Gadget
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There is a George Banks baptism at roughly the correct time period in Thurso (father - James) and one in Canisbay (father - John) so that a marriage or death cert for him would be needed to make sure who his parents were.
Given that their first son on the 1871 census was a James, one of the Thurso baptisms are most likely:
28 Feb 1838, Thurso. Parents - James Banks and Elizabeth Campbell
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JuanToomany
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Great so its looking like this on mums side
David Welsh (me)
Margaret Forsyth Fletcher Frederick Welsh (mum and dad)
Annie Banks George Fletcher (grandparents)
Annie Russell Daniel Banks (Annies parents)
George Banks Sarah Bremner (great great grandparents)
Amazing information in such a short time. I'll need to learn your secrets!
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Gadget
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Hi David 
All I did was look at the Censuses, the IGI on www.familysearch.org and ScotlandsPeople www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
I'll check up on George Banks and Sarah Bremner's parents in a minute or so.
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George and Sarah married in Keiss, Wick Landward on May 16 1862
George was a farm servant, aged 21 and living in Olrig (possibly Scrabster or Stemster). His parents were James Banks, farm servant (deceased) and Christina, maiden surname Sutherland
Sarah was a farm servant, aged 26 and living in Keiss, Wick. Her parents were Donald Bremner, farmer and Janet, maiden surname <what looks like> Wheir.
So Daniel/Donald was named after Sarah's father
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Gadget
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Freereg www.freereg.org.uk also has good coverage of Caithness but George's baptism isnt there - just the one with mother Elizabeth Campbell and no marriage showing for James Banks and Christian/Christina Sutherland.
It does say that it's not 100% complete.
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Gadget dont want to push my luck but if you get the chance my grandfather also on my mothers side was John Fletcher born Corstorphine strangely enough and his dad was called George but have no further info there. I think John was born around 1885. Im working on my dads side which was in Staffs along with the very helpful guys on that message board also
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This is the nearest that I can get to George in the 1851. The others don't fit age/father's occupation:
Newlands, Latheron
38 ED 1 Page 4
Sutherland
John, 36, fisher, b. Latheron
Grizela, sister, 47, ag lab, b. Latheron
Amelia, sister, 34, ag lab, b. Latheron
Isabella, sister, 32, ag lab, b. Latheron
Banks
Margaret, niece, 15, b. Wick
Ann, niece, 13, b. Latheron
George, nephew, 10, b. Latheron
James, nephew, 8, b. Latheron
Can you give me more details of John Fletcher - age/DoB (I see 1885 ish) , who married, etc.
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Hi Gadget. John married my grandmother Annie Banks in Grangemouth probably around 1915 as my mother was born 1921. So this is just a guess. I also know he was born I guess in the 1880s at a place called the Lodge in Corstorphine Edinburgh
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1841:
Strath, Watten
42 Ed 2 p 8
Banks
James ag lab. b. Scotland
Christina,35
Margaret, 5
Ann, 4
George, 9 months
Janet Smith, 60
all but James b. Caithness
Note that in the 1841 census ages were grouped into 5 year age bands so the 35 would be 35-39, etc.
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Good grief youve got me back nearly 200 years!!!!!
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Gadget
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I don't see a marriage of an Ann(ie) Banks (variations) to a Fletcher at the moment.
I'll have a better look later but I have to go now. Maybe someone else can help as well.
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Thank you so much. You have helped more than enough up to now
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David
Is it George or John Fletcher - you mentioned George on your chart 
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John was my grandfather, George my great grandfather
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John Fletcher was b. 7th December 1884 at The Lea Lodge, Corstophine.
His parents were George Fletcher, gardener and Agnes m.s. Baillie. They married April 28 1882, Cramond.
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