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princess1
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George William Ranson Ord in Tobruk WW2
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Hi all,
Can someone please help........ if possible can anyone let me know the names of the "kirkyards" that surround Whitehills and Boyndie.
I have found on a site ANESFHS the MI section, but I can't work out where the cemetries (kirkyards) are back in the 1800's................
I have looked on Scotland maps but most of them are by council areas, and Whitehills etc is not listed.
I hope I have not been vague here it is not my intent. Living in Australia and never having been there I am in the hands of wonderful people like yourselves.
With kind regards
Princess 1
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ORDS, Robson, Yeaman, Ranson - Durham
Fisher, Armstrong - Northumberland
Watson,Downie, Findlay - Boyndie, Whitehills /Banff
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bervonian
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The website http:/www.findagrave.com/forums/showflat.php?Number=626115 gives a comprehensive list of graveyards/cemeteries throughout Scotland. It mentions Boyndie (St.Brandan) Old Churchyard which has a Burial record/Lair plans from 1856. It contains 58 tabletop stones of which 9 are significantly decorated and over 100 upright stones from the early 19th-20th century.
There is also Boyndie New Cemetery which has Burial record/Lair plans from 1941.
I'm uncertain if Whitehills has a cemetery of its own or whether burials take place at Boyndie Cemetery. Perhaps some RootsChat member living locally can tell you.
To see a map which includes Boyndie and Whitehills go to www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap and click 'I want to Get-a-map now'.
Enter the co-ordinates NJ655645 to see Whitehills.
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ali607
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i work in whitehills and to my knowledge there is only one churchyard in the vicinity and that is on a small road from the main banff raod towards whitehills - i drive past it once a week and i always think it seems like a strange forgotten place - its only small - its right next to a big noisy farm - but there is no sign on the gate what its called - although i think it must be the boyndie one. You know when u get a strange feeling about a place - like i always feel as though someone i know might be buried there - never heard anyone make any ref to it before you! Strange how things hapen like that...
I can find out what its called if u like
theres certainly not one in whitehills village itself as far as i know - this one is only a mile outside whitehills anyway so i would guess it would be that one they were buried in
Let me know what u want me to lookup
Alison
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West Riding Yorkshire: Rotherham, Hemsworth, Darfield, Sheffield
Worcestershire/Staffordshire: Oldbury, West Bromwich, Halesowen, White Heath
Lancashire: Wigan, Aspull,
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erbyshire:alfreton, ironville, codnor
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princess1
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Dear Alison,
I can't believe what you have told me.......... I have searched and searched for a kirkyard in Whitehills but to no avail. All our ancestors have been fisherman in Whitehills and with a common surname of Watson from that area, I am unable to ascertain from other kirkyards if my ancestors are buried in any of the yards i have found. Any information you can give me would be absolutely fantastic.
The name of the kirkyard would be a great start.....
I have a list of 39 kirkyards in Banffshire and have trawled through most of them
with no luck. Its hard when you don't actually know where the yards are!!!!
The names I am interested in are Watson/Lovie/Downie. If you come across any of those surnames I will let you know christian names if applicable.
Alison, thanks once again for your efforts and I look forward to your reply.
With kindest regards and wishes
Princess1
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ORDS, Robson, Yeaman, Ranson - Durham
Fisher, Armstrong - Northumberland
Watson,Downie, Findlay - Boyndie, Whitehills /Banff
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ali607
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Hi, i am 90% certain that the churchyard i mean is called Boyndie churchyard but can check tomorrow with some of my pupils who live in whitehills. I work at Whitehills primary school with a lovie family - common name around banff - in fact i used to teach her daughter!
Why do you think theyre buried in Boyndie - did you say they lived in Whitehills?
In any case I have the Boyndie monumental inscriptions infront of me here - so fire away with some names - theyre bound to be in this churchyard i think if they lived in whitehills...i dont know of any others....
Alison
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Worcestershire/Staffordshire: Oldbury, West Bromwich, Halesowen, White Heath
Lancashire: Wigan, Aspull,
Nottinghamshire: Worksop
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AITKENHEAD, Lanarkshire; BINNY, Forfar; BLACK, New Monkland; BRYSON, Cumbernauld; BURGESS, North-East Scotland; CRUICKSHANK, Rothes; DALLAS, Botriphnie; DAVIDSON, Oyne; HOGG, Larbert; LESLIE, Rothes; LESLIE, Mortlach; MENDUM, England; PATERSON, Larbert; RHIND, Forfar; SANG, Scotland; SCOTT, East Kilbride; STOREY, New Monkland; THORNTON, Shotts; WADDELL, New Monkland; WILKIE, New Monkland; WILKIE, Tannadice; WYLLIE, Lethnot and Navar; YOUNG, Keith
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I have found on a site ANESFHS the MI section, but I can't work out where the cemetries (kirkyards) are back in the 1800's................
I have looked on Scotland maps but most of them are by council areas, and Whitehills etc is not listed.
Whitehills is in the parish of Boyndie, and it is about two miles west of Banff, the next parish along the coast from Banff. The old church was at Inverboyndie, which is about halfway between Whitehills and Banff. It's marked on modern maps.
Look for Inverboyndie at www.streetmap.co.uk. There is also a map of the graveyard locations on the ANESFHS MI pages.
The parish is in the County of Banff (or Banffshire; but never 'Banff County'). It is in the part of the County of Banff which became part of the short-lived Banff and Buchan District in 1975, and is now part of the 'new' Aberdeenshire.
Surviving burial records are at the Registrar's in Banff http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/registrars/offices/banff.asp but be aware that Aberdeenshire Council registrars charge £10 per hour for access to the burial ground books.
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AITKENHEAD, Lanarkshire; BINNY, Forfar; BLACK, New Monkland; BRYSON, Cumbernauld; BURGESS, North-East Scotland; CRUICKSHANK, Rothes; DALLAS, Botriphnie; DAVIDSON, Oyne; HOGG, Larbert; LESLIE, Rothes; LESLIE, Mortlach; MENDUM, England; PATERSON, Larbert; RHIND, Forfar; SANG, Scotland; SCOTT, East Kilbride; STOREY, New Monkland; THORNTON, Shotts; WADDELL, New Monkland; WILKIE, New Monkland; WILKIE, Tannadice; WYLLIE, Lethnot and Navar; YOUNG, Keith
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ali607
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one of my pupils from whitehills confirms that that churchyard between banff and whitehills is inverboyndie - and that there is only a new churchyard in whitehills and no others in the area - she knows the area well
Alison
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Salter, Fulford, Woodcock, Finney, Tissington, Driscoll, Shea, Maxfield, Collier, Hughes, Williams, Petty, Pearson, Prescott, Baldwin,
Area interests:
West Riding Yorkshire: Rotherham, Hemsworth, Darfield, Sheffield
Worcestershire/Staffordshire: Oldbury, West Bromwich, Halesowen, White Heath
Lancashire: Wigan, Aspull,
Nottinghamshire: Worksop
erbyshire:alfreton, ironville, codnor
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ali607
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hi - remember your whitehills/boyndie query?
Do you want me to go and look in that churchyard for watson/lovie/downie?
Let me know people your searching for and il have a look
Alison
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Surname interests:
Salter, Fulford, Woodcock, Finney, Tissington, Driscoll, Shea, Maxfield, Collier, Hughes, Williams, Petty, Pearson, Prescott, Baldwin,
Area interests:
West Riding Yorkshire: Rotherham, Hemsworth, Darfield, Sheffield
Worcestershire/Staffordshire: Oldbury, West Bromwich, Halesowen, White Heath
Lancashire: Wigan, Aspull,
Nottinghamshire: Worksop
erbyshire:alfreton, ironville, codnor
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Windsor87
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I have also had trouble locating graves of ancestors.
My Strachan line seemed to travel though the countryside. It sort of starts of at Blackhills/St. Fergus in 1791 and gradually works though the small villages to Boyndlie/Strichen before reaching Fraserburgh in the 1890s.
There are lots of little graveyards spread out across this area.
I'm still looking for the grave of Robert Strachan (1848-1929) but then he could be anywhere in between.
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Aberdeenshire/Banffshire:
Strachan, Connon, Watt, Beattie, Noble, Watt, Sinclair, Garden, Birnie, Wilson, Christie, Gatt, Watson, Sim, Ross, McWilliam, Middleton, Burr, Johnston, Munro, West, Porter, Trail, Bruce, Peddie, Kemp, Smith, Ewen, Kerr, Grieve, Whyte, Ritchie, Mackie, Jamieson, Barron, Grant, Robertson, McKay, Hadden, Forbes, Walls, Shepherd, McDonald, Duncan, Gray, Will, Thomson, Lascelles, Brown, Anderson, Doherty...
Dumfriesshire:
Bryson, Harkness, Scott, Roddick, Armstrong
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Barlowclan
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I just came to this thread. I have Lovies, Watson, Findlays and Strachans in my family tree. I think we must be related Princess. Do you have James Lovie (1806) married to Hannah Gow in your tree? My GG Grandfather was David Lovie (1829) married to Ellen Shepherd. Her parents were Charles Shepherd and Janet Strachan (AKA Jess). I have birth, death and marriage certificates for all of them and I am happy to share.
Cheers
Wendy
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Barlow Ireland, Liverpool Australia, Canavan, Gibson Scotland, London, Australia, James, Tweedie Carlyle, Dobney, Lovie Banff, Australia, Brownhill, Maddern, Lawrey, Ely, Poulter
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nonisawatson
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Hi everyone
Im a Watson from Whitehills and have compiled quite a bit of my family tree - there are Watsons, Ritchies, Lovies, Nicols and Wisemans.
I'd be happy to help with any questions about Whitehills and a good record collection online is Scotlands people . com - most whitehills records of births, marriages and deaths are there - it can get a little confusing though because all the common names (watson lovie findlay pirie) are all very old names squeezed into a very small community. e.g. my great great grandparents both had the middle name Lovie and the last name Watson before they got married.
There is also a good history here at the Statistical Accounts of Scotland:
http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/sas/sas.asp/?monospace=&twoup=&nohighlight=&account=2&transcript=&session-id=07119555443e285c120480103dd1a5c9&naecache=5&accountrec=012955&navbar=&action=publicdisplay&parish=Banff&county=Banff&pagesize=
(should work if you copy and paste i think)
Note that Whitehills is now in Aberdeenshire, it was Banff and Buchan and even further back was the Parish of Boyndie (which even earlier was called "Boidie". There are still areas here refered to as Boyndie and InverBoyndie.
As far as graveyards the modern Boyndie graveyard is about half a mile towards Banff and the older Boyndie Kirkyard is very close by and unused (and un looked after) in an area now known to locals as Inverboyndie.
Whitehills has been a fishing village for over 200 years however it is no longer as boats got bigger and the newest harbour is now used as a marina for yatchs (has been for about 6-7 years if i remember properly).
As well as all this id be excited to find relatives further afield.
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Watson, Lovie, Ritchie, Nicol, Wiseman
Whitehills, Boyndie, Banff
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