Hi I am trying to trace birth records for the following, ages are those given in the 1910 census: Harriet Lurcock (8 months) Beatrice Lurcock (2 years) They were part of a household comprising: Russel Lurcock (32) Elizabeth Lurcock (22) For info, I have the following records: 1910 census record: http://www.siliconglen.com/genealogy/el-1910census.tif Mention of Russel Lurcock http://www.siliconglen.com/genealogy/jc-birth.jpg This establishes the US-Scotland link Likely 1880 census record for Russel Lurcock (age 1) http://www.rootsweb.com/~pabradfo/census/1880lit1.htm another extract details this very similar but slightly different info: Litchfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania 1880 Edw. Lurcock, Farm Laborer, Age 30, Born:  Pennsylvania, Father Born:  England Mother Born:  England Ella Lurcock, Wife, Keeping House, Age 20, Born:     Pennsylvania No Indication of where parents were born RUSSELL LURCOCK, Son, Age 1, Born:     New York George Hudson, StepSon, Age 3, Born:     Pennsylvania Death of Harriet Lurcock showing full name (Harriet May) and parents details http://www.siliconglen.com/genealogy/harriet-lurcock.tif The census record is the best info I have, and although I have possible matches for Elizabeth McGowan entering the US (1903; aged 17; dumfries), I really need to locate her marriage details before I can progress much further as details of her marriage are sketchy. Besides this http://www.siliconglen.com/genealogy/jc-birth.jpg Which seems to indicate that although she is shown as married in the US 1910 census, her husband died in 1912 in Leicestershire (England). This could be the Haddington registrar misunderstanding Schuyler. I also have this Lurcock marriage record which on the face of it seems not to be a good match as the bride's surname is wrong (should be McGowan) http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyschuyl/MarrigL.html However, the actual record of this here: http://www.siliconglen.com/genealogy/el-marriage.jpg shows the mother's maiden name as "Mary Jane Beck" which does match this Elizabeth McGowan http://www.siliconglen.com/genealogy/el-birth.tif So, a bit of a puzzle really. Maybe they eloped and she lied about her surname (and he hid his previous 2 marriages which appear on the census record) Can anyone help me to locate the birth records of Harriet or Beatrice please, the census at Chemung County, Veteran is likely also where they were born, given that one is 8 months old. Once I have a birth record, then hopefully I can start to make a bit more sense of the marriage confusion! If anyone can find alternative matches for the marriage, this would also be very useful. many thanks -- Craig Cockburn ("coburn"). SiliconGlen.com Ltd. http://SiliconGlen.com Home to the first online guide to Scotland, founded 1994. Scottish FAQ, wedding info, website design, stop spam and more!