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Halbert/Potts family of Roxburghshire
« on: Saturday 14 February 15 21:32 GMT (UK) »
Hi

William Halbert married Alison Potts on 21 August 1863 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Both were listed as 'of this parish'. Witnesses were Adam Telfer and John Archison.

William was born about 1742 (Im presuming in Scotland) and died on 13 Dec 1803 in Newcastle upon Tyne in England.

Alison was born about 1743 (Im presuming in Scotland) and died on 28 December 1814 in Newcastle upon Tyne in England.

Their first of many children was born about 1766 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Is anyone able to point me in the right direction to find who William and Alisons parents were?

Ive found a record of a John Potts marrying Isabel Steele on 14 May 1731 in Kelso and then Margaret Williamson on 31 Jan 1835 in Kelso but have not been able to link these people as Alisons parents. The Potts name itself seems to be quite common.
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Re: Halbert/Potts family of Roxburghshire
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 14 February 15 22:15 GMT (UK) »
See below she is the only Alison in the OPR and it makes sense given the proximity to Kelso.

13/11/1743   POTTS   ALISON   JOHN POTTS/   F   COLDSTREAM   /BERWICK   733/00 0010 0138

For Halbert there is only these two from 1735-1750, this is not a Berwick name during this period.
 
07/07/1734   HALBERT   WILLIAM   WILLIAM HALBERT/   M   MAUCHLINE   /AYR   604/00 0010 0160
17/07/1743   HALBERT   WILLIAM   GEORGE HALBERT/ELSPITH MCNAUGHT FR44 (FR44)   M   COYLTON   /AYR   583/00 0010 0032

Of course there could be many more in lost records.

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Re: Halbert/Potts family of Roxburghshire
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 14 February 15 22:55 GMT (UK) »
Hi Don

Thank you for that.

Do Scottish records suffer the same problem as thier Irish counterparts - largely destroyed or are they just a product of poor record keeping?

The first born male we can find to William and Alison is William Halbert followed by John Potts Halbert then George, Joseph and Robert.

Distance wise Ayr isnt that far from Kelso. If we take into account he lack of good roads it may have been a days journey in the 1760s. Still I may be clutching at things that dont necessarily link.
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Re: Halbert/Potts family of Roxburghshire
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 15 February 15 10:42 GMT (UK) »
The only William Halbert I can find in Scotland is the one above, however there were a number in England and Kelso is in the Scottish Borders.
Alison Potts Baptism 13 Nov 1743 COLDSTREAM, BERWICKSHIRE, SCOTLAND. Father John Potts.

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Re: Halbert/Potts family of Roxburghshire
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 15 February 15 14:39 GMT (UK) »
Scottish Records are generally very good but the further you go back you start seeing gaps in various Parishes for a variety of reasons.  You can see what's available here:

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers.htm#PageTitle

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Re: Halbert/Potts family of Roxburghshire
« Reply #5 on: Monday 16 February 15 19:37 GMT (UK) »
Thank you

It would make it quite difficult if William Halbert was born in England and then moved to Scotland where he got married.
McGaveston - Dublin-Ireland, France, New Zealand
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Smith - Ipswich, Pine Mountain, Redbank-QLD, Co Westmeath, Co Cavan-Ireland
McGuire - Redbank - QLD, Co Westmeath-Ireland
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Re: Halbert/Potts family of Roxburghshire
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 19 August 15 05:18 BST (UK) »
The only William Halbert I can find in Scotland is the one above, however there were a number in England and Kelso is in the Scottish Borders.
Alison Potts Baptism 13 Nov 1743 COLDSTREAM, BERWICKSHIRE, SCOTLAND. Father John Potts.

Colin

Hi Colin

How do you refine by Scottish border towns. Ive had a look through the films suggested above for Coldstream and Kelso and there are 0 Halberts except when William got married.

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Clark/McGraw - New Zealand, Ireland, England
McMahon -Ipswich-QLD, Kiladysart-Co Clare
Smith - Ipswich, Pine Mountain, Redbank-QLD, Co Westmeath, Co Cavan-Ireland
McGuire - Redbank - QLD, Co Westmeath-Ireland
Culhane - Queensland, Ardlaghan - Co Limerick