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Help with baptism entry please...
« on: Thursday 31 May 12 13:41 BST (UK) »
Hello,

Please can anyone help with this baptism entry 1762 Edinburgh. I can make out some of it but not all.

Many thanks for any help.

Julie
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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 31 May 12 14:36 BST (UK) »
Daniel Farquharson indweller in Newkirk Parish and Margaret Clerk his spouse a Daughter named Margaret, witnesses John Farquharson Merchant in College Kirk Parish and William (Wm) Shaw Chair master in Old Kirk parish the child was born _____ morning.

Note: College Kirk Parish in Edinburgh was sometimes referred to as ... Trinity (College) Kirk Parish
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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 31 May 12 14:45 BST (UK) »
About the same as mine!

Daniel Harquharson Indweller in Newkirk parish and
Margaret Clerk his spouse a Daughter named Mar=
=garet, witnesses John Harquharson mercht in
Collegekirk? parish and Wm Shaw Chair master/maker
in Oldkirk parish the child was born that? morning

Julie - it helps if you post what you think it says, particularly with names.  You've probably got a much better idea of what they might be  :)

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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 31 May 12 14:47 BST (UK) »
I believe Oldkirk Parish in in the Granton Area of Edinburgh
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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 31 May 12 15:23 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your replies. 

The name is Farquharson, though it looks a bit like it starts with an 'H'.

Am I right to assume indweller means resided there? It's a shame they didn't give the father's occupation as they went to the trouble of stating the witnesses'!

Cheers,
Julie
Abercrombie & Bartlet -  Berkshire
Collinge - Lancs
Finch - Cheshire
Orwin - Derbyshire
Simpson - Shropshire
Morgans - Montgomeryshire
McCartney - Ayrshire
Pursell - Argyll
Ramsay - Argyll
Thomson - Argyll
Hutchinson - Cheshire
Laville - Warwickshire
Rea - Warwickshire
Drake - Kirkheaton
Brook - Kirkheaton
Humpleby - Kirkheaton

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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 31 May 12 16:59 BST (UK) »
Yes a pity about the father's occupation not being listed.
Interestingly, scotlandspeople.gov.uk describes a 'Chairmaster' as.......
One who carries a sedan chair or oversees a fleet of chairs the fore runner of Taxi drivers I presume.
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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 31 May 12 17:23 BST (UK) »
I did wonder about Farquharson, 'cos I've heard of that!  But it looked more like an H than an F  ::)

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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 31 May 12 17:30 BST (UK) »
Quote from: danuslave on Thursday 31 May 12 17:23 BST (UK)
But it looked more like an H than an F  ::)

It's actually ff which was how a capital F was written then  :D
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Re: Help with baptism entry please...
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 31 May 12 18:19 BST (UK) »
Its indexed as 'F' on Scotlandspeople.gov.uk...... together with two other children for this couple

Added...
16/09/1769   FARQUHARSON   GEORGE
18/07/1762   FARQUHARSON   MARGARET
18/06/1766   FARQUHARSON   ROBERT


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