> I am still seeking information on the family of James Reid > and Janet Hamilton who > married on the Second Sabbath of September 1845 in New > Monkland. I have one > child born to this couple in 1857, this seem a long time to > start having children. I was > wondering if anyone else on the > list perhaps had more information on this family. > Bob The usual reason for gaps in the baptism registers between 1843 and 1855 is that the parents involved were adherents of the Free Church of Scotland, which broke away from the Church of Scotland in 1843. Where was the child born in 1857? Did it have a name? Anne

The usual reason for gaps in the baptism registers between 1843 and 1855 is that the parents involved were adherents of the Free Church of Scotland, which broke away from the Church of Scotland in 1843. Re that reply. I have a family in the same position. I have George ROBB and Alice STORRIE who married in November 1842 at New Monkland. The two registered children that I have for them were born in 1857 and 1859. There must have been earlier children as I know they had a 26 year old grandson staying with them at the 1891 census with the surname Nichol - which suggests he was the son of a daughter. Has anyone come across this family - perhaps through the marriage of earlier children? I would love to fill in the gaps in our tree. Doreen. -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 1391 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Find the families you seek in the 1851/1861 census which will fill in most gaps. Then go for their death registration which tells you who they married and then you can back-track and fill in the rest. Cheers!!! Don Muirhead Port Dover, ON CA -----Original Message----- From: lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lanark-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Doreen Baxter Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 4:30 PM To: lanark@rootsweb.com Subject: [Lanark] baptism registers The usual reason for gaps in the baptism registers between 1843 and 1855 is that the parents involved were adherents of the Free Church of Scotland, which broke away from the Church of Scotland in 1843. Re that reply. I have a family in the same position. I have George ROBB and Alice STORRIE who married in November 1842 at New Monkland. The two registered children that I have for them were born in 1857 and 1859. There must have been earlier children as I know they had a 26 year old grandson staying with them at the 1891 census with the surname Nichol - which suggests he was the son of a daughter. Has anyone come across this family - perhaps through the marriage of earlier children? I would love to fill in the gaps in our tree. Doreen.

Hi Doreen I have looked for your family in the census on Ancestry and failed miserably Do you have the 1891 census details you speak of ? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Re that reply. I have a family in the same position. I have George ROBB > and > Alice STORRIE who married in November 1842 at New Monkland. The two > registered children that I have for them were born in 1857 and 1859. There > must have been earlier children as I know they had a 26 year old grandson > staying with them at the 1891 census with the surname Nichol - which > suggests he was the son of a daughter. Has anyone come across this > amily - > perhaps through the marriage of earlier children? I would love to fill in > the gaps in our tree. > > Doreen.