« Reply #1 on: Monday 24 May 10 09:22 BST (UK) »
Hi,there could be many reasons why you cannot find the records you're looking for.The sons could 've been baptised,but not in the Church of Scotland. There wouldn't be birth certificates as they were born before registration began. Do the marriage certificates of their sons state whether either of their parents are deceased?If their father had died,you may find his death certificate.Their mother may have been widowed & could be listed under her maiden name in the censuses.This is common in Scotland. She could also have remarried & appear in later censuses under her new surname.If the children were illegitimate, it was usual to enter "reputed" against their father's name. If Robert,senior, was,say, an agricultural labourer, he could've been living on a farm.It was n't unusual to find married men living at their place of work. Their family could have been living a few miles away either with other family members or in rented accomodation. Have you searched for their deaths on scotlandspeople? What about the Brodies,if you can find death certificates for them you may be lucky & find either Margaret or Robert as the informant!
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