I have a file of old letters found in boxes at the Scottish Home located in North Riverside, IL. (USA). One is called "Extract Entry of Birth, Under 37th Sect. of 17 and 18 Vict. Cap. 80." The date appears to be August 1, 1884. The name of the baby is Inglis McHang. The father is Henry I. McHang and is listed as a tailor. There is an address that appears to be 69 Raeberry, Glasgow, Scotland. The name of the mother is impossible to read. The page is torn in half and has been repaired using something like scotch tape.
It may be of interest to someone. If so, please contact me.
I had a quick shufti in the Scottish records and believe you have an extract for Inglis McHarg born 31 July 1884 (registered 1 Aug 1884), son of Henry Thomas McHarg, tailor journeyman, and Jessie Kirkwood McHarg, maiden surname Thomson, who were married on 15th Oct 1880 in Glasgow. The original doc ref is 644/09 1066. Hope this helps :-) Jo
ReplyDeleteI also have a document labeled "Extract Entry of Birth, under the 37th Sect of 17 and 18, Vict. Cap. 80." It is the birth certificate for my grandmother, who was born in Glasgow I believe. The document goes on to list David Martin (blacksmith) as the father and Mary Martin (M.S. Hood -- would that be a maiden name?) as the mother. Then there is another entry "1881 February 23 - Patrick." Could that be a brother?
ReplyDeleteNot sure David. Perhaps Jo will respond and help us. Where do you live? What was your grandmother's name? It's possible it could be a brother. Thanks for writing.
ReplyDeleteI responded to your post, but it never appeared on the blog, so I'm trying again. I found a birth certificate with the following information: Jean Martin - born April 11, 1893. "Extract Entry of Birth, under the 37th Sect of 17 and 18 Vict. Cap. 80" Also "Extracted from the Register Book of Births from the Parish of Re??fr??" It could be Rushen, but it looked more like Reilfren.... Also there is a listing "Baptised in Patrick Parish Church May 14, 1893." Connecting all the dots it looked like this all occurred in the Isle of Man, but I could find no reference to any "Martins" on any of the registries I explored. Again, I appreciate any insights you might provide....
ReplyDeleteis this is birth certificate....
ReplyDeleteI wish I could help but I don't know the answer. In fact, I was looking for help. Perhaps someone will respond to our question.
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