Birth Registration Entry: Notes

[Woody033]

I have just downloaded a birth registration certificate made out at Ettrick dated March 1st 1868. There is a handwritten note in the left-hand margin that reads:-

Dec. of Paternity See. "Reg. of Coz." Ent. Vol. 1 p.15 Nov 7th 1870

This was an illegitimate birth and I'm assuming the note indicates a different record that will comment on the child's paternity.

The mother was Christina Pringle who migrated with her child to New South Wales, Australia in 1883 and I would be interested to learn what the note means, and whether there's any way of checking the record to which it refers.

[ev]

Hi , and welcome to Rootschat 

Think this will be the Register of Corrected Entries(RCE's)

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?1314

If you read through the content there should be something about clicking on a red button to view the RCE , that will cost 2 credits

Hope this helps

ev

[Woody033]

Hi ev

Many thanks indeed for the speedy response. Your instructions were prefect and  I found the information to which you directed me exactly where you said it would be.

I now know who the child's father was and that the mother, Christina Pringle, pursued him through the Sheriff Court to a judgement in her favour, unlikely to be the easiest path for a woman to follow in those days.

That's another significant piece of my family jigsaw now in place so thanks again.

Woody033

[ev]

Glad you found what you were looking for Woody033 

ev