Hi Theresa If the headstone was erected some time after the funeral, it is not uncommon for the relatives to get the date wrong.... if for example, his spouse outlived him for some years and then the family had the stone engraved when she died, it is perfectly possible for them to forget the year... folk tend to remember the day and month far more easily than the year.... time flies ?! The official records are most likely to be correct.... have you checked the cemetery burial registers, rather than Civil Registration ??... the Superintendent at the cemetery might be willing to consult their register for you, since it is such a minor search... Carole -----Original Message----- From: sog-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:sog-uk-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Theresa Green Sent: 07 July 2014 12:15 To: sog-uk@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] SOG-UK Digest, Vol 9, Issue 87 (new query) Hi I've come across an anomaly with regard to the death of an ancestor and wonder if anyone might have a theory as to solving my problem please? My ancestor, George Watson, was buried in Howff Cemetery, Dundee in April 1847. I have a picture of his gravestone and can confirm it is he from several other inscriptions on the tombstone. However, his burial record on Scotland's People (which shows the original record and is not a transcript) says he died in April 1848! I've asked SP if they can check this, but all they did was to look at the previous and following page, which also says 1848. As far as I'm aware, we are not related to Lazarus (though I haven't gone that far back yet)! I'm really puzzled by this but can't imagine the family would not have noticed such an error when the headstone was put up - or equally that the original record is wrong - am I going mad or can anyone think of an explanation please? Can anyone tell me what I might find if I order the "Extract" from SP please? (apparently, there is a 20 day delay due to backlogs, but I'm not sure what it would tell me). Much obliged fellow hunters. Thank you Theresa This company (No. 539065) is registered in England and limited by guarantee. Registered office is at the above address. Please Note: All quoted prices exclude VAT and are valid for 30 days unless otherwise stated. All payments are due within 30 days of the date of invoice. This message (and any associated files) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is confidential, subject to copyright or constitutes a trade secret. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any dissemination, copying or distribution of this message, or files associated with this message, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Messages sent to and from us may be monitored. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Therefore, we do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions that are present in this message, or any attachment, that have arisen as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required, please request a hard-copy version. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. ------------------------------- 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