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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Perthshire => Topic started by: Brie on Wednesday 11 January 17 14:23 GMT (UK)
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I have looked at a birth record on SP and the parents are given as James Millar and Catherine ms Robertson. Marriage January, 1863, Crieff.
However, I cannot find that marriage on SP so looked on FS and found a marriage between a James Miller and Catherine Robertson 8th January, 1863 Muthill, Perth.
My knowledge of Perth's topography is not good but after googling Crieff and Muthill I gather they are not very far apart and so it may be worth looking at this record. However, I can't find this marriage on SP either!
Any suggestions as to how to find the marriage on SP will be gratefully received
Thank you
Brie
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The marriage is there on SP.
I entered only:
Surname: Miller
Forename: James
Year: 1863
County: Perth
Result was 3 hits. Top one is the one you are looking for in Muthill. Ref 386/A1
Good luck
Ellen
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Thankyou Ellenbrora I will go and look - I have spent nearly an hour on every permutation I could think of, cannot think why I didn't find it.
Brie
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Hi Brie,
SP is hopeless since the change-over.
The field for spouse surname doesn't bring it up i.e. needs to be left blank also using fuzzy matching option brings up Miller/Millar.
Annie
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Thanks Rosinish,
That was my mistake leaving Robertson in - I thought it was the most likely to be correct knowing that there had been Miller/Millar variants in the past and also slightly different place names! So I think I must have done just about every other variant. Still one lives and learns ::)