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Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« on: Saturday 03 March 18 13:59 GMT (UK) »
Anyone looking at - or have any knowledge of - the family of Barbara, died 1904, Lambeth, born 1818, Ayr, Scotland?
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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:08 GMT (UK) »
Would this be Barbara's burial? As the one below has the middle name Campbell, which could help to research this lady -

Barbara Campbell McGregor
Age - 86
Burial - 5 Sep 1904, Norwood Cemetery, Norwood Road, Lambeth

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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:11 GMT (UK) »
1901 -

Barbara Campell McGregor   82 b. Scotland
Flora Campbell Price   grndaughter12 b. Middlesborough, Durham

RG13 Piece 421 Folio 117 Page 1, Lambeth.

The grandaughter could help to find some of Barbara's family.

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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:15 GMT (UK) »
Bang on, JJen, the speed of your responses takes my breath away!!
Thank you, much appreciated.
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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:15 GMT (UK) »
Birth of Flora -

Flora Campbell McGregor
q3 1888, Middlesbrough
Vol 9d Page 554
Mother's maiden name - McGregor

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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:21 GMT (UK) »
Flora's baptism -

Flora Campbell Price
Baptism - 17 Jul 1888, Middlesbrough    
Parents - Matthew & Margaret Douglas Price
Father's occupation - Mariner.

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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:24 GMT (UK) »
Death of Margaret -

Margaret Douglas Price
q2 1891, Middlesbrough
Age at Death - 41
Vol 9 Page - 478

That would answer the question why Flora came to live with her grandmother.

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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:27 GMT (UK) »
Looks like Barbara's entry from what is mentioned:

Barbara Campbell Highet
b. 13 Apr 1818 AYR
Father Robert Highet
Mother Margaret Douglas

Info from Family Search index. The original will be available to view from the Parish Register images on Scotlalnds People.

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Re: Barbara McGregor nee Highet
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 03 March 18 14:31 GMT (UK) »
You need to be signed on to Family Search now to view, but these are Barbara's siblings here:

www.familysearch.org/search/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bsurname%3Ahighet~%20%2Bbirth_place%3Ascotland~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1770-1830~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Arobert~%20%2Bmother_givenname%3Amargaret~%20%2Bmother_surname%3Adouglas~

Parents' marriage or banns on 11 Jun 1808 in Ayr. Originals of all of these entries will be available on SP.

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