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I am trying to find the death of my gggg grandfather. His name is Robert Anderson and he was born c1803 in Haddington. His wife was called Joan Shiells. The last census I have him on is the 1851, so he died somewhere between 1851 anf 1861. His residence in 1851 was Nungate and his occupation was a Wright. I can't find his death on Scotland People, so it may well be that he died between 1851 and 1855. If anyone going to the above history centre can help me to find his death it would be much appreciated. thanks, Siobhan

I dont know if the local family history centres will have death details, death records for scotland did not begin until 1855 so if he died before that you might have difficulty. This is the info from scotlands people web site... There are, at present, no national death & burial indexes for the pre-1855 period. Recording of deaths & burials in the old parish registers was patchy and often non-existent. Sometimes the only record of a death will be the recording of hire of the mortcloth (pall) to cover the coffin before burial. For information on the existence or otherwise of deaths & burials for particular parishes, see Extant OPR's. If you wish a search to be conducted for a pre-1855 death, details of costs and how to apply are available on the GROS website. Be aware, however, that a record, if found, may only contain, at most, name, place and date. Good luck. Georgina.