Hello, I am trying to trace my ancestor William Meldrum. He came to Millburn from Scotland in about 1854. His wife was Jane/Jean Jamieson. The Meldrum family was quite intertwined with the Jamieson's, with William's daughter Janie marrying a James Stanger Jamieson. What I am specifically looking for is the 1860 and/or 1870 US Census containing William Meldrum. I cannot find one on ancesrty or familysearch. I did find Janie Meldrum on the 1870 census living with a Hockaday family. But no other Meldrum's are to be found. By 1880, they had moved to Missouri. I am trying to pinpoint when the move occured. I speculate between 1860-1870. My great grandfather, Alexander Meldrum, was born in Lake CO in 1859. Coming from Scotland, I would speculate upon a Catholic religious orientaiton. Perhaps if there simply is no record of the 1860 or 1870 census, maybe there are church records or property records with some info?
PS I have thoroughly scoured the Millburn Historical Society webpage. Great info; but looking for more. Thanks.

I’m not related to any member of this family.

1930 is the last available census at this time.


Need DOB for William Meldrum

WHERE [state] did you find Janie Meldrum with the Hockaday family in 1870???

1880 -
Name: William Meldrum
Age: 64
Birth Year: abt 1816
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1880: Russell, Macon, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jemison Meldrum
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Farmer

William Meldrum 64, Scotland - farmer
Jemison Meldrum 52, Scotland
Williams Meldrum 22, ILL
George Meldrum 13, MO

1900 -
Name: Alexander Meldrum
Age: 40
Birth Date: Sep 1859
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: Russell, Macon, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary G Meldrum
Marriage Year: 1892
Years Married: 8
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: farmer

Alexander Meldrum 40, 9/59 MO [claimed ILL in 1910]
Mary G Meldrum 26, 12/73 MO - 4 children
Robert L Meldrum 7, 10/92 MO
Edith J Meldrum 5, 1/95 MO
Mary L Meldrum 3, 2/97 MO
Pearle L Meldrum 1, 4/99 MO
William Meldrum 42, 2/58 MO [claimed ILL in 1910]

1900 -
Name: George Meldrum
Age: 33
Birth Date: Feb 1867
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: Russell, Macon, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hattie M Meldrum
Marriage Year: 1893
Years Married: 7
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation:

George Meldrum 33
Hattie M Meldrum 25, 3/75 MO
Berty Meldrum 5, 12/95 MO - son

1900 -
Name: John Meldrum [lives next to Alexander]
Age: 38
Birth Date: Jan 1862
Birthplace: Missouri
Home in 1900: Russell, Macon, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Matildie Meldrum
Marriage Year: 1892
Years Married: 8
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation:

John Meldrum 38, 1/62 MO
Matildie Meldrum 30, 10/69 MO
Irving Meldrum 6, 8/93 MO
Ivie B Meldrum 3m, 2/00 MO
Jessie J Meldrum 7, 6/92 MO

marriage record -
Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
Name: John Meldrum
Marriage Date: 19 Aug 1891
Marriage Location: Macon, Missouri
Spouse Name: Matilda Mayfield


1910 -
Name: Alexander Meldrum
[Alexander Meldrune]
Age in 1910: 50
Birth Year: 1860
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Russell, Macon, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary G Meldrum
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

Alexander Meldrum 50, ILL - farmer
Mary G Meldrum 36, MO - 7 children
Robt L Meldrum 17, MO
Edith J Meldrum 15, MO
Mary E Meldrum 13, MO
Pearl L Meldrum 11, MO
Homer A Meldrum 7, MO
John O Meldrum 5, MO
Gladys D Meldrum 1, MO
William Meldrum 52, Ill - brother [1858]

1910 - lives next to his brother Alexander
Name: John Meldrum
[John Meldrune]
Age in 1910: 48
Birth Year: 1862
Birthplace: Illinois
Home in 1910: Russell, Macon, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Matilda Meldrum
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

John Meldrum 48, ILL - farmer
Matilda Meldrum 41, MO - 4 children & 3 living
Jesse J Meldrum 17, MO
Ina B Meldrum 10, MO
Letta M Meldrum 4, MO




death records - there are several more
Cemetery Records of Macon County, Missouri Volume V

Name: Alexander Meldrum
Birth Date: 1859
Death Date: 1941
Cemetery: New Cambria
Description: Located at New Cambria, Missouri

Cemetery Records of Macon County, Missouri Volume V

Name: John Meldrum
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1862
Death Date: 09 Oct 1930
Cemetery: New Cambria
Description: Located at New Cambria, Missouri

Cemetery Records of Macon County, Missouri Volume V

Name: Matilda Meldrum
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1869
Death Date: 17 Mar 1941
Cemetery: New Cambria
Description: Located at New Cambria, Missouri

Cemetery Records of Macon County, Missouri Volume X

Name: Hattie Meldrum
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1873
Death Date: 05 Mar 1950
Cemetery: Bell
Description: Located 1 1/2 mile northwest of Ethel, Missouri on Highway 149

Cemetery Records of Macon County, Missouri Volume X

Name: George Meldrum
Birth Date: 21 Feb 1865
married Dec. 17, 1891
Cemetery: Bell
Description: Located 1 1/2 mile northwest of Ethel, Missouri on Highway 149

Cemetery Records of Macon County, Missouri Volume V

Name: Mary G. Meldrum
Birth Date: 1873
Death Date: 1941
Cemetery: New Cambria
Description: Located at New Cambria, Missouri

Cemetery Records of Macon County, Missouri Volume V

Name: Ann Meldrum
Death Date: 1875
Age: 24 yr.
Cemetery: New Cambria
Description: Located at New Cambria, Missouri


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1880 -
Name: James Jamieson
Age: 43
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1880: Newport, Lake, Illinois
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jane Jamieson
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Wheel Wright

James Jamieson 43, Scotland
Jane Jamieson 27, Scotland
Lottie Jamieson 8, ILL
Maggie Jamieson 7, ILL
George Jamieson 5, ILL
Libbie Jamieson 3, ILL
Robert Jamieson 1, ILL

From Heritage Quest -- probably your folks:

1860 census -- Warren, Lake Co IL
William Mildrum, 44, Scot
Jane Mildrum, 32, Scot
Anne Mildrum, 9, Scot
Jane Mildrum, 7, Scot
Elise Mildrum, 5, IL
William Mildrum, 2, IL
Alick Mildrum, 8/12, IL
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Meldrum is one of my main lines. My ggg-grandparents were Rev. William Meldrum (1765-1854) & Mary McDonald (1773-1838). There were from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland -- arrived in USA about 1802 -- settled in KY for 30 years then relocated to Greene Co., IL (about 60 miles North of St. Louis). The Clan probably originated in the Aberdeen Scotland area a few more generations back.
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Rootsweb also has a Meldrum Surname Message Board. Have you tried that?

Fred

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for all the info. To answer your question about Janie Meldrum and the Hockaday family, she appears on the 1870 US Census under the name Jane Meldram. Place of residence listed as Antioch, Lake Co Ill. Also living in that household was a Charles Martin age 35 and a John Mcguire age 16. William Hockaday seems to be head of house, age 38. His wife Amanda, age 36, child Ida 10 & Cynthia age 7 round it out.

As for DOB for William, all I know is it's about 1815 or 1816, likley in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though I have no proof of that. However, there is a marriage record dated to Dec 1849 for Old Deer and my guess is that's where he was born.

Thanks for the birth/death cert tip! I will check it out. Let me know if there's any info I can provide for you regarding this family.

Hi Fred,

Wow, thanks for the info! The 1860 census info helps. For some reason, even directly searching under the alternate spelling, this info doesn't come up on ancestry. I've never used heritage quest; I'll be checking it out.

I'm pretty sure I have come across your William Meldrum in my searches. Was he a civil war soldier? I know of one contemporary William Meldrum who was; he was with a Missouri Regiment.

And yes, I have been all over the Meldrum boards. Thanks for the suggestion though.

William Meldrum (1839-1890) was my g-grandfather. He was from Greene Co., IL, but enlisted in the MO 1st Cav. He was a grandson of Rev. William Meldrum who I mentioned in previous posting.
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Many libraries offer Heritage Quest free to their members. It has more than census info, there are history/genealogy books also.

In the census you can only search for head of household, but you can also enter place of birth, age group, county of residence, etc. to narrow it down. Sometimes I just search for first name, county & place of birth.

Good luck,
Fred

Did you look at the MO Archive Death Certificate website that Thomas suggested? "advanced search" works best.

On death cert. for Alexander Meldrum: both parents born in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Fred

Yes I did. It's been a great resource. I've found a lot about my Wyett family as well. Yep, I've had the Alexander death cert for awhile. I know it says parents were born in Edinburgh, but I think it's wrong. All other pieces of evidence point to Old Deer, Aberdeenshire. Alexander was born in the US, so he may not have known where his father was from. Or whoever the witness was for the death cert didn't know. But who knows? I don't completely rule it out.