I'm starting to think its time to throw a tanty! I thought that maybe I could get more clues to finding my William Noble's (Pilot in Leith) death by finding his wife's death certificate. Her name is Janet Edmonstone and on their marriage certificate it said daughter of John Edmonstone (Porter in Leith) so following that I found that she was born approx 1806. I found a certificate that has a Janet Noble, widow of James Noble, Pilot. She lived in Yardheads, Leith (which is the last area I can find my Janet residing in) and her father is listed as James Edmonstone. The age at death and the year would make her born in 1801 and to a different set of parents. The informant is listed as nephew and is the son of another of James Edmonstone's daughters. I have looked up marriages and cannot find a Janet Edmonstone married to a James Noble. It is SO so close with all the information but if I took it as gospel its not her. Can I assume that they got her fathers name wrong on her marriage certificate and her husbands wrong on her death certificate? There are no Johns in the family until Janet and Williams son Alexander had a son but John Logan Noble is named after Alexander's wifes family. I am stumped on both William AND Janets deaths. To top it off Scotlands People doesnt have death records before 1855, I suppose I will have to bite the bullet and pay a fee to the GRO for them to search for it. If anyone would like to impart genealogical wisdom on this I would be oh so grateful. Pulling my hair out, Kylie

Hi Kylie, I can't help with your search for certificates, unfortunately, but I feel it worth mentioning that I have an Edmiston connection in Lanarkshire, and I have encountered several different spellings of the name including Edmonston, so it might be worth your while to check that out. Good luck with your search. Mary BC Canada Kylie wrote: > I'm starting to think its time to throw a tanty! I thought that maybe I > could get more clues to finding my William Noble's (Pilot in Leith) death > by finding his wife's death certificate. Her name is Janet Edmonstone and > on their marriage certificate it said daughter of John Edmonstone (Porter > in Leith) so following that I found that she was born approx 1806. I found > a certificate that has a Janet Noble, widow of James Noble, Pilot. She > lived in Yardheads, Leith (which is the last area I can find my Janet > residing in) and her father is listed as James Edmonstone. The age at > death and the year would make her born in 1801 and to a different set of > parents. The informant is listed as nephew and is the son of another of > James Edmonstone's daughters. > I have looked up marriages and cannot find a Janet Edmonstone married to a > James Noble. > > It is SO so close with all the information but if I took it as gospel its > not her. Can I assume that they got her fathers name wrong on her marriage > certificate and her husbands wrong on her death certificate? There are no > Johns in the family until Janet and Williams son Alexander had a son but > John Logan Noble is named after Alexander's wifes family. > > I am stumped on both William AND Janets deaths. To top it off Scotlands > People doesnt have death records before 1855, I suppose I will have to > bite the bullet and pay a fee to the GRO for them to search for it. > > If anyone would like to impart genealogical wisdom on this I would be oh > so grateful. > > Pulling my hair out, > Kylie >