Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: No birth record found...anywhere  (Read 2240 times)

Offline mark50

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 6
    • View Profile
No birth record found...anywhere
« on: Monday 26 June 17 22:10 BST (UK) »
Hello,

I wonder if anyone would be able to help me. I'm researching a friends family tree for him: he is particularly interested in his Grandfather - Ewan Neil MacKay. I cannot find a birth record for Ewan. I know he was born on 25th Aug 1913, as I have a death record for him that records the fact - he died 23rd Dec 1975. I have a marriage record - he married Bertha Bannett in 1945 and I have various electoral rolls with him recorded on them and an entry in telephone book records. I also have a probate record saying when and where he died...so I know he definitely exists  :)

I am unable to find a birth record for him on Ancestry, FindMyPast, TheGenealogist, FreeBMD, FamilySearch and the GRO website.

Does anyone have any ideas as to where else I could try?

Many thanks for any help given.
Merryweather, Hatton, Poulter, Crockford, Wiggins, Holbrough, Gree, Ellis, Tidman, Royal, Welham, Llewellyn

Offline PaulineJ

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 16,347
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #1 on: Monday 26 June 17 22:11 BST (UK) »
Which countrie(s) did you search in?

I don't see Scotland's people. I don't see Ireland, I don't see America, the Antipodes or the indian sub-continent.
All census look up transcriptions are Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
======================================
We are not a search engine. We are human beings.

Offline PaulineJ

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 16,347
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #2 on: Monday 26 June 17 22:20 BST (UK) »
He may be on 1939 register , but he has a later birthyear.
Rest of household may or may not be relevant.

Whom does he name as father on marriage and what names witness?
All census look up transcriptions are Crown Copyright http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
======================================
We are not a search engine. We are human beings.

Online jonwarrn

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 11,735
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #3 on: Monday 26 June 17 22:24 BST (UK) »
There's a Ewen Neil Mackay, birth registered 1913, Harris South
On ScotlandsPeople

Offline chempat

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 8,661
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #4 on: Monday 26 June 17 22:26 BST (UK) »
Just for reference, the death was in Bracknell.

Offline mark50

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 6
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #5 on: Monday 26 June 17 22:34 BST (UK) »
Hi Pauline,

Thanks for your reply. I used the card catalogue on Ancestry, the "all collections" setting, and looked in Scotland, Ireland, England and Canada. I checked Canada because his grandson - who I'm doing the look-up for - was born in the Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow. I saw the 1939 entry for a Ewan MacKay: it could well be him but am unable to open the record due to being skint until payday  :)

Chempat: Yes, I have that - thank you.

I've just noticed your reply jonw65: I'll check that out - thank you.
Merryweather, Hatton, Poulter, Crockford, Wiggins, Holbrough, Gree, Ellis, Tidman, Royal, Welham, Llewellyn

Offline chempat

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 8,661
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #6 on: Monday 26 June 17 22:43 BST (UK) »
You need Scotlandspeople for births in Scotland.

Online jonwarrn

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 11,735
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #7 on: Monday 26 June 17 22:56 BST (UK) »
Quote from: chempat on Monday 26 June 17 22:43 BST (UK)
You need Scotlandspeople for births in Scotland.

I already told him.
OK -
Ewen Neil MacKay
Born 25 August 1913 (10 pm?)
Geo-crab, Harris
parents John MacKay, Fisherman
+
Mary MacKay
m.s. Macleod
Married 9 November 1897, Harris

Informant Roderick Morrison, Neighbour, Geocrab

John

Offline chempat

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 8,661
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: No birth record found...anywhere
« Reply #8 on: Monday 26 June 17 23:00 BST (UK) »
No, you said you found him on Scotlandspeople, not that Scotlandspeople was the only place that the records would be found as he believed that Ancestry with Scottish records would do.
Pages: [1] 2