Dear Lorna: I have not yet delved into what you have published and wonder if this is all the information given. I am interested in John Craik Tait quite aways down on the list. If there is any further information I would really like to know. Thanks Elaine, searching Craik's in Edinburgh Lorna Wallace wrote: >What a clever idea. I've often wished there was some way of publishing our spare death certificates and what better way than on this list. Hopefully some of these may be of use to someone too. > >1864 Temple >Agnes GOODALL married Andrew MURRAY dau of Alexander GOODALL & Agnes TURNER > >Ann ROBERTSON dau of Charles ROBERTSON & Margaret DAVIDSON > >Alexander RITCHIE son of Alex RITCHIE & Agnes HILL > >1918 Glencorse >Agnes Livingstone WEBSTER dau Thomas WEBSTER & Elizabeth LIVINGSTONE > >John MILLER married to Helen CRANSTON son of Joseph MILLER and Margaret MURRAY > >Marion BENSON widow of Francis BENSON dau of David KIDD and Marion ERSKINE > >1894 South Leith >Alison Wallace REID dau William REID & Isabell RICE > >Agnes WILSON dau Archibald WILSON & Agnes UNKNOWN (Teacher age 76) Informant: James LAING, nephew-in-law > >UNKNOWN supposed Labourer or Marine ? age 46 to 50 Cause of death: Drowning - Informant: Inspector of Police > >1871 Borthwick >Agnes PEARSON dau Thomas WILSON & Agnes DALGLISH >Informant: Thomas PEARSON Widower > >James PEARSON son Thomas PEARSON & Agnes WILSON > >Marion HERRIOT dau Peter HERRIOT & Euphemia DARLING > >1954 East Calder >Alexander WEBSTER married to Mary Walker Wood ROGERS son of Ronald WEBSTER & Agnes ROGERS > >John Cowper WALLACE son Alexander Smith WALLACE and Georgina Blaikie COWPER > >Mary TRIPNEY dau John TRIPNEY & Jemima (or Jessie) MILLER > >1892 Canongate, Edinburgh >Alexander WILSON married to 1) Isabella LENNOX 2) Jane BUCHAN son of John WILSON & Margaret PENDREIGH > >Mary Ann BRESLIN dau of John BRESLIN & Mary formerly SMITH m.s. BROWN > >Mary FORSYTH widow of James FORSYTH dau John CHALMERS & Christina MATHESON > >1866 Borthwick >Andrew MURRAY Widower of Agnes GOODALL son William MURRAY & Margaret UNKNOWN > >Helen GARDENER dau James GARDENER & Elisabeth GILLAN > >John CLERK married to Margaret CLARK son John CLERK & Margaret UNKNOWN > >1949 - Morningside, Edinburgh >Barbara MACKAY widow of Adam MACKAY dau Alexander REID & Barbara HENRY > >David CHOSENWOOD widow of Alison Thomson EDDINGTON son of Isabella CHOSENWOOD > >Donald Paterson MCHARDY son of Archibald MCHARDY & Ann THOMSON > >1919 St Giles Edinburgh >Isabella BAXTER dau Robert BAXTER & Catherine Hogg SMITH > >John Craik TAIT married to Mary Ann TRACEY dau of Robert TAIT & Elizabeth CRAIK > >Caroline Proctor POTTER dau Alexander POTTER & Elizabeth BALLANTINE > >1907 St Giles Edinburgh >Catherine STRATHIE dau George STRATHIE & Christina WEBSTER > >Helen MCGEORGE dau James MCGEORGE & Eliza Jackson SHANKS > >John STEVENSON son Alexander STEVENSON & Maria STANBURY > >1943 St Andrew Edinburgh >Helen WOOD dau Joseph WOOD & Gelen McGregor MCNEE > >Janette CURRIE dau of Mary McClure SMEATON or CURRIE wife of Alexander CURRIE > >Charles Lennox Leitch WILSON married to 1) Annie CONNOR 2) Elizabeth CLARK son Robert WILSON & Catherine WILSON afterwards YOUNG m.s. LEITCH > >1911 Kirknewton & East Calder >John LAIDLAW son John LAIDLAW & Mary LOTHIAN > >Christina FORREST Widow of Alexander FORREST age 76 >Parents: Unknown - Informant: Alexander FORREST son Wilkieston > >Charlotte MCRINER married to Henry MCRINER dau of Thomas CLARKSON & Isabella WEBSTER > >1868 St Andrew EDINBURGH >Jessie SLATER married to James SLATER dau James PATERSON & Eliza ROBERTSON > >Ruth JOHNSTON age 1 dau Thomas JOHNSTON & Elizabeth MCGEORGE > >Charlotte WEBSTER dau David WEBSTER & Christina POTTER > >More later. > >Lorna Wallace >Glasgow > > > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.18 - Release Date: 19/04/2005

Elaine: You need to get some one who has a copy to look up Craik In Dr. George Black's book "The Surmanes of Scotland", it seems to me it is related to Cruick, Croc, Crooks etc. Gordon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine" <macmac3@optusnet.com.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [MLN] Re: Death Spares > Dear Lorna: > I have not yet delved into what you have published and wonder if this is > all the information given. I am interested in John Craik Tait quite aways > down on the list. If there is any further information I would really like > to know. Thanks > Elaine, searching Craik's in Edinburgh > > Lorna Wallace wrote: > >>What a clever idea. I've often wished there was some way of publishing >>our spare death certificates and what better way than on this list. >>Hopefully some of these may be of use to someone too. >> >>1864 Temple Agnes GOODALL married Andrew MURRAY dau of Alexander GOODALL >>& Agnes TURNER >> >>Ann ROBERTSON dau of Charles ROBERTSON & Margaret DAVIDSON >> >>Alexander RITCHIE son of Alex RITCHIE & Agnes HILL >> >>1918 Glencorse Agnes Livingstone WEBSTER dau Thomas WEBSTER & Elizabeth >>LIVINGSTONE >> >>John MILLER married to Helen CRANSTON son of Joseph MILLER and Margaret >>MURRAY >> >>Marion BENSON widow of Francis BENSON dau of David KIDD and Marion ERSKINE >> >>1894 South Leith Alison Wallace REID dau William REID & Isabell RICE >> >>Agnes WILSON dau Archibald WILSON & Agnes UNKNOWN (Teacher age 76) >>Informant: James LAING, nephew-in-law >> >>UNKNOWN supposed Labourer or Marine ? age 46 to 50 Cause of death: >>Drowning - Informant: Inspector of Police >> >>1871 Borthwick Agnes PEARSON dau Thomas WILSON & Agnes DALGLISH >>Informant: Thomas PEARSON Widower >> >>James PEARSON son Thomas PEARSON & Agnes WILSON >> >>Marion HERRIOT dau Peter HERRIOT & Euphemia DARLING >> >>1954 East Calder >>Alexander WEBSTER married to Mary Walker Wood ROGERS son of Ronald WEBSTER >>& Agnes ROGERS >> >>John Cowper WALLACE son Alexander Smith WALLACE and Georgina Blaikie >>COWPER >> >>Mary TRIPNEY dau John TRIPNEY & Jemima (or Jessie) MILLER >> >>1892 Canongate, Edinburgh >>Alexander WILSON married to 1) Isabella LENNOX 2) Jane BUCHAN son of John >>WILSON & Margaret PENDREIGH >> >>Mary Ann BRESLIN dau of John BRESLIN & Mary formerly SMITH m.s. BROWN >> >>Mary FORSYTH widow of James FORSYTH dau John CHALMERS & Christina MATHESON >> >>1866 Borthwick >>Andrew MURRAY Widower of Agnes GOODALL son William MURRAY & Margaret >>UNKNOWN >> >>Helen GARDENER dau James GARDENER & Elisabeth GILLAN >> >>John CLERK married to Margaret CLARK son John CLERK & Margaret UNKNOWN >> >>1949 - Morningside, Edinburgh >>Barbara MACKAY widow of Adam MACKAY dau Alexander REID & Barbara HENRY >> >>David CHOSENWOOD widow of Alison Thomson EDDINGTON son of Isabella >>CHOSENWOOD >> >>Donald Paterson MCHARDY son of Archibald MCHARDY & Ann THOMSON >> >>1919 St Giles Edinburgh >>Isabella BAXTER dau Robert BAXTER & Catherine Hogg SMITH >> >>John Craik TAIT married to Mary Ann TRACEY dau of Robert TAIT & Elizabeth >>CRAIK >> >>Caroline Proctor POTTER dau Alexander POTTER & Elizabeth BALLANTINE >> >>1907 St Giles Edinburgh >>Catherine STRATHIE dau George STRATHIE & Christina WEBSTER >> >>Helen MCGEORGE dau James MCGEORGE & Eliza Jackson SHANKS >> >>John STEVENSON son Alexander STEVENSON & Maria STANBURY >> >>1943 St Andrew Edinburgh >>Helen WOOD dau Joseph WOOD & Gelen McGregor MCNEE >> >>Janette CURRIE dau of Mary McClure SMEATON or CURRIE wife of Alexander >>CURRIE >> >>Charles Lennox Leitch WILSON married to 1) Annie CONNOR 2) Elizabeth CLARK >>son Robert WILSON & Catherine WILSON afterwards YOUNG m.s. LEITCH >> >>1911 Kirknewton & East Calder >>John LAIDLAW son John LAIDLAW & Mary LOTHIAN >> >>Christina FORREST Widow of Alexander FORREST age 76 Parents: Unknown - >>Informant: Alexander FORREST son Wilkieston >> >>Charlotte MCRINER married to Henry MCRINER dau of Thomas CLARKSON & >>Isabella WEBSTER >> >>1868 St Andrew EDINBURGH >>Jessie SLATER married to James SLATER dau James PATERSON & Eliza ROBERTSON >> >>Ruth JOHNSTON age 1 dau Thomas JOHNSTON & Elizabeth MCGEORGE >> >>Charlotte WEBSTER dau David WEBSTER & Christina POTTER >> >>More later. >> >>Lorna Wallace >>Glasgow >> >> >> >> > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.18 - Release Date: 19/04/2005 > > >

Hi Elaine Here are the details on John Craik TAIT's death certificate. District of St Giles Edinburgh John Craig TAIT Teacher Married to Mary Ann TRACEY died 1 Feb 1919 Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh Usual Residence: 89 Holyrood Road M age 50 yrs Father: Robert TAIT Carrier & Builder (deceased) Mother: Elizabeth TAIT m.s. CRAIK (deceased) Cause of death: Lobar Pneumonia 6 days Influenza 14 days as cert by Robert A Fleming MD Informant: James TAIT son 89 Holyrood Road Registered: 3 Feb 1919 at Edinburgh Signed: J Brown, Asst Registrar ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine" <macmac3@optusnet.com.au> To: <MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [MLN] Re: Death Spares > Dear Lorna: > I have not yet delved into what you have published and wonder if this is > all the information given. I am interested in John Craik Tait quite > aways down on the list. If there is any further information I would > really like to know. Thanks > Elaine, searching Craik's in Edinburgh