In message <LPBBIADAJGKLBAEPNDBLOELDCCAA.mackenzi@cytanet.com.cy>, Alan <mackenzi@cytanet.com.cy> writes >Hello all, > >I am researching my father (MACKENZIE) side and am not really getting far >due to a severe lack of information. >The earliest "proof" that I have got is a marriage certificate for Alexander >John MACKENZIE and Mary Anne MACDONALD who were married 30th Oct 1912. >His mother and father are listed on the certificate as Alexander MACKENZIE >and Mary MACPHERSON. >Now here's where the confusion lies. I have been to the LDS site and >checked for the mother and father and there is a search result there of 02 >August 1867. I went to check this with the Scots Origins site and there is >no such listing, in fact I went through the whole of the 1800's just to be >thorough and there is no search result at all for an Alexander MACKENZIE and >Mary MACPHERSON. I made sure the search was wide open with wild cards and >such like, but still no result. >However, there is a result for a John MACKENZIE and Mary MACPHERSON given as >1874 in Kingussie and Insh. >Now, given that the name of the son is Alexander John MACKENZIE, is it >feasible that there is a mistake on the marriage certificate, and that the >name is in fact John MACKENZIE, or perhaps a mistake on Scots Origins >whereby the middle name has been used instead of the forename? > >I would be extremely grateful if anyone could provide advice on this one, >perhaps even a census lookup if someone has the time as I am completely >stuck on this one. > >Many thanks in advance. > >Alan Mackenzie > Hi Alan what was the occupation of Alexander? This should be on the marriage certificate. It sometimes helps to thin down the search. George -- George D. Christie " Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better "