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From: Alistair Cameron <>
Subject: Re: [MLN] puzzlers
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:38:29 +1100
References: <BAY20-F17c99ir3wSim00037d73@hotmail.com>


heather symons wrote:

> my first problem ( in scotland) is this. I have found 9 children born to
> james newton and susan cooper between 1828 and 1845. two of the children
> confuse me, so i was hoping someone could shed some light. One is anne
> frazer newton, born 11th sep 1834, and the other is a male (who i'm assuming
> must have died). He has no Christian name listed. But he was born on 26th
> sep 1834. I dont understand how this can be, but to the best of my ability i
> know they are both mine. If twins, how can one be born so long before the
> other?

Was that 1834 birth a recorded birth date, or more likely baptism date??
Sometimes the baptism was delayed years- I have noted a 16 year gap in one case.
I attended the baptism!! Both your boys may have had christening only, recorded.

>
> my second problem is also in scotland. two children, both girls, both called
> jessie newton, both to the same parents (ive got the birth certs) , one born
> 1863, and one born 1866 both in melrose. i'm assuming you wouldnt name a
> child the same name as a living one, but cant find a death cert for the
> first jessie. any ideas?
>

The lack of a death record may mean her given name was recorded as a variant
such as Janet or Jane. Or she was registered with her mother surname. In early
times the marriage was sometimes contracted AFTER the bairns arrived,

>
> also what does it mean if the sex of a child is listed as U, instead of f or
> m?
>

UNKNOWN. The priest wasn't aware, new babes seeming rather unisex!

Cheers,

ALISTAIR M. CAMERON http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/

PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA


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