Kilmacolm??? John Scott about 1806

[madhu]

I am researching John Scott who enlisted in the Scots Fusillier Guards in Glasgow in 1825 aged 19. All other records are from London where he lived. It says he was a tinsmith by trade and was born in the parish of Kilmacolm or near the town of, in the county of Renfrew. I cannot find a definite birth for him. I have looked on Scotlands People. Are there records of apprenticeships ? Or can someone make a suggestion where to search?
Thank you

[gc1]

Two possibles from Family search site - 1807 & 1803
   
John Scott
Birth Date   17 Oct 1807
Christening Date   01 Nov 1807
Christening Place    MIDDLE OR NEW PARISH, GREENOCK, RENFREW, SCOTLAND
Father's Name   John Scott Mother's Name   Christian Mcleod
   
John Scott
Birth Date   09 Sep 1803
Christening Date   11 Sep 1803
Christening Place    MIDDLE OR NEW PARISH, GREENOCK, RENFREW, SCOTLAND
Father's Name   John Scott Mother's Name   Janet Lamont

[madhu]

Thank you. I dont know the area but is Greenock in the parish of Kilmacolm.

[isobelw]

Greenock and Kilmacolm are both parishes in Renfrewshire. I would have expected the birth/ baptism to have been recorded in Kilmacolm if that is where it took place. This is well before the start of civil registration so the birth may simply not have been recorded. There are a few John Scott baptisms in Kilmacolm recorded in the Scotlandspeople OPR index, but none around 1806 ( nearest are a couple of baptisms in 1802).
Isobel

[madhu]

Thank you for all the help.