Hi Pam Thankyou for that. I have both her marriage & death certificates, and she is Jessie on both of them. Is it likely that she would have been christened Janet in Scotland, and use Jessie on official Australian documents? Her granddaughter, my grandmother, was christened Jessie. I used to think it was short for Jessica, but it was just Jessie. BTW, no parents are listed on either certificate. regards Lyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Cook" <pamcook@inet.net.nz> To: "Lyn Wolf" <lawolf@murraytel.com.au> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:35 PM Subject: Re: Jessie Tait born abt 1819 > Hi Lyn > > Jessie is also Janet which is the more formal name. My Gt Grandmother was > Jessie, but in her birth and death certificates she is Janet. you might > find more Janet's than Jessie's. > > Regards > Pam Cook > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lyn Wolf" <lawolf@murraytel.com.au> > To: <SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:05 PM > Subject: Jessie Tait born abt 1819 > > > > Jessie Tait was born abt 1819 in Scotland. She married in Australia, 1852. > It is unknown when she came to Australia, or whether she travelled with > family or not. > > She is believed to have come from Caithness, but searching the GROS, am > unable to find her. There are these 2 possibles: > > There is an un-named daughter born to a James Tait, 14 Aug 1821, at > Thurso, Caithness. Does anyone know who she is? > > There is also a Jessie Tait born to a William Tait & Janet Melrose, 29 Mar > 1819, Crichton, Midlothian. > > Does anyone have any further information on either of these families? > > regards > > Lyn Wolf > > Australia > > > > >