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Charlie found no birth record in Scotland of D. Duncan, son of Cecil MacDonagh Duncan and Lilian Helena Boulton King Duncan - can anyone find a birth or perhaps death certificate in England and Wales for him? It may be likely to be in the Newcastle upon Tyne area, and their marriage was in 1931, so some time around there? In 1944 he was attending the Abbey School Fort Augustus in Invernesshire and I have already contacted the Old Boys there but have had no reply.
Thanks.

There is indeed a Cecil Duncan birth in 1931 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, but with a very different mother's surname. Will send it privately.

... Hold on, you're looking for a D, so that's not it ...

Is it possible that D is a child of Cecil's first marriage? Or of Cecil and his second wife born before their marriage, i.e. possibly registered under her birth surname or previous married name?

There is in fact a marriage of a Cecil Duncan in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1930, and the birth above is to that marriage -- the wife/mother's surname is spelled 3 different ways in the indexes at Ancestry: on her marriage entry, on the husband's marriage entry and on the child's birth, so tracking other births will be a big complicated ...

... Seems to be only one other birth to that marriage, a daughter in 1934.

I think that wasn't your Duncan's first marriage, though.

There's a D Duncan birth with mother Boulton in 1923 in Willesden. That's the closest it gets.

Have you tried looking for the birth in Scotland under one of the mother's surnames?


Would a child of about 13 have been the informant of a death? As I understand it, the death was 1944, and you're looking for a birth around 1931.

Might the informant's address have indicated that he was a member of staff at the school, not a student?

I'm going to send you some info privately about that Newcastle marriage.

Hi Everyone....back again as I have some more info!
The informant on my Grandfather's death was D Duncan address Fort Augustus Abbey School, Invernesshire. Date 1944.
I now know there was also a Robert Duncan at the school at the same time and am wondering if this was brother of D Duncan.
Robert known as Bob married Hannah in the early 1960s in Canada and they had a son Colin S.
Perhaps if I could contact Colin he might know of the family history?
I can't stay long online sorry but you can always get me on [email protected] x

Hi Everyone any help with this further Duncan family would be really useful??

Thanks!
Anne
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