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thank you.   yes they had these 6.  Jane died as a baby.  I think Margaret's mother was Jane Leighton, though on hr death record, disappointingly she is called "bell" but I am still going with Jane as I have found this family's history and can find no trace of a Isobel leighton marrying a William Adam.   anyway, that's another thing . . . back to husband James.  Their 2 sons, William and james were at the Gordon's school in Aberdeen.   David had died so only John and Robert were at home.  he also died. John James and William survived and grew to adulthood.  John also became a shoe maker in Aberdeen.

ah, I just have the one from Banchory, where Margaret Adm was the school mistress.  I didn't think of looking at the other one.  I didn't realise a marriage could be registered in 2 places and didn't think to look at the other!  here goes . .

thank you all.   I have just looked at the census, and indeed there is a NO in the "this county" column,  I had never thought that he was born from anywhere else other than Aberdeen so thank you for that.  the death/burial comes up on ancestry   at nellfield cemetery 3rd September, family papers have it he died on 28th august. I have his testament.  Wife Margaret was also buried in nellfield  later.   the marriage registers in Banchory and Old Machar is odd.  Banchory was Margaret's parish, but if old Machar was his, he would show up as being  born in "this county" - wouldn't he?

ah do I need to look at this myself, or is it just Scotland. ?

so if I am run over by a bus tomorrow, or even today, no one can change/add to what I have put into the database? a good point and I have no idea what the answer is.   I look forward to some very ingenious answers!