Thanks for replying Martin. I have tried to find the death of Christina on Scotlandspeople but no success. Could you let me have the details of the death please or even better a copy of the certificate. My email is billcraig and my provider is blueyonder dot co dot uk
I am trying to link Alexander with the Emslie family from Braemar - McDonald is a family name and strong round there. I am still trying to sort out why there are no births recorded in Edinburgh to James Emslie (he had Margaret and Jane but no records of births). I believe he also had a John Emslie who was transported to Aus for pickpocketing - again no record of birth. Puzzling.
Puzzled from Purley
Bill