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Topic: alexander telfer (Telford) 1755 (Read 149 times)
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parkersages
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Can anyone tell me if the IGI data is valid. I amtrying to verify Alexander Telfer born 1755 in Midlothians and it says his parents were John & Margaret (Fulton) bit others say otherwise
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MonicaLesl
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Hi Pakersages
Welcome to RootsChat 
Not seeing that entry you refer to on IGI. The only one showing in 1755 in Midlothian is this one:
ALEXANDER TELFER Birth: 10 APR 1755 Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents:WILLIAM TELFER and ELISABETH ELDER
This is actual extract from the Old Parish Registers. All entries on IGI indicate the source of the information, either actual extract or submitted by a LDS member (which you should always try to verify elsewhere).
Monica
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire. Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll. Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire. Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan. McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland. Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland. ..........and lots of Spanish name interests........ Census information Crown Copyright, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Little Nell
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Welcome to RootsChat.
The IGI should be used as a finding aid only. It is an index compiled from a number of sources, some of which are more reliable than others. It contains extracted parish records as well as church member submitted records. The first are more reliable than the latter. You can tell the difference by looking at the batch number. If it is an all figure number then this means it is a member submitted entry.
If it begins P, C, J or K then this is a batch of extracted baptisms for a certain parish and time period.
If it begins M, sometimes E then it is for extracted marriages.
There are others, but they are the main ones.
Scottish baptisms can be search and images viewed on ScotlandsPeople's website:
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
It is pay per view but not vastly expensive. However, it is a good idea to read the tips on how to search it and get the best out of it on the site itself and here on the Scotland board. Use the IGI - which is free of course - to guide you.
Now to your problem. How have you reached Alexander Telfer born cir 1755 in the first place? Would this date fit with the facts that you know already?
There is one extracted record and (therefore more reliable) for an Alexander Telfer baptised in Liberton in 1755, parents William Telfer and Elizabeth Elder.
Nell
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parkersages
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Oh Dear, can I first say thank you for your reply and then say I am an idiot. I put that in error Nd was meant to ask about Williams parents who are listed as James and Margaret Fulto. I really do feel stupid but had been skipping around between lots of pages and didnt check what I was writing. Sorry Len
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parkersages
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Thanks for the guidance on the IGI I am confident on my lines back to Alexander but would like to progress further with confidence.
I have used Scotlands People thank you.
Len
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MonicaLesl
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Hi Len
Can get confusing when you multi-tab!
I can only see one child showing as actual extract for a James Telfer and Margaret Fulton. This is on IGI, there may be more entries on SP:
MARION TELFER Christening:26 JUN 1735 South Leith, Midlothian
Parents: JAMES TELFER and MARGARET FULTON
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire. Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll. Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire. Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan. McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland. Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland. ..........and lots of Spanish name interests........ Census information Crown Copyright, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Little Nell
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No worries!
William Telfer (and Alexander too for that matter) listed on the IGI baptised in Leith with the parents James and Margaret (Fulton) - both records come from the Old Parish Registers (OPR) and the originals can be viewed on ScotlandsPeople. I'd say pretty reliable
Then there was John, James, George, Margaret and Marion as well!
Nell
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parkersages
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Thank you
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MonicaLesl
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Never mind multi-tabs, I completely messed up that search  I only got Marion coming up initially but using the batch code C195035, there are lots more of the family there. Well done Nell
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire. Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll. Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire. Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan. McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland. Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland. ..........and lots of Spanish name interests........ Census information Crown Copyright, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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