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Title: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: magslote on Wednesday 20 February 19 08:51 GMT (UK)
She was the daughter of Alexader/betsy young, of kettle, margaret left for Tasmania, and married william howlett 1860.evandale and died 93 at deloraine tasmania any help very much apprieciated thankyou Margaret.
Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: ColC on Wednesday 20 February 19 10:17 GMT (UK)
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk for all Scottish Records,

TAYLOR   MARGARET   ALEXR. TAYLOR/BETSEY YOUNG   F   09/01/1838   Kettle

However:
1841 Kettle, Fife    Age
George Mahy    21
Betty Young    24
Margret Taylor    4
Jenet Michie    1

Marriage
YOUNG   BETTY   GEORGE MICHIE    14/06/1839   Kettle

Colin
Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: magslote on Wednesday 20 February 19 10:27 GMT (UK)
Thankyou so much Colin.
Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: ColC on Wednesday 20 February 19 10:28 GMT (UK)
1851 Kettle   
George Michie    29
Elizabeth Michie    34
Elizabeth Michie    9
Isabel Michie    5
Andrew Michie    3
Margt Taylor    14


Colin

Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: magslote on Wednesday 20 February 19 11:03 GMT (UK)
thankyou
Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: wivenhoe on Thursday 21 February 19 07:12 GMT (UK)

Margaret TAYLOR is a very ordinary name. How have you identified her parents to be  Alexader/betsy young, of kettle?.

Tas BDM
10 Sep 1860 Manse, Evandale
TAYLOR Margaret, 20 yrs,
HOLLETT William, 22 yrs,    Witnesses Agnes AIKMAN, James KIRKLAND.
Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: magslote on Thursday 21 February 19 08:03 GMT (UK)
no worries ,its a LONG story, thats what you get for helping people, OR I could have got it wroung
knowing me ,thankyou for your help and advice.Margaret.
Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: majm on Thursday 21 February 19 09:18 GMT (UK)
Quote from: magslote on Thursday 21 February 19 08:03 GMT (UK)
no worries ,its a LONG story, thats what you get for helping people, OR I could have got it wroung
knowing me ,thankyou for your help and advice.Margaret.

I too would hope you would share how you have confirmed her parents and her origins... 


Quote from: wivenhoe on Thursday 21 February 19 07:12 GMT (UK)

Margaret TAYLOR is a very ordinary name. How have you identified her parents to be  Alexader/betsy young, of kettle?.

Tas BDM
10 Sep 1860 Manse, Evandale
TAYLOR Margaret, 20 yrs,
HOLLETT William, 22 yrs,    Witnesses Agnes AIKMAN, James KIRKLAND.

Long stories, particularly ones joining the dots from historical documents to oral history and back to historical documents can give encouragement to family history buffs to consider applying similar techniques to their own research.

JM

Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: matthewj64 on Thursday 21 February 19 11:12 GMT (UK)
Daughter of Captain Alexander Taylor, born Grameston, Falkirk, Scotland 1 Oct 1840

1933 'DELORAINE NONAGENARIAN', The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 5 October, p. 7. , viewed 21 Feb 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24882584

Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: matthewj64 on Thursday 21 February 19 11:16 GMT (UK)
Death notice, Margaret Eddie Hollett

1933 'Family Notices', Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), 24 November, p. 1. (DAILY), viewed 21 Feb 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51846625

Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: matthewj64 on Thursday 21 February 19 11:33 GMT (UK)
From Ancestry - Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

Margaret Taylor born 1 Oct 1839, baptised 20 Oct 1839 Falkirk, Stirling, Scotland
Father - Alexander Taylor
Mother - Margaret Eadie

FHL Film Number - 304668
Ref. ID - 2:18TCRMK
Title: Re: margaret taylor born 1838/40 from kettle fife scotland
Post by: matthewj64 on Thursday 21 February 19 18:08 GMT (UK)
Obituary for William Hollett born Exminster, Devon 1838

1916 'ABOUT PEOPLE', Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954), 19 August, p. 8. (DAILY), viewed 22 Feb 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50885919