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Hi Denis, It was Thomas Collins that she married I mentioned on here before.. It was over a year ago I had the birth and someone sent me the deatails in an e-mail about it. Betty

Betty I think you've mentioned this person before. Any chance you have the details on a posting on here? Might be worth looking back perhaps? Denis

Hi Denis, Yes she was Catholic, her parents were irish catholics from somewhere in Ireland but I don't know where?? I did have this birth record but my computer crashed beginning of january and i lost a lot of information including this birth. I have her marriage certificate from Durham. Betty

Thank you Denis for clearing all this up so we could understand it. Betty

Am I correct in thinking she was a Catholic? Are you looking in the Old Parish Records on Scotlandspeople? These are the records of the Established Church so not much chance of finding her there. I don't know about IGI and Catholics? The Catholic parish records are held at the Catholic archives in Edinburgh, copies at NAS, both unindexed. Denis

I still can't find the birth though. Betty

This is really very simple. Berwickshire is a Scottish county. Berwick on Tweed is not in Berwickshire. It is in Northumberland. Northumberland is in England. Denis

I would think so too, it is still scottish as far as I and Scotlands People think. Betty

Hi Betty I don't know when it changed, Its still counted by a lot of people including myself as Scotland, I post a parcel once of my friend from there and she wrote Scotland on it, so I think they count themselves as Scottish, No matter what the Postal service think.:)

Thanks Maureen, Thanks for the info, wonder who has it now then?? Looks like Scotlands people still think Berwick is Scotland as they have it on their website for BMD's. Betty

Found this on Northumberland website about Berwick This historic border market town changed hands between England and Scotland no less than 14 times between its first capture by the Scots (around 1018) and its eventual retaking by the English in 1482 Maureen

Hi everyone, Well Berwick is on Scotlands people but I still can't find the birth. Betty

Hi carrie, When did it change then, this birth is in 1845, will it be on Ancestry or Scotlands people? I asked on General board too and they aren't too sure either. Betty

It was Scotland, On the very very very edges but is now counted as England.. So I am told by a friend who was born there..

I think that Berwick upon Tweed comes under the registration district of Berwick, Northumberland. Maureen

I thought it was Scotland?? betty

Hi Maureen, What border??

I thought Berwick upon Tweed was in England not Scotland !!!!!! LOL Maureen

Has the border moved? Maureen

Hi Glitter Baby, Thank for trying to find her!! I have tried a few on the census too and Mary Ann Duffy with a father called Patrick is quite common as the parents came from Ireland. I have a feeling I had this birth before and it was Berwick on Tweed but I just can't find it. Betty