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My last email was a load of waffle!  Robert Kilgour was born in Berwickshire around 1832/33.  I don't know if his parents Thomas Kilgour and Jane Binnie were married. However, on the second marriage certificate the details were given as Thomas Kilgour, Cotton Weaver, deceased and Jane Kilgour ms Binnie, which would suggest she was still alive and that they married!  The name Whillis came down in the family to Robert's grand-daughter Mary born 4.4.1912 died 1991.

On Robert's marriage certificate in 1865 it states he is a widower age 32, at this point he is marrying Isabella Cardno, age 29, in Edinburgh.    Robert also married Martha Ririe (Ryrie) in Aberdeen on 17th October 1856.  On that certificate is says his father was a soldier in the 71st regiment (deceased) and his mother's name is Jane Whillis.  So I assume they were married after all. I've tried looking for her death just now but there are two pages of them in Scotlands People.  will need tolook when I next go to Register House.

Hello Anne

It was worth a try!  I'm looking for Scotts, Andersons and Russells all from the middle of Edinburgh. Like a needle in a hay stack. They also followed the naming pattern rigidly so doubly difficult. 

Irene

Well, didn't take any paperwork with me as couldn't get another thing in the car, nor could I access your reply on my old mobile phone.  I must get into Register House in the next two weeks.

Looking at your family tree might help.  I do not subscribe to Ancestry.com though.  Have you found out anything else?  Do you know the names of Margaret's other siblings? 

Irene

Hello Marcie

I am only tracing the Scott family tree and came across a Hamilton Brown being a son of Margaret Scott.  It is much easier when you latch onto an unusual name.  In the Edinburgh telephone directory of two years ago there was a Hamilton Brown in Leith but I see they have discontinued using first names.  So I typed in HB into the internet and came up with your enquiry. 

The real reason for trying that line is I can't find a birth for Mary Scott, Margaret's sister, anywhere and began to think she was the illegitmate daughter of Margaret.  Their mother, also Margaret, would have been quite old when she gave birth.  Have you looked at that line yet?  I have some information about their parents.  Mary's birth varies as between 1837 and 1843 depending on whether you believe her marriage or death certificate.  She got married a few days before giving birth to a son but this lad is not the eldest in the family.  I think either they were, heaven forbid, living in sin or the older boys have a different mother.  I cannot find the births of the older two boys either.

I only have the birth certificate for Ann Nelson I think.  What happened to her?

Kind regards

Irene

Hello

I will check those again.  I've been through Register House umpteen times and couldn't find her anywhere.  I've even searched the Fiche records too.

Many thanks

Irene