> I have a Jane Hardie Davidson born 2/7/1851 Saint Vigeans, > Angus. married > 1872 in Arbroath to Alexander Mann Dundas > born 1853. There children are > shown as: Baby (-1911) John Davidson (1873-) Ellen Thorborn > (1877-) > Isabel Jane (1878-) William (1881-) George (1886-) Annie > Carnegie (1887-) Norah (1889-) Elizabeth (1891-) Alexander > (1892-) Could this be confirmed. You can easily confirm all this yourself by looking up the birth and marriage certificates at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (SP). But read on before doing this. In the 1881 census Alex M Dundas, aged 31, drapery commercial traveller was at Zetland House, St Vigeans with wife Jane H D Dundas, 29 and children John D, 7; Alex M, 6; Edgar R, 2. All were born in St Vigeans. This address seems to be in Princes Street, which is in the part of the town of Arbroath which is in the parish of St Vigeans as opposed to the parish of Arbroath. > I have also found another Alexander Dundas born 1853, wife > unknown, with > the children shown below, (possibly born in or around > Kirriemuir) > John (1874-) Alexander M (1875-) Edgar R Dundas (1879-) Ada > Jane > (1883-) Harold H (1884-) Stanley C (1887-) Ralph L (1890-) > Norman > (1891-) Anymore information this family would be > appreciated. It won't have escaped you that Alexander Dundas in Arbroath/St Vigeans has children matching the first three of the above children. There is an Alexander Dundass, labourer, aged 28, in Kirriemuir in the 1881 census. He is unmarried and living with his widowed father, sawmiller, aged 63; sister Betty, aged 29 ; brother David, tailor, 24; sister Isabella, factory worker, 22; brothers James, 18, apprentice tailor and William, 16, labourer; sister Margaret, 13 and niece Agnes, 8. All born in Kirriemuir. These look like the family of Alexander Dundas and Agnes Malcolm, married in Kirriemuir on 22 September 1850. All of their family were born in Kirriemuir. In your place I would look up both these Alexander Dundases in the 1891 and 1901 census at SP - this will help to sort out which of the children you have listed actually belong to which Alexander. It will also cost you less than looking up all the birth certificates separately. > Jane Hardie Davidson's parents were John Davidson & Margaret > Thomson, > that is the only information I have about them. According to the International Genealogical Index (IGI) at www.familysearch.org Jane was born in St Vigeans on 2 July 1851 and baptised there on 4 July 1851. No siblings are listed. Her parents were married in St Vigeans on 9 September 1850. You should be able to find them in the 1851 census at SP. There are a John Davidson, flax mill mechanic, 62, with wife Margt, 58 living at 14 Colville Place, St Vigeans. This is also in the part of the parish St Vigeans which is in the town of Arbroath. He was born in Arbroath and she in Kelso, Roxburghshire. If this matches the information in the 1851 census, you will know that these are Jane's parents, and you can look for their death on SP. Go for Margaret first because she will be indexed under both her maiden and her married name. The IGI lists Alexander Mann Dundas, son of John Dundas and Mary Mann, born 5 December 1849 in St Vigeans. This exactly matches the Alex M Dundas in the 1881 census. This couple were married in Arbroath on 22 March 1839, and also had Isabel, 1842; Mary Ann, 1844; Marjory Robertson, 1847; James Soutar, 1853; David Duncan, 1857; and John, 1860. You can get definite confirmation of Alexander's parents' names from his marriage certificate, also on SP. By the way, it is always useful to say what your source is for the information you start with, as it helps people to know where to point you to, and also whether, as in this case, there seems to be some ambiguity or doubt about its accuracy. And can you be sure that the baby who died in 1911 was Jane's child? She would have been aged 60 by then. It is more likely to be a grandchild. Hope this helps. Anne