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John Smith Robertson
« on: Thursday 07 March 13 12:01 GMT (UK) »
Searching for a marriage for John Smith Robertson b 1844 Edinburgh and Emily C (maiden name unknown) b 1849 Channel Islands - specific island unknown.   They were married about 1881, their first child was born 1882 in Edinburgh, where the family remained.   No marriage found in Scotland or England, so maybe some kind soul might be able to find something in one of the islands?

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Re: John Smith Robertson
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 07 March 13 12:04 GMT (UK) »
Scottish birth certificates usually give date and place of parents' marriage.
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Re: John Smith Robertson
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 07 March 13 21:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi

You can rule out Jersey. I can find no Robertson marriages 1871 to 1882.

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Re: John Smith Robertson
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 07 March 13 22:03 GMT (UK) »
Yes, Scottish certificates are more detailed than English ones. The 1882 birth certificate should contain the mother's maiden name and the date and place of the parents' marriage. You can see and download images of Scottish BMDs at ScotlandsPeople, the Scottish government's pay to view web site.
AYRSHIRE - Strachan, McCrae, Haddow, Haggerty, Neilson, Alexander
ABERDEENSHIRE (Cruden and Longside) - Fraser, Hay, Logan, Hutcheon or Hutchison, Sangster
YORKSHIRE (Worsbrough) - Green, Oxley, Firth, Cox, Rock
YORKSHIRE (Royston and Carlton) - Senior, Simpson, Roydhouse, Hattersley