Burke's Peerage vs The Scot's Peerage

Question

I have an ancestor, Thomas Craig [Craig-2280], that is listed in both the Burke's Peerage and The Scot's Peerage. He is however, listed as marrying two different half-sisters - one sister, Margaret, in Burke's Peerage and the other sister, Elizabeth, in The Scot's Peerage. Both sisters have the same father but different mother's (mother's were both named Elizabeth). I do find some Scotland Birth and Baptism records for their children. Most just list the father but a few mention the mother and lists her as Elspeth Cranston (which to me is closer to Elizabeth than Margaret). I think people want to use the Margaret reference because her mother was Elizabeth Stewart, the great granddaughter of James V (via an illegitimate son). I also had Margaret (per WikiTree) but then I found the Scot's Peerage record. And I'm thinking that Burke's peerage is incorrect (and so is Wiki). Thoughts?

Comments

Elspet (mostly, as it's Scottish) or Elspeth (more English) and Elisabeth (usually the softer s) were quite often interchangeable.

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And this is why I believe his wife was Elizabeth and not Margaret. But I have a feeling this change is going to make some people mad.  I would rather have it correct though.

Answer 1

Scotland Reliable Sources page has Scots Peerage listed as Reliable.  Burkes and ThePeerage are listed in the Unreliable section.   

If you are finding differences between the sources, create a Research Notes section, noting the differences between the sources. 

Comments

Thank you! I was wondering if one was more reliable than the other.

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Thanks for star Kay

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Shonda, glad I could help. The other Peerage Reliable vs Unreliable are on that help page, so it is probably worth the time to check out another reliable one. Reliable doesn't mean there are no errors in those, either.