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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Banffshire => Topic started by: morgan 55 on Saturday 19 October 13 15:01 BST (UK)
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Looking for Peter Grant married to Janet Martin in Kirkmichael Banffshire had a daughter Margaret who was born in Kirkmichael married Donald Ritchie and lived in Abernethy .
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Hi and welcome
Can you give a timescale for the above events. Can you also clarify exactly what type of info you are looking for
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Update from pm exchange info
Margaret died 1869 aged 87 but on the 1861 census she is shown as 73. Variation in birthyear of about 5-6yrs (1782-1788)
FS entries for 2 of her children show one b 1824 and the other 1833 - both Kincardine
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1DB-Y4D
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1D1-GX7
If she was born as early as 1782 - she would have been 51 when son John was born in 1833 so I think that birthyear can be discounted
I have checked FS for her marriage and that of her parents and also Margaret's baptism - nothing
I have advised Morgan to use SP and search the OPR's unless anybody else can come up with anything
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I am posting census details so we have all available info
This is the 1841 for Abernethy and Kincardine - somebody called Charles has notified an error in the surname from Richie to Ritchie
Donald Richie 70 b Inverness - weaver
Margaret Richie 50 - born out of county
John Richie 9 b Inverness
Christy Berry 20 servant - born out of county
Abernethy and Kincardine ED 2 Page 2 Line 1260
1851 for Abernethy and Kincardine
Margaret Ritchie 60 b Kirkmichael Banffshire
Ann Grant 2 niece b Abernethy
Abernethy and Kincardine ED 2 Page 4 Line 20
1861 - this may help to explain age discrepancies as John was actually 28 in 1861
Margaret Ritchie 73 b Kirkmichael Banffshire
John 21 son b Abernethy
Abernethy and Kincardine ED 9 Page 3 Line 23
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I have just checked the free index on SP and there are 2 matches for a birth/baptism for a Margaret Grant in Banff - Parent name Peter - between 1793 & 1795
However - there is no match if you use Kirkmichael or parent name Janet
There are 6 matches for a marriage between a Peter Grant & a Janet between 1785-1795 but no match if you use Janet Martin and a spouse Peter. No matches in Banff