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Hi Forfarian, Many thanks for your wonderful reply and links. I will certainly contact Falkirk Council. There is quiet a story to John Smellie McKeich. All his children have listed there father as John Keith on all there death certs. So for the last 37 years we have searched high and low for a marriage of a John Keith to a Margaret Smith, always coming up empty handed. But my cousin found an Elizabeth Keith living near her brother Thomas in Glasgow and finally searched for her death and found she was Thomas's sister. We then searched for census for her which told us where she was born. So we only put her given name in the search field and up came her baptism in Abacorn West Lothian. It also told us her father was John Smellie McKeich and Margaret Smith, which enabled us to find here marriage in Edinburgh. Only goes to show never give up when faced with a brick wall. After 37 years of searching we are thrilled to have finally found John and his wife Margaret.

John pre deceased Margaret but again we have searched Scotlands People with every know spelling of McKeich,McKeith,Keich & Keith but no luck. But we will not give up, we are determined to find his burial and baptism info.

Once again many thanks for all your help, it is so wonderful to know that there are others out there willing to give a helping hand. Cheers Kim

Does anyone have access to Lair Owners for the above 2 churchyards ? I have the following ancestors buried there and would like to know if they are buried in a lair. If so who are they buried with.

Rutherglen
Ann Scott died 8/5/1857
Francis Scott died 4/4/1866

Cambuslang
Gavin Scott buried 13/10/1847
Elizabeth Scott ms Gib died 7/10/1855
Janet Scott buried 10/3/1821
John Gib buried 19/10/1803
Agnes Gib ms Smith buried 1/2/1825
Francis Gib buried 1793
Marion Gib buried 1746
John Gib buried 1748

Many thanks to anyone who might be able to help

Kim

Wow! I am blown away by the quick response to my request.

Thank You So Much to Rattus & Rosie99 for confirmation of baptism and a transcript of what is in the marriage Banns you both are superstars.


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