THE CONNELL CONNECTION

After another night of searching the internet and trying to work out who's who! I finally satisfied my curiousity on the Connell Connection....... I've added a slide for ease but here's the hype.

I found marriage, death and census records for Robert Connell and Henry Connell and kept having to go back another generation until I finally established the connecting link in 1861 with Robert and Ann Connell.

Robert and Ann Connell (ms Steven) are on the 1861 Census living in Howie's Square. (see copy of original below).

Howie's Square was also known as Ironwork Square, Galston.

Robert and Ann show they have 2 sons, Henry 19 and Robert 15 and a daughter Mary, aged 9 years.

Henry goes on to marry Annie Grant and they had a son named Robert.

Robert married Susannah Gordon in 1892 in Galston. They settled in Ironwork Square. Susannah's mother was Ellen Batton and her grandfather was the patriach of our family, George Batton (b1807 d1872).

Note that Lizzie Batton is a witness of Susannah and Robert Connell's marriage.

Robert goes on to marry Agnes Brown and they had a son named Henry.

Henry married Lizzie Batton in 1895 in Galston. Lizzie was also a resident of Ironwork Square. Lizzie's father was Andrew Batton (our ancestor) and her grandfather was our patriach George Batton.

Note that Robert Connell is a witness of Henry & Lizzie Connell's marriage.

I think the Batton (and Connell) family lived in a close knit community in Ironwork Square. I'd like to do more research on the Galston area and in particular the mining community.

Our ancestor Andrew Batton moved away from Galston in 1901 - did the pit close? What made him move to Douglas, Lanark. I know Ian & Doreen will be able to let me know the answer since Andrew's son Robert was Doreen's father!