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This one for someone who loves a challenge.
My ancestor Robert Tait, tailor, from Ayr, married Elizabeth/Elisabeth Rodger (daughter of James Rodger and Elizabeth Black) in 1838. Rodger/Black had a daughter Ann b 1814, and Elizabeth b 1819. James Rodger Tait (my ggx2) was born 1840. His birth notice says his parents are Robert Tait and Elizabeth Rodger.
Ann
Census records in 1841 show mother as Elizabeth, in 1851 as Ann, in 1861 as Ann. Robert's death notice says he's the widower of Ann Rodger; Ann's death cert says she's married to Robert, and her parents' names are correct.
James's death cert has the father's name wrong (but his bride's parent details are also wrong - if it was happening today, you'd say the Minister was on something!), but he does have his mother as Ann Tait.
James's death certificate says his mother is Ann.
I haven't found a death for Elizabeth.
Through various census records, I've found children named John, Elizabeth, Margaret, Hugh, James but I can only find records for Elizabeth and James in ScotlandsPeople. A further complication is that Elizabeth was born in 1839 which was too early for the Elizabeth in the census record.
Question: Is the mother Ann aka Elizabeth? Why can't I find records for the children, all listed as born in Greenock on the census records?
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