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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Angus (Forfarshire) => Topic started by: simmo on Saturday 16 May 20 16:02 BST (UK)
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Hi I have puzzle ,my 3 times G Grandparents were William Symington and Margaret Small they had one son John b 1815 Coupar Angus ,I’ve never found a marriage for this couple after much research but I have found a death for a Margaret Small age 18/19 in Newtyle a short while after Johns birth .On Johns death record if 1890 the names of both parents have been entered only naming Margaret as Small no maiden surname Has anyone come across this scenario before
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Perhaps they never married
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What is the exact wording on the 1815 Birth Entry for John? Sometimes that can give more information as to whether the parents were married or not.
The information on a death certificate is only as good as the knowledge of the person registering the death.
One point to remember is that before 1855 in Scotland many births, marriages and deaths were not recorded in the Parish Registers or they have not survived having been kept in poor conditions.
Dorrie