Hello, I'm fairly new to Scottish research and am in the middle of a research project about my Scottish "roots." I would appreciate any guidance as to how to verify that a death record pre-1855 is the correct one for my ancestor. The death record is so brief (just the name). . .is there some other record to back it up? For example, my ancestor, Walter Kerr married (2) Margaret Anderson, about 1787. They had six children, the sixth being born in 1798. Margaret was born about 1766. They lived in Liberton at Hunters-hall. The only death/burial record I could find on ScotlandsPeople that is a possibility for Margaret is Marget Kerr, July 11, 1803 at Liberton, the mortcloth 2 L V, 2 sh 6 pence. Would there be an entry in the cemetery register, or is this the only record? Thanks, in advance, for any advice. Maurine Nuttall nuttall@surewest.net Granite Bay, CA, USA
Maurine, Try asking Mortonhall Crematorium, where many interment records are kept. Liberton is very near there. MortonhallCrematorium@edinburgh.gov.uk Good Luck, Archie Gilbert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nuttall Family" <nuttall@surewest.net> To: <MIDLOTHIAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:01 PM Subject: [MIDLOTHIAN] Verifying deaths/burials > Hello, > > I'm fairly new to Scottish research and am in the middle of a research > project about my Scottish "roots." I would appreciate any guidance as to > how to verify that a death record pre-1855 is the correct one for my > ancestor. The death record is so brief (just the name). . .is there some > other record to back it up? > > For example, my ancestor, Walter Kerr married (2) Margaret Anderson, about > 1787. They had six children, the sixth being born in 1798. Margaret was > born about 1766. They lived in Liberton at Hunters-hall. The only > death/burial record I could find on ScotlandsPeople that is a possibility > for Margaret is Marget Kerr, July 11, 1803 at Liberton, the mortcloth 2 L > V, 2 sh 6 pence. Would there be an entry in the cemetery register, or is > this the only record? > > Thanks, in advance, for any advice. > > Maurine Nuttall > nuttall@surewest.net > Granite Bay, CA, USA > > ------------------------------- > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2388 - Release Date: 09/22/09 05:51:00