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Hi Joekar - Once again you have been a great help to me. Thanks. I certainly wish that you would throw your cat among the pigeons in many large cities, as they are a menace.
I don't know anything about John Beveridge, but I shall work on that idea that perhaps he was a widower.
Yes, David Beveridge was the father of John, and his mother was Elizabeth Archibald. I haven't his death certificate.
It is surprising what you can learn from the census through the years. You have the correct Leitch family. Hugh thom Leitch named his Annie after his mother Ann Thom, and Janet McC (McClusky after her mother. At the bottom of the Census is Elizabeth H.  She is elizabeth Hamilton Leitch, daughter of William Leitch and  Elizabeth Hamilton. When I found the death of William Leitch in 1904, there were no family members mentioned. However, when I was given information on him on the 1901 Census, he was in the Barnhill Poorhouse.  I just can't understand how a man could end up in the poorhouse, when he had a family of about twelve children. Surely some of them could have looked after him.

Blessings Margaret

Hi toni - I know nothing more about my folks than what is printed above.
However, I looked all over Family Search to see if I could find anything ofr you, but came up dry.
What I did find, that may or may not be of any value was a Margaret Stevenson b 28 May 1859 in stesrton Ayr whose mother was Janet Stevenson.  Do you think that Janet may have had this child and then married John McClusky - only a thought.
I also found a John McLusky who married a Sarah Stevenson 24 Sep 1841 in Lochwinnoch Renfrew.

I wish you every success with your venture.

Blessings Margaret

Hi Wini - I would think that in some places in the Highlands, they would only have a circuit preacher that came around at certain times to do baptisms, weddings and the like.  In some cases, I think a church board gave permission for some couples to be "married" until the preacher did the servvice, officially.
Oftentimes, where several children were baptised at one time, it may have been a case of having the money.

Blessings margaret

Hi Joekar - I have spent the last week with Scotland's People, and was looking for the marriage of Elizabeth Leitch(McArthur)  who married a fellow by the name of Young in 1900.  I was told previously the name was Hamilton Young. The most accurate account would be Robert Young. this information taken from her death certificate.   It also gave her parents names, which was a help.
Elizabeth's husband, Malcom Leitch died when he was in his forties.

Thank you for your interest.

Blessings margaret

Thanks Nanatoo, Gadget and Elaine for all your great ideas.  I finally was able to get on by trying all your suggestions. With my mother's birth, I should have covered a couple of years rather than from the beginning of January to 31 Dec of the same year.

Many thanks to all of you, it was wonderful to know I had your support.

Blessings margaret