1855 Births in the Parish of Banff No 6 SIMPSON Janet. Female born Mar 24, 1855 at 1am at Colleonard Banff (informant present) to James SIMPSON Jun'r, a Distiller aged 28y born Banff and Janet SIMPSON ms MORISON aged 26y born Boyndie parish. This was her 3rd child. Informant was the father who signed the registration. This couple married 1852 at Boyndie and had 2 boys and 1girl living. [No children were deceased or they'd have been listed.] Registered March 29 at Banff, Alex Smith, Registrar. No 7. BRODIE John. Male. born 27th March 1855 2a.m. at Ord District, Parish of Banff, (informant present) to John BRODIE, Agricultural Labourer, aged 27, born Cairnie and Margaret BRODIE m.s. SMITH. aged 24, born Kilkenny, Ireland. This was her 4th child. The couple married 1845 (didn't say where) and had 2 boys and 2 girls living. Informant John Brodie, father who signed his name. Registered at Banff 4th April 1855. Alex Smith, Registrar. No 8. MILTON Ann. Female. born 19th March 1855. 5.30 am. at Bochlaw, Parish of Banff, (informant present) to James MILTON, Agricultural Labourer, 18 years. born Dishford and Margaret RAEBURN 22 years born Speymouth. The couple were not married. Informant Mary RAEBURN, grandmother, her X mark. witnessed by Alex Thomson, and Alex Menzies. Registered at Banff 4th April 1855. Alex Smith, Registrar. No 9 STEELE Alexander Milne. Male. born 21st March 1855. 5 a.m. at Blairshinnoch, Parish of Banff. (informant present) To James STEELE, Blacksmith, 32 years, born Banff and Grace Fraser STEELE m.n. ROBERTSON This was her 3rd child. The couple were married in 1850 at Banff and had 2 girls and 1 boy living. Informant James Steele, father, who signed. Registered 6th April 1855 at Banff. Alex Smith, Registrar. No 10 SPENCE George. Male.born 28th March 1855. 7.45 a.m at Ord District, Parish of Banff. (informant present) To George SPENCE, Agricultural Labourer 36 years born Forglen and Ann SPENCE. m.n. WILSON. This was her 1st child. The couple were married May 13th 1854. at Ord and had one boy living. Informant was Anne MARTIN, grandmother, who signed her name. Registered 13th April 1855 at Banff. Alex Smith, Registrar. >> Best Wishes, Jane (thanks to Meg Greenwood for sending me the original and Ray Hennessy for help with deciphering the placenames)