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Claire

Claire Report 25 Feb 2016 05:27

am i going mad or are there no scottish records on this site?

i am trying to reach beyond my ancestor JAMES ROGERSON b1811 in dumfries and galloway (kirkcudbright, i believe), and can't find a thing on him! he ended up in essex in his 20s/30s and i have a good record of them from then on, but nothing before.

his parents, i believe, are JAMES ROGERSON and MARGARET SCOT, but i'm stuck now, as GR is showing NOTHING for any of my scottish ancestors. :-|

Researching:
driver - byatt - collins - samuel(s) - rowsell - rogerson - mott - hawkins - newnham -

Gee

Gee Report 25 Feb 2016 06:50



Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950?

Name: James Rogerson
18th July 1811 - Johnstone by Lockerbie, Dumfries
Mother: Margaret Scot
Father: James Rogerson

Source: Ancestry

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Gee

Gee Report 25 Feb 2016 07:12

JAMES

Last nameROGERSON

Birth year1810

Death year1883

Age73

Burial year1883

Burial day5

Burial month11

PlaceSTEBBING

Church descriptionST MARY THE VIRGIN
Church denominationANGLICAN

CountyEssex

Record setNational Burial Index for England & Wales
CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

SubcategoryDeaths & burials


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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 25 Feb 2016 07:15

Bmds for Scotland are on another site

www.Scotlands People .gov.uk. It's not a subs site I,m afraid so they keep their own records and aren't shared with other sites

You can find Scottish census up to 1901 ,the 1911 is only available on Scotlands People . Ancetsry does hold some parish records though

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Claire

Claire Report 25 Feb 2016 07:42

thanks for the very quick, and very helpful answers - although i have this info already, it's just getting beyond this point! but i'm very grateful for your help and the speed of replies :-D

i'm with scotland's people and not really getting any joy there either really. seems odd that i can't get scottish info on this site!

thanks again

:-D

Researching:
driver - byatt - collins - samuel(s) - rowsell - rogerson - mott - hawkins - newnham -

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 25 Feb 2016 08:12

Familysearch have transcripts of lots of the Scottish OPRs. The original images are only available on Scotlandspeople. Scottish census record transcripts are available on a few sites but again the only place for the original images would be Scotlandspeople. Freecen has covered the 1841 census quite well.

I don't think as many Scottish OPRs as English ones have survived. Where they have, they provide so little information it's difficult to be sure that you are following the correct line.

I've been researching in Scotland for over 40 years and think I'm doing quite well if I get back to the early to mid 1700s with any certainty.

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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 25 Feb 2016 08:27

Looking on Ancestry, James seems to be the only child christened with parents James and Margaret Scott. It may be that Margaret died and James remarried. It could be costly but it may be worth looking on SP for a possible death for James (Sen). Scottish death certificates name all known spouses as well as parents if known. Sadly, though, registration didn't begin until 1855 in Scotland and James may have died before then.

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rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 25 Feb 2016 08:36

Apologies. Another couple of births

Jean Rogerson
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 14 Sep 1812
Birth Place: , Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
Baptism Place: , Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
Father: James Rogerson
Mother: Margaret Scott
FHL Film Number: 1067964
Reference ID: 2:162JXTT


William Rogerson
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1814
Birth Place: , Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
Baptism Place: , Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
Father: James Rogerson
Mother: Margaret Scott
FHL Film Number: 1067964
Reference ID: 2:162JXSM

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malyon

malyon Report 25 Feb 2016 23:42

James Rogerson
Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
birth: 18 July 1811 , Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
christening: , JOHNSTONE BY LOCKERBIE, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND
residence: 1811 Johnstone by Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
father: James Rogerson
mother: Margaret Scot

malyon

malyon Report 25 Feb 2016 23:53

could this be the father james birth


Ann Smith
mentioned in the record of James Rogerson
Name Ann Smith
Gender Female
Husband John Rogerson
Son James Rogerson
Name James Rogerson
Gender Male
Christening Place , JOHNSTONE BY LOCKERBIE, DUMFRIES, SCOTLAND
Birth Date 02 Feb 1792
Birthplace , Johnstone By Lockerbie, Dumfries, Scotland
Father's Name John Rogerson
Mother's Name Ann Smith

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 26 Feb 2016 01:22

despite the advertising, this site does not have its own records.

It has access to records transcribed by other sites, especially FMP, which is the ster sister and owned by the same company.

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My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Claire

Claire Report 26 Feb 2016 13:16

that's really helpful! thank you :) so impressed! <3

Researching:
driver - byatt - collins - samuel(s) - rowsell - rogerson - mott - hawkins - newnham -