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darylrodger
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O.P.R. Births 1798 lookup - Bothwell, Lanarkshire .....

Post by darylrodger » Wed Feb 01, 2006 3:01 pm

Hi,

Can anyone help me find a William Rodger born 1798, in Bothwell in the o.p.r.'s ? His parents were William & Mary Rodger (nee Rodger). His father was a farmer.

nelmit
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Re: O.P.R. Births 1798 lookup - Bothwell, Lanarkshire

Post by nelmit » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:46 am

darylrodger wrote:Hi,

Can anyone help me find a William Rodger born 1798, in Bothwell in the o.p.r.'s ? His parents were William & Mary Rodger (nee Rodger). His father was a farmer.
Hello Daryl,

Perhaps William's birth wasn't registerd - I certainly can't find it on the IGI.

I see you live in Giffnock. The Mitchell library in town has films of the OPR's for the west of Scotland. They might be worth a wee browse.

Kind regards,
Annette M

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Re: O.P.R. Births 1798 lookup - Bothwell, Lanarkshire

Post by Jack » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:16 am

Hi Daryl,
The Bothwell OPRs in the IGI seem only to have the Female Births. Nope, don't know why.
So possibly, as Annette suggested a wee look at the film might show William - no guarantee though.
Jack

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Post by Rach » Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:02 pm

Hi Daryl,
I had the same problem in Berwickshire - only the females were listed and someone on this site recommended going to the local archives to look through the OPR's. I did this but unfortunately still haven't found the ancestor's birth as they didn't have to record them then. However it is worth having a look just in case. Hope you are lucky.
Rae
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