Findlay - Benholm

[Carol McI]

I understand that deaths after 1860 will not be recorded in the Benholm Churchyard but if anyone is researching families in the Benholm area I am interested in finding out what happened to two of my grandfather's brothers.

George Findlay b. 1889 Fetteresso was a farmer at Upper Birnie, Benholm. He married Margaret Milne (1896-1979) but I cannot find a death or children for him. Family story is he died of 'Pipe Cancer'

James Findlay b 1883 Fetteresso d 1940 Threshing Mill Owner, Burn House, Benholm.  He married Mary Cameron Walker (1897-1982).

My ideal outcome would be to find someone who has photographs of these two great uncles. A bit much to hope but I have been doing well on this front lately - so why not try?

[ev]

hi carol 

from the information you have i have found -
margaret findlay(other surname milne) death 1979 peterculter aberdeenshire
born c1896
george findlay marriage to margaret milne 1930 fetteresso kincardineshire
the total number of deaths for george findlay in scotland from 1930 to 1979
with a birth year of 1889 =/- 3 years is 29
none of these were in kincardineshire
there is one death for george findlay at peterculter in 1966 born c1890(if he
died at the same place as his wife  )
all info. from scotlandspeople website although you can't view death certs.
after 1957

ev

[ev]

mary cameron findlay(other surname walker) death 1982 stonehaven
kincardineshire born c1898
james findlay marriage to mary cameron walker 1920 cookney kincardineshire
total number of deaths for james findlay in scotland from 1920 to 1975 with
a birth year of 1883 =/- 3 years is 54
but only 2 deaths for james findlay in kincardineshire -
1940 benholm born c1883
1960 cookney born c1880

hope this helps

ev

ps oops! i see you already had his death in 1940 

[Carol McI]

Thank you for looking for me - I suppose it is quite likely that he died in the same place as his wife.  Failing all else I will send for the death certificate.

This is a very expensive hobby - I dread to think what I have spent over the last few months.

Thanks again

Carol

[Johnner Kid]

Thank you for looking for me - I suppose it is quite likely that he died in the same place as his wife.  Failing all else I will send for the death certificate.

This is a very expensive hobby - I dread to think what I have spent over the last few months.

I've seen similar comments in other threads. 
I hope I'm wrong but I'm beginning to think that some of my new found fellow 'chatterers' are confusing the Scottish system with the English one where you MUST send for certificates before you can see the content.
With Scotlandspeople you can download a post 1854 certificate for 5 credits (that's just a quid a punt).  With the pre-1854 OPR pages you can get the full data, names & dates, by downloading the search report page and that is just 1 credit (20p a punt).  If you really want the scan of the page that would be 5 credits but for most purposes that is NOT necessary.

Cheers
Sandy P.