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JBee
17-05-16, 09:33
I have a couple

John McKenzie b c1819 Kendal Westmoreland – parents names – not known
Hannah Brown b1825 Berwick on Tweed – parents William and Margaret

Children

Margaret – after mother’s mother
Catherine – after father’s mother????
Hannah – after mother
John – after father’s father????
Mary A – after mother’s eldest sister???
William – after mother’s father
Thomas - after ????
Matthew
Jane

So could John’s parents be John and Catherine?

kiterunner
17-05-16, 11:28
Could be, but John could just be named after John born 1819.

JBee
17-05-16, 11:47
Thanks Kite

So frustrating not knowing lol.