Missing Birth - Jane Ferrier

[PK-KTK]

With Scotlandspeople, a * can stand for zero or more letters, while a ? stands for one and only one letter.

Handy to know - thanks - I searched using their "Surname varients" option - nothing found yet though

[quote="killearnan"I wish I were.....
Simple concept, or so it seems ~ but lots of people just don't get it [/quote]
I know, I've had the same kinds of experiences with others here in Australia

[killearnan]

Statutory Birth registration for my 1859 direct line, no mention of previous kids or a marriage date

On last bit before I head to bed.... the parents' birthplaces and number of previous children are just for the 1855 registrations.

Most later registrations list a year (sometimes exact date) and city/parish for the parents marriage. It's supposed to be in column 4, under the mother's name. Not always there ~ but that doesn't necessarily mean there was no marriage (most 19th century registrations I've seen where there wasn't a marriage will not list a father ~ whether the registration actually says illegitimate in the space that's supposed to be the father's name varies....)

[PK-KTK]

ok, thanks will keep that in mind - I going to take it that because my 1859 has both parents listed, AND that under mother it actually says Maiden Name, that Jane & Robert were legally married, but that at this point in time, the marriage registration has either been lost or has not yet been indexed, or has not yet been found (by me)