« Reply #59 on: Monday 09 March 09 19:04 GMT (UK) »
Bruce; we are on face book. We have had a bit of a look at the Kirkcaldy's from Tasmania but no link yet. I can see though that your line with William and Agnes probably does as they seem to have had more children and that line with the Alexanders seem to have more whereas we seem to be pretty much stuck with Robert and David. I have checked out some possibles back to about 1700 and it just seems to be those two names as the main ones.
Did you know that of all the Kirkcaldy's listed on census records as living in the Orkney's; ScotlandsPeople have mo records of a Kirkcaldy being born or dying there from 1553 to today? There are also no recorded marriages of a Kirkcaldy there from 1553 to 1854. I can't check the statutory registers from 1855 to now because you need to enter a spouse surname. A very interesting piece of trivia. When we started thei I used to wonder why there seemed to be many Kirkcaldy's in the Orkney's but it appears now that they must only go there for a while. I wonder where they come from and why they went there. Does anyone have an answer to that
Now to the mystery of how we know about Annie Laurie:
Well when I got the birth certificate of Robert Kirkcaldy it showed him having been married to Catherine Hunter 1st wife and Annie Laurie 2nd wife. It also shows that she was there whenn he died. I will send you a copy. This is what comes from ScotlandsPeople and should demonstrate why it is such a good site. I have not found anywhere else that offers birth, death and marriage certificates for such a reasonable price. If only England and Wales would do the same.
I will also send a copy of James Kirkcaldy's death certificate.
You said you have gone back further than William and Agnes; would you mind sharing that info here as it may help us in our search for our Kirkcaldy's by being able to eliminate the ones you have.
The Linda Kirkcaldy you have talked to is Leslie's cousins daughter (1st cousin once removed).
Cheers
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