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Topic: Kidd Family, Dysart, Fifeshire (Read 713 times)
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susano
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I have just started researching my grandmother's family in Scotland. This is what I know so far.
James Kidd (b. abt 1856; d. 1902 in Dysart, Fifeshire, son of James Kidd and Margaret Terrace) married Elizabeth Brodie Skinner (b. abt 1853 in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire, daughter of M.S. Skinner) in May of 1881. They had the following children:
Catherine Brodie Skinner Kidd, b September 1881 in Dysart (my grandmother). Catherine emigrated to Canada in 1907 and married Albert Doling in Regina, Saskatchewan. They had 4 children. Catherine died in Regina, SK in 1955.
Margaret Terrace Kidd, b. December 1885 in Dysart. Margaret married William Davidson, cabinetmaker, son of William and Georgina Davidson in December 1910 in Kirkcaldy. Margaret died in 1962 in Kirkcaldy.
William Skinner Kidd, b. February 1891 in Dysart.
Helen Simpson Kidd, b. May 1892 in Dysart.
I am most curious about descendants of Margaret, William and Helen. I would be most appreciative of any information. Thank you.
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susano
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I have found a little more information about my Kidd family.
I discovered my great-grandmother Elizabeth Kidd and great-aunt Helen (Nellie) Kidd in Regina, SK with my grandparents Catherine and Albert Doling on the 1911 Canada Census so have subsequently posted on the Canada section of the Rootschat site.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,379976.0.html (my apologies if I did not do this link correctly)
Were they just visiting or did they emigrate to Canada? That I don't know. I can find an entry on the 1916 Census for an Elizabeth Kidd residing in Lumsden, SK, which is a short distance from Regina, but no sign of Helen/Nellie. I don't believe they were in that area while my mother b. 1913 and her siblings were growing up as I don't recall any family stories about a grandmother or aunt. The only Kidd family member ever mentioned was Margaret (Meg) in Kirkcaldy as my grandmother corresponded with her over the years.
I have also found out that William Kidd died in Kirkcaldy in 1910 at the age of 19.
I'm still hopeful that some descendant from Helen's or Margaret's families or related Kidd/Skinner families may read this and have some information they would like to share.
Regards,
Susan
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susano
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My grandmother's sister, Margaret Davidson (nee Kidd), died in 1962 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, according to an entry I found on Scotlands People. There is no image available and I have not ordered the extract but I'm thinking that maybe I should in order to get the date of death. Does anyone know if it will state the cause of death and informant also?
Was it common at that time for an obituary or death notice to be published in a local newspaper? Can any one tell me what newspapers were published in Kirkcaldy in the early 1960s and if any of them may have archived obituaries? I probably would need the date of death in order to search for an obituary so another reason I should put out the money for the extract I guess.
Are funeral homes a plausible source of information? Were/are there many funeral homes in the area?
Thanks for any help or suggestions you can provide. I am most appreciative of any information.
Regards from Canada,
Susan
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MonicaLesl
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Hi Susan
I can't comment on some of the questions you ask but in respect of the information contained on death certificates, it will include:
Death
Full name of deceased
Marital status
Spouse's name
Sex
Date & Place of death
Given age
Cause of death
Occupation (or name and occupation of husband if the deceased was a married or widowed woman)
Father's name and rank or profession
Mother's name and maiden name
Name, address and family relationship (if any) of the person who reported the death.
This info comes from Pam's post here www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,24468.0.html
Monica 
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MacIsaac, MacDonald, MacPherson, MacVarish, MacMaster: Moidart - Inverness-shire. Gillies: pre-1850 Knoydart, Inverness-shire /post 1850s Fort William area - Argyll. Tully, Tulley, Moran, Murphy: Lanarkshire. Durnan, Durnin, Kelly, Tully, McPhillips: Co Monaghan. McIntyre, McMahon, Tully: Co Cavan (?) Ireland. Moran: Co Mayo (?) Ireland. ..........and lots of Spanish name interests........ Census information Crown Copyright, www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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susano
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Thank you so much, Monica. I obviously missed that post.
Much appreciated.
Susan
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SarahSmith
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Hello Susan
I'm also researching my family in Dysart. No connection as such with yours at first glance but you never know!
I thought you might be interested in the fact that the name Terrace turns up regularly on BDM certificates from Dysart as 2 generations of Terrace men seem to have worked as the registrar for that parish.
Sarah
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susano
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Hi Sarah
Thanks for the posting. I had noticed the Terrace name on some of the certificates I got off SP.
I've put my Kidd family aside for awhile. I am quite stuck on what happened to Elizabeth and Helen/Nellie after emigrating to Canada. Due to Canadian privacy laws and difficulty of researching records in Saskatchewan, I'm not sure I will ever find out unless I meet someone who is also researching this family. I suspect there are probably Davidson descendants in Scotland but I am not really sure how to go about finding them.
I hope you are having success with your Dysart family.
Susan
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Langtonian
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Susano,
The newspaper you're after that might have carried a death notice is the Fife Free Press, it likely that something would have appeared if she was a Kirkcaldy woman.
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susano
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Thank you, Langtonian. I have sent the Fife Free Press an email enquiring about the availability of archived obituaries.
I really appreciate the information.
Regards, Susan
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susano
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I have obtained the death registrations for my grandmother's sister, Margaret Davidson (nee Kidd) and her husband, William Davidson who resided at 3 Victoria Road in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
Margaret Terrace Davidson died on February 13, 1962, at the age of 76.
William Davidson (retired cabinetmaker) died on July 10, 1975, at the age of 92.
I would love to locate descendants from this family.
Thanks, Susan
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