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Sheriff Court Extracted Decrees

PursuerThomas Miller, Flesher, West Bow, Edinburgh
DefenderMary Stevens, Fountainbridge (formerly at Salt Backet under the Arch of Regent Bridge, Edinburgh)
Child's Date of Birth27 August 1829
Year Extract Issued1830
Sheriff CourtEdinburgh
CountyMidlothian
NRS ReferenceSC39/8/7 p. 674
NotesThomas Miller is the pursuer in this case and wants custody of two children as the defender Mary Stevens is an unfit mother


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Source Citation
Registers of Extracted Decrees, Edinburgh Sheriff Court, Midlothian, NRS Reference SC39/8/7 p. 674; Index, Scottish Indexes (https://www.scottishindexes.com/courtentry.aspx?courtid=39007027: accessed 05 May 2024); Original Source: Sheriff Court Records, National Records of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

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