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AnneG7
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McRae family, Lintmill, Seafield, Cullen 1880s
« on: Thursday 22 January 09 12:48 GMT (UK) »
Any information, however small, on the Lintmill area would be appreciated as I know very little about it.    My great grandfather Robert McRae and his wife and children were living in a dwelling at Lintmill Front Row in 1881 - I guess it is probably long gone now.

I am visiting the area later in the year and would obviously like to explore my family roots as much as I can whilst I am there.    My first visit to Scotland - I live at the other end of the country, in Devon, where my grandfather eventually finished up!

Look forward to any replies.
AnneG7
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KirstyG
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Re: McRae family, Lintmill, Seafield, Cullen 1880s
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 22 January 09 14:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi Anne

There does seem to be some disagreement over whether Lintmill in in Banff or Moray! It is very close to the boundary line on the map.

There are some images of the area here i thought you might be interested to see.
http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NJ5165

It looks as though there are still the old cottages in the village so you may find the house your family lived in is still there.

The maps collection at the National Library of Scotland  are a good resource if you want to see what it was like when your great grandfather lived there.

http://geo.nls.uk/os6inch/google.html

If you zoom right in it will show you a good map of Lintmill from  the mid 1800s.

I'm afraid I don't have any local knowledge to share, but I hope this helps.

Kirsty
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AnneG7
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Re: McRae family, Lintmill, Seafield, Cullen 1880s
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 22 January 09 14:37 GMT (UK) »
Hi Kirsty
Many thanks for your reply and the information and links.
I will check it all out!
Best Regards
AnneG
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