Parish Registers - SCOTT - Baptism

[melonsmum]

I would be very grateful if someone would do a Baptism look-up in the Parish Registers for me.  I'm sorry I don't know the date of Baptism.  The birth details are as follows:

Registration District:                      Peebles
Name:                                          SCOTT
Date of Birth:                                4th May 1868
Place of Birth:                                Northgate, Peebles
Sex:                                              Male
Father:                                          Thomas SCOTT
Mother:                                         Jane SCOTT (Formerly BURNS)
Parents Marriage:                           16th September 1867, Traquiar Kinowe
Fathers Occupation:                       Railway Guard

I am hoping that this will prove to be my G Grandfather.  I have spent a small fortune on Scotlands People looking at all the Thomas Scotts whose father was also called Thomas and this one seems to be the most likely.  As there is no name recorded on his birth certificate I am sure that it will appear on his Baptism Record.  I am in Northern Ireland so it would be difficult to do this search myself.  Unfortunately the Parish records on SP Website only go up to 1855. So............. Thank you in advance.

Melonsmum

Oh, The parents denomination was Church of Scotland.

[MonicaL]

Hi Melonsmum

It's looking good for the family (I've posted as transcribed, you would have to look at the original to see what the entry actually says in respect of place names for births)

Thomas Scott 27, railways pointsman, b. Lyne Manse, Peeblesshire
Jane B Scott    24, b. Naguair, Peeblesshire
Thomas B Scott 4, b. Naguair Keonve, Peeblesshire
Janet H Scott    2, b. Peebles
Wm B Scott 10 months, b. Peebles

Address: Northgate, Peebles

These are the children showing Thomas and Jane on IGI

1. SCOTT  Birth: 04 MAY 1868 Peebles, Peebles, Scotland
2. JANET SCOTT Birth: 07 FEB 1869 Peebles, Peebles, Scotland
3. JOHN BELL LORRAINE SCOTT  Birth: 13 MAY 1870 Peebles, Peebles, Scotland
4. WILLIAM SCOTT  Birth: 29 AUG 1871 Peebles, Peebles, Scotland

Regards.

Monica 

[MonicaL]

This looks to be the same family in 1881, again as transcribed:

Thomas Scott 37, railway signalman, b. Peebleshire Lyne
Jenat Scott 47, b. Yarrow, Selkirk Shire
Thomas Scott 14, agr. lab., b. Traquair, Peebles
Janet Scott 12, b. Peebles
John Scott 10, b. Peebles
William Scott 2, b. Peebles
William Scott 66, grandfather, b. Stobo, Peeblesshire

Address: Raveligg Junction (Railway), Currie Midlothian


Melonmum, what do you have on the Thomas you are trying to trace. Do you have his marriage cert (I assume you do as you know the name and occupation of his father). Do you have him on later censuses to confirm his place of birth?

Regards.

Monica

[melonsmum]

Hi Monica,

Thanks so much for your replies.  This was one of those 'needle in a haystack' jobs as all I had to go on was his marriage certificate & the 1901 & 1911 Ireland Census and a 2nd cousin telling me that he believed that Thomas came from one of the Boarder counties of Scotland.

  On his marriage certificate his father was named as Thomas SCOTT, Manager.  This completely threw me as to his profession.  I know that the family I am looking at in Scotland at the moment was a Railway worker but I have looked at the Scottish Census' before and reackoned that as his job title changed with every passing child and year, it would be possible that he could well have been a Manager by 1892, when Thomas married.  It is always possible that Thomas gave his father a better 'occupation' than he really had.

On both the 1901 & 1911 Ireland Census, Thomas states that he was born in Scotland, but no further information than that.

I just feel that if I could get confirmation of this Thomas Scott's middle name from his baptism, then I would know for sure whether or not I am on the right track.

I think that part of me would also like this to be the right Thomas, especially as the IGI has information on the family going back to the 1600's.

Thanks for your interest and help.

Do you have access to Parish Records? or know how I could get access?

Melonsmum

[MonicaL]

Sorry, I don't have access to the christening entries. These would not be available on line as I'm sure you have found, and would require a personal look up.

What middle name do you have for Thomas?

Monica

[melonsmum]

Hi Monica,

The middle name that I have for Thomas is Beattie.  There is a Thomas Beattie Scott in New Castleton but he is the wrong one.

Do you know how I go about getting a look-up done?

Melonsmum

[MonicaL]

I would imagine records and copies of registers would be kept at the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) or at individual churches. Apart from employing a researcher, not sure how else you would go about looking for this information. 

Hopefully someone else here may have more information 

Monica

[melonsmum]

Thanks a lot for your interest and help Monica.  It is much appreciated.  My cousin lives close to Dumfries and I'll be going over to see her in the next 3 or 4 weeks so I will plan to make a trip to Peebles.  I have a feeling in my bones that this is the right family and just want the confirmation now.

Thanks again,

Melonsmum

[JAP]

...  On his marriage certificate his father was named as Thomas SCOTT, Manager.  This completely threw me as to his profession.  I know that the family I am looking at in Scotland at the moment was a Railway worker but I have looked at the Scottish Census' before and reackoned that as his job title changed with every passing child and year, it would be possible that he could well have been a Manager by 1892, when Thomas married.  It is always possible that Thomas gave his father a better 'occupation' than he really had.  ... 

Thomas snr's occupation seems pretty consistent on the bc (as quoted by you) and in the various censuses:
1868 Railway Guard
1871 Railway Pointsman
1881 Railway Signalman
1891 Signalman (Railway)
1901 Railway Signalman

Thomas jnr's snr's first wife (and mother of his children) is probably the Jane BURNS b 10 Feb 1847, Traquair Peeblesshire, parents Thomas BURNS & Mary ANDERSON - so that's no help ...

You mention that your Thomas Beattie SCOTT married in 1892 - was this in Scotland or in Ireland?  Were there any details of interest on the mc e.g. Thomas Beattie's occupation, age (also in the Irish censuses), etc ...

Good luck,

JAP