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Davidson, McDonald - Dallas
« on: Sunday 02 August 09 21:40 BST (UK) »
Please help, any information on George Davidson who had an illegitimate daughter with Margaret McDonald b:1848 d:1891.  Their daughter was Ann McDonald b:1865 d:1943.  On the 1871 & 1881 Dallas census she was listed as Ann Davidson.

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Re: Davidson, McDonald - Dallas
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 20 August 09 22:24 BST (UK) »
Have you tried the Kirk Session minutes? The Kirk Sessions used to spend a lot of time and energy chasing the errant fathers of illegitimate children. If the Dallas KS minutes have survived they will be in the National Archives of Scotland www.nas.gov.uk
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