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March Research

 As I mentioned in my  Previous Post  I've been pruning ancestors. This month is it the Cameron branch. On my tree I have Ann Cameron, baptised 21 October 1827, to Alexander Cameron (1799-1879) and Ann Lamond (c1799-1885), or so I thought.  Alexander did marry Ann Lamond but AFTER, Anne b 1827 was born.  Now there is nothing wrong with that except Ann L ISN'T Ann C's mother.  READ ALL THE INFORMATION ON OUR DOCUMENTS. I'll get back to the marriage, after this. On Anne C's death certificate* NO parents are listed, likewise on her marriage certificate*. I do have her baptismal  certificate* and it states that Alexander Cameron had is daughter Ann baptised on 21 October 1827, in the Parish of Lochbroom. (No mothers were listed on Old Parochial Registers. The indexes on Scotland's People are being updated to include the mother's name.) Searching Scotland's People I find four other children for Alexander from 1822 to 1830, all in Lochbroom BUT the mother is l