Linda I also have a dau Catherine bap 1822 Perhaps the marriage date was 11 Jan 1820 ? As you guess, 'lawful' would mean being born of wedlocked parents. On occasions, two identically-named couples will crop up, and could also be the case I think the marriage OPR should be checked in this case. Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda M. Towne" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2011 5:07 AM Subject: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Donald McCormick and Margaret McKinnon > Hello all. > In the baptism registers (OPR), when it says 'lawful' son or > daughter, that means that the parents were married at the time of the > baptism, correct? > > I'm asking because I have Donald McCormick marrying Margaret McKinnon 11 > Jan 1823 but their lawful daughter Betty baptised 18 Nov 1820 > > Does that mean that there were probably TWO couples with those names at > the time? Or am I mis-interpreting the meaning of lawful? > > I checked Ian's site (www.mullgenealogy.co.uk) as well as Michael's site > (www.mullfamilies.co.uk) and they both show Betty as a daughter of the > Donald McCormick and Margaret McKinnon who married in 1823. > > > Thoughts? Thanks! > > Linda > > -- > Linda MacCormick Towne > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message