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THis is a long shot but, I've finally broken through a 10yr old brick wall.
My ancestors probably lived in one of the Donegal towns that came under the Diocese of Derry.


I have located my family who moved to Scotland between 1853 and 1855.
They had at least 6 children born in Ireland.
Baptisms for 3 of these children who were not consecutive births, were all registered in St Columbs Longtower between 1841 to 1853.
The 1855 Scottish census data states that everyone in the family ( parents and children) were all born in Donegal.
In order to widen my search, can anyone tell me the approximate number of  Donegal towns involved that came under the Diocese of Derry.
Looking for a marriage that possibly took place between 1831 and 1841.

Over the last 2 months, I have purchased 3 separate birth certs for illegitimate children.
All birth certs were stamped to show a paternity case, yet none had an RCE attached.

In all 3 cases, I contacted SP who located the RCE and emailed them to me.


I am not certain that SP is  actually attaching these RCE to the births records once they have been located.
None in my purchases show that any RCE has been attached
However, on a current search for the same births, none show the alternative ( father's) name.

Unless I repurchase them, I cannot tell if they have been updated to include the RCE .

EDIT
Example:
NEILSON
MARY
F
1888
622/2 337
Shettleston

No other name is showing on index 622/2 337 yet SP emailed me with the RCE on 5 Nov.
The mother married the biological father 4yrs later.!

I hold at least one Scottish marriage certificate where a spouse's info is definitely incorrect.

Can I have your thoughts on another one which has bugged me for quite some time
Here is the 1920 marriage index

Marriage date 7 Sep 1920

BUCHANAN
JULIA
Spouse details
1920
644/3 989
989
Calton (Glasgow)
(All details for bride above are correct)

CRAIG
THOMAS
Spouse details
1920
644/3 989
989
Calton (Glasgow)

Both bride and groom lived at the same address at time of marriage

Firstly, the marriage cert simply says: T. Craig age 21yrs ( where did "Thomas" on the index come from?)
Father's name  Thomas Craig ( Stableman)
Mother's name Elizabeth Craig Ms Black ( Deceased)

I could find no trace of T Craig or his parents nor could I locate any Craig children born to the 1920 marriage.

I then located the death certificate for the bride who died in 1977
One husband only is listed
Her last name was Carey. Husband's first name was Peter.

Using this new info, on my next GRO visit, I looked for births in the name of Carey.
I found 2. The first birth was 1925

Both show father's name as Peter Carey and  BOTH are annotated with the parents marriage date of 7 Sep 1920 Glasgow.

I found the death of Peter Carey.
His father's name given as Peter Carey ( Stableman, Deceased)
His mother's name was Elizabeth Carey Ms Black (Deceased)

How does T Craig, son of Thomas Craig ( stableman) become Peter Carey, son of Peter Carey ( stableman)?
Is there an error on the MC?

No place of birth is found for this Peter Carey BC 1899.
I have looked at ALL Scottish births in the correct time period and none had a mother named Elizabeth Black.

I have a cunundrum and am trying to help a descendant.
I need fresh set of eyes

 1891 census at: 6 Albert Road, Crossmyloof, Cathcart
Robert Struthers    38... My relative but his family/ancestry is not relevant to any further search
Kate Struthers   35
Annie Struthers   7
William McInaney   67
Grace McInaney   66

( Everyone consistently shows POB as Glasgow)

Robert Struthers was my relative. His wife on census is Catherine McInanney /McAnneney who married in 1879
William and Grace on this return were Catherine's parents.
Due to her given name which didn't fit either parent, I had an inkling that the child named Annie was not the biological child of Robert Struthers  and Catherine McAnanney and there was no obvious birth record.

This child married twice and named Robert and Catherine on both certs.

She died in 1958 and her biological parents names were provided.
Her name was Annie Sime born Feb 1884 in Cathcart.

In Feb 1885, ( a year later) an RCE was issued to amend only the details in Col1.
Name changed to Annie Struthers Sime
Contrary to descendants interpretaion, this RCE did not alter her parentage.

Annie's  birth parents parents were Katie McLaughlin and Thomas Sime who married in Glasgow in 1883.
Katie was 27 yrs old (BC 1856) and parents are given as: James Mc Laughlin ( deceased) and Annie MCANNANY

Thomas  Sime ( father) registered Annie's 1884 birth.
Annie was born at the same address provided by Catherine McAnnaney on her 1879 marriage to Robert Struthers. ( Stirling Street, Crossmyloof)

Thomas Sime is no longer relevant to the search but strangely, he remarried in 1887 claiming to be a bachelor?

I am fairly certain that the child's mother, Katie McLaughlin and her "adoptive mother" Catherine Struthers MS McAnnany were cousins, but I can find no trace of Katie before her 1883 marriage  after her daughter's 1884 birth.

I have located the death for Catherine's mother Grace McAnnaney Ms McLachlan
She died in  Cathcart 1894. Her husband William registered the death but,  I can't find his subsequent death

Grace was the daughter of Daniel McLachlan and Grace Hastings
Who were William's parents and was he the brother of Katie's mother?

These families were not literate and there are multiple versions of both McLachlan and McAnnany.

It's also possible that Catherine's mother and Katie's father were were related. McLachlan/McLaughlan/McLochlan


Can anyone find what happened to Katie Sime MS McLaughlin

Can someone give me a bit of guidance please?
For my husband's upcoming birthday he has asked if I could obtain the Service Record of his late father who served in the security force of the RAF during WW2
We have all the info with the exception of his serial number..

We have his birth,marriage and death certs.
He was married overseas before being demobbed and the cert holds a little bit of info re his unit

Is this what I should do?

Do I complete both these forms or am I mis- understanding the process?

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210232/request_service_details_NOK_part1_v6.doc

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/142480/request_for_service_details_raf_application_part2.doc

Thank you in advance
Anne