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Scottish death Lookup - Kincardine?

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Nonalyn

Nonalyn Report 17 May 2007 22:34

Is anyone willing and able to do a lookup for the death of Alexander Beedie born 3 Jul 1822 - probably Kincardine region. Parents Alexander Beedie and Helen Mitchell who married 18 Dec 1818, Kineff. I suspect he may have died as an infant or child - before 1828 - as his father remarried in 1825 when he was 3 - and named another son Alexander born in 1828. Any help would be appreciated Kindest regards Lyn in New Zealand

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Dustan - Scotland, Canada Davidson - Scotland Beedie - Scotland, USA Moreland - Ireland and Scotland Allison - Scotland Valentine - Scotland Whelan

Georgina

Georgina Report 17 May 2007 23:40

Lyn official death records did not begin in Scotland until 1855, this is the info from scotlands people about deaths before 1855.. 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. Georgina.