Hi Ann, If your Hugh (aka Ewan) died in 1855 or later then his death would be listed in the Scottish civil registration. The fantastic thing about the Scottish certificates is that although they started later than the English ones, the information included on them is SO much more informative. Hugh's death certificate will require the names of his parents (including his mother'smaiden name!!). I have looked at a large muber of Scottish certifiicates, and I don't think I ever found one that had "unknown" listed for that question (the Scots were very good at that sort of thing, thankfully). Even better, the certificate can be purchased and viewed in the comfort of your own home by visiting the Scottish general Registration Office site online at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk It is a wonderful service and (if the certificate exists) will answer those family mysteries very quickly (it did mine!!) Good luck Regards Lesley Melbourne, Australia

Whilst I wholeheartedly agree about the information that one usually finds, I have found that the information in the certificate is only as good as the Informant; a grieving husband failing to remember who his departed wife's parents were - he gave the names incorrectly - and in the case of a great +4 grandmother whose son didn't know who his grandparents were and the space was left blank. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "lesley" <bbqman@bigpond.net.au> > Hi Ann, > > If your Hugh (aka Ewan) died in 1855 or later then his death would be > listed in the Scottish civil registration. The fantastic thing about the > Scottish certificates is that although they started later than the English > ones, the information included on them is SO much more informative. Hugh's > death certificate will require the names of his parents (including his > mother'smaiden name!!). I have looked at a large muber of Scottish > certifiicates, and I don't think I ever found one that had "unknown" listed > for that question (the Scots were very good at that sort of thing, > thankfully). Even better, the certificate can be purchased and viewed in the > comfort of your own home by visiting the Scottish general Registration > Office site online at > www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk > It is a wonderful service and (if the certificate exists) will answer > those family mysteries very quickly (it did mine!!)