steven family from wick area

tony steven · Post by **tony steven** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:33 pm

hi, researching family history, very difficult with no living relations but great grandfather john steven left thrumster/sarclet area mid 19th cent. [born c 1835] and eventually arrived in london and married bessie poole, any information on or earlier ancestors mostly johns and davids would very welcome, thank you

Post by **paddyscar** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:48 pm

Hi Tony:

John's birth and his parents' marriage are listed on IGI at http://www.familysearch.org

JOHN STEVEN
Birth: 26 DEC 1831 Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Parents:
Father: WILLIAM STEVEN
Mother: JEAN MURRAY

WILLIAM STIVEN
Spouse: JEAN MURRAY Family
Marriage: 04 DEC 1813 Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John's birth registration can be seen at http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk Search in the pink section on the lower left of the page under statutory records.

The parents' marriage is also recorded, but under the surname Stiven

This is a pay-per-view site, but well worth it, as it contains the official Scottish records of Birth, Marriage and Death and also the census and some wills.

All the best,
Frances

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:19 pm

Hi Frances

JOHN STEVEN
Birth: 26 DEC 1831 Wick, Caithness, Scotland

I'm a bit muddled here - if John was born in 1831 Tony should be looking for the birth in the OPR records, (the "purple section") surely?

best wishes
Lesley

Post by **paddyscar** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:55 am

It's not you that's muddled, Lesley, it's me!

Good grief

I've always had problems with blue and green, now I'm confusing pink and purple.

It is correctly, in the 'purple section'

Thanks,
Frances

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:13 am

Hi Frances

Good grief I've always had problems with blue and green, now I'm confusing pink and purple.

Best wishes
Lesley