I am a newbie on here. I also hope that I have posted on the right board!
I have traced my husband's Affleck family back to an Andrew Affleck who was bn c1760 - he was at this time in Durham as his four children were born there. I have a fiche reader at home, and have looked up parish records on fiche for where he was living and also surrounding areas, but I cannot find this Andrew's birth or marriage in Durham/Northumberland. I am thinking that this Andrew Affleck was born in Scotland and the first Affleck to cross the border into Durham.
A bit of background information: Andrew Affleck bn c1760 was married to an Ann, and they lived in Chester le Street. Durham district. I think Andrew was a coal miner as all his children were born in coal mining villages, and they were all miners.
Andrew and Ann's children were:
Andrew bn 1768, Lamesley, Chester le Street (I have his death cert in 1841 he died of consupmtion at the age of 55 as a lot of Pitmen did). Next child James who was bn 1788, Fatfield, North Biddick, Chester le Street, (North biddick a coal mining village);
John who was bn 1790, Fatfield, Chester le Street and who was buried 24 Feb 1798 - son of Andrew and Ann and
William bn 1793 and who died 1873 Chester le Street.
I have the baptisms of these children. And those children of Andrew that I have been able to trace in the censuses from 1841 onwards are under various spellings, Auflick, Affleck, Afflick etc (some mis-spelt on Ancestry index).
As I could not find our Andrew who was bn c1760 who was married to Ann in any parish records in Durham nor Northumberland ( I have sent for parish records further back - before 1760 just to double check,) but have checked IGI (Hugh Wallis site) - and also I have not found a death for Andrew in Durham so hope I can find it on parish registers on fiche as I have not been able to find his death as yet in Durham/Northumberland - which would help enormously as it would give his age), I was assuming that Andrew could have been the first Affleck who travelled down from Scotland - for whatever reason.
I did visit ScotlandsPeople and found two Andrew Afflecks who were born around this period -
Andrew Affleck who was bap 22.7.1760 father John Affleck, mother Helen Young, Hownam, Roxburgh (I think this Andrew was probably part of the Kirk Yetholm family - gypsies and name previously "Fleckie"
and
Andrew Affleck bn 7.1.1762 and bap 17.1.1762, Edinburgh, father Andrew Affleck a Castle Soldier in New Gray Friars parish and Isobel Neilson his spouse a son named Andrew, witnesses Joseph Heye a wigmaker and James Thomas, Porter, both of the above parish the child was born on the 7 inst.
Further searches show a marriage of an Andrew Affleck, Cooper, in Leith and Ann Jameson, resident in Leith and daughter of Alexander Jameson, Porter, thereafter procliamation of banns were married Jan 25th 1793. Because my Andrew had children earlier than 1793 I don't think this is my Andrew, even though married to an Ann.
As this is my first "foray" into Scotland, I would really appreciate your views, input. The trees I have researched in the past have all been in England (ok just over the border in Cumberland and also Northumberland/Durham
). Can I ask you seasoned researchers if Scottish records are mostly recorded (parish records pre 1837), or are there a lot missing?Many thanks for reading this (lengthy
) email. Best wishes Jean![[scotland-flag]](./images/smilies/scotland-happy.gif "[scotland-flag]"){kind=small}
I have looked at the children of my Andrew Affleck bn c1760 - his 4 x children were Andrew, James, John and William. Although there is no Janet (I love that name 