Hello again Rhoda You seem to always be able to help me out, Thank you so much for the information . I was in Scotland in March and picked up a copy of a court case from West Register House. The court case was who was the heir to Alexander Redpath of High Street ,Edinburgh, he was the nephew of Janet Kinnaird, All parties were named on the Kinnaird side as she was the wife of Thomas Kinnaird. All the children of Janet were named as well as husbands and wives. David Hay Kinnaird was the son of Robert Kinnaird and Marion Dickson, so not the father to Thomas and Walter and not the Husband of Jane but the brother to them , the problem was how they were given in the summation of the case. The case gave no ages for any of the people involved. It took three years to find the paperwork on the case, I searched the Scotsman Archives for Jacobina Kinnaird and this case came up , a very kind list member was able to send me the full transcript of the Scotsman article and told me to try the library on George the Fourth Bridge they said they did not have it. I eventually found out about West Register House but had to wait till I could go there in Person as they have no email address. Again Thank you so Much Bob -------------------------------------------------- From: "CandROverson" <overson12@btinternet.com> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 12:44 PM To: <midlothian@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] KINNAIRD: 1871 Census > Hello again Bob > > I have been unable to find a Walter KINNAIRD of any age living in > Edinburgh > in the 1871 Ancestry-transcribed census. However I think I found the > family > in the 1871 Census on Scotlands People. The image is exceedingly > difficult > to read and Ancestry may have had problems in transcribing it. This is my > attempt at transcribing the image: > > This family was living at 17 Canning Street (not Place), Edinburgh. They > were: > > ? KINNAIRD (no relationship given), W[idow], 55, born Peebles. > ? [could be Jane] KINNAIRD, daughter, unmarried, 17, family? shop girl, > born > Edinburgh St Cuthberts > Thomas KINNAIRD, son, 13, born Edinburgh St Cuthberts > Walter KINNAIRD, son, 10, born Edinburgh St Cuthberts > > [the mother's name is almost indecipherable but having now looked at > Walter's birth certificate (see below), it is definitely 'Marion']. > > I have just had a look for Walter's birth certificate: he was born Walter > Dickson KINNAIRD on 9th July 1860 at George Watson's Hospital Lodge, > Lauriston Place, Edinburgh. His parents were Robert KINNAIRD, janitor, > George Watson's Hospital (a very well-known Edinburgh school) and Marion > DICKSON. So this family do not appear to have been related to your David > Hay KINNAIRD, unless Marion remarried to someone bearing the same surname > as > her first husband. The death of a Robert KINNAIRD aged 54 was registered > in > the Newington district of Edinburgh in 1869. > > Rhoda > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIDLOTHIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Bob Glad to be able to help. Just thought you might like to know that Ancestry transcribed the family as 'MINNICH' and Walter as 41 years old! The original was pretty difficult to read. I will send you the original image off-list. Best wishes Rhoda