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BOWIE /WINKS FORRES 1828 Help!
« on: Thursday 06 April 06 14:42 BST (UK) »
hi
I am currently tracing my family tree and have been for donkey years
I am searching for  the Wink or Winks family from Forres.
I have a Christina Wink married 1828 to Peter Bowie Forres there also a connection with Kinloss area their children are

William Bowie born 1829

Jean Bowie-1831

JohnBowie- 1834

James Bowie -1837

Alexander Bowie-1840

Peter Bowie1842.

My  line is from John

John Bowie married Ann Forsyth 1860. There children are.

Alexander Bowie -1860

Christina Bowie -1862

John Bowie -1863

James Bowie-1866 (my great granddad)

Jessie Ann Bowie-1868

Isabella Bowie - 1870

PeterBowie- 1872


and another Alexander born 1874

The first Alexander died two years after his birth in the parish of Rothes still trying to figure out what he died from  the writing  on the certificate is quite bad. 

I have not found out what has happened to the rest of the brothers and sister I have a postcard picture of Christina Winks( I think it's her but it could be her daughter in law Ann)  standing outside a thatched roof cottage the photographer was George Cowie the Elite Studios Forres
My Great Grandad moved to Perth  and married Mary Maxwell in 1886 they lived all of their married life in the same house. there eight children were  all born in Perth.
I have been told that the Wink or Winks family are originally Dutch and there was a Dutch community in the early 1800 in the Morayshire area, I  would love to know if anybody has an idea if this is right  as I am not  living in that area  and have only been to Forres once in my life when I was a child I would be grateful of any help.
Susan
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Re: BOWIE /WINKS FORRES 1828 Help!
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 16 August 06 23:37 BST (UK) »
I come from a large family of Bowies in Alves - Alexnder Watt and Elizabeth Jane - they had several children (many still alive and residing around Forres / Elgin / Nairn etc). He died in about 1979 aged 80 and she died in 1990 aged about 93. They resided in Sparrow Castle near Alves and he worked at Sweethillock Farm at one point. There are several Bowies buried in Alves cemetry - certainly I can recall Christina and Isabella being among them. It may not be relevant but I hope this helps. I still have some Alves connections and will ask about the name Wink next time... Good luck
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Re: BOWIE /WINKS FORRES 1828 Help!
« Reply #2 on: Monday 24 September 07 14:06 BST (UK) »
my 4x gt grandmother was Barbara Wink b 1785 Elgin she was the daughter of Alexander Wink and Margaret Dun from Moray.She also had a brother Charles b 1781 Elgin. Barbara went on to marry John Gray 1st July 1809 in Elgin. sadly this is all I know or can find out about the elusive Winks. Any help at all would be most welcome.
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