Burial place: Hawick or Cavers?

[Clare Fowler]

Hi there,

I have never tracked down a marriage for her, despite trying.  She is listed in the 1841 census as Aitchison, at Commonside.  Her Inventory of 1849 shows her as Aitchison and never mentions a spouse.  I am aware that she may have married and retained her maiden name, but I would expect her MI to show the same name as the inventory.  If the birth record from 1777 is actually her, then she was born in Castleton and her son was also born there.  However, I have the MIs for Castleton and she is not listed in there, so I guess she wasn't returned there to be buried.

Cheers,
Clare

[bougie]

 hi anna
 hows this.  birth; William and Margaret Rae m.s. Elliot a daughter
 Violet b; 30/12/1806 at Yarrow.
  death; William Rae[shepherd] married d;13/5/1857 7.50pm at
  Rabbithall Kirkhope.age 77. father;John Rae[shepherd]deceased
  mother;Violet Rae m.s.Scott. cause of death general debility
  burying ground Teviothead as testified by Robert Johnstone[joiner]
  signed James Hogg brother in law[ present] registered at Kirkhope.
   
  margaret elliot died 16/9/1825 aged 42. william remarried a margaret
  hogg and they are on the 1841 census living with margarets
  unmarried brother james hogg at kirkhope.

  family grave at teviothead as follows
  JOHN RAE d LODGEHOUSE 12/4/1813 age76 wife VIOLET SCOTT d 1805
  age65
  son WILLIAM RAE d 11/5/1857 aged 77 wife MARGERET ELLIOT died at
  Shaws 16/9/1925 aged 42.
  son WILLIAM, shepherd died Hindlee 5/5/1841 aged 28
  JOHN RAE shepherd,Langside Brae d;11/8/1862 aged 56.
      do you think this is the right one.
         bougie

[kena]

Hi Bougie, Thanks very much for that, the Violet Rae fits in perfectly with the age of my Violet the only thing being that on Violet's death certificate the maiden name of the mother is different, what do you reckon, do you think there is a chance that Violet's children got the maiden name of their grandmother wrong at all?

Would be very grateful for your opinion on this one

Thanks

Anna

[kena]

Hi Bougie, please can I ask another big favour, please would it be possible for you to check the Yarrow MI's for me sometime for Violet Rae and Andrew Rodger as Andrew is another big mystery to me, haven't got a clue where he died but think he was born in Traquair, Peebleshire.

As always very grateful for any help you can give me.

Thanks

Anna

[bougie]

   hi anna
  i think it is indeed possible that violets son got his grandmothers
  m.s. wrong as she died before he was born and he grew up only
  knowing his stepgrandmother. i will try to check out violets hubby for
  you .
           bougie

[kena]

Hi Bougie, Thanks very much, greatly appreciated. Thanks very much for your opinions, a lot of the other details seemed so right about Violet and also with the Rae family gravestone being in a place Violet mentioned as a place of birth.

Just one more question, on Scotlands People John Rae and Violet Scott got married in I think Hawick and then a few days later there is another marriage for them in Roberton, what do you think that was all about please?, do you think they maybe had marriage ceremonys in the bride's and groom's parishes.

Thanks

Anna

[Clare Fowler]

Hi Anna,

If it is 2 OPR records on Scotland's People that you are referring to, it is possible that the records are actually the Banns being read in both the bride and groom's parishes.

Cheers,
Clare

[kena]

Hi Clare, Thanks very much for that.

Anna