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Title: robert scott 1789 and his wife helen oliver 1798
Post by: hannahlee on Thursday 05 December 13 18:17 GMT (UK)
can anyone help find ancestors or have info on robert scott 1789-1872 and his wife oliver 1798-1855 i have some of there descendants many thanks
Title: Re: robert scott 1789 and his wife helen oliver 1798
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 05 December 13 21:34 GMT (UK)
Copies of their respective death certs will give parents names and mothers maiden name

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
Title: Re: robert scott 1789 and his wife helen oliver 1798
Post by: hannahlee on Thursday 05 December 13 23:09 GMT (UK)
Thank you but Iam not in a position to afford to buy them as funds don't exists to as Iam disabled so have to do this they slow way Iam affraid thankyou for your help
Title: Re: robert scott 1789 and his wife helen oliver 1798
Post by: dawnsh on Friday 06 December 13 08:06 GMT (UK)
Hi Hannah

Unfortunately, we all have to pay to use Scotlands People as they don't have a subscription service. The information you are looking for won't necessarily be freely available elsewhere.

As the gift season is almost upon us, could you ask for money/credits for Christmas to help you along?

Dawn
Title: Re: robert scott 1789 and his wife helen oliver 1798
Post by: hannahlee on Friday 06 December 13 11:04 GMT (UK)
thank you for that info i will then have to leave that side for the mo
Title: Re: robert scott 1789 and his wife helen oliver 1798
Post by: MonicaL on Friday 06 December 13 11:42 GMT (UK)
Just for background, have you come across this string of old posts on the family here http://genforum.genealogy.com/australia/messages/48428.html

Monica  :)
Title: Re: robert scott 1789 and his wife helen oliver 1798
Post by: MonicaL on Friday 06 December 13 11:49 GMT (UK)
A further set here worth going through http://genforum.genealogy.com/scott/messages/15344.html

One of them states:

Robert SCOTT B. Abt. 1789 D. 14-02-1872 MARRIED(date unknown)Helen OLIVER B. Abt 1796 D. 13-02-1855. According to his death certificate Robert was the son of John SCOTT and Helen ELSINTON.

And more here http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SCOTT/2006-06/1149484131

You are very fortunate that so many people have been researching these lines and have made their info available online as they have  :)

A good and free site to search for census information, particularly strong for the areas you are looking at for the family is www.maxwellancestry.com/ancestry/default.htm Census info for the early censuses is also available via www.freecen.org.uk/

Monica