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    Default Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    Hi,



    i wonder if anyone can help me. i'm looking for a Jepe Gilchrist who was born around 1814/16. Her parents were George Gilchrist and Elizabeth Ross. I have no other information about Jepe, other than she was married to a James Laing, but i do not have any dates.



    i know there is not really very much to go on but if anyone can find anything out i would be ever so grateful as i have nothign other than the above information



    thanks

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    Default Re: Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    Do you have any idea where Jepe might have been born ? england, wales etc or county.
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    Default Re: Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    Are you sure her name was Jepe? Where is your source of information about what you do know about her?



    The reason I ask is that although there are a few Jepes on Ancestry when you look at the images I think they are really Jefse which is old English writing for double ss, ie the name is really Jesse or Jessie.

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    Default Re: Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    Thank for your replies.



    I'm not sure where she might have been born as i've tried all the scottish records and can't find her, her marriage to a James Laing or her parents marriage at all. It's a bit frustrating to say the least.



    i'm quite sure her name is Jepie as this is what is written on the wedding certificate for her son John Laing, if it is not Jepie then maybe it's Jepic. The writing on these certificates is quite hard to read, but it the first four letters definately appear to be Jepi, with the last letter an e or a c with Gilchrist as her maiden name.



    Her death certificate lists her name as 'Jessie widow of James Laing' which is how i managed to find her parents names

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    Default Re: Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    if her death was misrecorded as Jessie maybe her birth was too?

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    Default Re: Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    Hi,



    I've just found this 1861 Scotland Census



    Name:Jessie LaingAge:44 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1817 Relationship:Wife Spouse's name :JamesGender:Female Where born:Edinburgh Registration Number:685/5 Registration district:Newington Civil parish:Edinburgh St Cuthberts County:Midlothian Address:7a Carnegie Street ED:23 Household schedule number:44 Line:12 Roll:CSSCT1861_129 Household Members:NameAgeJames Laing42 Jessie Laing44 Jessie Laing20 Helen Laing12 Elizabeth Laing9 George Gilchrist61 Fanny Gilchrist39 Georgana Gilchrist3 Catherine Gilchrist3

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    Default Re: Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    thank you MRSP2008,



    i searched birth and marriage records for her and found nothing, i did'nt think about the census. I don't suppose you have managed to find a birth or marriage for Jepe/jessie?

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    Default Re: Looking for Jepe Gilchrist

    Hi,



    This is the earliest census I can look at:



    From their son's age, i'd say they probably married around 1835, and Jessie was born around 1815.



    I'm not sure how to go about obtaining Scottish birth and marriage certificates as I've never had to do. Someone on her should be able to point you in the right direction if you put in another post.



    Good Luck in your search-sorry I couldn't be of any more help!



    Mrsp2008



    1841 Scotland Census 1841 Scotland Census



    Name:Jessie LaingAge:26 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1815Gender:Female Where born:Midlothian, ScotlandCivil parish:Edinburgh St Cuthberts County:Midlothian Address:No 5 South Richmond St Parish Number:685/2 Neighbors:View others on page Household Members:NameAgeJames Laing24 Jessie Laing26 John Laing6 Jessie Laing2 Mo Source Citation: Parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts; ED: 25; Page: 2; Line: 705; Roll CSSCT1841_123-0319; Year: 1841.

 

 

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