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Berwickshire / Re: Who is Oswald Skene (really)
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 20:55 GMT (UK)  »
His father and mother were listed as paupers before they died. They would have been buried in paupers graves in Duns

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Berwickshire / Re: Who is Oswald Skene (really)
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 19:59 GMT (UK)  »
Oswald Grieve being his nephew ties in with my thoughts. I don't have the marriage info but I do have his death. I've been to Ladykirk but never spotted the stone. It would be great if you had a record of it.

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Berwickshire / Re: Who is Oswald Skene (really)
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 19:26 GMT (UK)  »
Interestingly, I think Oswald Grieve's mother, Elizabeth Skene may actually be Oswald Skene / Elizabeth Penman's daughter

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Berwickshire / Re: Who is Oswald Skene (really)
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 19:23 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the info. I've already research the Oswald Skene / Elizabeth Penman line and was always convinced this was my lot until I found the Oswald Grieve thing.


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Berwickshire / Re: Who is Oswald Skene (really)
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 18:31 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks. That's definitely him in 1861. Can't understand how I've never seen the earlier census entries before. It's his parents marriage and his birth I am after really but thanks for the info so far

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Berwickshire / Who is Oswald Skene (really)
« on: Sunday 03 March 19 16:53 GMT (UK)  »
My great grandfather was Oswald Skene. He died in 1905 aged 72 and his death cert has his mother as Elizabeth Skene (nee Wilson) and father William Skene.

I've never been able to find a marriage between William Skene and Elizabeth Wilson (William was married twice according to his death cert) and also I have never found a birth for Oswald in 1933 to these parents (most likely in Berwickshire).

Searching for any Oswald born on 1833 I found an Oswald Grieve born in Berwickshire and his mother was Elizabeth Skeen. Is this just a coincidence I have wondered or did somehow Elizabeth Grieve become Elizabeth Wilson and then go on to marry William Skene and then give Oswald the Skene surname?? .

Anyone able to help either with the birth of Oswald Skene or the marriage of William and Elizabeth and also does my logic of Oswald Grieve possibly being my gr grandfather hold any water?

Any help would be appreciated thanks

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Berwickshire / Re: Help, please. Are these photos taken in/near Dunse?
« on: Sunday 02 December 18 09:47 GMT (UK)  »
It's been a while since I visited this post but I remember the first house photo you posted well. I was looking at family history which took me to Mersington, not far from Duns.

See the photo at the site below. There are quite a few similarities and I wondered if the roof & windows could have been replaced at some time either adding / removing the timber / other features on the photo you posted. The trees are quite similar too. Your photo might have been taken from a side view.

Just a thought.

https://tour-scotland-photographs.blogspot.com/2017/10/old-photograph-mersington-house-scotland.html

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Berwickshire / Re: Agnes Middlemiss
« on: Saturday 17 November 18 12:46 GMT (UK)  »
I've been trying to find out more about William Anderson. I have his death at Tweedmill Coldstream in 1889 but I can't seem to find where he is buried. Any ideas anyone?

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Berwickshire / Re: Agnes Middlemiss
« on: Thursday 11 October 18 20:08 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: Helen K on Sunday 02 December 07 13:27 GMT (UK)
Hi colinskene

The photo is lovely - Elizabeth is a lucky lass!!

Do you have evidence that Robert ANDERSON was the son of William ANDERSON and Mary LAIDLAW?

If so, I have information from the OPR's that would interest you both.

Regards

Helen K
did you ever send through the information? I know that they hailed from the Mill at Twizel so the link is there

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