OPR birth record of George Leslie. My paternal great great grandfather and the earliest verified Leslie ancestor I can find. Searching for Elizabeth Robertson and John Leslie has proved fruitless. Record from Scotland’s People.
George natural son to Elizabeth Roberston and John Leslie was born 3rd and bapt. 31st Augsut 1822. Witnesses George Stewart and Alan Stewart.
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O.P.R.? Parish register? Is that what it means?
Yes; sorry, I should have written that in full.
Thanks. At first I thought Out Patient Register but that didn’t seem right… 😀 😀
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The end of the line for now … Surely you don’t mean this literally, Su …?
🙂 All is good here and the line forward is looking healthy. George Leslie is the last ancestor on this line that I can verify. I know his parents’ names, but can’t trace them through any other records, so I’ve hit a brick wall. It’s frustrating as I’d like to be able to present my dad with a family tree for both sides of his line and I’ve traced his mother’s family back to the 1600s.
Hopefully only for now. Is it possible that they were English or Irish and you need to look there? Maybe they moved into Scotland after marriage and before his birth.
Hi; it is possible they were immigrants. They weren’t married when George was born and I haven’t been able to find a subsequent marriage for them. Their names were very common to the place and time (Robertson, Leslie) and so there are multiple candidates in census, OPR and statutory records. I’ve done a bit of work following individual candidates through time, and in each case, concluded that the person I’ve tracked isn’t the “right one.” But, as new records become available hopefully there will be a breakthrough — and I’m quite enjoying the detective work. Thanks for your suggestion; it’s opened up some new possibilities for me. 🙂
You are welcome. Good luck!
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It might something new come up in the future that will enable you to go on …,you never know,dear Su ! Enjoy your day, love ♥♥♥ ,Doda 🙂
Thank you Doda. New records are being made available all the time, so I am ever hopeful. Love and hugs 🙂