Cecile contacted the registrar's office with a question about a possible son of Alexander Lockhart and Margaret Agnew named John who died at age 23. The registrar discovered that John was the brother of Cecile's client's grandfather and had an unusual marriage to a woman named Maud McDonald shortly before his death at age 23 from a fever. John and Maud attempted to marry when Maud was underage by 6 days, and the marriage was cancelled. However, Maud was already pregnant with John's son, who was born after John's death. This revealed a dramatic family history linking Cecile's client to the registrar's records.

1. Drama at the Dublin Registrar’s Office

4. John Lockhart, abt. 1883

6. Birth registration – N. Dublin December 28, 1886

10. Marriage registration – sort of

15. John’s death registration