Hello Stephen I dont have the 1881 to hand...what does it say for William? What about Williams marriage or death certs? I think the death cert gives both parents and the marriage certainly should, assuming the event was 1855 or later (and OPR would give father of course) the Edinburgh christening might be Daniel and Helen's second William, having lost the first.... Judy ---------- >From: "stephenmorrison" <stephenmorrison@beeb.net> >To: SCT-EDINBURGH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [EDB] CAMPBELL >Date: Thu, Jul 12, 2001, 7:13 pm > > Judy, > > Many thanks for your kind assistance. I must say William Campbell is proving > very elusive. > > My research began with the 1881 census for Kilmarnock, where William gave > his birthplace as Cramond, 1831. The parish register for Cramond gave brief > details of a marriage on the 4th December 1830, between Daniel Campbell and > Helen Clephane. Unfortunately, I could find no sign of William's birth > being registered after that date. Of course there could be many reasons for > this omission, including the possibility that they left Cramond soon after > William's birth. I also had a look at the 1841 census for Cramond and found > that there were no Campbells listed at all by that time. I then discovered > that a Daniel Campbell and Helen Cleophane had their son, William Campbell, > christened at Tolbooth Church, Edinburgh, in 1836. Assuming that the date > William gave for his birth is correct, he would have been 5yrs old in 1836 > and 20 yrs old in 1851. > Helen the widow looks a possibility, aged 50 with 4 children. William could > have left home by then, but I must confess I am running out of ideas. > > Steve > > > ==== SCT-EDINBURGH Mailing List ==== > Need mail list help? Contact Carol Hepburn at chepburn@uswest.net > >