I wish it were as simple as that. Like Carl, my gggrandfather John Burnett was born in "Fettercairn" ca 1795 and buried in Fordoun. His death date was certified and his death certificate indicated that John Burnett's "parents were unknown". Information supplied at time of death by my ggrandfather William who was John's eldest son. This information (or lack of) has been supported by two separate genealogical sources in Scotland. David (in Manitoba) > From: Linda Wiggins <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 15:10:29 -0600 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SCT-KCD] Re: SCT-KINCARDINE-D Digest V00 #200 > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:15:10 -0800 > >> >> >> Subject: [SCT-KCD] Christie/Sherat >> Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:59:00 -0000 >> From: "carl christie" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> >> My Gt.x 3 Grandfather was David Christie,born around 1808 in Scotland. He >> married Betty Sherat in Fordoun in 1830 and was listed in the register as >> being of Fettercairn at that time. In the 1841 census his occupation was >> labourer and spirit dealer, ( i know there was a distillery at Fettercairn in >> the 1860's but am not sure about before that), anyway my problem is that i >> have so far been unable to identify David's birth and therefore do not know >> who his parents may have been. His eldest son was named William and his >> eldest daughter was Anne. As his wife's parents were John And Beattie, I >> wondered if william and Anne may give a clue as to his parents? Help!!, any >> info./suggestions would be greatly appreciated, >> >> Carl Christie >> > > Hello Carl, > > Do you know when David died? > Civil registration began in Scotland in 1855. The death certificate would list > his parents names. > In 1855 (the only year) the death certificate also listed the place of burial > and all children and their ages, and if they were deceased..the year they > died....a real bonus. > > Good luck, > Linda in Saskatchewan > > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp >