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Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« on: Tuesday 15 April 14 01:49 BST (UK) »
Searching for any information related to Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland, daughter of Isabella (formerly Morrison) and George Watt, married Cairney, 15 July 1865. Any information gratefully received.
Watt | Proposch | Herron | Snee | Laidlaw | Reinke

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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 05:48 BST (UK) »
The rest of the siblings here :-

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0yw9/

S.P. had a death in1955, Forres in Moray.

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Malky

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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 05:58 BST (UK) »
Thank you from the bottom of my heart - completely overwhelmed to read this. Thank you so much for the link.
Watt | Proposch | Herron | Snee | Laidlaw | Reinke

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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 11:26 BST (UK) »
Puzzled by this address. Glass is a parish in the County of Aberdeen (Aberdeenshire).

There is no such parish as Gerbrack, so I think this must be the name of the farm or croft in the parish of Glass where Jessie Isabella was born. However I can't think of where it is.

In 1881 the family were living at Curshellach, which is now spelled Corshellach
See http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/nj4141

Could Gerbrack be an exceptionally mangled mistranscription of Corshellach, I wonder?

Or a not-quite-so-mangles transcription of Carbrotach?
See http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/679582
Though strictly speaking Carbrotach is in the parish of Cairnie, but it's very close to the parish boundary.
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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 18:50 BST (UK) »
TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE, WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER, JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW, IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE, WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.

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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 20:39 BST (UK) »
Quote from: flst on Tuesday 15 April 14 18:50 BST (UK)
Could it be Grumack?

Could be. Unfortunately I can't find Grumack or anything similar in the 1881 census CD-ROM.
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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 21:21 BST (UK) »
I can see a likely Gremack in Glass showing between 1851-71:

1851: Gerbrack, Glass
William Dawson 66 Annuitant (ag Lab)
Jane Dawson 66
John Dawson 28

1861: Gerbrack, Glass
Thomas Mcintyre 29 Shepherd
Anne Mcintyre 33
Collin Mcintyre 3
Ann Mcintyre 7 Months

1871: Gerbrack, Glass
John Cragen 25 Farmer Of 60 Acres Of Which 30 Ace Arable Employing 2 Men
John Cragen 70
John Milton 9
James Cameron 21
Jane Henry 36
Elizabeth Spence 14

FreeCen in 1851 have it as Gabrack, surrounded by:

9 Markethill
Backtack
Gabrack
Brownhill
Blackhill
Glenshee
Cairnmore

Monica

Added: Brownhill mapped shows here http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/172481/details/brownhill/

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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 22:00 BST (UK) »
I think that it should have read,

"Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack,  Parish of Glass, Scotland."

Gerbrack, Gerbrake, was a farm(s).

"10 October 1835
To let Mains of Cairnbarrow and Gerbrake in the Parish of Glass.  The farms are contiguous to one another and are at present possessed by Mr William Gauld.   Cairnbarrow has 18 years of lease to run and Gerbrake 12 years.  At Cairnbarrow a threshing mill has lately been installed.  Entry immediate or at Whitsuntide next.  To be let at Gordon Arms Inn, Huntly 30 Oct. 1835.  Mr Gauld will show those interested the situation."

"26 August 1846
To let parish of Glass  GERBRACK – Alex Edwards: HOWELL – Peter Horne: LOANHEAD – Jas. Gauld and John Robson"

Taken from :-

http://glasscommunityassociation.wordpress.com/glass-remembered-newsworthy-events-aberdeen-journal/

Some really interesting stories from the link.

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Malky

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Re: Jessie Isabella Watt, born 9 September 1868, Gerbrack Parish, Glass, Scotland
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 15 April 14 22:42 BST (UK) »
Well done! that's a good find :)
flst
TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE, WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER, JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW, IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE, WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.
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