Hi Jacquie, I suppose in 1909 when our "Ann" gave birth to Eva, she could have been as young as 15. It is a shame that Eva's birth certificate does not give the age of the mother, it would be a great help. Also, as previously suggested, she may not have used the middle name "Milne" on the 1901 Census. They mystery however, is that "Ann" gives the address where Eva was born 86 Grove Street, Edinburgh, where Browns were living at the time of the 1901 Census. Here in Oz, we have another very helpful toll to use in the 1900s and that is the Electrol Rolls (we became a Federated Nation in 1901). Is there anything like that in Scotland? I also will have a look at this Pinkie School, there maybe answers there, if they have archives or even a year book could be of assistance. Eva would have started school around 1915. Regards, Janice Belrose - Sydney Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacquie" <jjjcmj@mts.net> To: <sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 5:49 AM Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] John Brown and Mary Knowles: Annie Brown &James Montgomery >I saw that marriage registration as well but the age for Annie Brown is >actually 20, not 30. I > confirmed that by finding Annie Brown with her parents on the 1901 census > in East Lothian and she > was only 4 years old. After finding the census entry, I re-examined her > age and the 2 does look like > a 3 but when you compare it to the 2 in James' age, it looks more like > that than the 3s found on the > page. > > Jacquie > > -----Original Message----- > From: sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of > CandROverson > Sent: September 14, 2008 4:25 AM > To: sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] John Brown and Mary Knowles: Pinkie > > Apart from George and Agnes above, there was 1 in the > district of St Andrew in Edinburgh in 1917 between James Montgomery, > Bookkeeper, and Annie Brown, daughter of William Brown, Fishmonger, and > Agnes Dickson. Both Annie and James were living in 31 Dudley Crescent, > Leith at the time of the marriage. He was 25 and she was 30. It was a > "marriage by declaration" (a civil marriage) in the presence of William > Gray, Coalminer, and Catherine Brown. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCT-EDINBURGH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Keep in mind that Eva being born at 86 Grove Street doesn't necessarily mean that Ann Milne Brown lived there. It could be the address of the midwife who delivered the baby. We can't really make assumptions that any of the Browns living at 86 Grove Street were related especially since Brown is such a common name. I know from experience that you can easily end up "pursuing an untamed ornithoid without cause" (sorry, I couldn't resist a Star Trek reference - that means a wild goose chase). Jacquie Winnipeg, MB Canada -----Original Message----- From: sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sct-edinburgh-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janice Doughty Sent: September 14, 2008 4:32 PM To: sct-edinburgh@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SCT-EDINBURGH] John Brown and Mary Knowles: Annie Brown &James Montgomery Hi Jacquie, They mystery however, is that "Ann" gives the address where Eva was born 86 Grove Street, Edinburgh, where Browns were living at the time of the 1901 Census. Regards, Janice Belrose - Sydney Australia