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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #18 on: Thursday 04 November 21 08:23 GMT (UK) »
Then looked up children to William Robertson/Margaret Fraser....

Archibald Thos  25 Oct 1831 Boleskine
Alexander 29 June 1835 Boleskine
Hugh 12 July 1837 Boleskine
John 12 July 1837 Boleskine
Hugh 14 Jan 1839 Boleskine
Catharine 19 Aug 1840 Boleskine
Hugh 7 Dec 1841 Kilmonivag
Donald 10 April 1843 Kilmonivag
William 10 April 1843 Kilmonivag
Daniel 20 April 1843 Boleskine
William 20 April 1843 Boleskine
John 22 March 1846 Kilmonivag
David 20 Aug 1848 Kilmonivag
** I know the births in 1843 look like a mistake but that is the way they are on SP.
If this turns out to be your correct William this is a possible birth for him.
William Robertson
22 Aug 1795
William Robertson/Janet McIntosh
Alvie, Inverness

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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #19 on: Thursday 04 November 21 08:33 GMT (UK) »
Lastly, found these children for William Robertson & Margaret MacKay.....

John  7 April 1828  Moy/Dalarossie
Donald  14 July 1829  Alvie
Margaret  19 Dec 1830 Kingussie/Insh
Angus 4 Sept 1833 Kingussie/Insh
Mary  17 April 1835  Alvie


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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #20 on: Thursday 04 November 21 08:36 GMT (UK) »
Donald 10 April 1843 Kilmonivag
William 10 April 1843 Kilmonivag
** I know the births in 1843 look like a mistake but that is the way they are on SP.
Twins?
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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #21 on: Thursday 04 November 21 11:43 GMT (UK) »
Forfarian, on the SP website it didn't stipulate they were twins. What has me puzzled is Daniel & William born 10 April 1843 and Donald & William were born 20 April 1843, 10 days later. Could it be a transcription error or a mistaken double registration???? 🤔


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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #22 on: Thursday 04 November 21 11:49 GMT (UK) »
Remember that what is recorded is likely to be the baptism date, not necessarily the birth date.

Looks like a double record - have you looked at both pairs of originals? Occasionally you get a child baptised in a parish other than the parents' residence, for example if their own minister was away or ill, and the baptism recorded in the home parish later.

And the names Daniel and Donald are used interchangeably.
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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #23 on: Thursday 04 November 21 15:49 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for that. It does make sense, although other children are baptised in the different parish. I like the double recording, perfect sense. Puzzle of the wife continues...... have found Margaret MacKay marrying other Robertson and Williams marrying other Margaret's but not together. Pre 1855 records as you've said are a different kettle of fish. Kim

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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #24 on: Thursday 04 November 21 15:58 GMT (UK) »
have found Margaret MacKay marrying other Robertson and Williams marrying other Margarets but not together.
If you have found these marriages anywhere other than Scotland's People, don't trust them. Especially not if the information comes from trees submitted to commercial web sites (Ancestry, MyHeritage etc).
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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #25 on: Friday 05 November 21 07:52 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Forfarian, They were found on SP. I know all about the "fun" of commercial website trees. Even transcriptions on some of the sites would bring tears to your eyes. We all want to be related to someone important but I wish that some people doing trees would just stick to their "true" family. Its less research for others.

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Re: William Robertson married Margaret McKay?
« Reply #26 on: Friday 05 November 21 08:17 GMT (UK) »
Did your Robertson settle in Dunkeld, Wando Valley in Victoria?