Thanks to everyone who answered my query - lots of avenues to check. Trying to find birth place and date of my Grandfather - James Stewart born in 1846 - have had several people look to no avail -. Family legend is that he was born in Buckie or Lossiemouth son of James Stewart and Georgina Munro who were married in Buckie. Guess it wouldn't be any fun if it was easy? Again thanks Jean Stewart - Brooks, Alberta

Jean, As the rest of James & Georgina's children are registered with the Church of Scotland, it is doubtful that they were Free Church members. It is much more likely that the record was not made (illness/forgetfulness of recorder) or the record is illegible (handwriting/deterioration of ink). On familysearch, James Stewart, son of James & Georgina, is shown as marrying Helen Marshall on 16 Oct 1874 in Buckie. If your James married Helen, then there is your proof of parentage, although you might never get an exact date of birth. -- Jo-Ann Croft

Thanks for your info Jo-Ann. I have a lot of family info but not the exaact date and place of James my grandfather. My father was from his second marriage to Margaret Douglas. Think I shall have to give up on date and place - a daughter of one of his sons from the first marriage said he was born in Lossiemouth - so I will have to be satisfied with that unofficial info. Again, thanks. Jean Stewart ----- Original Message ----- From: <jecroft@att.net> To: <moray@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Free Church > Jean, > > As the rest of James & Georgina's children are registered with the Church > of Scotland, it is doubtful that they were Free Church members. It is > much more likely that the record was not made (illness/forgetfulness of > recorder) or the record is illegible (handwriting/deterioration of ink). > > On familysearch, James Stewart, son of James & Georgina, is shown as > marrying Helen Marshall on 16 Oct 1874 in Buckie. If your James married > Helen, then there is your proof of parentage, although you might never get > an exact date of birth. > > -- > Jo-Ann Croft > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MORAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message