If I ever get my hands on a time machine, one task will be to go back to 1854 and arrange that the Act of Parliament introducing statutory (civil) registration of BMDs in Scotland is amended to make it compulsory for kids to be given a middle nameSarahND wrote: Bailey, Mrs. Helen, head, b. June 1856, age 43, Married for 24 years, 10 children, of whom 7 living, born in Scotland, came to U.S. in 1894
__Robert A, son, b. Oct 1880, age 19, born in Scotland, sculptor
__James C, son, b. Aug 1883, age 16, born in Scotland, cannot read or write
__ Maggie J, daughter, born Oct 1886, age 13, born in Scotland, at school
__Elizabeth A, daughter, born Feb 1892, age 8, born in Scotland, at school
__Helen A, daughter, born Jul 1898, age 1, born in New Jersey
Kelly, Mary E., mother, born Sept 1824, age 75, widowed, 1 child born, 1 living, born in Scotland, cannot read or write
It looks as though something was wrong with James, since at 16 he is still illiterate, unlike his siblings.
If this is the right family, it gives you the name of several of the daughters born after 1881. I wonder where Alexander was? His wife says she is married, not widowed.
All the best,
Sarah
Which is a way of saying that it's a matter of only 12 credits to check at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk that Robert Alexander BAILLIE and and Elizabeth Alexa BAILLIE were indeed the children of Alexander Baillie and Helen Kellie (note spelling).
More later, maybe........
David
Reb was able to read it, because he's told me so through a private message.
