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Re: Brickwall - Archibald Gordon birth
« Reply #9 on: Monday 06 April 15 19:43 BST (UK) »
Forfarian,

The distances are usually calculated from town centre to town centre I think  ???  :-\

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Re: Brickwall - Archibald Gordon birth
« Reply #10 on: Monday 06 April 15 20:03 BST (UK) »
The distances are usually calculated from town centre to town centre I think  ???  :-\
They may be. However there is no town or even village known as Gamrie; the kirk stands alone.

The GENUKI page http://www.abdnet.co.uk/genuki/BAN/Gamrie/index.html has a rather less than helpful description, but it also has a map showing where Gamrie is.

The Statistical Account of Scotland http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/sas/sas.asp?action=public&passback= has a rather better description

Or try Fullarton's Gazetteer http://digital.nls.uk/gazetteers-of-scotland-1803-1901/pageturner.cfm?id=97491772

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Re: Brickwall - Archibald Gordon birth
« Reply #11 on: Monday 06 April 15 21:03 BST (UK) »
I've found another Archibald Gordon in Aberdeenshire in 1851 but he was born in Kirkaldy, Fifeshire in 1829.

He is visiting Margaret and Elizabeth McKenzie in Greyfriars both the women were born in Aberdeenshire - Craithie.

But you found yours in 1851 with his family, so this is not him.
Wemyss/Crombie/Laing/Blyth (West Wemyss)
Givens/Normand (Dysart)
Clark/Lister (Dysart)
Wilkinson/Simson (Kettle or Kettlehill)