Philip Mcrae

[maggie]

Please can anyone point me in the right direction to find Philip Mcrae death
he is age 57 in the 1861 census with wife Agnes i have found the death of Agnes in 1867 Dalkeith poor house which says she is the widow of Philip Mcrae shoemaker
but Philip is hiding from me
kind regards
maggie

[paddyscar]

hi Maggie:

I searched philip m*rae death date 1861 - 1867 and came up with only one death. Adding Dalkeith to the search stll gives one death. Unfortunately, I don't have any active credits.

Looking on IGI http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... _form=true there is a listing for marriage of Agness Kerr and Phillip Mcrae 06 MAR 1825 Peebles, Peebles, Scotland.

No death for him there though.

Hope this is it.

Frances

[maggie]

Thanks Frances
much appreciated i have tried alsorts to find his death i had found the marriage in Peebles
off to look at it now thanks once again kind regards maggie

[nelmit]

I'm sure he'll be the one that Frances found in 1861 at Dalkeith.

Regards,
Annette

[maggie]

Hello Annette & Frances
yes it is him spelt Macrae that little "a" caused me a right headache
Thankyou Frances your a star
& thankyou both for all your help
kind regards
maggie

[paddyscar]

Hi Maggie:

Glad it was him. Those little stars cover a multitude of errors and misconceptions. They are always handy when there is any option of alternative spellings. Many of the mistakes are due to misunderstanding between persons with varying accents and someone writing what they 'think' they hear.

Also, unschooled individuals often knew how to sign their name, but were not actually able to read, so they would have missed any errors on forms etc., Unfortunately, not all databases allow that type of search, but fortunately, ScotlandsPeople had the foresight to include that option.

Frances