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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Roxburghshire => Topic started by: rbell35 on Tuesday 03 May 22 07:03 BST (UK)
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I descend from a Robert OLIVER, who married a Margaret RUTHERFORD at Denholm, Roxburghshire in 1707. I am attempting to locate his birth/christening record for both of them, however I notice there are several possibilities across the Jedburgh district!
Can anyone please advise the most probable choices for these births?
Thank you. Cheers, Rob
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This is how the record appears on https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
ROBERT OLIVER Married MARGREAT RUTHERFORD 03/06/1707 Yetholm
ROBERT OLIVER/MARGARET RUTHERFOORD children baptised Yetholm
OLIVER JAMES 10/08/1712
OLIVER ISOBELL 07/03/1714
Do you know if they had any other children?
Unfortunately birth records at Yetholm on SP did not begin until 1690 and no deaths until statutory records began in 1855.
I note the baptisms you mention in Jedburgh, below, the only other in East Lothian in 1676.
OLIVER ROBERT THOMAS OLIVER 07/10/1688 Jedburgh
OLIVER ROBERT ROBERT OLIVER 06/04/1679 Jedburgh
For Margaret there are two baptisms in Scotland but quite distant, Dundee & Fife.
Colin
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There are four baptisms on freereg in Northumberland, the one I like because of the fathers name below.
Robert OLEFER Baptism 25 Oct 1691 Northumberland Eglingham: St Maurice : Other Transcript
Father James, abode O.Bewick
Just found this on SP, They had 3 other children there.
RUTHERFORD MERGARET GEORG RUTHERFORD/BARBARY HALIBURTOUN U 29/12/1687 Roxburgh
Colin
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Robert OLEFER Baptism 25 Oct 1691 Northumberland Eglingham: St Maurice : Other Transcript
Father James, abode O.Bewick
Colin
It looks likely that this Robert married in Northumberland.
Colin
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Another child for Robert.
OLIVER ANDREW ROBERT OLIVER/MARGREAT RUTHERFOORD 12/02/1710 Yetholm
The name Oliver with variations does seem strong in Roxburgh, as far as I can see its one of the three below, if Robert was born in Scotland and assuming the record has survived that is.
OLIPHER ROBERT THOMAS OLIPHER/ 12/10/1684 Jedburgh
OLIVER ROBERT THOMAS OLIVER/ 07/10/1688 Jedburgh
OLIVER ROBERT ROBERT OLIVER/ 06/04/1679 Jedburgh
Between 1672 & 1686 there were seven Thomas marriages in Jedburgh and a large number of children with the father named Thomas, so that will be difficult to resolve.
There was only one Robert marriage in the County, below.
ROBERT OLIPHER Married ISABEL HAIR 20/10/1670 Jedburgh
Baptisms Jedburgh, only father noted, so this does not help much.
OLIPHER JOHN 04/05/1673
OLIPHER JEAN 05/03/1676
OLIVER ROBERT 06/04/1679
OLIVER THOMAS 27/05/1683
It might be worth looking at the Kirk Session records on SP?
Colin
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I cannot help with your specific question but I have the same names in my family tree. My great grandparents were Robert Rutherford ( 1829-1890 )and Margaret Storie(1855-1891) Roberts parents were Robert Rutherford 1805 and Elizabeth Oliver 1805.
My grandmother was Helen Rutherford 1876 -1953 who married Samuel Clucas.
Our families originated from Jedburgh.
I wonder if we have any connections at all ??