Fife Cameron Scoonie Peebles

[sweetsuger]

I am looking for people with the names listed below these are my family and i have information on many of them. ie... dates and some marriages.

Peebleshire, Manor, Skirling Broughton... Brown Small and Grieve, Minto, Scott

Fifeshire, Scoonie Cameron... Brown, Watson, Simpson, Methven, Nairn

[Jokdy]

Hi there sweetsugar

I have Nairns in my family and have been having problems tracing the parents of James Nairn and his place of birth.  He was born about 1690.  He married Margaret Blyth in 1717 in Newburgh, Fife.  They had at least seven children all born in Newburgh.  Any connection?  I think he may have had a brother, Michael - married to Jean Bannerman.

[sweetsuger]

Hello Jokdy,
I have a James Nairn 1881 census.... aged 57 farmer born Cupar his wife Ann aged 61 born Abbottshall.
                      Children
Henry Peter Nairn born Scoonie 1845
                      wife
Mary Simpson Brown born Scoonie 1842

1851 census
Robert Nairn Farmer....115 acres Cupar BURN MILL also SWAN MILL his father was David and Davids father was JAMES.
Roberts wife Catherine was born Kemock or Kemback there is a connection with the name Johnstone and Mackgill some of the children born Largo.
Sorry no maiden names for the wives.
I hope this helps in some little way             Sweet

I almost forgot Guthrie is also another name belonging to these Nairns
 

[mjsmart90]

Hi there,

I have a Janet Watson born about 1781 in Kilconquhar married Colin Methven 22 March 1806 in Cameron.

Children:
Margaret born 11 May 1811 in Kilconquhar
Euphemia born 16 July 1816 in Kilconquhar
Agnes born 12 October 1808 in Kilconquhar
Colin born 3 July 1818 in Kilconquhar
Robert born 11 Sep 1806 in Kilconquhar

Hope this is helpful

Michael

[sweetsuger]

Thank you Michael.
They belong to me, and if you and i are related i have other family member's.
Kind regards.
 Sweet

[mjsmart90]

Hi Sweet.

Yes, I am descended from Colin and Janet's daughter Agnes Methven. She married George Duff in Kilconquhar and their daughter Betsy married David Nicholson in Cameron in 1856. Their son David is my mother's great grandfather. Betsy married Colin Methven after her husband died very young in 1859. Colin might have been her cousin, as his father was Robert Methven whose parents were most likely Colin Methven and Janet Watson. Which Methven are you descended from?

Regards,
Michael

[sweetsuger]

Hello Michael,
You and i are cousins, Agnes was my Janet's sister born 1834 Cameron Fifeshire i have the names and dates of all or should i say i think all of them, nine in total, i also have other information appertaining to the family.
Janet was the daughter of Robert Methven and Mary Simpson. i can go back or forwards with regard to information. Do you know of a June she is from Agnes Methven who married 9/04/1831 George Duff.
If you want to know anything else please let me know.
Regards. Sweet

[mjsmart90]

Hmm I haven't come across a June, so far I have eight children for George Duff and Agnes Methven -
Janet b 1833
Colin b 1835
Betsy b 1837 (my gggreat grandmother)
Margaret b 1842 - she married David McGill in 1862 and had two children
Andrew b 1840
Robert b 1845
William b 1850
Euphemia b 1852 - she married Robert Law in 1875 and had at least four children

I think that Colin Methven (Betsy Duff's second husband) was the son of Robert Methven and Mary Simpson, your Janet's brother? Do you know anything further back, about Colin Methven and Janet Watson for example?

Regards, Michael

[sweetsuger]

Hello Michael,
Below is the family....
I will only put certain dates in for you, but i do have most.
Colin Methven..born.... 1783.... married....Janet Watson....22/03/1806
Cameron, Fifeshire.
1.. Robert.................All.. born.. Kilconquhar
2..Agnes
3..Margaret
4..Andrew
5..Euphemia
6..Colin
I DO BELIEVE THERE WAS A CHRISTINE BORN 1807

No..1.. son Robert.......born..11/09/1806..yes 1806..married
Mary Simpson..16/04/1831..issue as below.
1..Cecilia.......born Scoonie....5/02/1832
2..Janet.........born Cameron
3..Colin..........born Largo
4..James........born Largo
5..Mary..........born Largo
6..Isabella..... and the others born Scoonie
7..Jane
8..Agnes
9..Andrew
I do have some of their partners but have not been researching of late. I also have a photograph Album which belonged to Janet Methven or her mother, Mary Simpson.
Regards.
 Janet