Tried to upload copy of registration cert.....

[ASGROOMBRIDGE]

Hi David,

Thank you so much, so far I have managed to get a bit more together (everyone who has come in the house today has had a go)

"In an action relating to the paternity of Hugh Somerville born February 6th 1856 at the instance of John Somerville of Burnside or Burnford against James Davidson [3 or 4 words I cannot read] near Lanark both in the parish of Lesmahagow the [unreadable] substitute [unreadable] at Lanark found that this male child was the [unreadable] male child of the parties aforesaid. [Unreadable] date 24 March 1857. (April 4th 1857). Initialled."

So getting there,

Thanks everyone,
Audrey

[AndrewP]

Hi Audrey,

The middle section is "the Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkashire". Giving you:

• "In an action relating to the paternity of Hugh Somerville born February 6th 1856 at the instance of John Somerville of Burnside or Burnford against James Davidson, Cotton [____] in Teaths near Lanark both in the parish of Lesmahagow the Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire at Lanark found that this said child was the illegitimate child of the parties aforesaid. Lanark[?] 24 March 1857. (April 4th 1857). Initialled."

Teaths can be found on the Lesmahagow (west) side of Lanark on www.streetmap.co.uk

All the best,

Andrew Paterson

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[AndrewP]

The text for a paternity RCE was laid out by the Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages Act (Scotland) 1854 in the form of Schedule F.

• Register of Corrected Entries for the District of [Registration District] in the County of [County]
  
  In the Fourth Column of Entry No.[xxx] in the Register Book of Births for the year [xxxx], before the name of the Child's mother, insert [father's name], [father's occupation], on the authority of a Certificate in the Form of Schedule F to the following effect,
  
  In an action relating to the Paternity of a [Male/Female] child, born at [birthplace] in the Parish of [Registration District] in the County of [County], on the {xx] day of [month] [year] at the instance of [mother's name], [mother's occupation, if any], [mother's residence], against [father's name], [father's occupation], residing at [father's residence], the Sheriff Substitute of [county/counties] on the [xx] day of [month] [year], found that the said child was the illegitimate child of the said [mother's name] and [father's name].
  
  [date registered] at [place of Registrar's office].
  [registrar's signature]
  Registrar
  
  [date examined]
  [examiner's signature]

The text on this birth certificate seems to be based on that text.

All the best,

Andrew Paterson

[DavidWW]

Hi Audrey,

The middle section is "the Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkashire". Giving you:

• "In an action relating to the paternity of Hugh Somerville born February 6th 1856 at the instance of John Somerville of Burnside or Burnford against James Davidson, Cotton [____] in Teaths near Lanark both in the parish of Lesmahagow the Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire at Lanark found that this said child was the illegitimate child of the parties aforesaid. Lanark[?] 24 March 1857. (April 4th 1857). Initialled."

Teaths can be found on the Lesmahagow (west) side of Lanark on www.streetmap.co.uk

All the best,

Andrew Paterson

Brilliant

The only outstanding word is that second part of James' occupation, - it looks like the word starts with an "A" but I'm d****d if I can imagine what the word is, - the most frequent would be "Weaver", other possibilities Spinner, Dyer, Tenter, and a few more, but I can't "see" such, if you see what I mean

David

[ASGROOMBRIDGE]

Guy's

What can I say except excellent, a great effort and I am a very Happy Bunny, Thank you to everyone you are all stars. Buy you a drink at the party next Saturday night, Happy Days

regards
Audrey

[DavidWW]

Mines a large dram of a Linkwood (Elgin) single cask, cask strength, non-chill filtered single malt, preferably more than 15 or 20 years old

David

[CatrionaL]

Mines a large dram of a Linkwood (Elgin) single cask, cask strength, non-chill filtered single malt, preferably more than 15 or 20 years old

David

Your not difficult to please are you, David?

Catriona

[ASGROOMBRIDGE]

Hi Davis,

So you only drink the cheap stuff then,

Audrey

[ASGROOMBRIDGE]

Sorry David,

Just had a couple of glasses of red and missed the D key,

Audrey

[DavidWW]

Mines a large dram of a Linkwood (Elgin) single cask, cask strength, non-chill filtered single malt, preferably more than 15 or 20 years old

David

Your not difficult to please are you, David?

Catriona

Not in the least

David