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Archie

I came across your query quite by chance.  Long story, but a friend of my wife contacted me during the week to ask if I had in my family tree a Helen Wood who had married a James Young in Lasswade in 1846.  Firstly, my surname is Woods and not Wood, and secondly I have no family connections to Midlothian.  However, I recognised the names from the family tree of my ex-wife.  I then did a general search which brought up your query.

So it turns out that my wife's friend is the fourth cousin of my ex-wife.  My wife's friend is descended from James Young who was the brother of your grandfather (Archibald Tait Young and Elizabeth Coutts are her great-great-grandparents).  My ex-wife is descended from Jemima Young who was a sister of Archibald Tait Young.  Unfortunately, all this makes you the third-cousin of my former mother-in-law, so I don't know why I am even communicating with you.

I have copied below details from some birth, marriage and death certificates as well as OPRs.  In a minute, I will try to copy some census returns too (space restriction on these message).  Hopefully this information will help with your reseach.

Good luck

David

BIRTHS

Jemima Young
born 19 August 1855 at 8.30 am at Loanhead
mother's fifth child; 3 girls & 1 boy living
father: James Young (coalminer) aged 27 years born Ormiston
mother: Helen Young ms Wood aged 28 years born Tranent
married: Loanhead 1846
registered by father

James Young
born 5 September 1827, Ormiston (OPR)
James son of Robert Young and Mary Tait his wife was born at North Mains on 5 and baptised 30 September 1827

Mary Tait
born 10 October 1783, Yester (OPR)
Archibald Tait and his spouse Margaret Blair in Townhead had a daughter born and baptised 26th Do in presence of the congregation named Mary

William Tait
born 24 November 1780, Salton (OPR)
Archd Tait and Margaret Blair in Blind Wells had a son named William born 24th November and baptised 3rd December
witnesses: Andrew Bathgate & James Bathgate in Blance Burn

MARRIAGES

Alexander Moir & Jemima Young
married 13 March 1874 at Haywood, Parish of Carnwath
Alexander Moir (coal miner) bachelor aged 24 years of Haywood
father: James Moir (labourer) deceased
mother: Lilias Moir ms Smith, deceased
Jemima Young (papermill worker) spinster aged 20 years
father: James Young (coalminer)
mother: Helen Young ms Wood, deceased
Jemima Young made mark witnessed by Robert Young & John Nailor
witnesses: John Joyce & Mary Watson

James Young & Helen Wood
married 2 May 1846, Lasswade (OPR)
which day James Young, paper maker, Kevock Mill, and Helen Wood both in this parish gave in their names for proclamation in order to marriage.  3 days.

Archibald Tait & Margaret Blair
married 11 July 1777, Saltoun (OPR)
Archibald Tait and Margaret Blair both in this parish gave up their names in order to mariage, cautioner for the bridgeroom Robert Tait, cautioner for the bride John Hume

DEATHS

Helen Wood
died 21 January 1873 at 6.45 am at Loanhead
aged 48 years
wife of James Young (miner)
cause: chronic bronchitis 2 years, acute one
father: William Wood (miner) deceased
mother: no details
registered by husband

James Young
died 14 September 1892 at 2.50 pm at Wester Melville, Lasswade
aged 65 years (coaminer)
married: 1) Helen Wood; 2) Catherine White; 3) Jessie Wilson
cause: bronchial asthma 3 mths, hypertrophy dilatation of heart 2 months 8 days
father: Robert Young (ploughman) deceased
mother: Mary Young ms Tait, deceased

Mary Tait
died 17 July 1864 at 7 pm at Loanhead
aged 80 years
wife of Robert Young (farm servant)
cause: old age
father: [not given] Tait (farm servant) deceased
mother: Margaret Tait ms Blair, deceased
registered by William Young (son)