Hi Judith; You have asked me a lot of questions which I must digest and analyse! I think the marriage record was from the IGI. But, the record of death of Robert was from a local newspaper in Ontario, Canada, and it didn't mention his parents. In the meantime, give me a couple of days. I appreciate your reply. Lloyd Crooks Judith wrote: >Hi Lloyd, > >What sort of record of the marriage do you have? If >it was the IGI then try searching the OPR's on Scotland's >People for the original document which may have more >details. If you dont want to use a credit card on line , >you may also like to go to your local LDS Family >History Centre and order in the film for Lilliesleaf if it >is available. Doing it that way you may be able to >get births, deaths and marriages for that area and >could check out any other Crooks in the area. > >Did they have a second daughter? If the naming pattern was >followed, then the eldest son and the second daughter would >carry the names of Robert's parents. Mind you not all of >Scotland followed the naming pattern which was a >highland custom. The lowlands of Scotland mostly didn't. > If there were families in the lowlands who did follow the >naming pattern it was pretty safe to say they had originated >in the highlands. > >Have you got the death certificate for Robert? Not sure >if Canada includes names of parents on death certs but it is >a possibility. It would or should give you his age which again >may help to narrow down his date of birth and parents. >If you know where he died you may also try obituaries in >the local papers. > >Also you might try naturalisation papers. > >Regards >Judith > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lloyd Crooks" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 4:51 PM >Subject: [MIDLOTHIAN] Looking for Crooks' > > > > >>I have a record of a Robert Crooks and Jane (Jean) Turnbull marriage on >>March 22, 1832 in Lilliesleaf, Scotland. Her family is well documented, >>but I have no record of his ancestory. Their oldest son was named >>George, and from what I know of the Scottish traditional naming >>sequence, I am thinking Robert's father was a George. Their second child >>Nancy was named after the mother's mother - Nancy Milburne - according >>to the information I have. >> >>I also have reason to believe they spent some time in Ireland before >>coming to Canada in about 1842. >> >>Idea? Suggestions? Information? >> >>Lloyd Crooks >>Winnipeg, 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 >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1127 - Release Date: >>12/11/2007 9:19 PM >> >> >> >> > > >------------------------------- >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 > > > >