In this poser, taken from the Old Parish Register for Pencaitland (Crown copyright, National Records of Scotland, 716/00 0010 005), we asked you how many girls and how many boys were recorded on this particular date and what their names were.

Extract from the Old Parish Registers, Pencaitland, 1600 (National Records of Scotland, 716/00 0010 005).

Answer: 2 boys and one girl were recorded on 19 April. Their names were george, Johne and Elesabethe.

Transcription

19 of appryll
James Johnestone his sone namit george witness[es]
george Johnsto[u]n and adame Johnsto[u]n
Johne in Saltoun had a dochter callit elesabethe witness[es]
Robert diksone James concor
Mr archobald oserwald his sone namit Johne witness[es]
witness[es] the Laird of herdmisto[u]n mr Johne davidsone

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