Which parish was it? Was it the Church of Scotland or another denomination? What exactly is the full text of the note on the back of the birth certificate? Which house did the baptism take place in?
I was baptised in my parents' house and the minister wrote this down on the back of my birth certificate. I do not know if there is a matching entry in the church's cradle roll, but the ones I have seen in other churches have usually just listed the parents' names, the child's name and date of baptism.
Thanks Forfarian, that definitely answers my question, and, I think it probably means that I would be gain more from a trip to the Family History Centre in Elgin sometime, to try to look at school enrolment records, than from chasing the baptism record (although knowing me I will end up doing both !)
I do wonder what would have happened if anyone other than the birth mother and father presented the child for baptism – would it still be the birth parents names that were listed, I guess it probably would???
The Parish was Kinloss, and the minister was GS Peebles –after some internet googling I found some biographical info about him that mentioned presbyteries, so I think (?) that means he was Church of Scotland.
All the note says is Baptised by me at Langot (which I guess could mean the main house or the farm –neither of which I can link to the family via 1901 or 1911 censuses), the year 1907, and his signature.
I realise that a lot can happen between 1901 and 1911 though, and people often moved around the region to find work etc. My next stop, I think, will be School enrolment records, and maybe Valuation Roles.
One thing I did notice, was that the person living at Langcot House in 1911 (and according to a Forres Gazette extract also in 1907 –when there was a fire there!!!) Charles Minto Bruce, did seem to do a lot of ‘Community Work’ for lack of a better word, with local schools etc.
