At the IGI search page http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp if you enter the surname KEMP, the region BRITISH ISLES, and the batch number C117202, (nothing else needed), you get baptisms of the surname KEMP (including some of my suspected ancestors) for the Haddingtonshire parish of SPOTT, 1683 - 1854. Every one of the 51 individuals baptised seems to be FEMALE! Is there something about the water in Spott? How did the surname persist in that parish? ... the world needs to know. Regards, Steven Gibbs, Guernsey.
Hi Steven the folks who were doing the transcribing only took the girls names. With the English parish records on the I.G.I you will find the batch numbers starting with either a J or K & they were for male or female baptisms. The B.V.R.I 2nd edition have both sexes.If you need a lookup Barb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Gibbs" <sgibbs@guernsey.net> To: <SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2003 6:20 AM Subject: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] SPOTT - strange happenings? > > At the IGI search page > http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_I GI.asp > if you enter the surname KEMP, the region BRITISH ISLES, and the batch > number C117202, (nothing else needed), you get baptisms of the surname > KEMP (including some of my suspected ancestors) for the Haddingtonshire > parish of SPOTT, 1683 - 1854. > > Every one of the 51 individuals baptised seems to be FEMALE! > > Is there something about the water in Spott? How did the surname > persist in that parish? > > ... the world needs to know. Regards, Steven Gibbs, Guernsey. > > > > ==== SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN Mailing List ==== > Share your record transcripts by entering them in the Scotland BDM Exchange today. Go to http://www.sctbdm.com/ to search or submit births, deaths, and marriages. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.552 / Virus Database: 344 - Release Date: 15/12/2003