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aspin
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Mearns Cross
« on: Monday 18 August 08 22:29 UTC (UK) »

Does anyone know the meaning of


The Mearns Cross Fettercairns

As the Mearns family are in my family tree



Elizabeth
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McKenzie,Helmsdale.,Mackay's,Gordon's,Polsons,Sutherland's,Loth & N/Z .Watson ,Munro,Pitsligo.Black. Harle ,South Shields.Black,and Short East Hollywell.Northumberland Gair, Amble,Douglas,Amble,Mitchell ,Fettercairns,Lyall, Brechin .Mearns ,Scotland.Thompson's ,Spittal. Maghie,Young .Raey Cumberland & Newcastle & Glasgow .Gilroy, Northumberland.and Starks Berwick.Skeen's Tweedmouth.Gregsons Northumberland & America. Andrew Farmer Turnbull Berwick , Pool and Black Hull.Lounton Tweedmouth
daval57
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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #1 on: Monday 18 August 08 22:44 UTC (UK) »

The Mearns is the name of the area to the south of NE Scotland.  It covers the area roughly the same as Kincardineshire.
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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #2 on: Monday 18 August 08 23:34 UTC (UK) »

Grassic Gibbon's famous trilogy  'A Scots Quair' was written about life in the area:

http://polygon.birlinn.co.uk/book/details/Speak-of-the-Mearns--The-9781846970207/



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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 19 August 08 09:55 UTC (UK) »

I think that probably refers to the Mercat Cross in the village of Fettercairn which you can read about here.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/fettercairn/fettercairn/index.html
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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 19 August 08 10:52 UTC (UK) »

Thanks Dave ,Gadget and Isabell

I found this on the site you say Gadget and was interested as my husbands family are from that ares and the name of Mearns

Isabell I have been into that site before when I first started searching for the family

I hope to visit these places in September

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McKenzie,Helmsdale.,Mackay's,Gordon's,Polsons,Sutherland's,Loth & N/Z .Watson ,Munro,Pitsligo.Black. Harle ,South Shields.Black,and Short East Hollywell.Northumberland Gair, Amble,Douglas,Amble,Mitchell ,Fettercairns,Lyall, Brechin .Mearns ,Scotland.Thompson's ,Spittal. Maghie,Young .Raey Cumberland & Newcastle & Glasgow .Gilroy, Northumberland.and Starks Berwick.Skeen's Tweedmouth.Gregsons Northumberland & America. Andrew Farmer Turnbull Berwick , Pool and Black Hull.Lounton Tweedmouth
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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 19 August 08 18:54 UTC (UK) »

Here we go Dave
Have a nice night out
I have been into IGI and found this
John Burn M  Isabella Forrest 27.11.1853 at Barony Lanack

family all found High Church Glasgow
Isabella           b  5.9. 1856
Janet Forrest b  28.2. 1860
James             b    5.3 .1862
Grace               b 3.7. 1864
Malcolm          b  22.3.1866
John                  b 3.7.1868
Grace                b 3.7.1868
George Nicol b     4.7.1870

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McKenzie,Helmsdale.,Mackay's,Gordon's,Polsons,Sutherland's,Loth & N/Z .Watson ,Munro,Pitsligo.Black. Harle ,South Shields.Black,and Short East Hollywell.Northumberland Gair, Amble,Douglas,Amble,Mitchell ,Fettercairns,Lyall, Brechin .Mearns ,Scotland.Thompson's ,Spittal. Maghie,Young .Raey Cumberland & Newcastle & Glasgow .Gilroy, Northumberland.and Starks Berwick.Skeen's Tweedmouth.Gregsons Northumberland & America. Andrew Farmer Turnbull Berwick , Pool and Black Hull.Lounton Tweedmouth
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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 19 August 08 19:16 UTC (UK) »

could be of the same family and this is where my Marion Maghie could have got her name from its a long chance see what you think from IGI

James Forrest m Marion Aikin 6 11 1825 Lanark

James born about 1800 Marion born about 1804

Family
James b 22.7.1827 c 29.7.1827

Jean b 18.11.1829  c 29.11.1829

Isabella b 23.2.1833 c 10.3.1833 ( who could have we John Burns )

Mary b 8.11.1839 c 1.12.1839

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McKenzie,Helmsdale.,Mackay's,Gordon's,Polsons,Sutherland's,Loth & N/Z .Watson ,Munro,Pitsligo.Black. Harle ,South Shields.Black,and Short East Hollywell.Northumberland Gair, Amble,Douglas,Amble,Mitchell ,Fettercairns,Lyall, Brechin .Mearns ,Scotland.Thompson's ,Spittal. Maghie,Young .Raey Cumberland & Newcastle & Glasgow .Gilroy, Northumberland.and Starks Berwick.Skeen's Tweedmouth.Gregsons Northumberland & America. Andrew Farmer Turnbull Berwick , Pool and Black Hull.Lounton Tweedmouth
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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 19 August 08 19:38 UTC (UK) »

Here we go Dave
Have a nice night out
I have been into IGI and found this
John Burn M  Isabella Forrest 27.11.1853 at Barony Lanack

family all found High Church Glasgow
Isabella           b  5.9. 1856
Janet Forrest b  28.2. 1860
James             b    5.3 .1862
Grace               b 3.7. 1864
Malcolm          b  22.3.1866
John                  b 3.7.1868
Grace                b 3.7.1868
George Nicol b     4.7.1870

Elizabeth

could be of the same family and this is where my Marion Maghie could have got her name from its a long chance see what you think from IGI

James Forrest m Marion Aikin 6 11 1825 Lanark

James born about 1800 Marion born about 1804

Family
James b 22.7.1827 c 29.7.1827

Jean b 18.11.1829  c 29.11.1829

Isabella b 23.2.1833 c 10.3.1833 ( who could have we John Burns )

Mary b 8.11.1839 c 1.12.1839

Elizabeth

Wrong thread Elizabeth.  It's OK though, I can follow it.
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FORREST (Glasgow, Stirlingshire, Dunbartonshire)
BORTHWICK (Midlothian)
ROONEY (Glasgow and Co Down, Co Antrim)
ANDERSON (Moray, Caithness, Glasgow)
FORTUNE (East Lothian)
BARKER (Midlothian / East Lothian) 
SIVES / SIBBES and variations (East Lothian)
ROCHEAD /ROCHEID and variations (Dunbartonshire)

OR VISIT MY SITE FOR MORE NAMES       
http://daval57.tribalpages.com/
aspin
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Re: Mearns Cross
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 19 August 08 19:44 UTC (UK) »

Got carried away

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McKenzie,Helmsdale.,Mackay's,Gordon's,Polsons,Sutherland's,Loth & N/Z .Watson ,Munro,Pitsligo.Black. Harle ,South Shields.Black,and Short East Hollywell.Northumberland Gair, Amble,Douglas,Amble,Mitchell ,Fettercairns,Lyall, Brechin .Mearns ,Scotland.Thompson's ,Spittal. Maghie,Young .Raey Cumberland & Newcastle & Glasgow .Gilroy, Northumberland.and Starks Berwick.Skeen's Tweedmouth.Gregsons Northumberland & America. Andrew Farmer Turnbull Berwick , Pool and Black Hull.Lounton Tweedmouth
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