I am chasing the CUMMING family from around Ayton & Eccles and have only just got around to using Scotlands People, so please forgive my ignorance. Can anyone tell me what I might get on an image copy of the old parish records?
Can I assume it is more than the details from the index?
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05-08-2005, 3:15 PM #1PatrisiaGuest
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05-08-2005, 7:05 PM #2Mary YoungGuestOriginally Posted by Patrisia
I *think* you get the entire page from the OPR. It's a lucky dip! The clerk may have kept the records in chronological order; or recorded baptisms and marriages separately; or started a new page for each place within the parish.
Usually there will be one line per entry, (maybe yielding no more than the index) ... for a marriage, sometimes you get names of parents too ... you may get place of residence within the parish ... (very useful if the names are common).
Let us know how you get on?
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05-08-2005, 10:10 PM #3
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Hi Patrisia
The OPR from Scotlands People doesnt tell you much more. All the ones i have just give the two names of the people marrying the date and the parish.No witnesses or parents mentioned worst luck !
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05-08-2005, 10:14 PM #4Mary YoungGuest
Hi, Tracey
I am interested - did they send the whole page, or just the section you requested?
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05-08-2005, 10:21 PM #5
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Hello Mary
They sent a page which said " extract of entries in a old parochial register" it also had two other couples on it. Wether there is more information elsewhere or not i dont know but in all my searching i havent come accross any more info than that.Last edited by Chasing Caseys; 05-08-2005 at 10:24 PM.
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05-08-2005, 10:31 PM #6
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If you find any of your Cumming family migrating to Edinburgh or Banff i have some in my tree - you never know !
Tracey
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05-08-2005, 10:16 PM #7PatrisiaGuest
Thanks Mary and Tracey, I think I might just save my pennies!
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