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OGS REGISTER
For the link shown (Official
Genealogical Site for Scotland) I purchased some on-line credits and
searched as many of the databases as I could for my 6 PS investment. I was
able to get the lists for the "Parish of Holm & Paplay" for
births, christenings, marriages, 1881 census and deaths for the periods
listed. As I review these I will post any significant information, however
in the meantime I can provide these in PDF format to those that ask. A
preliminary review shows a number of exact matches to the genealogy chart
prepared by Paul MacDonell Laughton. (Please note that each one page
off the OGS appears as two pages in the PDF format and that each two page
printout is a separate file.)
An e-mail from "Scotland
On-line" took me back to this site on May 22, 2004, as they had an
error in their search engine and gave me until May 25th to redo the marriage
searches. This did turn up a lot of new data. I also took the
opportunity to buy some more credits and print our a number of the
original Parish and Census records. These are now posted. I was particularly
interested in a few of the original documents that show some conflict with
the genealogy chart that we have today, such as is the case with Thomas Laughton
(son of John Laughton and Jane Spence in 1832) who appears to have a different
wife and did not die in Canada.
On December 30, 2005 the OGS web site announced that it had added to the
index and so in January 2006 I went back to look at the Census Records. It
is interesting to look at the story behind the taking of the census, as
described on their web site. As an example, take a look at the text for
the 1891
Census. More details on the use of the Census Records can be found in
the remainder of this section.
Wills
& Testaments were added to the OGS and the listing of these can be
searched for free, however you must pay VIEW £5.00 to download each
document (so we have not done that yet!). The listing of Laughton's from
the 1513 to 1901 is posted on our web site as Laughton
Wills & Testaments. At these prices, we will need to make sure of
an exact match prior to ordering any downloads. If you see one on the list
that looks like a match, please let me know.
Another site has been identified for the General
Register Office for Scotland. This site provides information on other
sources of information, other than the Internet, but it does relay you to the
OGS Register for an Internet search. They do provide the option to have a Staff
Search completed on your behalf.
I have recorded the names of any clan members in bold on the genealogy
chart where there has been information found about them on the OGS Register.
BIRTHS
The births appear to be in three sections on the OGS Register, listed as the
"Statutory Records"; the OPR Births (Old Parish Records); and the OPR
Births & Christenings (1553 - 1854).
Under the Statutory Records for 1855 to 1953, the only one that may apply is
that shown for John Laughton of Holm and Paplay in 1859 (see line item 23 of 48
on births1
and births2).
Under the OPR Births (Old Parish Records) for 1770 to 1854 there are a few
more records that are revealed:
 | oprbirths1:
no listings |
| oprbirths2:
 | line 34, John (Jo) Laughton from Gilbert Laughton and Margaret Miller,
1801 |
| line 39: John Laughton (Jo) from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1829 |
| line 46: Jorome Laughton for John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1834 |
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| oprbirths3:
| line 63: Thomas Laughton from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1831 |
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The last group of records, some of which are duplications of others listed,
are found under the search of "OPR Births & Christenings" for the
period 1553 to 1854:
| oprbc1:
no listings |
| oprbc2:
| line 28: Elizabeth Laughton from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1825 |
| line 38 - 43: some Gilbert Laughton names but no matches noted for
1771 |
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| oprbc3:
| line 66: Jane Laughton from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1828 |
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| oprbc4:
| line 76: James (Jas) Laughton from Gilbert Laughton and Margaret
Miller, 1803 |
| line 84: John (Jo) Laughton from Gilbert Laughton and Margaret Miller,
1801 |
| line 100: Jorome Laughton from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1834 |
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| oprbc5:
| line 104: a possible connection in 1729 to Magnus Laughton,
interesting |
| line 109: Margaret Laughton from Gilbert Laughton and Margaret Miller,
1806 |
| line 125: Margaret Laughton from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1826 |
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| oprbc6:
| line 132: Mary Laughton from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1836 |
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| oprbc7:
| line 152: Sarah Laughton from John Laughton and Jane Spence, 1833 |
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During my second visit to the site in May 2004 I downloaded a few of the
actual certificates for the related links. Not all records have a
"viewable document" so many of the old records can only be ordered
off-line (at a cost of £10 each) so I have ordered any as of yet. The
ones that could be viewed, using already purchased credits, were as follows:
| john1859:
As in all great experiments, sometimes you have to prove something wrong so
you know it is not correct. That is the case here. Although the
correct month and year (July 1859), we have the wrong parents. There
is no other John Laughton shown for this date. That is unfortunate, as
this is the "John Hughes" that fostered the current generations.
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MARRIAGES
The last page I was able to retrieve, prior to the expiry of my
"credits" during my preliminary was the marriage record for 1855 to
1953 in the County of Orkney, District of Holm. There are no positive
connections, however it is possible that the marriage took place in another
"district" so I may need to return to check those records.
| marriages:
line 8 is interesting, as Elizabeth Laughton marries James Foubister in 1878
and the genealogy chart of Paul MacDonell Laughton shows and Elizabeth
Laughton marrying a Archibald Foubister (different first name but about the
right date). |
As a result of the error at the web site, I was fortunate to have the
opportunity to re-run the marriage searches in May 2004 and the new data tables
retrieved are as follows:
| marriages_updated1;and
marriages_updated2:
These is the corrected date for the period 1553 to 1854 and there were no
"hits" on the name LAUGHTON so the search was repeated using their
"Soundex System" and these are the results. This information
may be relevant as we go back further in the genealogy.
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| marriages_updated3:
The corrected list of 12 records provides the marriage records for David
Laughton and Margaret Laughton in 1867. As I was getting brave, I
bought some more credits and downloaded the original Parish Record of the
wedding. This is available at present on this site as a PDF
file or a TIF
file.
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| marriages_updated4:
Also corrected from the original search, this first page does not show any
positive matches, however it raised and answered the question (see above) of
the marriage of Elizabeth Laughton and James Foubister (but not Archibald)
as shown on the genealogy chart of Paul Laughton. Close but the date
is wrong as well, so that is negative.
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| marriages_updated5:
We have a positive match here for Jane Laughton and William Sinclair in 1857
and so we have provided a copy of the actual registry document, again as
both a PDF
file and a TIF
file. |
DEATHS
I have uploaded the database print out for DEATHS for Holm & Paplay (deaths1
& deaths2),
as they do have a 91 year old Gilbert Laughton who died in 1888 (see line
item 8 of 42). That would put that Gilbert as born in 1797, too late
for our initial Gilbert. There are 7 John Laughton's on that list.
It may be that by the time these records become applicable, our ancestors have
already left for North America. I have yet to determine how they have
these records if the Parish of Holm burnt down in 1805, as noted by Paul
MacDonell Laughton?
During our second visit to the site in May 2004 I was able to download a
particularly interesting Death Certificate, that relating to Thomas Laughton:
| thomas1921:
This is a most interesting record as this clearly shows that Thomas
died in 1921 in Vigga, Holm at the age of 70 years. It also shows that
he was the husband of Ann Fobric (name not clear) and that he was the son of
John Laughton and Jane Spence. It was witnessed by William
Barston. The genealogy chart of Paul Laughton clearly shows a Thomas
Laughton, son of John Laughton and Jane Spence, however those records say
that he died in Canada and that his wife was Margaret Jane Barston (the same
last name as the witness to this record?). So now the unsolved
question, who was he married to, or was he married twice, and where did he
die? See also the comments in the section on the Census Records. |
CENSUS RECORDS
Initially there were two searchable sets of Census Records on the web site, one for 1881
and the second for both 1891 and 1901. In January 2006 I went back to the
census records after receiving an e-mail from the OGS concerning the updates now
posted to their site. They now show census data for 1861, 1871, 1891 and
1901. Data for 1841 and 1851 are to be available later in 2006.
It is important to make note of the web site comments regarding the accuracy
of the data (hyperlinked to source):
"It
is important to remember, however, that information given in the census can be
inaccurate - age, place of birth, even recorded relationship to head of
household can all be unreliable. For example, ages recorded were supposed to
be at the last birthday, but sometimes people did not know their correct age
or were not always honest about it! The information given by the head of the
household may also have been incorrect by accident or by design."
From our initial review of 1881 I was able to make these comments:
| 1881census1:
Record 12 on this sheet, for which we have retrieved the record from the
registry is for 40 year old David
Laughton in PDF or TIF
who is a married farmer with 10 acres of arable land. (Note:
January 2006 - I don't see the match here, see table below). Record 18 had a
Gilbert Laughton, but the dates do not match, as this Gilbert would have
been born around 1796 and ours dates back to 1771 to 1775. Still
looking for clue to help us sort out which Gilbert is our ancestor!
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| 1881census2:
Record 30 on this page is for 52 year old Jean Laughton (PDF
or TIF),
who is about the correct age, but is shown to be
"unmarried". Our Jane (Jean) Laughton of that era is shown
married to William Sinclair (see "marriage records" in previous
section).
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| 1881census3:
Record 74 brings us back again to Thomas Laughton (see: Deaths -
thomas1921), apparently the correct record for Thomas
in PDF or TIF.
This 48 year old farmer from Vigga had 77 acres of arable land and
apparently had 2 men and 1 woman also working on the property. Note
that the 1891 census shows his correct age at 60 but in 1881 it is out by 2
years. The notes to the census records suggest this is common. I
need to look at the 1891 details to see if they match the 1881 details. |
In January 2006 I returned to look at the other census records. To
assist, a chart was prepared showing the census date and the expected age of
"our Laughton's". Where there is a match or a "possible
match", these are as noted (1881 and 1891 so far). Since we already
know that the age match is often a year or two out, the possible matches are
likely correct as well. I will return at a later date to check the
other years.
| Ages for Laughton's in the Census
Records |
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| Children
of Gilbert Laughton and Margaret Miller |
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Born |
Age
1861 |
Age
1871 |
Age
1881 |
Age
1891 |
Age
1901 |
Census
Match |
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| John |
1801 |
60 |
70 |
80 |
90 |
100 |
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| James |
1803 |
58 |
68 |
78 |
88 |
98 |
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| Margaret |
1806 |
55 |
65 |
75 |
85 |
95 |
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| Children
of John Laughton and Jean Spence |
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Born |
Age 1861 |
Age 1871 |
Age 1881 |
Age 1891 |
Age 1901 |
Census Match |
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| Elizabeth |
1825 |
36 |
46 |
56 |
66 |
76 |
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| Margaret |
1826 |
35 |
45 |
55 |
65 |
75 |
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| Jane |
1828 |
33 |
43 |
53 |
63 |
73 |
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| Thomas |
1831 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
60 |
70 |
#74 of 1881, #82
of 1891 |
| John |
1829 |
32 |
42 |
52 |
62 |
72 |
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| Sarah |
1833 |
28 |
38 |
48 |
58 |
68 |
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| Jerome |
1834 |
27 |
37 |
47 |
57 |
67 |
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| Mary |
1836 |
25 |
35 |
45 |
55 |
65 |
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| David
(use 1837) |
1853 |
8 |
18 |
28 |
38 |
48 |
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| Children
of John Laughton and Catherine Murphy |
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Born |
Age 1861 |
Age 1871 |
Age 1881 |
Age 1891 |
Age 1901 |
Census Match |
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| David |
1861 |
0 |
10 |
20 |
30 |
40 |
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| Mary Ann |
1863 |
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8 |
18 |
28 |
38 |
possible #69 of
1891 |
| Kate |
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| John Hugh |
1859 |
2 |
12 |
22 |
32 |
42 |
possible #46 of
1891 |
| Julia |
1867 |
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4 |
14 |
24 |
34 |
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| Jean /
Jennie |
1870 |
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1 |
11 |
21 |
31 |
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| Margaret |
1874 |
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7 |
17 |
27 |
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| William |
1872 |
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9 |
19 |
29 |
possible #86 of
1891 |
| Edward |
1876 |
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5 |
15 |
25 |
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Comments are welcome and if you find another name in the lists that I has not
been noted, please let me know.
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