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Ello,

Is there anyone who lived/lives local to Moor Farm, 38 Station Road, Stannington, Morpeth, in the 1960's and 70's, I believe it was a live stock farm with cattle on it, not to be confused with Moorhouse farm up on the main road on Station Road, though it seems our family did resided there up to 1959, I have done all the normal checks on Moor farm, 38 Station Road, Stannington, Morpeth, but alas, coming up with nothing . . . : (

Any information of the Shaw family, Donald and Nora Shaw living at 21 Station Road, known as Moorhouse Farm would be also gratefully received . . . 

A JAMES MANSON’S PICKLE

JAMES MANSON B: 9 AUG 1866 (BOWER, CAITHNESS)
F: JAMES MANSON (FARMER)
M: MARGARET JOHNSTONE

HELEN MATHERSON MANSON B: 13 DEC 1867 (CANISBAY, CAITHNESS)
F: WILLIAM MANSON (CROFTER)
M: CHRISTINA MCLEOD

MARRIAGE: 6 JULY 1890
JAMES MANSON (FARM SERVANT) (23) FROM OLRIG B: 1868 – 2 YRS OUT
HELEN MATHERSON MANSON (22) FROM MEY B: 1869 – 2 YRS OUT

CENSUS 1891

Name:          James Manson
Age:           24
Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1867
Spouse's Name:    Hellen Manson
Where born:       Bower, Caithness
Address:               Stanstill
Occupation:       Farm Servant
Civil parish:       Olrig
County:           Caithness
Address:           Castletown
James Manson       24    Head
Hellen Manson       23    Wife
James Manson       8mo    Son
Charlotte Manson    17    Sister-in-law

CENSUS 1901

Name:          James Manson
Age:                  30
Estimated Birth Year:    abt 1871
Spouse's Name:    Hellen Manson
Where born:       bown, Caithness
Civil parish:       Olrig
County:           Caithness
Address:          Castletown
Occupation:       Postman
James Manson       30    Head
Hellen Manson       32    Wife
James Manson       10    Son
Christina Manson    9    Daur
Maggie Manson       7    Daur
William Manson      5    Son
Lottie Manson       4    Daur (Charlotte)
Annie Manson       7    Daur

FROM THE 1891 CENSUS TO THE 1901 CENSUS JAMES MANSON’S AGE AND OCCUPATION HAS NOW CHANGED, BUT; IS QUITE CLEARLY THE SAME PERSON . . .
 
JAMES’S AND HELEN’S DAUGHTER, MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER B: CHARLOTTE MANSON B: 28 FEB 1897 BIRTH CERTIFICATES STATES HER FATHER JAMES MANSON IS A PLOUGHMAN, BUT, ON CHARLOTTE’S DEATH CERT IN 1924 (AGED 26) HER FATHER NOW AGED (58) IS A POSTMAN, SO AT WHAT POINT DID JAMES MANSON CHANGED FROM BEING A PLOUGHMAN TO A POSTMAN BETWEEN 1891 AND THE 1901 CENSUS, AND DID JAMES MARRY TWICE, AS ON HIS DEATH CERTIFICATE ON 18 SEP 1926, (AGED 60) HE WAS A RETIRED POSTMAN, WIFE HELEN THOMSON, NOT HELEN MATHERSON MANSON HE WAS MARRIED TOO. . .

THEN WE HAVE A DEATH CERTIFICATE FOR A HELEN MANSON, WIDOW OF JAMES MANSON, (POSTMAN) D: 12 JAN 1954, (AGED 86) B: 1868, F: WILLIAM MANSON (CROFTER) M: CHRISTINA MATHERSON, NOT MCLEOD AS STATED ON HER BIRTH CERTICATE . . .

ON ANCESTRY THE VISITORS TO THE MANSONS FAMILY TREE ARE THE MCKAYS AND THOMSONS, WHY IS THIS AS NOTHING IS STATED AS TO A SECOND MARRIAGE, OR CONNECTION . . .

THEN WE HAVE THIS . . .

BIRTH:

HELEN (ELLEN) HENDERSON THOMSON

Name:       Helen Henderson Thomson
Birth Date:    16 Jan 1864
Birth Place:    Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Father:        Henry Flett Thomson
Mother:            Margaret Mac Kay

PARENTS MARRIAGE:
Name:       Henry Thomson
Marriage:            04 Dec 1856
Marriage:            Wick, Caithness, Scotland
Spouse:             Margaret Mckay

POSSIBLY BRINGING THE THOMSONS AND MCKAYS INTO THE PICTURE . . .

CAN ANYONE ENLIGHTEN TO ME THIS, SO I CAN ALSO HAVE THE BREAD AND CHEESE WITH THE PICKLE AND HAVE MYSELF A NICE PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCH . . . ;  )

MANY THANKS IN ADVANCE, DIANNE, CHARLOTTE’S GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER . . .

Hi

Can anyone help with this death date in photo . . .

Many thanks in advance . . .

And, a Merry Crimbo to all . . . 

Indiana . . .

A woman is widowed aged 55 - in the Rank - Profession or Occupation as says as in the photo - any ideas to what is says and any explanation to the "But" !!!

Cheers in advance - Indie . . . ; )

Does anyone have any info of the following McPhersons entertaining Tobain just a stones throw away from Wester Gulrigg or even a Donald Shaw or any Shaws at Tobain - Tomintoul

The 2 births for the Donald and James McPherson are as follows:

DONALD MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 15/5/1786 – Tomintoul – Banff
JAMES MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 13/2/1788 – Tomintoul - Banff

Marriage of:

JOHN MCPHERSON/ PEN. GORDON/26/05/1785/ Kirkmichael and Tomintoul
JOHN MCPHERSON/ PINNY GORDON/ 26/6/1785/ Tomintoul – Banff

John McPherson may have come from out of Tomintoul itself as his registration of marriage is not quite the same as Penuel (Penny – Pinny) Gordon

John and Penny (Penuel) have children as follows:
   
DONALD MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 15/5/1786 – Tomintoul – Banff
JAMES MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 13/2/1788 – Tomintoul - Banff
JOHN MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 21/3/1790 – Tomintoul - Banff
MARGARET MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 29/0/1792 – Tomintoul – Banff
CLAM MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 15/7/1794 – Tomintoul – Banff
ISABEL MCPHERSON - JOHN MCPHERSON/PENNY GORDON - 26/2/1797 – Tomintoul – Banff

James McPherson was known to be at Tobain in the 1820's and I can't remember when it was that a Donald Shaw was there . . .

Any info kindly received with thanks in advance - Indy . . .