Birth Clementine Russell

[Tabby]

Yes got that thank you genius Been trying again all night trying to find Clementine's birth

[Wilkes_ml]

It is possible that Clemantine's parent's weren't married at the time of her birth ( or even after her birth). There was a thomas Russel who was a railway porter in the 1911 census, unmarried, aged 35, born Terling Essex and living in the household of Robert PRIMROSE at 21 Clarence Road, West Green, Tottenham. It may be worth looking to see if he married.

[Tabby]

Found out now Clementine was born Inverness so more information to go on
Sue

[Tabby]

Where is the best place to look at Scottish records please

[grisel]

This birth record is on scotlands people which is the official government site.. Searching is free but you have to register and buy credits to download records. Unfortunately the online records for births only go up to 1915 at the moment so you will have to wait a couple of years! You can send off for an extract but that is a lot more expensive. Either way the record should give details of both parents.

If you go further back in time with Scottish family then family search has transcriptions of many records and is free. For 1841 and 1851 censuses freecen has quite good coverage. Free reg does have some old baptisms but only in particular areas. Scotlands people has church of Scotland and RC records as well as censuses and BMD records from 1855 .

[Tabby]

Thank you for you help.
Sue

[Lesley Robertson]

Sue, I've just noticed where you are. Your best bet would be to treat yourself to a day at the Scotlands People Centre in Edinburgh - you pay an entry fee and then have free access to all the records (you pay for copying/printing, but not to see anything), even the ones too modern to be online. I got started, back in the mists of time, by spending a morning in the predecessor of the SPC, armed only with a family photograph!

[Tabby]

Thanks for that Lesley
Sue