Barbara wrote: > I am hoping someone can help me identify the parents of Margaret > DONALD. She was probably born between 1820 and 1823 in St Andrews > Moray. This is all the information I have on her... > Margaret DONALD was married to Alexander ABEL (gg grandfather) on 31 > Dec 1830 in Kintore Aberdeen. Really? If she was born in 1823, that would mean she was just 7 when she married! Are you sure you aren't confusing information on two (or more) different people called Margaret Donald (which, I would have to say, is a fairly common combination of names)? > ... Margaret had died before the 1881 census was taken. So what does it say on her death certificate? That should give both her age (which you can check against the Census data to be sure you have the correct Margaret) and the names of her parents. You should be able to find that at scotlandspeople.gov.uk Gavin Bell