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KirstyG
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Re: Aberdeenshire Newspaper Clippings
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 23 September 09 18:52 UTC (UK) »
Hi Karen,

There are a few scant references to various people, usually not enough to identify them from that alone eg The late Mr Duncan an official with whom the teacher at King Edward Mr Elphinstone had to deal... he had counted the late Mr Duncan amongst his warmest friends (this was written in 1922 on the teacher's retirement).

There are many paragraphs relating to Mr Patrick Duncan of Balchers. If this is one of yours I can try and transcribe it later, but if I don't need to just now it would make life easier. It is mostly in the form of recollections of occasions rather than facts, names and dates.

John Duncan of Fortrie passed away 1st November 1894, at the age of 78.
Mrs Duncan of Fortrie is still alive but very frail (in the 1920s ?)

William Duncan of Auchinbadie died on the 27th March 1894 aged 54/64 (it's at the bottom of the page and i can't read it all - i think it's 54)

Shoemakers list includes Duncan, Gorrachie ( my line)

In an excerpt from a letter, the author of which asked to be left anonymous he states:
"He was educated at Alvah School, his first teacher being Mr James Duncan."

"Nellie Duncan" of Crossfields who lived on the road from Cotburn to Turriff and had a horsie and a cow and ran a house shop. "She died about '81" (1881) Her son was "Geordie".


In relation to the Moss o' Byth in the 1840s and 50s: living on the "Back Strath" was a William Duncan, but due to the number of members of the Carsie family living there it was better known as "Carsie Brae".

March 31st 1894 The late Mr William Mathewson (Obituary type article) senior partner of Messrs James Mathewson and Son, Linen Manufacturers, Bothwell Works, Dumfermline.
chief mourners were: various family members ....and K. Mathieson jr.

No sign of any Watts I'm afraid. The reference i remembered was "Wattie".

Kirsty
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Galloway,   Landers,   Lindsay,  Gillespie,  Irvine
Erskine,   McAdam,  Hawthorn
Robertson,   Duncan,   Edmonstone,    Black
Anderson,  Nicholson,  Crombie,  MacDonald
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Re: Aberdeenshire Newspaper Clippings
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 23 September 09 19:19 UTC (UK) »
Hi Kirsty,
                 Thankyou for looking, I don't recognise any of the names in your post but it has given me more avenues to research.  If perchance you find any refrences in the future to any of the names in my post please let me know as I have scant information apart from the usual BMD's. Sadly my mother had very little contact with her family from her teenage years and very rarely spoke about them, I think this is why I have got into research in a big way, I don't want to leave my children that legacy.
I think your postings are very eloquent and I for one am glad you decided to publish them on here.
Thankyou again
Karen
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Mathieson, Watt, Forrest, Duncan,Simpson, Whyte, Rainy/Rannie, Greig, Thain, Smith, Mackay, Mcintosh, Nicol, Chrichton, Lyon, McWilliam-Rothiemay & Gamrie,Banff,Boyndie,Turriff & New Byth, Aberdeenshire.
Whitehead - Bromley,Chelsfield,Halstead,Kent
Midmer-Ticehurst,Sussex/Goudhurst,Kent
Olliver & Powell- Sussex
Arnold - Surrey
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