Help with Birth Cert?

Keatley · Post by **Keatley** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 9:53 pm

My Gt. Grandfather Thomas Keatley was not with his family in the 1901 Census...I found him living with the widow Maggie McLellan(nee Fergus) and her 4 children(Her husband John McLellan died aged 33 in 1892)
After this, I discovered that in 1895 Maggie gave birth to an illegitimate boy, James Keatley McLellan, who died the same day.
Maggie died in 1903 aged 42.
Why else would an illegitimate birth have a surname as a middle name?

Can you help me decipher what it says under Fathers details...the date 12th Sept 1892 is her husbands date of death...what does it say above it?

Hope the link works(first time i have posted an image)

Thanks,
Paul

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-911

CatrionaL · Post by **CatrionaL** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:30 pm

Hi Paul

Someone from the Admin. Group will, we hope, be along shortly to fix the link to your certificate.

Best wishes

Catriona

Keatley · Post by **Keatley** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:37 pm

If you copy and paste the link it should work?

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:07 pm

To me it looks like James-Keathly Fergus or McLellan (illegitimate) and under details of parents it says Maggie Fergus, widow of John McLellan, pattern maker who died 12 September 1892.

Middle name is likely to show that she knew who the father was of the baby...probably your Thomas.

Nina

Keatley · Post by **Keatley** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:11 pm

ninatoo wrote:To me it looks like James-Keathly Fergus or McLellan (illegitimate) and under details of parents it says Maggie Fergus, widow of John McLellan, pattern maker who died 12 September 1892.

Middle name is likely to show that she knew who the father was of the baby...probably your Thomas.

Nina

I think your right Nina!...I couldn't see it at first...Thanks so much
Paul

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:12 pm

HI

Looks like Maggie Fergus widow of John McLellan pattern maker who died 12 September 1892

Jean

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:12 pm

Hello Nina

SNAP

Jean

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 11:16 pm

That is the quickest three replies I have ever seen

You're welcome Paul. An extra pair of eyes has helped me many times in the past.

Nina

Post by **AndrewP** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 12:16 am

Link above fixed and copied here.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-911

I'm not sure why - it maybe didn't like the row of spaces you had put before it.

All the best,

AndrewP