Helen Baxter

[clancam37]

Helen Baxter born 24 November 1768 in Alyth, Perthshire (Source: Scotlands People).
Parents: John Baxter & Magdalene Paul.
Can anyone please help re John & Magdalene's Parents names age etc.
Kind regards
clancam37

[Margow]

Helen Baxter's birth record (OPR Births 328/Alyth) gives only her father's name (John Baxter).  No mother's name is given.

[ColC]

I note on SP there were two other children, with a gap of 8 years, maybe an earlier marriage?

BEATY BAXTER F 09/02/1759 Alyth
JOHN BAXTER

JOHN BAXTER M 19/02/1767 Alyth
JOHN BAXTER

Colin

[ColC]

MAGDALEN PAUL 24/02/1730 Dunbarney, Perthshire
PETER PAUL

MAGDALEN PAUL 28/10/1729 Rothes and Dundurcas, Moray
JOHN PAUL

Colin

[trish1120]

Yes just found Helens Death Cert on F/S, Mother Magdalane Paul Baxter

[ColC]

M PAUL born 1729 may have married ROBERT HUMPHREY
07/07/1747 or Spynie, Moray. However 18 a little young at the time?

No trace of Magdalen to John Baxter.

Colin

[Forfarian]

I note on SP there were two other children, with a gap of 8 years, maybe an earlier marriage?

Or maybe they moved around a bit - there are other baptisms around that time with father John Baxter in neighbouring parishes.

Magdalen Paul, born in Rothes in 1729, was one of 13 children of the Reverend John Paul and his wife Magdalen Innes. She and four of her siblings are listed on her parents' gravestone but no details of date of death etc. Interestingly, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae lists only four of the daughters and none of the sons of Rev JP and MI, so it does look as if Magdalen may have died young.

M Paul who married Robert Humphrey appears to be Marjorie - Robert H and Marjorie P had a daughter Margaret baptised in 1750 in New Spynie.

[clancam37]

Thanks Forfarian and other Rootschatters for their input re Magdalene Paul.
Hopefully I can find her husband John Baxter from these new leads.
Helen married a Robert Baxter --- were the families related?
Kind regards
clancam37 

I note on SP there were two other children, with a gap of 8 years, maybe an earlier marriage?

Or maybe they moved around a bit - there are other baptisms around that time with father John Baxter in neighbouring parishes.

Magdalen Paul, born in Rothes in 1729, was one of 13 children of the Reverend John Paul and his wife Magdalen Innes. She and four of her siblings are listed on her parents' gravestone but no details of date of death etc. Interestingly, Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae lists only four of the daughters and none of the sons of Rev JP and MI, so it does look as if Magdalen may have died young.

M Paul who married Robert Humphrey appears to be Marjorie - Robert H and Marjorie P had a daughter Margaret baptised in 1750 in New Spynie.