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Offline Macharskin

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Where are these baptisms? Help please.
« on: Friday 04 February 11 11:41 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone help with this please?

According to the 1841 Kirkwall census, Ann McKinlay and her brother John (2yrs and 2 months respectively) were  born in the Orkneys. Can I find their baptisms? Nah.

Their parents were Hugh McKinlay* and Janet Cockburn whose other children were born in Caithness.

Hugh's surname has been variously transcribed (thanks Monica  ;) ) and may yet again be hindering matters.

Regards, M.

*baptised Hugh McAulay.

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Re: Where are these baptisms? Help please.
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 24 October 20 15:45 BST (UK) »
Many Orkney families around that time belonged to the Free Church or Baptist congregations - and few of those records have survived, only the Established church ones are almost complete. I have two families in Eday, with the one of the parents in each family who are siblings - all one family's baptisms are there - but none of the other family!
All I can see in the Orkney Family History Society indexes for your family are:

Death of John McKinlay, 1911, South Leith aged 69
John McKinlay died on 04/11/1911 at South Leith aged 69. Spouse of Barbara Simison.
Father: Hugh McKinlay. Mother: Janet Cockburn.
Informant: George McKinlay (Son)
[Death Cert: 1911-692-02-0728]

Death of Annie McKinlay, 1922 in Thurso, Caithness aged 85
Annie McKinlay died on 23/10/1922 aged 85 in Thurso.
Father: Hugh McInlay. Mother: Janet Cockburn
Informant: Alice Latimer, Grand Daughter
[Death Cert: 1922-041-00-0066]
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