JANET HOWIE MS MCNAIR

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jjlmary312
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JANET HOWIE MS MCNAIR

Post by jjlmary312 » Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:50 pm

Looking for her birth records. She was born in Blantyre abt 1866 and married a Robert John Howie in 1833 in November. Her dads name was Archibold McNair. The only person that I can find around this time is a Janet Legget McNair born in Blantyre in 1866. Do you think this could be her?.

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Re: JANET HOWIE MS MCNAIR

Post by SarahND » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:13 pm

Hello,
That record can be found for free on familysearch.org and the father is indeed Archibald. Mother's name is Janet Eglinton-- is this correct as far as you know? If that seems right then you can download the full certificate at scotlandspeople.gov.uk
I hope that's a typo in the marriage date and she did not get married 33 years before she was born!

All the best,
Sarah

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Re: JANET HOWIE MS MCNAIR

Post by LesleyB » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:14 pm

Hi jjlmary312
She was born in Blantyre abt 1866 and married a Robert John Howie in 1833 in November
Which date is correct - the birth or the marriage?

If she married after 1855, the marriage entry will give her parent names and you can find the correct birth based on that. A check on a post 1855 census would indicate a place of birth too. Have you seen either of these? (obviously if the marriage is indeed 1833, the parent names are not likely to be given...)

Best wishes
Lesley