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Hi,
        I am researching my family tree PLEWS.

       I have come across a Birth Registration in SP for a family member (assume living) born in 1986.    The Ref displays as MIN / 277 and the RD name displays as 'Minor Records'. What does this mean?

       Both parents were in their early 30's and married in Scotland well before this birth.

       Thanks in Advance.

Sandi

Hi,
   Robina Cruickshanks was my G. G. Grandmother born 21/2/1845 in Falkirk, Stirling, d. 27/5/1918 in Falkirk.

   Her parents were Robert Cruickshanks (Crookshanks) and Christian/Christina Chalmers.

1.   Robina had an illegimate daughter with a William Lyon(s) – Christina Lyon(s) b. 24/2/1963 in Falkirk. I have a copy of a document ‘Sheriff Court Paternity Decree Robina CRUIKSHANKS (NRS reference SC66/6/5/403)’. Robina is claiming yearly payment for the support of the child up to 12 years of age.

2.   Robina married James Freeland on 21/8/1968 in Falkirk and went on to have 3 daughters.

Robina Freeland (my G. Grandmother), b. 12/4/1869, d. 19/10/1961. Married John McGie.
Two daughters both named Marion who died before they turned 2.

The 1871 Census for Falkirk, lists the family, James and Rubenia (Robina), with Christina Lyons, aged 8 and daughters Rubenia (Robina) and a Marion.

James Freeland died on 13/3/1874 in Falkirk.

3.   Robina then married George Mitchell Walker on 17/8/1875 in Falkirk. They had 5 children – Jane, James Robert, May and Isabella.  I have information of these children and who they married, etc.

4.   Christina doesn’t appear in the 1881 Census for this family, but she does appear in a Falkirk 1881 Census as a General Servant (Domestic), unmarried, aged 18 yrs, b. in Falkirk, working for another family – Joseph Taylor, Head, aged 62, Clerk of Works and Isabella Taylor, wife, aged 54 yrs. Address is Carron Bank House in Falkirk.

After that the trail runs dry. I have checked Census info, Marriages and Deaths and various other leads in Scotland with no luck.

Hoping someone will be able to help with some new information on Christina.

Thanks in Advance.

Sandi    

Hi, this is my first post in quite a while so hopefully I can find out some information about my late Great Uncle, William McGie.

William was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1891 to parents John McGie and Robina Freeland. He went to the Allen Glen School.

Initially William (an engineer) is rumoured to have sailed to British Guiana, but I have been unable to find out any information on him there.

He is supposed to have had some association with Booker Brothers Estate company and sugar plantations.

He later ended up in Barbados, West Indies.

He married Phyllis Dorothy Abella Greenidge (a widow, previously married to Harold H Leslie) in Barbados in 1942. Phyllis died in 1959 and William in 1963 in Barbados.
I can't find any evidence on them or of having a family.

I would love to find out any information or where I can search for any information on him and his life, if anyone can point me in the right direction.

Thanks in advance,

Sandi

Hi,

 gortonboy - Thanks so much for the information you have posted. I think you are spot on and have solved a family mystery.

Just a query about her death info -
Death date   22 Aug 1906     but   Burial date   11 Aug 1906.    Should these be the other way around, but then it would also leave a big gap in days between death and burial?

With the comment "Died of Debility" - would this mean she was born or suffered from some sort of birth defect?