Here is a page from the Forres Old Parish Records. My interest on this page is CLARK. If anyone would like a copy, let me know. William, lawful son to John TAYLOR, Hostler to Wm MACQUEEN, Forres, and Barbara SHAW, his spouse, was born 23d and baptized 29th June 1832 ~ Witnesses, William TAYLOR, innkeeper, and George MacKINNON, writer in Forres. Isabel, lawful daughter to Alexander CLARK, farmer in Balnageith, and Ann CRUICKSHANKS, his spouse, was born 1st June and baptized 2d July 1832 ~ Witnesses, John CLARK, miller at Mills of Forres, and James GILLAN, son to John GILLAN, farmer, Balnageith. Agnes, lawful daughter to John WATSON, shoemaker in Fores, and Jane MOOR, his spouse, was born 2d April, and baptized 18th June 1832 ~ Witnesses, Lewis SMITH, farmer in Square of Grange, and John WATSON, Forres Margaret, lawful daughter to Alexander SHEARER, mason in Forres, and Janet GORDON, his spouse, was born 25th June and baptized 11th July 1832 ~ Witnesses, Patrick DEWER, writer in Nairn, and Robert SHEARER, mason in Forres Mary, lawful daughter to Hugh WHITEFORD, travelling merchant, and Jane SIMPSON, his spouse, was born 15th and baptized 25th July 1832 ~ Witnesses, Peter BLACK, umbrella maker, and Mary Mae COLL in Forres. Margaret, lawful daughter to Mr. William LAING, merchant in Forres, and Mrs. Jane PAUL, his spouse, was born 16th July and baptized 16th August 1832 ~ Witnesses, Mr. James STEWART, farrier, Gateside, and Mr. John GRANT, residing in Forres. Robert, natural son to John ANDERSON, farm servant in Whiterow, and Catherine GRANT, was born 1st June and baptized 28th August 1832 ~ Witnesses, Peter CAMERON, kirk officer, and Robert ANDERSON, residing in Forres. John, lawful son to William DAVIDSON, baker in Forres, and Elisabeth WINCHESTER, his spouse, was born 1st and baptized 4th September 1832 ~ Witnesses, John FRASER, watchmaker, and John ROSS, merchant in Forres. James, lawful son to Alexander SHEPHERD, shoemaker in Forres, and Margaret RITCHIE, his spouse, was born 1st July and baptized __ September 1832 ~ Witnesses, James WILLIAMSON, mason, and James HENDRY, shoemaker in Forres. Ann, lawful daughter to Alexander MacKENZIE, farm servant in Bogtown, and Janet ROBERTSON, his spouse, was born 14th and baptized 23d September 1832 ~ Witnesses, Charles SMITH and John FALCONER in Forres. -- Jo-Ann Croft

Hello Jo-Ann Most interested to hear of your search of the Forres records. John Taylor, married to Barbara Shaw were my gg grandparents and I did not know of this record of a birth of another brother for my John Taylor who came to Australia in the 1850s. I know there was a brother called Hugh who also came to Australia. Not sure what relationship there may be to the witness William Taylor, innkeeper - a new one to me. Haven't been able to find the death of either John Taylor or Barbara Shaw - do you know of any online sources that might be useful? If you are able to send me a copy of the page to: Ian Ball 19 Peacedale Grove, Nunawading 3131 Australia. It would be much appreciated. Where did you view the actual records? Best wishes for your family history research Ian Ball On 05/03/2010, at 11:28 AM, jecroft@att.net wrote: > Here is a page from the Forres Old Parish Records. My interest on > this page is CLARK. If anyone would like a copy, let me know. > > William, lawful son to John TAYLOR, Hostler to Wm MACQUEEN, Forres, > and Barbara SHAW, his spouse, was born 23d and baptized 29th June > 1832 ~ Witnesses, William TAYLOR, innkeeper, and George MacKINNON, > writer in Forres. > > Isabel, lawful daughter to Alexander CLARK, farmer in Balnageith, > and Ann CRUICKSHANKS, his spouse, was born 1st June and baptized 2d > July 1832 ~ Witnesses, John CLARK, miller at Mills of Forres, and > James GILLAN, son to John GILLAN, farmer, Balnageith. > > Agnes, lawful daughter to John WATSON, shoemaker in Fores, and Jane > MOOR, his spouse, was born 2d April, and baptized 18th June 1832 ~ > Witnesses, Lewis SMITH, farmer in Square of Grange, and John > WATSON, Forres > > Margaret, lawful daughter to Alexander SHEARER, mason in Forres, > and Janet GORDON, his spouse, was born 25th June and baptized 11th > July 1832 ~ Witnesses, Patrick DEWER, writer in Nairn, and Robert > SHEARER, mason in Forres > > Mary, lawful daughter to Hugh WHITEFORD, travelling merchant, and > Jane SIMPSON, his spouse, was born 15th and baptized 25th July 1832 > ~ Witnesses, Peter BLACK, umbrella maker, and Mary Mae COLL in Forres. > > Margaret, lawful daughter to Mr. William LAING, merchant in Forres, > and Mrs. Jane PAUL, his spouse, was born 16th July and baptized > 16th August 1832 ~ Witnesses, Mr. James STEWART, farrier, Gateside, > and Mr. John GRANT, residing in Forres. > > Robert, natural son to John ANDERSON, farm servant in Whiterow, and > Catherine GRANT, was born 1st June and baptized 28th August 1832 ~ > Witnesses, Peter CAMERON, kirk officer, and Robert ANDERSON, > residing in Forres. > > John, lawful son to William DAVIDSON, baker in Forres, and > Elisabeth WINCHESTER, his spouse, was born 1st and baptized 4th > September 1832 ~ Witnesses, John FRASER, watchmaker, and John ROSS, > merchant in Forres. > > James, lawful son to Alexander SHEPHERD, shoemaker in Forres, and > Margaret RITCHIE, his spouse, was born 1st July and baptized __ > September 1832 ~ Witnesses, James WILLIAMSON, mason, and James > HENDRY, shoemaker in Forres. > > Ann, lawful daughter to Alexander MacKENZIE, farm servant in > Bogtown, and Janet ROBERTSON, his spouse, was born 14th and > baptized 23d September 1832 ~ Witnesses, Charles SMITH and John > FALCONER in Forres. > > > -- > 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

To Ian and any others interested, The record page was downloaded from http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk and I will be sending a TIF format image of the page. If you have problems viewing the image I send, I will forward a printout via surface mail. -- Jo-Ann Croft