Hi Iain Taken me a while to manage to sort this out but I think I may have found the answer - at least it looks like it! The 1881 census shows James McBeath, age 36 born Clyne, cattle dealer with wife Margaret, age 38 born rogart at Achnagavish, Rogart with her Aunt Janet, age 76 and 'aunt' Christina age 60 also born in Rogart. I then turned to my Grant database and found this: Alexander Grant, died pre 1841, married Euphemia (Effie) Murray. They had children born at Achnagarrin, Rogart incluing Janet, born 27 December 1803 and Christina, born 1809. The 1841 shows Effie as a widow and an ag lab at Achnagarrin with her daughters Janet and Christina. These are obviously the aunts. I then went to look for the Alexander Sutherland and Christina Grant who are mentioned as parents of Margaret and lo and behold I found a couple of those names who had a daughter Margaret Sutherland, born 14 February 1840 in Rogart on the IGI. She would appear to be the only child this couple had - at least in Scotland. So it looks like the marriage certificate is correct and she is the daughter of Alex Sutherland and Christina Grant. On a marriage certificate a bride gives her own information to the registrar so you would think she would know. On her death certificate the info was given by someone else who got it wrong - happens all the time. The interesting thing is - is Christina Grant living with her in 1881 her mother? The aunt Janet is the first listed as head of household and she is an aunt - perhaps Christina was just dittoed! Worth a thought? Hope this helps. Christine Highland Hearts http://www.highlandhearts.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Iain Sutherland [mailto:iain_sutherland@totalise.co.uk] Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 7:06 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: McBeath My Great Grandfather was James McBeath born in 1845 the son of Neil McBeath.In 1871 James married Christina Sutherland the daughter of William Sutherland and Christina Sutherland m.s.Murray At Knockarthur on 08/09/1871. Christina died in 1874 and in 1879 on31/7 he married Margaret Sutherland the daughter of Alexander Sutherland and Christina Sutherland m.s. Grant. They had 2 children Neil 1881 and Margaret 1882. Margaret the wife died in 1916 and her death cert. at Inchomney Rogart and her Death cert. names parents William Sutherland and Christina m.s. Murray (the same as Christina wife no1) Our family seem to think that they were sisters? but the 3 certs. show different James details seem to tie in on each occasion. The 1881 census shows James at Achnaggarin with Margaret and son Neil and margarets aunts Janet and Christina Grant . Meanwhile at Loth ther was another James McBeath married to Catherine Reid my Maternal Grannies Auntie Help Iain ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== You may, at times, wish to check out previous messages to this list. You can do this at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ ============================== Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.255 / Virus Database: 128 - Release Date: 5/17/01