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Offline Lee Ross

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Scottish Birth Record
« on: Monday 09 April 18 09:25 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone,

Hoping someone can help me reads this Scottish Birth Record, it's fairly neat handwriting, there's just a few things I'd like to clarify if anyone can help?

My transcription:

19 July
ROSS
David Ross serv ??(not sure what this town name is - I'm guessing it's near Huntly, Aberdeenshire) had a son by his wife Jane Gordon baptised and named William. Witnesses James Gordon and Alex Churtie??.

Thanks in advance for you help!
Lee
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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #1 on: Monday 09 April 18 09:31 BST (UK) »
Think the surname is Christie.

The place looks like Cromarty but that's not in Aberdeen - will have another look on a bigger monitor.

add - is it Canicray  :-\
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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #2 on: Monday 09 April 18 09:35 BST (UK) »
Definitely think you're right about the surname being Christie, looks like there is an 's' in there now that you say it! Thanks!

- Ross (Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
- Clark (Bellie, Moray, Scotland)
- Parker (Bristol, England/West Indies)
- Appleyard (Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England)
- Wheatley (London, England)
- Gallagher (County Donegal, Ireland)
- Lambert (County Limerick, Ireland)
- Casbolt (Cambridgeshire, England)
- Slavin (County Armagh, Ireland)
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Offline lydiaann

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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #3 on: Monday 09 April 18 09:40 BST (UK) »
There's a Cantray but that's near Inverness, not Aberdeen.
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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #4 on: Monday 09 April 18 09:46 BST (UK) »
Quote from: lydiaann on Monday 09 April 18 09:40 BST (UK)
There's a Cantray but that's near Inverness, not Aberdeen.

There's a line above where I  thought the i and c are  that could well be a crossed t . I've had a look at nls old maps but can't see anything so far.

Added - nothing so far on Scotlands Places
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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #5 on: Monday 09 April 18 09:58 BST (UK) »
On my large monitor, it's Cantcray BUt where is it  ???
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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #6 on: Monday 09 April 18 10:01 BST (UK) »
I guess if David was a servant, is it possible that he moved to Huntly to work?
The other possibility if that the town is somewhere near Montrose (apparently where this Ross family originated according to family stories but unverified as yet).
- Ross (Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
- Clark (Bellie, Moray, Scotland)
- Parker (Bristol, England/West Indies)
- Appleyard (Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England)
- Wheatley (London, England)
- Gallagher (County Donegal, Ireland)
- Lambert (County Limerick, Ireland)
- Casbolt (Cambridgeshire, England)
- Slavin (County Armagh, Ireland)
- McBride (County Armagh, Ireland)

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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #7 on: Monday 09 April 18 10:03 BST (UK) »
The other place names on the page are Huntly and Long Hill, not sure if that's helpful at all?
- Ross (Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
- Clark (Bellie, Moray, Scotland)
- Parker (Bristol, England/West Indies)
- Appleyard (Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England)
- Wheatley (London, England)
- Gallagher (County Donegal, Ireland)
- Lambert (County Limerick, Ireland)
- Casbolt (Cambridgeshire, England)
- Slavin (County Armagh, Ireland)
- McBride (County Armagh, Ireland)

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Re: Scottish Birth Record
« Reply #8 on: Monday 09 April 18 10:05 BST (UK) »
I wonder if it's a mispelling/soundex of "Comisty".

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