Dunfermline missing birth registers for Wellwood

[Wellwood]

Hi, does anyone know what might have happened to the birth register in Dunfermline between 1800 - 1830 (approx)?

Searching on SP for Wellwood between 1800 - 1830 and only 3 results are returned, 2 in 1800 and 1 in 1827. Considering the number of Wellwoods in the town and surrounding area there must have been more children born at this time.

Has anyone else found a strange gap like this?

[MonicaL]

Could well be due to missing/destroyed Old Parish Registers over the years. Pre the start of official registration, it can be a hit and miss affair unfortunately.

Monica

[Dundee]

There are almost 10,000 entries in the Dunfermline baptism registers 1800-1830 and there don't appear to be any years missing.

Debra 

[Wellwood]

There are almost 10,000 entries in the Dunfermline baptism registers 1800-1830 and there don't appear to be any years missing.

Yes, it's odd. No years apparently missing but there are a couple of members of my direct ancestors who were married around 1800-1810 and lived in Dunfermline but who seem to remain childless until 1827

[Dundee]

The majority of WELLWOOD  children baptised before 1800 were female.  Which males would you expect to see having children baptised?  Not everyone baptised their children.

Debra 

[Wellwood]

That could be the reason. I'm expecting to find:

David Wellwood, born 1800-1810 to William and Margaret
William Wellwood, born circa 1811 to William and Mary (though possibly born in Ireland)

plus children of James and Helen, married in 1812

[DonM]

William/Margaret Marshall?

[Wellwood]

Yes, William Wellwood & Margaret Marshall - they are getting on a bit by this point and have 8 other children, the last registered as Robert in 1800.

But my g-g-grandafather David is born between 1800-1811 (various census' and death cert have a 10yr variation in his age) and his parents are William Wellwood and Margaret Marshall in Dunfermline. So that seems the best connection...

[DonM]

Twins

ROBERT WELLWOOD           WILLIAM WELLWOOD/MARGARET MARSHALL
18/05/1800
JANET WELLWOOD              WILLIAM WELLWOOD/MARGARET MARSHALL
18/05/1800

JAMES  18/07/1784

RACHEL 10/12/1786

SUSANNA 20/12/1789

MARGARET 12/04/1795

WILLIAM  12/01/1783

MARY 15/07/1792

Odd there is no birth of a David anywhere by any Wellwood and variants in the OPR's.  I see from his death he is 74 in 1874 and wonder if they decided to call Robert - David.

Don