Re: Pre 1854 Death Records
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Originally Posted by jackie
Do the churches of Caithness area have any old records recording when a person pre 1854 may have died? Scotland people only has birth and marraige, but no death. Were people not recorded back then or were they being charged so they just didn't record things?
Do any of the Caithness Monuments have this type of info for these dates?
Any help anyone can give is greatly appreciated.
Thanks Jackie
Few records of deaths were kept in the parochial registers.
A survey was done of gravestones in the 1970s and published in a series of books called "Caithness Monumental inscriptions" but there is very little available on the web relating to deaths pre 1854...but I'm working on it.
If you're interest is in the parish of Latheron I may be able to help you, I know where many of the skeletons are hidden.
Re: Latheron Burial records
Thanks Fred, your findings helped fill in some blanks. Like Charlotte's death, I hadn't come across that yet. She was from Canisbay and was the daughter of: Peter Simpson & Charlotte Simpson (maiden name Simpson). So that was a help.
Also I didn't have the death of Alexander Simpson son of Alexander Simpson + Margaret Bethune, So I will look up the Caithness Memorial for War to get more info on him.
Every little bit helps.
Robert Wallace remarried Marjory Miller in 1849 after the death of Charlotte and they had 4 children of their own.
And last yes that Janet Simpson who married the Munro that would have been the one. I have her death certificate but only her father is listed not the mother so I was trying to tie a mother in there to see which family Janet belonged to.
Once again thanks
Jackie