Looking for a Lamberton in Grand Rapids circa 1859

Question

Regarding James McKie(MacCay) Lamberton 1858-1918.

According to his Obituary, my Great Great Grandfather "Jamie" immigrated from Ayrshire, Scotland to Grand Rapids, Michigan (Possibly through Canada) as a very young child (appx 1 year - poss 1859) then returned to Scotland at 12 years of age (1870-72) to finish his education.

He then returned to the U.S. in 1887, married, and worked in Brooklyn, NY until his death in 1918.

Besides his Obituary, the family has nothing about his time in Michigan.

Now here's the real puzzler - Jamie's parents remained in Kilmaurs, Ayr through this entire period.

Any Ideas?

Answer 1

I was able to find one Lamberton family in Grand Rapids in the 1860 Census. 

Daniel C Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1809	New York	Male
View Record	Mary Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1810	New York	Female
View Record	Warren Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1833	Canada	Male
View Record	Daniel Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1836	Canada	Male
View Record	Albert Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1839	Canada	Male
View Record	Austin Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1842	Canada	Male
View Record	Lydia M Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1845	Canada	Female
View Record	John Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1847	Canada	Male
View Record	Mary Lamberton	Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan	abt 1854	Michigan	Female

Comments

Thanks for digging this one up - the person I'm trying to track would be under 12 and would have been born in Scotland.

Will keep digging - he has to be in some record.

rsl

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No problem. I thought this family might be connected to the relative you're looking for...since they have New York, Canada and Michigan for places of birth.

Happy hunting :)

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Adding some complexity to all this.... I wonder if the whole trip to Michigan thing is bogus because I can't find any other family member who might have travelled from Scotland to the U.S. in this time period. All of his family apparently remained in Scotland, and he did all this as an infant so he certainly didn't go by himself.

I am also looking at the McKie/MacCay family since his mother was a McKie but I can't imagine someone sending their first born male child to America as an infant.

Thanks again for your help