Hi again Meant to add that neither Donald or Janet appear on the 1881 census in Sutherland. Christine -----Original Message----- From: Christine Stokes [mailto:chris@northants26.freeserve.co.uk] Sent: Monday, April 23, 2001 7:39 AM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: OPR for Dornoch Hi Robin The OPR should be available through your local LDS on order. Failing that you can access it through the GRO web site but you do have to pay for this. I have seen the OPR for Donald's marriage and the IGI for his children as follows: Janet Mackay in Strath Achvaich and Donald Gibson at Skibo, married in Dornoch on 3 December 1823 (OPR). They had the following children (GIBSON) born in Dornoch (IGI): Catherine, born 9 February 1824; Alexander, born 28 August 1825; Marion, born 18 October 1826; Margaret, born 1828; Joanna, born 25 February 1830; Helen, born 8 November 1832 and Mary, born 22 October 1835. The OPR will give you no more on the marriage than what is above. It will tell you exactly where in Dornoch the children were born and may give you Donald's employment but that is a big may! What you really need is the census records after 1861 which tell you where a person was born. You can access those at your local LDS also. I think you have to order the film. If Donald died after 1855 in Scotland he will have an official death certificate. This will give you the names of his parents. You could look for this on the GRO web site but again it can be expensive. Do you have any idea when or where he may have died? Christine -----Original Message----- From: Robin Van Belleghem [mailto:robinvb@home.com] Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 9:56 PM To: SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: OPR for Dornoch Hi Everyone Does anyone know where I can find the OPR for Dornoch, I am looking for any information that could lead me to the birth place and time of my g.g.g.grandfather Donald Gibson. Donald married Janet MacKay in 1823 in Dornoch and all there children were born in Dornoch, childrens names were Catherine,Alexander, Helen, Mary, Marion, Margaret and Joanna. If anyone can help I'd very much appreciate it Thank You Robin ==== 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/ ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 ==== 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/ ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01