Thanks you cynic!! Will keep you posted. John On 27/02/2014 14:08, Adrian Bruce wrote: > <<snipped>> > Quite simply I want to examine the signature made by great grandfather on > the St Elphin's register with the signature of the witness to Isabella > White's marriage in the kirk in Weemys. Nobody can, with any degree of > certainty tell me where that signed piece of paper is. I believe it to be in > New Register House Edinburgh but even the staff do not seem sure. > <<snipped>> > > OK - the reference to church register clarifies the matter. > > As for what happened to them, I'm not that surprised no-one seems to quite > know. The talk in Scotland is always about the OPRs - the Old Parish > Registers, i.e. pre-1855. What never seems to be mentioned are the New > Parish Registers, i.e. post-1855. I can't remember whether I asked but I > have the impression that any NPRs (and the term is mine, not an official > one) could be anywhere with the local RO being favourite. No - hang on - > I've just found my reference, I did ask and people cast doubt on whether > such things were even kept - PR legislation north of the Border being very > different to that South. > > So - not much help there either, other than agreeing no-one seems to know... > Slightly cautiously, slightly cynically, I still remain to be convinced the > originals were ever kept. > > Best of luck.... > > Adrian B > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOG-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >