Please help if you can.
I have tried Scotland's People but cannot find my Great Grandmother being born in Hawick.
It is a slightly long story.
Annie Gray married John Reid Nicolson in Chile in 1904. The Nicolson side has been easy. John Reid Nicolson was born in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire and was ultimately a sea captain, spending many years abroad in and around South America.
John Reid Nicolson is in Aberdeen in 1901, living in his sister's household (Stewart) with his mother. However they are abroad until the mid 20s.
I have recently discovered a passport issued by the Chilean Consulate which lists Annie's dob as 1st September 1871 in Hawick. Up until this point I have gone with a cousin's work which had Annie Gray as being born 2nd September 1871 in Greenock. However, if one follows that lead, recent census (1911) and this passport questions what my cousin had done for that Annie Gray. She now has a recollection from when she was a little girl of the name Hawick being mentioned by my grandmother. All the people I could ask are long since gone and I am just trying to sort things out.
I have used Scotland's People, which is brilliant, but it would be costly to go through possible records on the off chance. It may be likely that although she went by Annie, she could be Ann/ Anne or even it could be a middle name.
Any ideas and any help would be appreciated.