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Title: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: kiwicatz on Sunday 28 October 12 23:40 GMT (UK)
Ha anyone done this? I am trying to find the birth of a child, to Scottish parents, in 1888/1889 - father was a Seaman.
Regards
Jan
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: barryd on Monday 29 October 12 00:00 GMT (UK)
It is possible to find British type names on Chilean records. Looking up the popular John Smith I found not John but Edwin Juan Schofield Smith. His parents seem very British to me! The site is below - For example type in John Smith and on the "Life Events" section click on "Any" then Search. Scroll down a little then Edwin will come up and click onto him for further information. 

https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1630787

Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: kiwicatz on Monday 29 October 12 07:46 GMT (UK)
Thanks for the info barryd
but no success for me unfortunately.
Regards
Jan
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: AMBLY on Monday 29 October 12 08:02 GMT (UK)
Hi Jan

You could try:

http://patbrit.org/eng/intro/pbdb.htm

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: Kiko on Monday 29 October 12 13:04 GMT (UK)
Hi Jan,

What would be the name of the child and his parents?

Cheers,
Kiko
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: kiwicatz on Monday 29 October 12 13:50 GMT (UK)
Kiko
The mother's name was Margaret Lawson Bisset (perhaps 2 t's) the child's name was Ina G Bisset, but Ina could also be a shortened form of some name like Thomasina, Georgina, etc.
The father's christian name is unknown at this stag, and I think the child was born in 1898.
Thank you
Regards
Jan
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: Kiko on Monday 29 October 12 14:40 GMT (UK)
Hi Jan,

Family Search are indexing Chilean births from 1885 to 1900 right now (I participate in this indexing process). No record for Bisset is available yet online. So I guess sometime in the future (maybe next year?) it could appear. It will depend on where exactly she was born. Most of the records we have been indexing over the last months correspond to Central and Northern Chile, which is where (aside from Patagonia) most of the British settled.

Cheers,
Kiko
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: kiwicatz on Tuesday 30 October 12 09:57 GMT (UK)
I have no idea whether the family were there for any length of time, the little girl, her mother Margaret and one year old brother were back living with Margaret's parent's at the time of the 1901 Scotland Census. I haven't checked 1911 yet.
Thanks for your help - looks like I will just have to be patient with this one.
Regards
Jan
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: AMBLY on Tuesday 30 October 12 10:16 GMT (UK)
Hi

The young son in 1901, Robert B L BISSETT b  abt 1900 Glasgow.

On SP there is rthe Birth indexed of Robert Bruce La BISSET, Lanarkshire

Picking the La (no more of the name fits on the index) is for either Lawson or Laurence (the latter being Margaret's maiden name).

There is this Passenger list:
"Oropesa", Arrived Liverpool 20 Oct 1906
Embarked Valparaiso:
Mr John G BISSET
Mrs Margaret BISSET
Master Laurence BISSET

No occupation stated - and no daughter with them  but interesting in light of Ina's middle initial being G ....and it wouldn't be uncommon for a child to be know by a middle name rather than the first given name.

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: Research in Chile, South Amercia
Post by: kiwicatz on Tuesday 30 October 12 13:06 GMT (UK)
Hello Amber
Thanks to you again. So where was Ina G? Died whilst they were overseas? And Master Laurence Bisset has to be Robert B L Bisset (Robert Bruce Laurence Bisset after his grandfather, Margaret's father.

By the way, I found the last bits about Christina Laurence/Lawrence (who was Margaret Lawson Laurence's sister in law) she took ill on the train, as we guessed and died in Montreal. I contacted the St John Library and they sent 2 articles - one the sad stor about how she and Gifford had been apart for 3 years, etc and then another which was her funeral notice. I'm going to try and find Montreal Deaths, my son in laws sister lives in Montreal and is interested in Family History. And then I'll give up :)
Jan