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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 11 September 16 21:10 BST (UK) »
Ev,

I didn't give it a thought as to when the mother's maiden name was available on a death cert. but thanks for the reminder as I'd actually forgotten when anyway  ;D

Annie

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I forgot to say, the Margaret Dick with other surname Galbraith seems a good match for "Auntie Peggy"
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 11 September 16 21:49 BST (UK) »
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I didn't give it a thought as to when the mother's maiden name was available on a death cert. but thanks for the reminder as I'd actually forgotten when anyway  ;D

It always iseems that the person you think may be of interest died in 1973 so you can't use the mother's maiden name  :P

Just like all those others that were born , married , and died in Scotland in 1856 , just past those golden ticket 1855 certs.  :(


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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 11 September 16 21:58 BST (UK) »
You're right Ev,

Also, the very ones on your tree from whom you are directly descended, no baptisms to be found nor marriages for that matter!!!

I would still be stuck after many yrs but recently a lot of circumstantial evidence by RC'ers has "set the ball rolling" again  :P

Annie

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And the informants on their death certs. didn't know their mother's maiden name  ::)
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"

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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 13 September 16 09:04 BST (UK) »
Just like all those others that were born , married , and died in Scotland in 1856 , just past those golden ticket 1855 certs.  :(

Even worse - the ones who were born, married or died in December 1854 :((
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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #13 on: Tuesday 13 September 16 16:13 BST (UK) »
Just like all those others that were born , married , and died in Scotland in 1856 , just past those golden ticket 1855 certs.  :(

Even worse - the ones who were born, married or died in December 1854 :((

I have one who died at a good age in December 1854  :(
Campbell, Dunn, Dickson, Fell, Forest, Norie, Pratt, Somerville, Thompson, Tyler among others

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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #14 on: Tuesday 13 September 16 17:26 BST (UK) »
Pharma,

Were you lucky enough that it was late in the month & recorded in 1855?

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"

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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 13 September 16 17:57 BST (UK) »
Pharma,

Were you lucky enough that it was late in the month & recorded in 1855?

Annie

No  :'(
Campbell, Dunn, Dickson, Fell, Forest, Norie, Pratt, Somerville, Thompson, Tyler among others

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Re: tracing my scottish relatives
« Reply #16 on: Tuesday 13 September 16 18:23 BST (UK) »
 ;D  ;D That's so frustrating isn't it  ::)

Annie
South Uist, Inverness-shire, Scotland:- Bowie, Campbell, Cumming, Currie

Ireland:- Cullen, Flannigan (Derry), Donahoe/Donaghue (variants) (Cork), McCrate (Tipperary), Mellon, Tol(l)and (Donegal & Tyrone)

Newcastle-on-Tyne/Durham (Northumberland):- Harrison, Jude, Kemp, Lunn, Mellon, Robson, Stirling

Kettering, Northampton:- MacKinnon

Canada:- Callaghan, Cumming, MacPhee

"OLD GENEALOGISTS NEVER DIE - THEY JUST LOSE THEIR CENSUS"