Elizabeth Somerville/Sommerville

[Aodh]

I'm trying to find a birth/baptism record for my great great grandmother Elizabeth Sommerville/Somerville.

From her marriage record she was born about 1847 in Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland, the daughter of James Sommerville/Somerville and Janet Gordon.
Her parents were married Feb 12, 1843 at Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland.
Here is the family in 1851.
Piece: SCT1851/676 Place: Cockpen -Midlothian Enumeration District: 5 Civil Parish: Cockpen Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: Hunterfield
Folio: 761 Page: 15 Schedule: 54 Address: No 83
Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
SOMERVILL James Head M M 27 Coal Miner Midlothian - Newton
SOMERVILL Janet Wife M M 28 Midlothian - Liberton
SOMERVILL Elisbeth Dau - F 3 Midlothian - Cranston
SOMERVILL Marget Dau - F 11m Lanarkshire - Monkland
SOMERVILL Martha Sister U F 21 Employed At Paper Mill Midlothian - Newton

I have searched Scotlandspeople but had no luck.
Thanks for any assistance

[killearnan]

On Elizabeth's marriage record, which church did she belong to? It should say what form of marriage service was used for the wedding.

While it may not be the same church her parents belonged to when Elizabeth would have been born/baptized, it's a starting point.

If it's not the established church of Scotland, the records likely aren't at Scotlandspeople, and the challenge is to find out which congregation they attended and where the records might be.

[Aodh]

Elizabeth was married in the United Presbyterian Church in Bothwell, Lanarkshire on June 28, 1872.

[killearnan]

Elizabeth was married in the United Presbyterian Church in Bothwell, Lanarkshire on June 28, 1872.

Given this, it's possible that any extant baptism records aren't in the OPRs ~ that the family was part of a church other than the established Church of Scotland when Elizabeth was born in the 1840s.

Some information about that church (I think it's the right one.....) is at this link. If so, the records have been digitized and are available at the National Archives of Scotland in Edinburgh ~ in the second page of results when searching the catalog at the National Archives, found by entering CH3/1037 into the catalog search.

You'll need to figure out which church/congregation the family might have attended around when Elizabeth was born and go through the same process for finding where the records are (if they are extant). The gazetteer here can sometimes help narrow down the choices, as can the resources at the FamilySearch link above.

Hope this helps!
BJ