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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => East Lothian (Haddingtonshire) => Topic started by: CelticMom on Saturday 18 December 04 19:27 GMT (UK)
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I am interested in anyone research the surname ANDERSON, SHIELLS AND MARR in the East Lothian area.
Please get in touch.
regards,
Siobhan ;D :D
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Hi Siobhan did you get my personal message for Combs and Marr and Runciman. Gladys1 :)
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hi there,all three names are a popular surnames in dunbar
especially anderson and marr.may i suggest you try the DUNBAR COMMUNITY WEBSITE.a site which is free to join and post questions,as i have said before to others DUNBAR
has its own historical society with a wealth of knowledge
on parish records etc and they are willing to help when they can,(this will also help to raise the profile of rootschat)
if you can be more specific,names, dates etc someone should be able to help.i know a lot of people in east lothian
and my brother is married to an anderson.
thers a lot of andersons in the construction industry and marr is a popular name in the fishing industry.hope this is of some help to you and if theres anything else i can do to help just e-mail me and i will do what i can.just a word of warning though there a thousands of andersons in east lothian.happy hunting.
bryso
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Hello bryso thank you for your message but i have been on east lothian a while back looking for any Marr family as my Comb family came from Dunbar which i have quite a bit of imformation on Combs, one Comb married a Marr. On my website there is a web site for Combs which all my Combs are on there which they started off in Blyth here and went back to Dunbar. regards gladys. :)
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I am researching Shiells as well but they were from Leith .
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Hiya tess i haven`t done any researching on Sheels which i know Jane Sheel married my George Crossling in Sedgfield County Durham. Gladys. :)
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Hi Tess,
I'm also researching the Shiells family from Leith. James Shiells (b.1878 in Leith) married to Agnes Seath. James's parents were George Shiells and Mary Henderson.
Any connection to your Shiells?
Regards,
Maggie
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I know very little about my Sheills/Sheils famly.
I have Joan Shiells/Shiels born about 1800 in Haddington, I believe she was the daughter of Peter Shiells and Elisabeth Lemon. Joan Shiells married Robert Anderson and they had several children also born in Haddington.
I also have a Robina Shiells/Shiels in my tree who married John Paterson a Master Plumber of Plumbing company Paterson and Burns. I am unsure when and where Robina was born. But John Paterson was born about 1801 in Canongate, Midlothian. I have often wondered if Robina might of been a sibling of Joan, but haven't been able to prove this yet. As funnily the daughter of John and Robina married the son of Joan and Robert.
The marr's in my tree all seemed to originate from the Prestonpans area and indeed the majority were fisherman. The furthest back on the marr's that I have gone is James Marr who would of been born in the early 1700s he married a Margaret Veitch. The James Marr name seems to carry on down the line.
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Hi Tess,
Thanks for your reply. At the moment, I can't connect with your Shiells family.
Regards,
Maggie
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I have James Combs who married Ann Marr daur of Peter Marr & Ann Bruce, Ann was born 17 April 1782 bap 20 April 1782 Dunbar East Lothian. Would there be any connection. gladys1 :)
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My name is Denise M. Shiells, my parents and family are from Scotland in the area you are researching. My Dad's name is George Wm. Shiells, his mothers name was Margaret Shiells (Kerr) married to William Shiells. My dad married Joan Shiells and I'm one of those daughters who was born in Edinburg Scotland and moved to the USA in the mid 60's. I also have a son William Stuart Shiells-and he now has a daughter Julie McKaye Shiells.
Denise
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I also had family in Haddington. Surname Shiells. My fathers name is James William Shiells born 1928 in Ontario and his fathers name was also James Shiells born 1894-96 in Haddington. I will attach some pictures of a gravesite in Haddington that seems to match my family.
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The picture was taken at St. Marys Church in Haddington. Here is the link for their gravesite list....
http://www.kylemore.btinternet.co.uk/Grave1.htm
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I am researching Marrs from North Berwick. James Marr married Johanna Jamieson, they had a son, Charles who married Jane Kirke and had a daughter, Jane who was my greatgrandmother and who emigrated to Australia in 1883. I am also connected to Logans of Edinburgh and East Lothian. Some Marrs seem to have come from Aberdeen but most are in North Berwick, Haddington and that area.
Robeena
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Hi Siobhan,
I have just found out more about my 3xgreat gran. She was Helen ANDERSON born about 1814 in Gladsmuir, East Lothian and as far as I know ( still have to confirm it) her parents were John ANDERSON and Ann WATT. Is there a connection to your ANDERSONs?
Susan
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I don't have a helen ANDERSON in my tree that I am aware of, however there could be a connection somewhere.
Although Anderson is quite a common name.
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I have quite a few Marrs in my tree but none from East Lothian unfortunately. Most of mine are from the Glasgow area. There is always the possibility though that they could have been related further back but as far as I am aware there is not an instance of a James Marr in my tree.
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I have all names in my line. I have Margaret Comb (1858 - 1931), daughter of James Comb and Esther Thomson. Her mother-in-law was Margaret Marr (born c.1836 - 1885), daughter of Robert Marr and Margaret Stewart.
My Andersons are from Whittinghame, I think. I haven't proven it yet but I think the father of my 3x great-grandmother is Robert Anderson (c. 1803 -), who married Agnes Brown. His children with Agnes were William, Robert, George, Marion and Gilbert Elliot. :)
Hopefully someone has a connection!
hume24
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Hello hume24 if you go on the first page and see gladys1 and click on my profile you will see my web site then on the first page on the left hand side you will see related sites and there is the Comb web site done by Barbara Mitting ( Combs ). James Combs and Esther Thomson are there. All my Combs are in there from Blyth Northld back to Dunbar. I got in touch with Barbara through finding her web site and i sent her all my Comb info and got more from her site. Its a wonderful web site. Let me know how you have come on. Gladys :)
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Hi again hume24 you don`t need to go back to page 1 as i am there. Gladys ;D
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Hi Gladys,
Thank you for the link. I have viewed the site before and was amazed by the information that's been collected. :o
hume24
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I've just started this journey ! , but can trace direct descent down my father's male line from the "James Marr married Johanna Jamieson, they had a son, Charles who married Jane Kirke " mentioned by Robeena in an earlier reply.
Charles Marr & Jane Kirke also had a son called Charles, I believe the line goes:
Charles Marr(Fisherman, N.Berwick, James on his birth certificate ?)/Joan Jamieson
had son Charles Marr (Father Charles Marr, Mother Joan Jamieson) born 1835
Charles Marr(1835-1910, Fisherman, N.Berwick)/Jane Kirk(e)
had son Charles Marr born 1864
Charles Marr( 1864-1906), Fisherman, N.Berwick)/Margaret Clarence Dalrymple Thomson (Domestic Servant, later married to a Mr Wilkie)
had son Charles Marr( 1891-1957)
Charles Marr( Public Baths Boilerman, Leith)/Catherine Ferguson Russell
had son Charles Alexander Marr 1930 - who is my father.
Rgds,
Gerry Marr
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I haven't yet found a link between my Prestonpans/Haddington Marr's and the North Berwick ones, but I am sure there is a link there somewhere, possibly back a few generations in the earl 1700s. As my prestonpans marr's were also fisherman.
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I`m still looking for a marriage for Peter Marr to Ann Bruce before 1782 that was when thier daur Anne was bap and she married my James Combs. Mind i haven`t been on that family for a long time with getting more contacts on other parts of my family but had a look about to day and found nothing. ??? but we have to keep hunting about. gladys. :)
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i have a John Shiells in my family tree around 1875 married my ancestor Agnes Samuel at Cranston Church.
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I have a ROBERT ANDERSON in my tree married to my ancestor MARGARET SAMUEL in 1874 , iam positive theyre headstone is at Prestonkirk Church , East Linton.
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I am a descendant of the Marr's of Dunbar. My grandmother, after whom I am names, was the youngest daughter of Robert Marr and Martha Sloan. I am not sure if my Robert Marr is the same as the one married to Margaret Stewart, because I thinkl she died after the birth of their second daughter Mary. As my Robert Marr was 49 when he married my great grandmother it seems fair enough that he may have been married before.
I am named after my grandmother, Ann(ie) Marr, who was born in 1868 and died in 1920 having married John Robertson in Edinburgh and produced 9 children.
Ann
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Hi Ann,
Just came across your post through a Google search - even though I've posted on this thread before! ;D
It seems very likely that the same Robert Marr (b. North Berwick) was married to Margaret Stewart and then to your great-grandmother, Martha Sloan. Margaret (Stewart) died in 1847 and Robert was described as widowed in 1851. In 1852, he married Martha and by 1861, they had 5 children together. Robert's daughter, Margaret, was not staying with them as she had already married to William Gullan in 1857.
hume24 :)
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Any info would be great
My Great Great Grandad marr was from Waterford or Wexford Ireland,,,,he went to america then Settled in Liverpool uk,,,,,must be very early 1800s
Bill
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Gerry
Just signed onto this yesterday and picked up on your note last year.
Thought you would like to know, your grandfather Charles Marr had a brother Alfred Marr who married Mary Hogg. They in turn had a son Fred Marr (who I have just learnt sadly recently passed away) and a daughter Margaret Thomson Marr who married John Turner in 1945. Margaret & John are my parents (Mum is now 87 and Dad is 89).
Hope all is well?
Cheers, Ian
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I'm a descendent of the Marr's of Dunbar, Scotland. William Marr (1811-1879) was my g-g-g-grandfather. He came to Australia about 1829 and married Mary Ann Sayers in Hobart, Tasmania in 1840. I'd be interested to know details of any ancestry back in Scotland.
Steve
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One of my Ancestors, George Whitson (1720) married Alison Marr(1721) she is one of the North Berwick Marrs.
Scotty
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Hello Scotty60, all i have on the Marr`s family is Anne Marr born 1782 who married my James Combs her parents were Peter Marr & Ann Bruce. Gladys1 :)
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I think the Marr family moved between North Berwickand Dunbar, and sometimes Cockenzie /Port Seton / Prestonpans.
My G - Grandfather Robert Marr was born in North Berwick in 1803. He had a sister Anne who was the first child of the family and born in Leith (1800) but all the rest of the family were born in North Berwick. Mary (1801) Robert (1803) Jean (Jane) (1806) William (1808) Janet (1810) and Peter (1811). Their parents were Robert Marr and Janet Russell who married in Leith in 1799.
At some point either the whole family, or Robert when he got to working age, moved to Dunbar. Am still trying to track the deaths of the parents.
The Port of Leith and these other villages are all fairly close on the Firth of Forth so it is extremely likely they would just have moved from one village to another depending on work.
The Marr men were all involved in the lifeboats and I have an interesting news cutting of a rescue which I am happy to try and post if anyone is interested.
Annie
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Hi Gladys 1
I only have Alison Marr and her father Richard in my tree, Marrs don't pop up anywhere else in my researches. Thanks for replying though.
Scotty
Hello Scotty60, all i have on the Marr`s family is Anne Marr born 1782 who married my James Combs her parents were Peter Marr & Ann Bruce. Gladys1 :)
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Hello,
My 3rd great grandfather was also Captain William Marr of Dunbar, born 1812. I am new to rootschat so feel free to reply :)
I believe Captain started the Marr families in Australia, I am from Henry Mawney Marr's line.
Cheers
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Hello Scotty60, all i have on the Marr`s family is Anne Marr born 1782 who married my James Combs her parents were Peter Marr & Ann Bruce. Gladys1 :)
Apparently I am not familiar yet with how to comment on each individual post, I hope this works. If not, would love to get some solid genealogy on the Marr line from East Lothian, Dunbar :)
I have quite a lot from my ancestry.com but I haven't a clue if it is all correct.
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Hi Pool88,
Welcome to RootsChat :)
Everyone on this thread should have received notification of your reply, but maybe they are no longer following this line of research at the moment ?
It may be worth your time starting off a new topic on your Marr's ;)
Regards
Sarah
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Gerry
Just signed onto this yesterday and picked up on your note last year.
Thought you would like to know, your grandfather Charles Marr had a brother Alfred Marr who married Mary Hogg. They in turn had a son Fred Marr (who I have just learnt sadly recently passed away) and a daughter Margaret Thomson Marr who married John Turner in 1945. Margaret & John are my parents (Mum is now 87 and Dad is 89).
Hope all is well?
Cheers, Ian
Good evening.
My name is Shona Marr (Fred Marrs grand daughter). Think that I am the 17th generation of Marr in North Berwick.
Lovely to meet you Ian!!
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Good evening!!
Obviously quite a few years behind. But I have my/ours family tree for the Marrs from 1654 in North Berwick. My father (Chris Marr) passed away 7 years ago. But I was lucky that he had left me our family tree.
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Hi all,
I am very late in joining this interesting thread. I am a great-grandson of Annie Marr (1868-1920), daughter of Robert Marr and Martha Sloan (from Co Antrim, NI). Annie married John Davidson Phillips Robertson. My grandfather, George Robertson, was one of their children.
I have a Family Tree on Ancestry (which I had thought was extensive but appears not!). It covers many Marrs but there are many more Marrs I now see!
Stuart Turner
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Hi Shona,
(See post 40 here)
We seem to be related as descendants of Dunbar/North Berwick Marr family. I am descended from Robert Marr and Martha Sloan through their daughter Annie (my g-grandmother). I would like to make contact and exchange family tree information with you (or any other Marr relations!).
I’m on holiday in North Berwick for the next few days. I’ve already seen a plaque for Fred Marr on a wall beside the harbour. I’ve taken a photo but I don’t have any Fred Marr in my Tree on Ancestry (as yet). Any help would be appreciated.
I have made contact with some other descendants of Robert Marr/Martha Sloan from around the world through 23AndMe. I’m happy to share what I’ve learned.
Hope to get some response here too.
Nice sunny day here today, I’m off to the local graveyard for a look around this morning (not planning to stay though!).
Stuart
Good evening!!
Obviously quite a few years behind. But I have my/ours family tree for the Marrs from 1654 in North Berwick. My father (Chris Marr) passed away 7 years ago. But I was lucky that he had left me our family tree.