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Title: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: retiringmidgie on Monday 05 January 15 15:13 GMT (UK)
I am Looking for Births & Marriage [if there is one] of John Reid and Margaret Grant.  My GT GT GT Grandfather James Reid was born in Belleheiglash, Inveraven 1799 but cannot find births and a  marriage of his parents.  Would appreciate it if anyone can  help.

Thank you


Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: Forfarian on Monday 05 January 15 16:12 GMT (UK)
Where did you get the above information from? What else do you know about James Reid?
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: retiringmidgie on Monday 05 January 15 19:21 GMT (UK)
Thank you for replying I use Scotlandspeople.  My Grandmother was Barbara Reid born Migvie 1877, her parents James Reid 1830 Bellehaiglash & Mary Gerrie 1837 Leochel-Cushnie.  His father James Reid Born Inveraven 1799 & Mary Glennie 1794 Culquhanny James's father John Reid and mother Margaret Grant.
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: retiringmidgie on Monday 05 January 15 19:33 GMT (UK)
I never mentioned James was a Mason and his father a farmer.
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: Forfarian on Monday 05 January 15 19:40 GMT (UK)
What I meant is, how do you know that he was born in Belleheiglash in 1799 if you can't find his baptism?
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: retiringmidgie on Tuesday 06 January 15 14:05 GMT (UK)
Apologises James Reid born 1830 in Belleheglash OPR and it states on marriage records for his father & mother that James 1799 came from Belleheglash too.    John & Margaret I can't find records for.
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: Skoosh on Tuesday 06 January 15 15:09 GMT (UK)
Midgie,  you might find that "Belleheglash" is listed elsewhere as Kirkton which is what it means.

Skoosh.
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: retiringmidgie on Tuesday 06 January 15 17:40 GMT (UK)
Skoosh  Thank you for that.  Midgie



Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 06 January 15 19:50 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Skoosh on Tuesday 06 January 15 15:09 GMT (UK)
you might find that "Belleheglash" is listed elsewhere as Kirkton which is what it means.

Absolutely correct. However this one is consistently mapped as Belleheiglash. See
http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=16&lat=57.42092&lon=-3.35211&layers=5 and
http://www.geograph.org.uk/browse.php?p=753676
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: Forfarian on Tuesday 06 January 15 19:54 GMT (UK)
Quote from: retiringmidgie on Tuesday 06 January 15 14:05 GMT (UK)
Apologises James Reid born 1830 in Belleheglash OPR and it states on marriage records for his father & mother that James 1799 came from Belleheglash too.    John & Margaret I can't find records for.

What exactly is the source of this information, what is the date of it, and what is the exact wording of it? I really do want to try and help but if I don't have all the relevant details it makes it very difficult to do so.
Title: Re: REID/GRANT INVERAVEN?
Post by: retiringmidgie on Tuesday 06 January 15 22:30 GMT (UK)
I have marriage records from Scotlandspeople which says James b1830 gives his birthplace as Belleheglas Inveraven & registered Inveraven.  I have a Census record of
1851 with James his father born 1799 in lodgings at Brackley Cottage Glenmuick which states he was a mason from Banffshire, Inveraven.  A marriage record also from SP date 8/8/1829 which states James coming from Belleheglash.
Thank you for supplying the information for the maps of Bellehaiglash.  A place to visit I think.
Hope this information will help and thank you again.