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Inverness / Re: b. in Glenelg? Glengarry? Glenquoich? Lochhournhead?
« on: Tuesday 15 September 09 21:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Found some info which might help.

http://www.glenelg.co.uk/archives/glenelg_parish_history.shtml is the website for the Glenelg and Arnisdale Development Trust page on the history of Glenelg.  Says that the civil parish of Glenelg had three districts - Glenelg, Knoydart & North Morar and that 'On the south-east the parish of Glenelg marches with the parish of Glengarry.'

So Knoydart is in the civil parish of Glenelg, and it would seem that Lochhournhead is also in the parish of Glenelg based on the civil parish map of Inverness (www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-inverness.htm)

There are so many different birthplaces listed.  I wonder is perhaps the enummerator copied the information down incorrectly?  Have you looked at the birthplaces of the people before and after your ancestor?  Maybe if they seem to have been born in the same place in once census and different places in another - particularly if the neighbours are the same - then this could be the answer.

And I suppose it is always possible that parish boundaries may have changed, even slightly, though probably not as often as every census.

Maybe your best source of help would be the archives at Inverness once they re-open.

Good luck!

Sheila-Ann

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Renfrewshire / Craigend in Gourock
« on: Monday 06 July 09 00:09 BST (UK)  »
Accidentally found a J Richardson Craig living at Craigard, Gourock before 1900 in the Glasgow PO directory.

Eventually pinned the place down and discovered it was in Barrhill Road. The Craigs living there and two doors up at Barrhill House were connected to a company called Craig Brothers and may have had links with R & J Craig Shipping.

But don't know if they were the occupants in 1908...

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Berwickshire / Re: Coldingham Priory Churchyard plan
« on: Monday 08 June 09 12:10 BST (UK)  »
Hi Guys,

The details for the two gravestones are:

No.89   Sophia Porter wife of George Craig 27.2.30  44 yrs. son John 4.8.1826 7 yrs. George Craig 2.6.45 66 yrs.

No.3  By John Chrystal wife Helen Douglas 22.6.1837  42 yrs. son Robert 24.7.37 6mths. dau. Janet 21.12.42 20 yrs. son George 10.11.58 26 yrs. John Crystal 11.10.63 70 yrs. children of their son John:- William 30.1.54 4 yrs. Helen 14.11.58 5 mths. grand-dau. Christian Gray 14.5.59 3 yrs. son John Crystal 16.4.84 64 yrs. dau. Isabella 11.6 87 62 yrs. Elizabeth Hoy wife of the above John Crystal 5.10.1905 82 yrs.

Photos would be great if it's not too much trouble as I am not able to get to Berwickshire at the moment.

Thanks so much for all your help.

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Ayrshire / Jean Brown & James Allan
« on: Thursday 04 June 09 23:58 BST (UK)  »
Hi EV,

Alexander Allan (Allan Shipping Line) was the third child of Jean and James; my direct ancestor is their fourth child, John.

Jean is the half-sister of Agnes Brown; Agnes married Gilbert Burns and their oldest child was Robert.  Jean was therefore Burns' aunt and my direct ancestor John his first cousin.

According to info picked up on various sites, Burns stayed with his aunt after his father stopped working as gardener at Fairlie Estate at the time when Jean Armour's father was trying to bring some action against him as the father of her soon-to-be-born-child.  James also worked at the Fairlie Estate as a wright/joiner.

Thanks for the website addresses.  Will take a look at them and see what other information I can find.

Regards,

Sheila-Ann

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Renfrewshire / Archibald Love & Jane McKemmie
« on: Thursday 04 June 09 23:45 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion, but nothing there that seems to fit.

Regards,

Sheila-Ann

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Berwickshire / Coldingham Priory Churchyard plan
« on: Thursday 04 June 09 23:42 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

Have the details for two MIs in Coldingham Priory Churchyard, but no idea where in the churchyard the MIs are likely to be found as there is no plan in the MI book.

Anyone know where I can find this information?

Sheila-Ann

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Berwickshire / Thomas Craig & Elizabeth Chrystal
« on: Thursday 04 June 09 23:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi Everyone,

Thanks for all the help.  Will have a look at SP and get full info from there.

Looks like Elizabeth may have had a brother John if this is the MI: lots of people in this grave.  Wonder if it is a double plot or maybe just a tablet?  But this seems to be a different John to the one in the 1851 census.  But will check out his parentage on death cert.

The will sounds interesting and will chase that up too.

Thanks again for all the info.  It will keep me busy for a while.

Sheila-Ann

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Kent Completed Lookup Requests / Gertrude Annie Copeland
« on: Thursday 04 June 09 23:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi Ambly,

Thanks for all the information!

It's a great start and gives me plenty to work on.  Will follow up your suggestions and see what I can find.

Thanks again,

Sheila-Ann

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Renfrewshire / Isabella Lyle
« on: Wednesday 20 May 09 00:20 BST (UK)  »
A very brief history of Tate & Lyle at:

http://www.tasteandsmile.co.uk/TasteAndSmile/Products/TateAndLyleStory/default.htm


A bit more detail here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-514834/The-secrets-Lyles-Golden-Syrup-Britains-sweetest-success-story.html


And quite a bit more here

http://www.answers.com/topic/tate-lyle-plc-adr

Nowhere in the above does it mention a family connection between the two families.

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