Hi Linda,
I have just started researching this family this week in connection with my sister-in-law's family tree. She is descended from Thomas ROSEBERRY and Bridget SALMON. I believe the reason that this family has been proving so difficult to find is that they changed their family name when they moved south the the Sunderland area, or perhaps before this. Take a look at the following..........
[from Athelstaneford OPR East Lothian]
Matthew Horseburgh and Janet Goodale his Spouse had a Child born Augst. 22d and Bap. 30th Called Alexr. Witt: Will Cairns & Geo Snaith
Matthew Horsburgh Masson in Athelstaneford and Janet Goodale his Spouse had a Son born 29th April bapd. 6th May named Thomas. Geo. Snaith & Will Cairns wit.
Peter son to Mathew Horsburgh and Janet Goodale his Spouse was born Novr. 7th and Baptized Do.[ditto] 17th Robt. Crawford and David Stewart Witnesses
James son to Matthew Horseburgh and Janet Goodale his Spouse was born Janry. 6th and baptized Do.[ditto] 12th Robt. Crawford & Geo. Snaith Witnesses
[from Innerwick OPR East Lothian]
Thurston Mains 5th Novr.
Matthew Horseburgh Mason there and Janet Goodal his wife had a daughter baptized (born 28th ult.) her name Janet
Witnesses [blank]
This is definitely the right family. The names are right (forenames anyway!) and the dates of birth are right. The fact that Janet became Jane is probably simply because in Scotland (certainly in my family anyway!) Jane, Janet, Jean and Jessie were pretty much interchangeable.
The surname change is slightly more puzzling! Perhaps they just liked the sound of Roseberry better!
In view of the above I think the following IGI entries may be relevant......
Janet GOODLE baptised 28th Oct 1753 Garvald, East Lothian to Alexander GOODLE and Janet DICKSON
[There are other children in the same parish to this couple.]
Mathew HORSBRUG born 5th Nov 1750, baptised 11 Nov 1750 to Thomas HORSBRUG and Hellen CATLEUGH.
This last is a submitted entry but a check in the OPR index at Scotland's People shows the same event (without the birth date).
This couple also seem to have had:
Mary 1743 at Dirleton, East Lothian
Marion 1745 at Dirleton
Janet 1746 at Dirleton
Walter 1748 at Dirleton
[Mathew fits in here]
John 1752 at Haddington
George 1754 at Dirleton
Alison 1756 at Dirleton
Marion HORSBURGH is noted in another submitted entry as marrying a William Cairns - which is interesting given that a Will Cairns appears as witness at the baptisms of two of Matthew Horsburgh's children. Also, the baptism of a daughter of William Cairns and Marion Horsburgh appears straight after the entry for Alexander Horsburgh, the son of Matthew and Janet, in the Athelstaneford registers.
Opens up a whole new line of investigation anyway.
I am going for a cup of tea now!
Lara
