OPR's and McShenoig or McShennog or ..

[barbaraegrosvenor]

G'day there whoever is around,

How do I access OPR's. I've tried google, but can't raise anything but a timed out!

Other query, I'm still trying to get info on my great, great grandies - John ROBERTSON dob: abt 1798 dod: ? 08 Apr 1869 in Wilunga, South Aust. married Margaret MCSHENOIG {alt. spelling family notes have is McShannog} either 26 Jan 1828 or 01 Feb 1828 in either Southend Argyll or Sth Kintyre.
5 Kids: Donald,Sara Margaret all died before leaving for Oz; and BARBARA {my grandie} and Sarah who came across. I've got the gen on boat "Tomatin" just haven't found a photo yet. Barbara married Herbert Grosvenor I've got all that, kind of.
I haven't been able to find what I need on Ancestry as yet, Pleeeeaase help.

Hope someone can help,
Kindest regards and cheers from a wet, windy and warm evening in West Oz.
Barbara

[trish1]

Hi Barbara

OPRs together with civil registration records are available on Scotlands People
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/welcome.aspx

It is a pay to view site but very reasonable prices. I'm thinking you looked up your marriage on family search - the multiple dates are probably banns - one of the couple would have come from each of the parishes listed. You will find the baptisms searching for Robertson - parents John and m*csh* - Margaret's name has a few variations in the spelling. They are all in Argyll

Trish

When did they come to Australia? before/after 1841? The census images are also on SP

[barbaraegrosvenor]

Thanks Trish,
The family notes said on the Tomatin, I found them leaving Greenock 25 Oct 1839 arriving 10 Mar 1840.
Do you know if pay as you go,accepts visa card?
Cheers
Barb

[StewL]

HI Barb
Welcome to TS.
The GROS site you may be able to access OPR's accepts visa, you buy credits, but they last for a year.
Very helpful for searching Scottish records. Just be aware that not all OPR's may be on the site.

[trish1]

Hi Barb

What a bother that they arrived here before 1841 and missed all the census records. As Stew mentions - you buy credits on SP - 30 credits cost 7 pounds (at the minute about $AU11) & credit cards are the usual way to pay. It costs 1 credit to see the result of a search (e.g. I searched for all the children of your couple & got index records for the 5 for 1 credit). I can only find 1 of the 2 OPR marriage records - it may related to spelling issues. Once you have search results you can then pay 5 credits to see the certificate or OPR image. If you browse the site, read the help etc, you will probably save some credits - very easy to spend lots - thus said - compared to Australian certificates - you can get between 5-10 from Scotland for the same price as 1 in Australia.

With OPRs - if you check the OPR deaths - they are very sparse - SP gives links to where you can check what OPRs survived and the dates they are available. For baptisms and marriages I usually check Family search first as it allows for many spelling variations and will often find what I cannot find on SP.
(I think I am repeating all the advice/information I received from AndrewP and other folks when I first joined TS )

Trish

[momat]

Hi Barbara,
The IGI site has these.

MARGRAT MCSHENOIG Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
16 JUN 1804 Southend, Argyll, Scotland
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: DUNCAN MCSHENOIG
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MARGARET MCSHENOIG Pedigree
Female Family

Event(s):
Birth:
Christening:
Death:
Burial:

Marriages:
Spouse: JOHN ROBERTSON Family
Marriage:
26 JAN 1828 Southend, Argyll, Scotland

[barbaraegrosvenor]

Thank you all for assistance and using your credits to help me. I'll wait until next Pension to give it a go.
Finding records can be "challenging" now, imagine future generations trying to interpret the goobledygook used in electronic records nowadays, that's if one can even locate it!!!
Thanks again,
Barbara