 597/ 11/ 21 Kilmarnock WILLIAM HENRY 5 578/ 1/ 3 Ayr WILLIAM HENDRIE 7 590/ 8/ 17 Dundonald WILLIAM HENRY 7 581/ 5/ 4 Beith Ayr WILLIAM HENDRIE 8 613/ 10/ 17 Sorn WILLIAM HENDRIE 10 593/ 7/ 1 Galston WILLIAM G HENDRY 10 620/ 5/ 1 West Kilbride WILLIAM HENRY 13 600/ 1/ 2 Kirkmichael WILLIAM HENDRIE 20 644/ 1/ 304 St. James, Lanarkshire WILLIAM HENRY 22 581/ 4/ 20 Beith WILLIAM HENDRIE 22 615/ 6/ 1 Stevenston WILLIAM HENDRIE 25 613/ 13/ 14 Sorn WILLIAM HENRY* 27 598/ 4/ 7 Kilmaurs WILLIAM HENRY 32 590/ 6/ 9 Dundonald WILLIAM HENRY 35 581/ 5/ 4 Beith Ayr WILLIAM HENDRIE 36 578/ 15/ 5 Ayr WILLIAM HENDRIE 40 612/ 16/ 9 St Quivox WILLIAM HENDRY 42 587/ 14/ 18 Dalry WILLIAM HENDRIE* 43 597/ 19/ 22 Kilmarnock WILLIAM HENRY 48 597/ 12/ 28 Kilmarnock WILLIAM HENRY 55 597/ 5/ 7 Kilmarnock WILLIAM HENRY 58 606/ 1/ 15 Monkton & Prestwick WILLIAM HENDRIE 78 578/ 15/ 5 Ayr

The blue names link to additional information about the individual concerned. Those starred are the most likely candidates for the father of William Bruce Hendrie. The grey names are persons presumed too young to be the father.