Sally Taylor wrote, mainly for Kylie: > > I don't think paying the GRO to search a pre-1855 death will be of any use, > since there was no official death registration in Scotland prior to 1855. That is a wee bit fatalistic [pun not intended] IF the parish where probably died, is known. Some parishes had Burial records in that period, five of the Edinburgh parishes list pre- 1855 burials for example. The records were maintained by the churches and while most of these were rather lean on details, there were some more informative. Unfortunately most Burials in the OPR and other Churches' registers are not Indexed. Reading of the microfilms [images] can be a slow chore. For Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist, Free, Jewish etc congregations the records are not at NRH, not available in LDS libraries but are accessed in the NAS collections in General Register House. There are probably dupes at Salt Lake City tagged as Not To Be Circulated, and (maybe) Not to be Photocopied. -- Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/ PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA

Thank You Alistair, I did know that sometimes you will find record of burial or death in PR's, provided you know some detail about where, when and whom. Since Kylie did not know much about her man- when and where died, and his name is somewhat common, it may prove quite a challenge. Sally Taylor Boxborough MA USA For what are we but reflections of our masters- those that came before us and whose blood flows in our veins- the ancestors who don't wish to be forgotten surname interests: ADAMS, BOOKER, DAVIDSON, DONALDSON, DUCKETT, FREELAND, GRAY, MacARTHUR, MacGREGOR, PRIDE, SKINNER, WESTCOTT England and Scotland http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=n0055504 -----Original Message----- From: Alistair Cameron [mailto:acameron@hinet.net.au] Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:34 PM To: MIDLOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MLN] Clutching at straws Sally Taylor wrote, mainly for Kylie: > > I don't think paying the GRO to search a pre-1855 death will be of any use, > since there was no official death registration in Scotland prior to 1855. That is a wee bit fatalistic [pun not intended] IF the parish where probably died, is known. Some parishes had Burial records in that period, five of the Edinburgh parishes list pre- 1855 burials for example. The records were maintained by the churches and while most of these were rather lean on details, there were some more informative. Unfortunately most Burials in the OPR and other Churches' registers are not Indexed. Reading of the microfilms [images] can be a slow chore. For Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist, Free, Jewish etc congregations the records are not at NRH, not available in LDS libraries but are accessed in the NAS collections in General Register House. There are probably dupes at Salt Lake City tagged as Not To Be Circulated, and (maybe) Not to be Photocopied. -- Cheers, ALISTAIR M. CAMERON http://quozl.netrek.org/cameron-research/ PO Box 215 BUNDANOON NSW 2578 AUSTRALIA