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Denis

Denis Report 18 Feb 2007 00:27

Hi This looks like your chap? : 1 20/12/1854 MATTHEWS JOSEPH EDWARD MATTHEWS/ELISABETH REAT FR587 M Kirkoswald /AYR You can actually see the image of this entry on Scotlandspeople but it would cost you 6 credits. The minimum purchase is 30 credits for £6. Not bad value really. Denis

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 18 Feb 2007 00:22

He is on Scotlands people for 1854 OPR's 1. 20/12/1854 MATTHEWS JOSEPH / EDWARD MATTHEWS/ ELISABETH REAT FR587 M Kirkoswald /AYR 601/ 0030 0328 Betty

Karen

Karen Report 17 Feb 2007 23:26

Hi Georgina, so with a birth c1855 he was born right on the cusp, so to speak. Why are all my ancestors so awkward?

Karen

Karen Report 17 Feb 2007 23:21

Yikes! Have just been on the Penrith site & they want £24.95 for a birth cert. Are Scottish certificates usually this expensive?

Georgina

Georgina Report 17 Feb 2007 23:20

Karen official records for scotland didn't start till 1855 so if he was born before then you wont get a birth certificate but his baptism should be on the old parish records on scotlands people. Georgina.

Karen

Karen Report 17 Feb 2007 23:08

Jane & Gillian, thanks very much. You have got the right ones. I'll have look at the sites you recommended. Thanks again Karenx.

Jane Gateshead Girl

Jane Gateshead Girl Report 17 Feb 2007 22:29

Is this your Joseph? in 1861 Joseph Matthews Age: 6 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Relationship: Son Father's name: Edward Mother's name: Elizabeth Gender: Male Where born: Kirkoswald, Ayrshire Registration Number: 601 Registration district: Kirkoswald Civil parish: Kirkoswald County: Ayrshire Address: Ardlochan Collage (2) ED: 3 Page: 7 (click to see others on page) Household schedule number: 27 Line: 1 Roll: CSSCT1861_87 Household Members: Name Age Edward Matthews 49 Edward Matthews 14 Elizabeth Matthews 40 Henery Matthews 5 James Matthews 3 John Matthews 12 Joseph Matthews 6 William Matthews 18 Father Edward c1812 born Southampton - occ Fisherman Mother Elizabeth born c1821 Weymouth

Jane Gateshead Girl

Jane Gateshead Girl Report 17 Feb 2007 22:29

this site appears to be where you can order birth cert for Kirkoswald - remove brackets http://www.bmd-certificates(.)co(.)uk/registry/penrith(.)html

Karen

Karen Report 17 Feb 2007 21:57

Good evening all. Anybody know how I find a birth record & order a birth certificate for Scotland? My 2x great-grandfather Joseph Matthews was born in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire, c1855 & obtaining his birth cert seems like the next logical step in the trail. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.