Re: Scottish birth query


"phil" <philfam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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> On another track - would Kirk Session minutes help with the following do
> you
> think?
>
> I have a chap who marries in 1855 (Scotland) and states he was born - but
> not registered on....... Mother's name but no Father given on Marriage
> cert.
> His Mother never marries and lives alone and supports herself as I have
> her
> in all census from 1841 till her death in 1900.
>
> Would there be any mention likely of her (and the father?) in the Kirk
> session? Would this only happen if she was seeking support or would she be
> pulled in to "name and shame" regardless?
> This is the only venue I can think of to help me find his father but not
> sure if it's going to offer anything as the first connection (I know of)
> with a church is his marriage (the bride's Parish Church)
>
> What do you think?
>

If she was a member of the parish church, the chances are that she would
have been hauled in to account for herself - I have found several errant
fathers that way. The actual entry of the baptism in the OPR might
(depending on the Minister) also shed light. However, she might have escaped
the Elders' notice, or have been of another denomination. You won't know
unless you look. HOWEVER, survival of Session Minutes is patchy (eg the
surviving Whitsome ones only start in the 1830s) so it might be worth
checking the NAS catalogue beforehand. Cross-parish f*rnication was often
handled at the Presbytry level rather than the Session, especially where
responsibility was disputed....
Lesley Robertson


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