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Hi Alex

I think that Alexander Kellas an Margaret Kirkcaldy had two children.

Charles Alister Kellas born 1903 in Strathdon, died 1974 in Alford.

Janetta Margaret Kellas born 1908 Strathdon, married 1935 Frederick Band North Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England, died 2000 in Bedford.

Mystery solved. Although it definitely is written as Birchley, it should have been written Brenchley.

It's from a Tasmanian convict conduct record.

The same record names where the crime took place, recorded as Yorley, should have been Yalding.

Only solved the mystery a couple of weeks ago.

A couple of christenings of interest to me:

Janet Donaldson, natural daughter of Janet Donaldson was born on the 24th July 1802 and baptized on the 24th March 1811 by the Revd Dr John Lee.

Alexander Donaldson, natural son of the said Janet Donaldson was born on the 25th March 1805 and baptized on the 24th March 1811 by the Revd Dr John Lee, Minr Peebles.

If anyone happens to have access to the Kirk Session Records for Peebles Parish, I'd appreciate if they could have a look for any references to these two births.

I suspect that Alexander is the son of John Brodie & Alison Logan (John christened 9 Jan 1785, son of John Brodie, smith in Shortlandend near Temple Bar. John Brodie married Margaret Thorburn and died 1860 in Rutherford Villa, Linton).

Alexander Brodie of Linton Parish and Martha Hastings (Hastie) marry in Westruther on 12 Apr 1835. In each of the 1851, 1861 and 1871 census, Alexander's birthplace is given as Peebeles, Peeblesshire.

Did he have siblings and were they registered?  If so it might be better to contact the local office where they were registered rather than the GRO.    I assume you have looked under Tompkins.  Can't think of any other spelling variants at the moment.  Could he have been born before the marriage so registered under Beaney?
Regards
Andrea

Hi Andrea

Thanks for that.

Yes the siblings appear to be registered.

There's Amelia Caroline TOMKINGS birth registered Jun 1874 in Greenwich RD and
Ellen TOMKINS birth registered Sep 1877 in Camberwell RD.

Alastair

Where do you think the children married?, one might well have married about 1871 give or take a couple of years, that might be a good lead, or they could have been left off census or out when the census man cometh

Louisa Maud

Thanks for that.

The oldest child, Charlotte (who was born Charlotte Moore, by her mother's first marriage, but shown as Charlotte Hawtin in the 1861 census), is living in Orb Street, St Mary Newington in the 1871 census. She is shown as the wife of Joseph Belcher (another mystery, as I can't find a record of marriage for the couple).

Joseph Hawtin, who I can't trace in 1871 or 1881, reappears in 1891 in Townley Street, St Mary Newington.