Greetings,
I'm trying to solidify the connection of my Calder line and was wondering
if anyone has my Helen in their line or in their records. The Calder
geneology by Sutherland has my ancestor, Helen Calder, listed with
Alexander Calder's family. He was a son of Robert Sr. and Ann Graham.
Sutherland's paper places a note after Helen Calder stating "parentage
unknown". However, her illegitemate son James is listed in the 1951 census
in Margaret Calder's household as Margaret's grandson. Margaret was the
widow of Alexander. Helen was most likely deceased in 1851. Just looking
at possible ages, I believe Helen could have fit in the gap between kids in
Alexander's family and may have been excluded because of the circumstances
related to having a child out of wedlock. James used the Calder name (His
father was James Carey or Cassidy) the rest of his life. One goal I have
is to try to find a record linking Helen to Alexander. Anyway, many thanks
for the info?
Cordially,
Ken
Kenneth Harrington McKeever, Ph.D. FACSM
Associate Professor of Equine Exercise Physiology
Department of Animal Sciences, Cook College
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
84 Lipman Drive
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8525
http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~animalsci/faculty/mckeever-cv.html