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Certificate of baptism of Peter Finlay

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Certificate of baptism of Peter Finlay
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This certificate of baptism, dated 3 October 1812, is of Peter Finlay, son of Robert Finlay and his spouse, Kathren Williams. The certificate was issued by the Relief Chapel in St James' Place in Edinburgh.

The certificate is signed by the Session Clerk, John Ross and John Drysdale, an elder.

The registration of births, marriages and deaths did not become compulsory until 1855. Thereafter, local authorities, rather than the churches, recorded them so as to monitor population change.

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