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Something not right here! I've just had a brief look on Scotlandspeople and although that census gives Samuel's place of birth as Dunfermline, I can't see a birth in Scotland for him! Am I missing something?

1881

William MELDRUM Head M Male 25 Scotland Engine Fitter At Works
Alice A. MELDRUM Wife M Female 24 Bolton, Lancashire, England
Jean MELDRUM Daur Female 5 Bolton, Lancashire, England Scholar


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Source Information:
Dwelling 8 Winders Court
Census Place Little Bolton, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1341917
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 3837 / 79
Page Number 41

Not very helpful as Helen and Samuel are Boarders in 1871!

Name: Samuel Meldrum
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1865
Relationship: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Dunfermline, Fifeshire
Registration Number: 414
Registration district: Carnock
Civil parish: Carnock
County: Fife
Address: No Has An Names
ED: 3
Household schedule number: 95
Line: 13
Roll: CSSCT1871_71
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Reid 68
Jane Reid 62
Helen Meldrum 8
Samuel Meldrum 6
Miss Aitken 5


Source Citation: Parish: Carnock; ED: 3; Page: 16; Line: 13; Roll CSSCT1871_71; Year: 1871.


If you get Samuel's birth certificate it will tell you the date and place of his parents marriage.

You can get it from
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RICHARD MELDRUM Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 25 OCT 1860 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Parents:
Father: JAMES MELDRUM Family
Mother: JANET CLARK
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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

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Richard Meldrum Pedigree
Male
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Event(s):
Birth: 1812 Of, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Christening:
Death: 1871

connection?

RICHARD MELDRUM Pedigree
Male Family

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Marriages:
Spouse: CATHARINE THOMSON Family
Marriage: 09 NOV 1844 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Can you give me any information on the parents and siblings of richard meldrum b dumfermline fifeshire scotland and his wife mary coupar born castle finn donegal ireland. I dont know when they married the only information i have is they had three children william b 1858 dumfermline, ellen watson b 1862 and samuel c b 1864