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    1. [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Elizabeth PEFFERS and Patrick LAFFERTY
    2. Walt Sammis
    3. Hi everyone, I'm hoping for a brick wall breaker for a very tough problem. I am searching high and low for the marriage of Elizabeth PEFFERS and Patrick (also known as Peter) LAFFERTY, married between 1820-1833, probably in Haddingtonshire or Edinburgh. Elizabeth was Church of Scotland and Patrick was Roman Catholic so I think the banns were probably posted in a Church of Scotland church and the marriage was probably in a Catholic church because they baptized their children as Catholics. I have searched the Catholic registers for Edinburgh, Dundee, Glasgow and Paisley plus the IGI, no luck. Elizabeth PEFFERS was born 9 May 1800 and baptized 18 May 1800 in Haddington, the daughter of Robert PEFFERS and Mary COALSTONE. She married Patrick LAFFERTY between 1820 and 1833, place unknown. They had at least four children, (1) Helen LAFFERTY b. 1831-1832, m. unknown, d. unknown, places unknown (2) Peter LAFFERTY b. 1 Dec 1833 in Edinburgh, m. 5 Nov 1859 in Yester, East Lothian d. 28 March 1910 in Kirkcudbright, Crimean War veteran (3) James LAFFERTY b. 21 Nov 1835 d. 2 July 1840, both in Edinburgh (4) Robert LAFFERTY b. 3 April 1838 d. 21 June 1840, both in Edinburgh. Patrick LAFFERTY died 30 Oct 1838 in Edinburgh. Elizabeth married Andrew BAXTER on 14 Feb 1846 in Edinburgh, was living in Samuelston, Gladsmuir, East Lothian in the 1851 census, and died in "Caldsey", East Lothian (Cauldshiel in Bolton?) on 5 July 1856. Elizabeth's father lived at Seggarsdean, near Haddington, for many years. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, Walt Sammis.

    11/26/2003 02:55:57