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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Why register a birth in Canada?
« on: Thursday 16 July 20 18:44 BST (UK)  »
Whilst Ancestry says she was born Isabella Jane Dennis, there is no document to support this.
I have an image of Isabella's birth registration (Scotland's People 1894 Taylor, Isabella Jane 692/2 201, page 67 of 515) and it does not mention Dennis.

The background to this is complicated, to say the least.

Euphemia Taylor married John Waters in 1890. When Isabella was born, there was no father registered, just a comment that he had not made contact for 3 years, so Isabella was illegitimate. Isabella's surname was given as 'Taylor or Waters'.

There is no mention of Thomas Dennis at this point; he crops up in the Canadian registration. He may or may not be the father. I can't find any BMD reference to Thomas Dennis nor can I find out what happened to John Waters; you'd think he must have died before Isabella was born, or at least before Isabella was registered in Canada, unless Euphemia and Thomas were pretending to be married.

I'd be eternally grateful if anyone could unearth anything!

And back to my original question; why the registration in Canada?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Why register a birth in Canada?
« on: Thursday 16 July 20 17:13 BST (UK)  »
Can't attached image; must be too big.

The document is for a registration of births for 'Registration Division of Northumberland County', number 002407.
Child name: Isabella Jane (Dob: February 6th 1894)
Father: Thomas Dennis
Mother: Euphemia Taylor

No idea what documents they had with them!


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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Why register a birth in Canada?
« on: Thursday 16 July 20 16:06 BST (UK)  »
Sorry, I was a bit vague with the details!

Birth & registration in Leith - February 1894,

Registration in Newcastle, New Brunswick - May, 1895

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Family History Beginners Board / Why register a birth in Canada?
« on: Thursday 16 July 20 11:00 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

I have someone born in Leith, Scotland (supported by a birth registration) who subsequently moved to Canada, where the birth was registered, stating the birth was in Leith.

Why would you do that?

Regards

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: George Johnston & Euphemia Taylor
« on: Friday 22 February 19 17:04 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bev,

Euphemia seemed to be a bit of a commuter! Key appears to be finding out when & where she married George Johnston; which is where I started!

Regards

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: George Johnston & Euphemia Taylor
« on: Thursday 21 February 19 20:53 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Chempat

Re: Euphemia Taylor to US in 1892, Find My Past gives birth date about 1869. I don't have access to FindMyPast so can't see the full record.

Regards

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: George Johnston & Euphemia Taylor
« on: Thursday 21 February 19 20:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Bev,

Thanks for pointing out the bit about Euphemia and Bella having been to US before, but it really screws things up! If Euphemia was out there in 1892 to 1899 (and had travelled out as a Taylor, if previous reply is correct) then

1) when/where did she marry George Johnston?
2) how could Bella have been born in Leith in 1894?

If Bella was out in US from 1895 to 1899 then did Euphemia travel back in 1894, marry, give birth and return in 1895? And without George who stated he hadn't been to US before 1905! Did Euphemia omit a return trip from the passenger list?

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: George Johnston & Euphemia Taylor
« on: Thursday 21 February 19 20:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hi [Chempat],

I've found a passenger list for Euphemia Taylor arriving in NY on 26th Nov 1982. I can't make out the age given; its '20 something'. The transcriber has used 20 and so got birth year as 1872; there is no birth year column on the actual passenger list.

You've said her birth date was 'abt 1869' [it's actually 14th Dec 1868] and 'age 23'. Where did you get this?

I'm looking at "Passenger lists 21 Nov 1892-13 Dec 1892 (NARA Series M237, Roll 600)" on FamilySearch.org.

The travelling out to her sister makes sense; Elizabeth went to Philadelphia in 1889.

Regards


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Family History Beginners Board / Re: George Johnston & Euphemia Taylor
« on: Wednesday 20 February 19 23:01 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Chempat,

George died in September 1906 - he lost an argument with a train and got cut to pieces. Euphemia married John Scott on 21st December 1907.

Strange Isabella's father given as English as he is given as born in Edinburgh in 1905 passenger list.

Have you got the census record to attach (even as a private mail)?

Regards


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