Barbara RUSSELL - born abt. 1825 Fochabers, Moray

[swa]

In the 1851 census of Deskford, Banff, my Barbara ANDERSON (m.s. RUSSELL) was listed as:

Barbara; Age: 26; Farmer's Wife; Born: Fochabers, Moray.

However, I cannot find any record of a Barbara RUSSELL being born abt. 1825 in Fochabers or anywhere in Moray!  (I have checked Scotland's People...)

Barbara married James ANDERSON on 29 June 1844 in Deskford, Banff.

If anyone can help, I would be very grateful.  Without this information I cannot continue to research my husband's great great great grandmother.

Best Wishes,
Sarah WALKER (m.s. HALL)
Australia

[linrob]

You will have to search the Old Parish Records for Barbara's birth or christening - Scotland's People includes 1855 and later events only.
Also try the IGI - one possible (though 25 years out!) would be:
BARBARA RUSSELL 
 Birth:  02 MAY 1850   
 Christening:  18 MAY 1850   Elgin, Moray, Scotland
 Parents:
  Father:  ALEXANDER RUSSELL  Family
  Mother:  MARGARET CLARK 

Hope this of some help
Linrob

[swa]

Sorry to sound ignorant, but how do I go about searching the Old Parish Records?

 

Best Wishes,
Sarah WALKER (m.s. HALL)
Australia

[PrueM]

Hi Sarah,

You can search the earlier records at Scotland's People, they just have a separate index.  Look under "Old Parish Registers" on the home page. 

I've got family from Fochabers too - the McKays, but they did move around a bit and were not there for more than a generation or two.

Cheers
Prue

[swa]

Could you please tell me where is Fochabers exactly?

 

Best Wishes,
Sarah WALKER (m.s. HALL)
Australia

[linrob]

Oops - yes you can look up the OPR's on Scotland's People, but there are no images available - only the index. I had a quick scan, but no sign of your Barbera in Parish of Bellie, to which Fochabers belongs. Try various spellings of Russell !

Fochabers, a small county town, lies some 13 km south east of Elgin, close to the river Spey.
You'll find a location map at www.mbgrg.org, and might find the rest of the site interesting too.
Cheers
Linrob

[HeathersLaw]

Hi Sarah I will lok a the micro film for you on Teusday.

Heather

[swa]

Thanks Heather,

That would be great!

Best Wishes,
Sarah WALKER (m.s. HALL)
Australia

[HeathersLaw]

Hi Sarah

I cannot find a Barbara Russell but I found a Jane Russell there were a couple of other children born to this family the parents beingAlexander Russell and Barbara Innes.  They were the only Russells for that area from 1820-1854.  Do these names help you at all?

Heather