I have a couple called John and Jane(t) Nelson who, according to censuses, were born in Scotland in c.1833 and 1835 respectively. By the 1850s they were in Carlisle and later moved to Sunderland. I have the birth certificate of one of their children, which shows the mother as Jane McKend. (It's very clear handwriting and really does say McKend) I've tried Scotlandspeople and can't find a marriage. There are a couple of possibilities for John's birth, but I've no way of knowing if either is right. The only possibility for Janet is Janet McKendrick, but in a parish nowhere near where the John Nelsons were born. I've looked for a marriage in England but can't find that either. So is there anything else I can do?
