The SA BDM certificates are not good with information, so no, parents names are not on the marriage or death records. I'll try to ascertain if there were other births in South Australia but that won't necessarily mean the info I want will be on them. : ( Buying the St Cuthbert's marriage still wouldn't tell me if this Alexander Stewart and Elizabeth were mine. I have to find a link to her name in records here, or tie the births of the kids in Scotland to parents names. I might have to hire Graham Jaunay (from SA) who provided the info from the Emigrant Register to do some further search in SA. Your advice has been much appreciated Judy, thank you. Cheers Janine -----Original Message----- Do these marriage and death records not give parents' names at all? Was there a newspaper notice for any of these events? IS there a possibility of other children either born in Australia or left behind in Scotland (it did happen) whose records might be found?

Well yes, especially since from what you have said you don't have any other confirmation for Elizabeth's maiden name. Neither "Alexander Stewart" nor "Elizabeth" are rare names. But...I believe the St Cuthberts marriage (banns) records for that time are some of the most informative. And you never know quite what you might find. For starters, if Alexander's profession is consistent, that increases the chances that he is 'yours' by quite a bit. Then if you have Elizabeth's father's name and residence you may be able to trace her family. One of them may have left a will, or perhaps you can find someone researching her siblings. Who knows, there may be someone out there with family letters and pictures that have been handed down to them - that's happened to me in the past. Good luck. Judy On 10 Jan 2009, at 01:04, janine h wrote: > Buying the St Cuthbert's marriage still > wouldn't tell me if this Alexander Stewart and Elizabeth were mine.