Hi all Can anyone help please My GGGG Grandfather James MacDonald b1794 Reay died in Thurso 1857. His death certificate states "buried in Reay churchyard not certified" What does " not certified " mean ? Regards Derek

On death certificates I have in my possession, they say that the person was buried..... "as certified by........., Sexton", so from this I would assume that the Sexton is certifying that the person is in fact buried where they say. In your case I would assume that the wording means that the Sexton has not certified that James MacDonald has in fact been buried in Reay churchyard. Janet Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia Email: jmartin@ehmail.com Researching: Gordon / Grier / Hannah / Grierson / Roxburgh / Whannel / McIlwraith / Hawkins / Campbell ----- Original Message ----- From: <DerekMcDonald1@aol.com> To: <SCT-CAITHNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 4:11 AM Subject: A question : Hi all : Can anyone help please : My GGGG Grandfather James MacDonald b1794 Reay died in Thurso 1857. His : death certificate states "buried in Reay churchyard not certified" What does : " not certified " mean ? : : Regards Derek :