Laird query.....

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Dennis
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Laird query.....

Post by Dennis » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:30 pm

Hello. I have a marriage of John Laird to Mary Milne July 21, 1850 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. They had many children; however there are two (2), both named William, for whom I have a problem. The 1st William was born in 1851, and the 2nd William was born in 1860. Right, I figure, the 2nd William was named after the infant death of the 1st William. Not that easy it would appear. I can find no death record for the 1st William, and the 2nd William died 11 weeks after birth.

I guess its possible that the 1st William died prior to 2nd William's birth and that naming a 2nd child William was asking for trouble.

William (1) dob June 30, 1851 Forfar, Angus, Scotland
dod ?

William (2) dob April 2, 1860 Forfar, Angus, Scotland
dod June 16, 1860 Forfar, Angus, Scotland


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nelmit
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Re: Laird query

Post by nelmit » Tue Apr 19, 2005 10:56 pm

Dennis wrote:Hello. I have a marriage of John Laird to Mary Milne July 21, 1850 in Forfar, Angus, Scotland. They had many children; however there are two (2), both named William, for whom I have a problem. The 1st William was born in 1851, and the 2nd William was born in 1860. Right, I figure, the 2nd William was named after the infant death of the 1st William. Not that easy it would appear. I can find no death record for the 1st William, and the 2nd William died 11 weeks after birth.

I guess its possible that the 1st William died prior to 2nd William's birth and that naming a 2nd child William was asking for trouble.

William (1) dob June 30, 1851 Forfar, Angus, Scotland
dod ?

William (2) dob April 2, 1860 Forfar, Angus, Scotland
dod June 16, 1860 Forfar, Angus, Scotland


dennis
Hello Dennis,

Remember - statutory records did not start till 1855 so if the first William died before then you will not find any record on Scotlands People.

Regards,
Annette M
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Dennis
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Post by Dennis » Tue Apr 19, 2005 11:21 pm

Nelmit 8) Excellent point :oops:
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Post by HeatherH » Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:54 am

Hi Dennis,This may be the case however I have a family with 2 Margaret's .They both lived to adulthood and marry but they did not always use their middle names so I had a really fun time finding out which one was my great Grandmother. :lol:
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