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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: mark50 on Monday 26 June 17 22:10 BST (UK)
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Hello,
I wonder if anyone would be able to help me. I'm researching a friends family tree for him: he is particularly interested in his Grandfather - Ewan Neil MacKay. I cannot find a birth record for Ewan. I know he was born on 25th Aug 1913, as I have a death record for him that records the fact - he died 23rd Dec 1975. I have a marriage record - he married Bertha Bannett in 1945 and I have various electoral rolls with him recorded on them and an entry in telephone book records. I also have a probate record saying when and where he died...so I know he definitely exists :)
I am unable to find a birth record for him on Ancestry, FindMyPast, TheGenealogist, FreeBMD, FamilySearch and the GRO website.
Does anyone have any ideas as to where else I could try?
Many thanks for any help given.
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Which countrie(s) did you search in?
I don't see Scotland's people. I don't see Ireland, I don't see America, the Antipodes or the indian sub-continent.
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He may be on 1939 register , but he has a later birthyear.
Rest of household may or may not be relevant.
Whom does he name as father on marriage and what names witness?
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There's a Ewen Neil Mackay, birth registered 1913, Harris South
On ScotlandsPeople
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Just for reference, the death was in Bracknell.
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Hi Pauline,
Thanks for your reply. I used the card catalogue on Ancestry, the "all collections" setting, and looked in Scotland, Ireland, England and Canada. I checked Canada because his grandson - who I'm doing the look-up for - was born in the Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow. I saw the 1939 entry for a Ewan MacKay: it could well be him but am unable to open the record due to being skint until payday :)
Chempat: Yes, I have that - thank you.
I've just noticed your reply jonw65: I'll check that out - thank you.
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You need Scotlandspeople for births in Scotland.
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You need Scotlandspeople for births in Scotland.
I already told him.
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Ewen Neil MacKay
Born 25 August 1913 (10 pm?)
Geo-crab, Harris
parents John MacKay, Fisherman
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Mary MacKay
m.s. Macleod
Married 9 November 1897, Harris
Informant Roderick Morrison, Neighbour, Geocrab
John
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No, you said you found him on Scotlandspeople, not that Scotlandspeople was the only place that the records would be found as he believed that Ancestry with Scottish records would do.
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Dear, oh dear.
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It's certainly the only worthwhile place to search, given the lack of coverage on other sites.
Comments would be better directed to the OP to explain how to check what the coverage of (for example scotland births) actually includes.
eg http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=60143 . Not much at all really
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Came into this query a bit late but perplexed about Geocrab. Let Google solve the problem.
https://www.google.com/#q=Geocrab
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They're all ganging up on me now on here!
Well, I've looked up the birth, on ScotlandsPeople, and it appears to be the right one.
So all's well that ends well.