Can you help find my father-in-law?

[Michael Bradley]

I am new to any form of forums, so claim ignorance of protocol beyond belief!

My father-in-law claimed that he was born in Banff, and his death certificate says that he was aged "about 72" when he died in 1967 (ie we think he was born in Banff 15 Sept 1895).

I can find nothing about him prior to his marrage in Cheltenham in July 1944; but have a list of stories which he told to his new family which is too long to include here but include the idea that his father died at around the time of the infant's birth

Bearing in mind that I live in southern England, and am therefore not of the "correct" nationality, can anyone advise me on how or where I can find records of his birth, schooling, etc and what happened to any family prior to 1944 - I have tried ScotlandsPeople, but to no avail

[teenybash]

have you tried Genes reunited you could also try www.familysearch.org (http://forum.caithness.org/www.familysearch.org) which is run by The Church of the Latter day Saints.
I was able to trace some family info here. Hope this helps.

[trinkie]

The most reliable would be www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk) there is a charge - £6 for 30 credits, but you could get a lot for that.

From his death cert you will have the names of his parents.
Then you can search for his own birth certificate, marriage certificate etc.
Remember to look at Census records.
and check and double check names and dates as you go along.

'First' names are handed down in families, so that is always a good check that you have the right family.

Good luck.
Perhaps this should be on the Genealogy page ! From there you will get a lot more help./
Happy hunting
Trinkie