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Aberdeenshire / Re: St. Paul's in Aberdeen Records
« on: Friday 29 March 19 07:31 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Gen List Lass on Friday 29 March 19 07:26 GMT (UK)
gordonbb

Great news! Thank you for your help. Now why didn't I think of looking in Ottawa for Scottish records:-)

I'll PM you

Thank you again
Gen in NBL UK
LOL - I had to order the microfilm in from Salt Lake City and wait 8 weeks for that one. I'm glad I copied so much data off it given the lack of Inter-Library loan for films now.

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Aberdeenshire / Re: St. Paul's in Aberdeen Records
« on: Thursday 28 March 19 22:59 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Gen List Lass on Thursday 28 March 19 18:41 GMT (UK)
gordonbb

For the last week, I've been trying to find out where these baptism registers are (St Pauls Episcopal Aberdeen)

I'm particularly looking for the baptism of William EDWARDS who sometimes used either Philip or Simpson as a middle name. Born about 1824  possibly in the Old Machar area.

Can you help?

Gen in NBL UK
I don't have an index for those years. If memory serves the originals are with the Scottish Episcopal Church at Edinburgh.

Here are my notes when I viewed the film in 2011:

Accessed March 25, 2011 at Ottawa Stake Family History Centre
Film By:
Microfilm Records (Aberdeen) Ltd.
28 Guild St.
Aberdeen, Scot.

Film 241993
Ref. ECP869
Date: 16.1.61
Title:
Register of Births, Marriages & Deaths 1720 - 1865
Episc. Ch. of St. Paul's Abdn.
Ch. of Jesus Christ & Latt. Day Saints
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Microfilm Records | Abredeen | Ltd
28 Guild Street Abredeen 50500

Start
Register of Baptisms
St. Paul's Aberdeen
1720 - 1804

Trinity Chapel Baptisms & Marriages
25 Nov 1770 - 1802

Register of Baptisims
St. Paul's Aberdeen
1752 - 1767

Register of Marriages
St. Paul's Aberdeen
Aug 4 1752 - ?

Register of Baptisims
St. Paul's Aberdeen
1767 - 1791

Register of Baptisims
St. Paul's Aberdeen
1791 - 1827

Register of Baptisims
St. Paul's Aberdeen
1828 - 1841

Register of Baptisims
St. Paul's Aberdeen
1836 - 1838

Register of Baptisims
St. Paul's Aberdeen
1842 - 28 Dec 1869

Register of Funerals
of St. Paul's Chapel Aberdeen
from Jun 1842 to Dec 1865

1822
No. 176.
Edwards
David Edwards, Baker and his spouse Catherine Munro had a daug. named Darina born 8th Baptizd. 29th Nov. by Rev. J. Cordimer

1823
No. 54
Edward
William Edward, Farm Servant, & Jane Hay had a son named William born 12 Mar baptizd. 30 Ap. by Rev. J. Cordiner

I've sent you a PM

Cheers,

Bruce

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Armed Forces / Re: Royal Sappers and Miners in Canada?
« on: Saturday 10 March 18 06:49 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Susie C on Friday 29 January 16 13:56 GMT (UK)
Many thanks Alistair, I too have William's discharge Papers, and agree that the fourth child could well be Mathew, but I also haven't been able to find a death record for him. I am descended from William's sister Jane who married James Gordon so any info on that line, or on William Asher and Janet McPhersom would be great. Do you have any service or medal records for William? I wondered if he might have fought at Waterloo? I have another of my ancestors who fought at Waterloo ( from another regiment) and there is lots of information about him Also wondering how are you connected to me? I am happy to share anything I have too, is there is anything you are interested in? Many thanks too to Dod for your information. I am intrigued as the info I have on the Sappers and Miners states that they were posted to Canada in 1826 to help with the building of the Rideau Canal, but William was clearly there before this time with the birth of Mathew in 1820 and of Maria ( Martha) in 1823 a Ile au Noix (?) no idea what they were doing before that 1826. Anyone have any ideas? Kind regards Sue
Hi Susie
Connolly records that the Third Company of the Third Battalion were posted to Canada in 1813 to assist with fortifications during the war of 1812.  The Company was headquartered at Kingston but many small groups were sent all over Upper and Lower Canada as required.

In 1819 the headquarters was moved to illes aux Noix in the Richelieu River just upstream from the Vermont border.

If Martha was born there then she was likely Baptised at St. John’s Anglican Church at nearby Dorchester, present day St. Jean-sur-Richelieu. The Baptismal records are available in the Québec Non-Catholic Parish Registers collection on Family Search.
The unit was shipped back to the UK in 1821 or 1822 but some stayed behind and continued work and some exchanged a pension for Land Grants.

I’m working on tracing Cpl. Thomas Burrowes (1796-1866) who bought his discharge in 1822-4 in England but returned to Canada in 1826 to assume a civilian position as Assistant Overseer of Works for the Rideau Canal with Col. John By, R.E.  I’ve also hit the wall and would sorely love to get to Kew to view the Ordenance Dept. records to determine when & where he enlisted and see ant extant Muster Rolls.

Regards,

Bruce Gordon
Ottawa, ON

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Aberdeenshire / Re: St. Paul's in Aberdeen Records
« on: Tuesday 27 September 16 21:36 BST (UK)  »
Most of the BMD Data from St. Paul's is also available in the New Spalding Club book: "The Miscellany of the New Spalding Club, Vol. II", at archive.org. I have a index of the entries and a copy of the film if anyone is interested PM me.

Cheers,

Bruce

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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / Lookup: Schreiber/deLisle Marriage 1856, St Marie du Castel Church, Guernesy
« on: Wednesday 22 April 15 15:56 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I have a un-sourced family group sheet from my late father's research recording the marriage of Weymouth George Schreiber (1826-1898) to Harriet deLisle (c1836-c1861) 7 Jul 1856 at "Costel". I have Harriet on the 1841 census as a stray in St. Peter Port and still as a stray in 1851 visiting in Colchester, Essex near where Weymouth was born and raised at Bradwell near the Sea.

I believe that the location is likely Saint Marie du Castel Church in Guernsey. Microfilms of the registers from this period appear to be held at the Priaulx Library and indicies may also be available.

I am hoping someone can confirm the date and location.

Regards,

Bruce Gordon
Ottawa, ON

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Death of Marjory "May" (Davidson) Hector at St. Hellier, 11 Oct 1830
« on: Friday 28 March 14 19:03 GMT (UK)  »
Thank-you again!

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Re: Death of Marjory "May" (Davidson) Hector at St. Hellier, 11 Oct 1830
« on: Friday 28 March 14 13:40 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: la grande-méthe on Thursday 27 March 14 22:18 GMT (UK)
The burial was in St Saviour and the entry in the register reads
HECTOR

    20 Oct 1830 May (Wife Of Thomas) (56 Years)

The age is slightly out but there may not have been anyone with her who knew what her age actually was.
Thank-you!

May I ask what the source of this record was? - i.e was it a transcript of the Parish Register or the register itself.

I am now further convinced that this is, indeed, my 4th great grandmother. Their first child, James, baptized 23 Aug 1799 at Kinneff & Catterline, Kincardineshire Scotland was reputed to have died in London. As the family emigrated to Canada in 1833 this death likely occurred before then. A search on Ancestry revealed two burial records 4 Mar 1830 at St. Luke's, Chelsea for a James Hector Aged 30 of "Hans Place".

Regards,

Bruce

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / Death of Marjory "May" (Davidson) Hector at St. Hellier, 11 Oct 1830
« on: Thursday 27 March 14 19:32 GMT (UK)  »
I'm looking for information to help confirm an article I found on find-my-past's newspaper collection does, indeed, refer to my fourth great grandmother.

Marjorie Davidson was christened 7 May 1770 to John Davidson and Janet Findlay in the parish of Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland.

She married Thomas Hector 20 Jun 1797 at the nearby parish of Kinneff & Catterline. By 1811 the family was in London where most of their children were born. Thomas emigrated about 1833 to York (Toronto) in Upper Canada (Ontario) and died there on the 13th of October 1838. The final resting place and death of his wife has always been a mystery.

While searching the UK Newspaper collection on find-my-past for Thomas I found the following in Pg. 4, Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle, Monday 25 October 1830, No. 1620:
Quote
Southampton
Saturday, October 23,1830
Died, on the 11th instant, at Plaisance, Jersey, whither she had gone for the recovery of her health, May Hector, wife of Thomas Hector, Esq. of Hans-place.

This piqued my interest as notes in my late father's family history file (un-sourced, unfortunately) referred to Thomas as being of "Hans-Place, London"

I have located Plaisance which was was an estate torn down after WW1 and is now Howard Davis Park in St. Hellier.

If anyone has access to burial records for St. Hellier could they please look to see if she was interred there?

Regards,

Bruce  Gordon
Ottawa, ON

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Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs / Re: Date of Emery Family Photo
« on: Tuesday 28 January 14 19:30 GMT (UK)  »
The soldier we are looking for was born in 1891 and his attestation papers were signed in Nov 1915. He was reported "missing presumed dead" at the beginning of October 1916. So in the second photograph he would have been 23 or 24.

The family had issue:

1891 - Soldier
1895 - Daughter
1897 - Daughter (died in 1891)
1898 - Daughter
1901 - Son
1903 - Daughter
1905 - Daughter
1908 - Daughter
1910 - Daughter
1912 - Daughter
1914 - Daughter

Looking at the picture I would say the little boy is about 2 and his sister 3 or 4.

So my guess is picture is of the christening of the daughter born in 1903:

Soldier: - about 12
daughter - either 8 or 5 (one is missing)
son - aged 2
infant

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