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Durham Lookup Requests / Re: Jarrow Cemetery, Brogdon Family Grave
« on: Tuesday 10 January 23 11:14 GMT (UK)  »
dune15
I think you may be referring to me. I'm not sure how to private message you my email address and I'm not sure I can post it here. It is *
My great grandfather was James Milne married to Sarah Jane Fittis. His father and my 2x great grandfather was James Milne married to Jean Galashan and his father (my 3x great grandfather) was James Milne married to Ann Ingram. They lived at Dykenook farm just outside of Premnay.

I would like to know more about the Milne family or to have pictures.
Thanks for reaching out.
Janet

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Durham Lookup Requests / Re: Jarrow Cemetery, Brogdon Family Grave
« on: Wednesday 09 March 22 13:29 GMT (UK)  »

Hello Rae,
The following information is what I believe to be correct. I've copied and pasted from my tree on ancestry. I have verified most of it through birth, death and marriage certificates.
Please let me know if there's anything else or if you have additional information you can share.
Thanks!!
Janet


Family
Parents
Robert Fittis
1793–1869
Hannah Wild
1803–1876

Spouse #1

Jane Margaret Wilson
1839–1875

Children
William Fittis
1858–1877
Robert Fittis
1860–1877
Hannah Fittis
1864–1930
Sarah Jane Fittis
1868–1906
John Fittis
1871–1892

Spouse #2
Maria Stacy
1838–1897

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Aberdeenshire Lookup Requests / Re: Tough Family of Primnay ,
« on: Saturday 19 January 19 18:38 GMT (UK)  »
I know these messages are very old but hopefully someone is still tracking replies.
I am descended from Janet Tough born 1764 in Premnay. She is the daughter of William Tough and Janet Mearns (5x great grandparents). She married George Milne. My Milne family were residents of Dykenook farm which is just outside of Premnay.

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Durham Lookup Requests / Re: Jarrow Cemetery, Brogdon Family Grave
« on: Monday 07 September 15 02:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi Joan,
My great grandmother was Sarah Jane Fittis, cousin to Robert Fittis Brogdon. Her father was John Fittis. Sarah Jane Fittis married James Milne and had 5 children. The youngest, Ethel Fittis Milne was my grandmother.
I have done some research on the family history but it's limited to names, dates, etc. I know nothing of my grandmother's personal family history. She was orphaned at the age of 10 and raised in a foster home. She then married and came to Canada so we know nothing of her life or family in England.
Would you have any knowledge of the Fittis family you would be willing to share with me?
Thank you
Janet

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Premnay graveyard
« on: Sunday 22 March 15 04:23 GMT (UK)  »
Jean Galashan Milne died in 1926 while living with her daughter in Arizona, USA.

I have send you a PM with my email address.

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Premnay graveyard
« on: Tuesday 03 March 15 00:51 GMT (UK)  »
Hi AA,
Those are the same Robert & Catherine that are my 3X great grandparents. I have both Robert & Catherine's death registrations from Scotland's People and it lists her parents names as William Paterson & Elspet Ronald.
Maybe her son didn't know her maiden name when the registration was filled out? Where did you get the maiden name Robertson for Catherine?
I also have the marriage registration for Robert & Catherine but it spells her name as Kathrine. I haven't found her birth registration.
My gg grandmother was their daughter Jean/Jane who married James Milne. I guess that makes us cousins of a sort  :)
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to attach the registrations on here but if so, I can do that or send them by email.
Janet

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Aberdeenshire / Re: Premnay graveyard
« on: Sunday 01 March 15 03:04 GMT (UK)  »
I also have ancestors buried in the Premnay churchyard. I live in Canada but on a trip to Scotland, I went to the history centre in Aberdeen and got what I thought was a copy of the burials. I was specifically looking for my 3x great grandparents James Milne b. 1817 d. 1890, his wife Ann Ingram b. 1819 d. 1888, Robert Galashan b. 1803 d. 1868 & his wife Kathrine Paterson b. 1803 d. 1882.
I had the list photocopied and then drove to Premnay. With help from local people, one of which was living in the house called Dykenook where James Milne was born in 1817, I found the cemetery a mile or so east of Premnay. I was really disappointed to find out that the wrong cemetery had been photocopied and despite walking around the Premnay cemetery for about 2 hours, I couldn't find my great grandparent's gravesites.
My Milne & Watt ancestors lived in Dykenook which is less than a mile North of Premnay/Auchleven so I'm assuming that this is the right cemetery. Could there be another one in the vicinity that I should have checked?
Any advice or help is appreciated
Thanks
Janet

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Kinross-shire / Re: John & Christina MacK/McKenzie
« on: Sunday 07 July 13 00:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi Annie,
I have seen Mary McDonald MacKenzie's birth certificate and she is listed in the 1911 census so I know she existed. I can find no further trace of her after that. A relative has told me that she believed Mary was handicapped in some way and never married.
This person has also told me that she recalls meeting Christine & her daughters Jessie and Mary sometime in the 1950's so Mary definitely survived to adulthood. I have found Christine and Jessie's death notices in Kirkcaldy but cannot find anything regarding Mary.
Janet

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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) / Re: David Darling b. 1792 East Lothian
« on: Saturday 29 December 12 02:08 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Jane,
Beatrix was a widow in 1851 so I checked for a marriage but didn't find that either.
I went back through my records and realized that my David Darling was a millar so the shoemaker David isn't mine.
Ah well, if it was easy to find these records it wouldn't be quite as interesting!
Thanks
Janet

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