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Birth date please!

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mons

mons Report 20 May 2009 13:45

I am keeping my fingers crossed that some one on GR can help me find a birth date for Mary Brown, i have her wedding as 21/10/1898 to Malcolm Campbell and her death was 10/10/1953 i think its about 1873 going by her age when she was married. Her parents are Robert and Jessie Brown and i think it will be Edinburgh as she was married and died there
thanks Mons

Tania

Tania Report 20 May 2009 14:35

1881 Scotland Census
about Mary K Brown
Name: Mary K Brown
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: Robert
Mother's Name: Jessie
Gender: Female
Where born: Carstairs, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 633
Registration district: Carstairs
Civil Parish: Carstairs
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Fergueson Buildings
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 134
Line: 25
Roll: cssct1881_209
Household Members: Name Age
Robert Brown 32
Jessie Brown 31
Peter Brown 10
Mary K Brown 7
John H Brown???????????????

mons

mons Report 20 May 2009 15:04

rootgather
As far as i know yes! thats why im having problems

mons

mons Report 20 May 2009 15:52

just been on to scotlandspeople and printed off Mary's wedding certificate and it looks like Jessie's name was macpherson not brown after all, also checked for wedding of Robert and Jessie but cant find it don't know where I'm going wrong just wasting credits

mons

mons Report 20 May 2009 17:15

Hi Rootgather,
I've gave up wasting my credits on the website so I'm going to book a day search on the 2nd June at the scotlandspeople centre. I've had success with the rest of my family going back to 1796 on mine and 1614 on my hubbies but my mothers maternal side is a nightmare.
I know Robert was a stableman and Jessie died before Mary married in 1898 so I'm clutching at straws.
The last time i was at the records office the system had crashed so only people that had pre booked got to stay.
Mons

Battenburg

Battenburg Report 20 May 2009 17:38

I wonder if Jessie married a Brown then married another one. That would be the reason Brown was on childs birth as mothers maiden name.

You need to get Robert Brown and Jessies wedding cert

mons

mons Report 21 May 2009 11:05

Hi rootgather
no it was the 21/04 i had been on the 16/04 for the free taster session as well. Luckily i don't have far to travel as i know live in Edinburgh.
If you are ever stuck again, the North British Hotel(just above the Disney store) do a shopper special meal very reasonable and they don't mind you sitting for ages and if you go after your days search they have happy hour at the bar lol.