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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Francis Bell born Scotland ca 1660-1665
« on: Monday 22 March 21 08:58 GMT (UK) »
Still rooting around the records as you do when a bee gets in your wee bonnet ...
What if he was not born in Scotland? There are no matching entries in probable years and indeed the name Francis seems very uncommon.
There are about 13 possible records in England though. What if he was born in England but the family were either travelling at the time or moved back to Scotland when he was very young.
So long ago and such patchy records but it's one possibility I can think of if none of us can find him in Scotland ...
I think they would still count him as a Scotsman for the marriage records if he sounded like a Scotsman - and he himself may not have wanted to admit being born in England!
What if he was not born in Scotland? There are no matching entries in probable years and indeed the name Francis seems very uncommon.
There are about 13 possible records in England though. What if he was born in England but the family were either travelling at the time or moved back to Scotland when he was very young.
So long ago and such patchy records but it's one possibility I can think of if none of us can find him in Scotland ...
I think they would still count him as a Scotsman for the marriage records if he sounded like a Scotsman - and he himself may not have wanted to admit being born in England!