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Thankyou ArgyllGran

I will get the certificate then I will be able to use everything you and everyone else as posted to work it all out.

:-)

That makes much more sense…………….

In 1911, Robert and Mary Ann were in Inverbervie with children Robert 7; Helen H 1; Maggie 5; Rachel 4; David L 2;.

In 1921, they were in Inverbervie, with children David 12, Helen11, Rachel 14, Robert 17, Annie 7, Lizzie 4, Maggie 15, William 2, James 0.

From an age point of view, it seems much more likely that one of those sons was the father of Ruth and Robert Burns - but without the birth certs, there's no way of knowing.

Apologies I must of missed the marriages. You are right it does seem very unlikely that their parents where married in 1905.

Hopefully Roberts daughter will.gey back to me, she will details.

Thankyou again for your help.

I posted Robert Balneave Fotheringham's birth at 17:06.
His mother's name was Smith.


His parents' marriage:

FOTHERINGHAM, WILLIAM
SMITH, MARGARET
1873
267 / 7
St Cyrus

All the births, marriages and deaths which I've posted on this thread are from Scotlands People.

BUT -

As has been said several times, you need to get a copy of either Robert Burns or Ruth's birth certs, to be sure of their parents' names.
You can buy them through the SP website for £12 each.

It seems unlikely that the parents of children born in 1935 and 1936 would have married in 1905.

Perhaps they were the grandparents, rather than the parents - just a suggestion.

I'm not sure that is the family you are looking for. You really need to get a birth certificate for Robert Burns or for Ruth.

Fantastic I will search for the tree and have a look.

Do you think Balneaves is the maiden name of his mother?

There are some well researched trees on ancestry with Robert Balneaves Fotheringham and have these as his wife and children.

Mary Ann Legg

1885–1959
Robert Balneaves Fotheringham

1904–1967
Maggie Fotheringham

1905–2000
Rachel Fotheringham

1907–1997
David Legg Fotheringham

1909–1998
Helen Henderson Fotheringham

1910–2003
Georgina Henderson Fotheringham

1912–1913
Annie Gerard Spence Fotheringham

1913–2010
William Edward Fotheringham

1919–2002
James Legg Fotheringham

1921–2005
Agnes Robertson Fotheringham

1923–2017
Mary Porteous B F Fotheringham

1923–2007
Doris Fotheringham

1925–2007

I think you do need to order Ruth or Robert B's birth certificates to get the correct facts.

Alviegal

Good find thankyou very much.

The intimation for the death of Robert married to Mary Ann Legg, is in the Inverbervie papers and also the Dundee ones.

Fotheringham Robert 1883 1945 1945 British Newspaper Death & In Memoriam Notices Inverbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Death date 26 May 1945
Publication title Aberdeen Weekly Journal
Publication date 31 May 1945


Fotheringham Robert 1883 — 1945 Scotland, Newspaper Death Reports & Obituaries Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
Death date 26 May 1945
Publication title Courier & Advertiser
Publication date 28 May 1945

Death of Mary Ann

FOTHERINGHAM MARY ANN 74 F 1959 168 / 1 / 1679 Aberdeen Northern District

LEGG MARY ANN 74 F 1959 168 / 1 / 1679 Aberdeen Northern District

ErikaH thankyou I will look into it.

The birth certificate for Robert Burns Fotheringham, will give you factual info - well worth investing in it.

You could also look at Scotlands People website for info……..free to search, with detailed info being available through paid-for credits

The information is from my husband's Dad son of Robert burns Fotheringham.

I am trying to get more information from Robert Burns daughter but she's hasn't replied to me yet unfortunately.

What is the source of your info…..do you have any documents to prove it?

If, as you say, Mary Legg was born in 1899, she can’t be the woman who married in 1905

There is no record on 1901 census for a Mary Legg matching your info in Scotland….and NO Mary Legg of ANY age in Dundee.

BTW, every man who served in WW1 was awarded the three standard medals. Known as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred

Wow thankyou for the census information and war information. Won medals too.

Birth of the Mary Legg who married in 1905:

LEGG, MARY ANN
mmn HENDERSON
F
1885
254 / 6
Bervie or Inverbervie

Thankyou for looking for me, much appreciated.

The 1935 and 1936 birth certs of Robert and Ruth will tell you their parents' names, and the date and place of their marriage.