Fraserburgh was talked about with an incorrect Edward Noble.
From the owner of an ancestry tree that I messaged today. She follows the line of Elizabeth Fraser d/o Peter Fraser and Mary Ann Cameron.
Thanks Cosmac...I couldn't remember exactly what the connection was.
As far as I know Maggie Fraser was Peter Fraser's illegimate daughter. When he married Mary Ann Cameron the mother of Maggie gave her to them.
Thanks for that too as that explains why she's gone from niece 1891 to dau 1901 & the change of surname!
I am learning so much from this thread & one is
never assume anything which I/we already know but we do tend to (without thinking) where there (looks to be sufficient evidence) & the Maggie Cameron/Fraser scenario is a
'classic' example!
Both have same forename, same circa birth yr, born same area, living same area etc. all pointing to one person (with a relative), with what we thought, an understandable
'assumption' on relationship of niece/dau & change of surname to fit a kind of adoption into the household...
A good lesson in my view.
The other, in all the 20 + yrs I have been doing Scottish genealogy, these illegitimate births are the 1st I've come across which are not indexed under the mother's surname although it may be unique to that area which I haven't any connection with so far?
All the illegitimate births I have so far have always been indexed with the mother's surname & only included both parents surnames on the index where the father was present at registration even if there's a RCE attached with the naming of the father...
Another good lesson in my view.
Annie