Elizabeth Murray birth certificate decipher - help please - COMPLETE - thanks

[stuartroxy]

Elizabeth Murray was born in Duffus in 1803; she later married John Slorach of Forres (in 1828 in Golspie - not sure why) and gave birth to my gg-grandad Charles Skene Slora (I think!)

Any ideas on deciphering the birth certificate, please?

[stuartroxy]

Ignoring the 'both in Burghead' - from the previous entry, I think that it reads:

"Oct 4th 1803  Elizabeth, maternal daughter to John Murray and Margaret Jeans in Arrydykes (?) was (named) and bapt'd 8th inst (?).  Witt'd Peter Murray in Bishopmill.  (?) Jeans in Arrydykes (?) May 28th 1802 (next entry) and Elizabeth Murray in Forres"

Stuart

[flst]

I think the word is "natural" not maternal, & the name (?) is Alexr.
Regards
flst

[genjen]

I agree with "natural".

I'd say Arnydykes and would say that the mother was possibly Margaret Lewis?

Jen

[genjen]

Actually, ignore the Lewis bit from my last post,  on second viewing, I'll go with Jeans.

Jen

[PrueM]

MURRAY
Oct 4th 1803 Elizabeth, natural
daughter to John Murray and Margaret Jeans in Armydykes was
was baptd the 8th [...] (doesn't look like 'inst' but probably the only thing that fits).  Witts Peter Murry in Bishopmilne, Alexr
Jeans in Armydykes &c May 28 1802 and Elizabeth
Murray in For[r]es.

The dates are a bit weird - not sure how 28th May 1802 fits in 

[stuartroxy]

Thanks.

I'll go along with 'natural' and 'Alexander'.  I also thought 'Lewis'!

I am having difficulty finding a place called Arnydykes (or any variation that I can think of).

Stuart

[stuartroxy]

The dates are a bit weird. 

It looks like Elizabeth's details were added later.  The previous record is dated April 1st 1802 and the record after is dated May 28th 1802 - so why is Elizabeth dated Oct 4th 1803?

Stuart

[flst]

For anyone interested in the surname Jeans,there are 182 names mentioned in the records of www.libindx.moray.gov.uk
flst