George ABBOT and Betsy SCOTT - PARENTS OF BOTH???

[1JC]

Thanks again.

I am probably missing something but I cant fathom the reference made to the Strelitz area. Can you please enlighten me.

Yes looks very unlikely that there is a link to Sir Walter Scott.

Thanks for the tip about requesting a rescan of the 1855 birth certificate - I have done so and hopefully will get useful info.

[Forfarian]

I am probably missing something but I cant fathom the reference made to the Strelitz area. Can you please enlighten me.

Because the extracts you posted from the Register of Baptisms both mention Strelitz. I thought you might like to know where it is.

[1JC]

Thanks, I should have figured that out.

Are the death records on ScotlandsPeople indexed on Maiden name, married name or both?  The reason I ask is that I thought I had found Jessie when I found a death record for the only Jean Abbot with the right birthdate range, only to find when I had purchased the record it was for a Jean Anderson whose Maiden name was Abbot.

[Forfarian]

Are the death records on ScotlandsPeople indexed on Maiden name, married name or both? 

Both, as a rule.