Mary Sinclair b c 1740 Angus

[John Gourlay]

I am attempting to find the lineage of one of 5th great grandmothers, Mary Sinclair. We know that she married Robert Sands at Arbroath on 1/5/1760 and delivered my 4th great grandmother, Mary Sands at Arbroath on 9/5/1765.

IGI shows 3 possible births for Mary Sinclair. 1735 Montrose, 1736 Carmyllie and 1743 Panbride. Before I invest in a search for a birth certificate or a marriage certificate, I thought I would ask the question here. Maybe someone is also related or has easy access to the relevent OPRs.

John Gourlay

[Currie]

Hello John,

Just a warning as to the state of the Parochial Records in the Parish of Arbroath. A survey was carried out in the 1840’s and this was the result.

“ARBROATH.—"The records consist of the kirk-session minutes, whose earliest date is 1669; and of the records of births and baptisms, and of marriage contracts and marriages, which commence in 1659. They are, in general, in a good state of preservation. The entries of marriages are defective in 1659, 1661, 1696, 1697, 1698, and 1700; and of births and baptisms in 1660, 1661, 1696, 1697, 1698, 1699, and 1700; and the volume or volumes containing both, from 1735 to 1748 inclusive, have been lost. There is no record of the proceedings of the kirk-session from 1684 to 1732, nor from 1735 to 1748."

From “Scottish Parochial Registers: Memoranda of the State of the Parochial Registers of Scotland” By William Barclay Turnbull, 1849. (Page 77)
http://www.google.com.au/books?id=GtgHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA77

The GROS list matches for marriages but I’m not so sure about births. http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/pd ... 0to322.pdf

All the best,
Alan

[John Gourlay]

Thanks Alan. Maybe that's why I've been unsuccessful so far. I'll try Scotlandspeople in a few days.
regards
John Gourlay