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Title: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: hazgraz on Monday 19 August 19 11:10 BST (UK)
Is it possible for someone to look for the Birth/Baptism of Peter Riva the son of Peter Riva and Margaret Donegan. It would be c1824 in Edinburgh. The surname could be spelt as Riva: Reva and sometimes River. Could possibly be Roman Catholic.
Many Thanks
Alan
Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: Annette7 on Monday 19 August 19 11:19 BST (UK)
Can only find that of a sister:

Catharine Revey 1/9/1825 Edinburgh, St. Marys Cathedral (Roman Catholic), dau. of Peter Revey and Margaret Donoghan.

Annette
Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: ev on Monday 19 August 19 11:30 BST (UK)
Hi ,

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Can't see a son , but you can search the indexes for free at SP.


ev
Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: Annette7 on Monday 19 August 19 11:36 BST (UK)
His parents didn't marry until 24/12/1824 with sister born 9 months later.   

Why is it believed that a son Peter bc.1824?   No trace on census and a tree on Ancestry shows father Peter married again and had a son Peter from that marriage?

Annette
Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: hazgraz on Monday 19 August 19 18:01 BST (UK)
Hi Annette7

One reason is that someone on Ancestry has posted an actual date for the birth on their tree but they haven't supplied a reference point as to where they found that date. The date they have given is  24 Dec 1824 • Edinburgh Midlothian Scotland. I never accept dates without a reference point. If anything it would be a baptismal date but I can find no reference point between the dates 1800-1860 but that doesn't mean that there isn't one. I have found in the past that just because I can't find one, some kind individual might find one that I have overlooked.
Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: Annette7 on Tuesday 20 August 19 01:23 BST (UK)
The birthdate on Ancestry of 24/12/1824 is the date his parents married??

Annette
Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 20 August 19 16:16 BST (UK)
Quote from: Annette7 on Tuesday 20 August 19 01:23 BST (UK)
The birthdate on Ancestry of 24/12/1824 is the date his parents married??
No question marks necessary - marriage of Peter Reva and Margaret Donegan is recorded on 24 December 1824 in Edinburgh Canongate parish register.

Yet another inaccurate tree on Ancestry, I'm afraid.
Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: osprey on Tuesday 20 August 19 20:24 BST (UK)
there is a birth 12 March 1828 and baptism 20 April 1828 St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh for a Peter Riva Donegan son of Peter Donegan & Elizabeth Boyd, sponsors Peter Riva & Mary Anderson.

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Title: Re: Help Appreciated for Edinburgh Baptism
Post by: hazgraz on Wednesday 04 September 19 16:58 BST (UK)
Many thanks for the helpful replies and also apologies for the late reply. I have been in Germany and have just returned and didn't take my computer with me. I will look at the information given.

Once again, many thanks for the help given.

Alan Tennuchi