Good afternoon Liz, There is often a simple explanation for this . Yesterday I was checking the OPR film for births in Sanquar Parish 1850/1854.( At SGS) Amongst the 1850 births were a number of records from 1840/45 Being long enough working at FH research I can remember the days when we had to consult the original documents ( books) at NRH Many pages were badly watermarked./damaged and the Session Clerk then rewrote them when he had time and where he could find space.. I have seen many instances of a page - rewritten- in a slot 5/10 years out of its normal position ( later) It applies obviously to B,D & M alike and I have found a number of instances over thr years. This is another case where one has to accept that "patience is a virtue " where FH research is concerned !! We have no god given right , unfortunately , to everything being in its place as we would like it !! (WINK) That's one of the things that helps to make FH so compelling and interesting !! Good luck with your searches Regards John John D. Stevenson Edinburgh Scotland >I thought this would interest some who are searching for OPR birth records. > > I just downloaded, from Scotlandspeople, a birth record for William Laing, > 09 May 1848. I started searching for the eldest son in this family, and I > did indeed find him. I also found his brother George, 19Feb1851 and > sister Elizabeth, 09May1854, all were recorded at the same time. The > rest of the page had several families with 2, 3, 5 and 6 children > registered at the same time. Birth years ranged from 1844 - 1854. > > The longest period I have found between birth and registration has been 15 > years, but that was only one child in the family. > > This last one was worth 5 credits! > > Liz Dempster > Ontario Canada > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello John, You are right about everything not in its place. I am constantly surprised and amazed when I find something right out of the blue! I only wish I had the time to spend all day tracking down records. But, that would entail winning the big lottery to quit my job and spend time in Scotland until I think I am done. But would I ever be done? Just when I think I have gone as far as I can, another surprise pops up and I am off again. Knowing what might now be in those later records, I am on the trail again of some gggreats! Thanks Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Stevenson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] OPR birth records > Good afternoon Liz, > There is often a simple explanation for this . > Yesterday I was checking the OPR film for births in Sanquar Parish > 1850/1854.( At SGS) > Amongst the 1850 births were a number of records from 1840/45 > Being long enough working at FH research I can remember the days when we > had > to consult the original documents ( books) at NRH > Many pages were badly watermarked./damaged and the Session Clerk then > rewrote them when he had time and where he could find space.. > I have seen many instances of a page - rewritten- in a slot 5/10 years out > of its normal position ( later) > It applies obviously to B,D & M alike and I have found a number of > instances over thr years. > This is another case where one has to accept that "patience is a virtue " > where FH research is concerned !! > We have no god given right , unfortunately , to everything being in its > place as we would like it !! (WINK) > That's one of the things that helps to make FH so compelling and > interesting > !! > > Good luck with your searches > Regards > John > > John D. Stevenson > Edinburgh > Scotland > > > >>I thought this would interest some who are searching for OPR birth >>records. >> >> I just downloaded, from Scotlandspeople, a birth record for William >> Laing, >> 09 May 1848. I started searching for the eldest son in this family, and >> I >> did indeed find him. I also found his brother George, 19Feb1851 and >> sister Elizabeth, 09May1854, all were recorded at the same time. The >> rest of the page had several families with 2, 3, 5 and 6 children >> registered at the same time. Birth years ranged from 1844 - 1854. >> >> The longest period I have found between birth and registration has been >> 15 >> years, but that was only one child in the family. >> >> This last one was worth 5 credits! >> >> Liz Dempster >> Ontario Canada >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi John, This is so true no matter where you search, even here in the states. We find it often even in our court houses at times but we keep digging and sooner or later if willing to look we find what we are looking for. Glad to see you back on line. Hope you are doing well. Carol Kenney Lovitt [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Stevenson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [MIDLOTHIAN] OPR birth records > Good afternoon Liz, > There is often a simple explanation for this . > Yesterday I was checking the OPR film for births in Sanquar Parish > 1850/1854.( At SGS) > Amongst the 1850 births were a number of records from 1840/45 > Being long enough working at FH research I can remember the days when we > had > to consult the original documents ( books) at NRH > Many pages were badly watermarked./damaged and the Session Clerk then > rewrote them when he had time and where he could find space.. > I have seen many instances of a page - rewritten- in a slot 5/10 years out > of its normal position ( later) > It applies obviously to B,D & M alike and I have found a number of > instances over thr years. > This is another case where one has to accept that "patience is a virtue " > where FH research is concerned !! > We have no god given right , unfortunately , to everything being in its > place as we would like it !! (WINK) > That's one of the things that helps to make FH so compelling and > interesting > !! > > Good luck with your searches > Regards > John > > John D. Stevenson > Edinburgh > Scotland > > > >>I thought this would interest some who are searching for OPR birth >>records. >> >> I just downloaded, from Scotlandspeople, a birth record for William >> Laing, >> 09 May 1848. I started searching for the eldest son in this family, and >> I >> did indeed find him. I also found his brother George, 19Feb1851 and >> sister Elizabeth, 09May1854, all were recorded at the same time. The >> rest of the page had several families with 2, 3, 5 and 6 children >> registered at the same time. Birth years ranged from 1844 - 1854. >> >> The longest period I have found between birth and registration has been >> 15 >> years, but that was only one child in the family. >> >> This last one was worth 5 credits! >> >> Liz Dempster >> Ontario Canada >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >